Tokuyama Corporation

Environmental Report
A Statement of Our Commitment
to the Environment and Safety and HealthResponsible Care
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Responsible Care & Eco-Management Dept.
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Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8383 Japan
Telephone : 03-3499-8478
Fax : 03-3499-8961
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e-mail : rc-toukatsu@tokuyama.co.jp
Responsible Care (RC) is a self-management activity to
implement and improve measures concerning health andsafety and the environment.
It is an activity of a corporation producing or handlingchemical substance that pledges in its management
policy to protect the "environment" and to ensure healthand safety throughout the entire chemical substance life
cycle, from development, manufacturing, distribution,use, and final consumption, to disposal based on theprinciple of self-determination and self-responsibility.

This Environmental Reports uses paper made100% from old paper.

The printing ink uses soybean oilin and endeavor to reduce
the environmental impact.

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Editorial Notes
This Responsible Care Report 2002 hasbeen prepared for the purpose of making
Tokuyama Corporation’s commitment to theenvironment and to safety and health andits efforts on these issues in fiscal 2001
widely known to all concerned, its shareholders, investors and its customers as wellas its employees and their families and theneighboring communities and all citizens. In
the preparation of this report, reference has
been made to the Guidelines for Environmental Reports (2000 Edition) of the Ministry of the Environment.

Basic Policy
As a member of the Japan Responsible Care Council, Tokuyama Corporation
carries out Responsible Care activities that protect the environment and preserve safety and health throughout the entire chemical substance life cyclefrom development to manufacturing, distribution, use, final consumption anddisposal. Our social mission is to aggressively tackle and solve environmental
issues in particular, which will in turn, drive sustainable corporate development. Based on this recognition, we are promoting environmental management, which is a management policy that emphasizes the environment, in allof our business activities, including development, manufacturing and sales.

Message from president

Promoting environmental management to fulfill ourimportant roles in the recycling-oriented society to comeand establish a unique corporate presence recognized byour customers and society at large.

■Scope of Report
Period covered by the Report : From April 2001 through toMarch 2002
Company featured in the Report : Tokuyama Corporation
Area covered by the Report : Japan as a whole

Action Objectives
1. To promote environmental protection.
●

To employ environmental management systems in accordance with
ISO14001 and reduce environmental impacts.

2. To faithfully observe laws and regulations.
To faithfully observe international rules, domestic laws and regulations,and industry standards.
● To thoroughly practice internal export control rules.
●

3. To promote energy conservation and curb global warming.
●

To achieve the lowest unit energy consumption in the industry for all ofour products.

4. To promote resource recycling and work toward reduction
and proper management of waste materials.
●●

Contents

01 Message from presidentof the activities of
02 Evaluation
fiscal 2001
03 Environmental Accounting
Organization and
04 Promotion
Auditing
06 Community-wide Recycling
Aligned08 Environmentally
Products and Technologies
Designed to Reduce
09 Activities
Environmental Impacts
Safety Management for
12 Total
the Chemical products
14 Our Commitment to Safety
Symbiosis with
15 Corporate
Society
Record of our Activities
17 Track
and Company Profile

To promote material recycling and thermal recycling of resources.
To promote office paper reduction.

5. To promote safety, disaster prevention, and occupational
health and safety.
To aim for zero accidents and disasters based on the principle of selfmanagement to safty and responsibility.
● To ensure a comfortable work environment and preserve safety and health.
●

6. To ensure strict product safety standards.
To provide products that have little impact on the environment and can beused safely.
● To provide appropriate information on how to use products properly,
precautions, etc.
●

7. To deepen our trusting relationship with society.
To disclose information regarding our activities in the areas of theenvironment, safty and health.
● To actively carry out dialogue with local communities.
●

The mass-production, mass-consumption and mass-abandonment society of the 20th century
has left a legacy of world-spanning environmental problems that are facing us today. In response to these challenges, our mission in the 21st century is to create the “sustainable and recycling-oriented society.” While, as a chemical manufacturer, we have contributed much to theimprovement of living standards and our general prosperity by supplying a wide range ofchemical products, we have also recognized the substantial need to ensure that our corporate
activities and our products will not lead to environmental problems and jeopardize humanhealth.
Based on this recognition, Tokuyama Corporation has actively participated in the Japan Responsible Care Council since it was founded in 1995 and embraced a firm commitment to Responsible Care activities.
The concept of “Environmental Management” has played the key role in our management
strategies under the midterm management plan that started in fiscal 1999. “Environmental
Management” is a management approach that takes environmental considerations as important concerns. In this sense, it is our mission to integrate environmental protection into all our
activities, from research and development through the production process to the distribution
and sale of our products, and thereby enhance the value of our company and contribute to therealization of the sustainable society.
Japan is fully committed to the realization of the zero-emission society in a rapid process oftransition to a recycling-oriented structure of society. We as a Japanese company are intent on
playing our roles in “closing the loop of the society.”In all our production activities, we have maintained a resolute commitment to recycling byproducts and wastes. As part of this endeavor, the Resource Recycling and Environmental Business Department was created in 2000. The importance we attach to the environment as a business proposition can be seen in the way we accepted as much as 1.59 million tons of externalindustrial byproducts and wastes for use in our cementmaking plant in fiscal 2001 alone. By putting our environmental commitment to practicing in this manner, we havebeen successful in achieving a “trickle down effect” that has
let the principles of “Environmental Management” takeroot at the grassroots level of our workforce.
As we reach out into the future, we will hold steadfast
commitment to playing our role in creating a “sustainable
society” and to distinguishing ourselves a unique company
appreciated by our customers and by society.

Activity Goal
Achieving a 15% reduction in the 1990 unit energy consumption by the year
2005.
● Achieving a 92% improvement in the effective waste utilization rate by the year
2005.
●

Responsible Care (RC) Responsible Care (RC) is a self-management activity to implement and improve measures concerning health and safety and the environment.
It is an activity of a corporation producing or handling chemical substance that pledges in its management policy to protect the "environment" and to ensure health and safety throughout theentire chemical substance life cycle, from development, manufacturing, distribution, use, and final consumption, to disposal based on the principle of self-determination and self-responsibility.

Shigeaki Nakahara,
President
August 1, 2002

Evaluation of the activities of fiscal 2001

Environmental Accounting

Looking back on our activities to reduce
environmental impacts in fiscal 2001 as a way ofbolstering our efforts in fiscal 2002.

Environmental Accounting as a tool for achieving
effective environmental investments.

*Green Procurement
The purchase decisions for
products and services aregoverned not only byconsiderations of price,
quality, convenience anddesign but also preference
given to goods and services
with the least possible
environmental impact.

We introduced Environmental Accounting in fiscal 2000 as the means to assess and analyze theinvestments and costs required for environmental conservation and the benefits derived fromthem. This has helped us achieve greater effectiveness in our environment-related investments
and has proven to be a vital element in maintaining sound and sustainable business operation. Environmental Accounting* with the accumulation of evidential data thus provides anessential management tool to enable us to be*Pollutant Release andTransfer Register(PRTR)The system of compilingand disclosing data thatprovide an accurate accountof the origins of harmful
chemical substances, theemission levels in theenvironment,and their levels
contained in the wastes thatare released from the plant.

The overview below gives an account of the activities we have undertaken to reduce environmental impacts in fiscal 2001 and their results.
For a more detailed assessment and for the effective management of the results of our activities, we have set specific environmental impact
reduction targets for each plant. Moreover, wehave launched company-wide activities such asenergy conservation, waste sorting and recovery, and green procurement* that are also binding on our Head Office and Branch Offices.
In the context of our ongoing environmental
efforts, we have determined reduction targets
that will see us through to the end of 2005 in an
unwavering commitment to maintaining theseendeavors and achieving our targets.

*Dust
The particulate matter
referred to as fly-ash
includes soot and ash
particles contained in thesmoke released from theflue stack.

■ Environmental Activity Targets andAchievement Records for Fiscal 2001
In fiscal 2001, we engaged in a sweeping range of environmental management activities focusing on pollution prevention, measures against global warming, reduction of wastes, and PRTR*. Our specific efforts inthis regard include reduction of dust* emissions
through more intensive exhaust gas treatment anddust collection, recycling of external wastes, and a reduction in harmful substance emissions.
In addition to the installation of exhaust gas treatment and dust collection (precipitation) systems, wehave focused attention on the optimum operation of
the environmental protection facilities in an effort to
reduce environmental impacts more effectively. In
terms of recycling, we have made significant progressin our material and thermal recycling efforts by separating solids contained in our effluents and effectively
using the recovered solids as a raw material for cement and by recovering waste heat for steam generation and reuse.

Details■ Main Environmental Investments in
Fiscal 2001
As part of our efforts to reduce environmental impacts at our plants, we have installed exhaust gas
treatment and waste treatment facilities. We have also
built a general effluent treatment facility for separating and recycling the solids contained in our plant
waste water.

FY2001 Environmental Protection Costs
Type of Environmental
Protection Costs

Investment
amountMain measures
undertaken

On-site Costs

Pollution
prevention(Unit: Million yen)

Installation of exhaust gas/effluent
treatment facilities, noise prevention
measures, dust collection, etc

Measuresagainst global
warming

Installation of waste heat recovery
systems,etc.

Material
Recycling

Extension of general effluent
treatment plant (recovery of solids)
and promoting the use of wastematerials

Upstream/downstream
costs

FY 2001 Environmental Management Activities
Activity

more effective in our environment-related investments.

Unit

Target

FY2000FY2001

Difference against
pre-activity year

Total costs(Unit: Million yen)

505

3,646

34

18

463

975

0

-

Costs for Management
activities

Installation of environmental
measuring and detection equipment

42

255

Research anddevelopment costs

Development of waste treatment
technology

20

368

Costs of community
activities

Factory greening

47

41

Costs of environmental
damageLevies, Disused Mine Area
Administration

0

196

1,111

5,499

SOX

t/y

1,830

2,260

+430

NOX

t/y

9,750

10,800+1,050

Dust

t/y

214

179

-35

Water quality

COD

t/y

129

128

-1

Measuresagainstglobalwarming

Energyconservation

Reduction in unit energy
consumption index(as compared with 1990)

％

-15

-11

-11

0

Reduction ofwastesRecycling

Rate of effective waste
utilization

％

92

91

91

0

PRTR

PRTR
(Jap.Chem.Ind.Assoc.)

t/y

394

398

+4

Reduction benefit due to energy saving

Electric power/steam

138

Harmful atmosphericpollutants

t/y

53

53

0

Benefit from sales of salable materials

146,000 tons

111

Benefit from reduction in waste treatment costs

89,000 tons

301

Benefits from reduction in material/fuel consumption
due to waste recycling

92,000 tons

178

Pollution
prevention

Atmosphere

Total*Environmental
Accounting
A clear recognition of thecosts required for theenvironmental protection
measures undertaken inbusiness activities and of
the benefits achieved as aresult helps to make aquantitative assessmentthat is made public.

*Data compiled in accordance with the Ministry of the Environment Guideline for Introducing Environmental Accounting Systems.
*The data cover all manufacturing plants of the company.

Economic Benefits
Item

Total

Material Benefits

Economic Benefits(Unit: Million yen)

728

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Promotion Organization and Auditing

Establishment of an Organization Headed by the RC
Administration Committee and Capability of Effectively
Executing Environmental Measures without Delay.
In 2001 , we established our midterm (threeyear) environmental plan which comes into
effect in 2002. At the same time, we have reviewed our midterm environmental impact
reduction targets. We have also created a
new Committee for Product Safety and Quality Assurance within our RC Promotion Organization. It is responsible for the overall
companywide management of the safety to
our products and their quality.
■ Promotion Organizations
The supreme decision-making organization on issues
related to the company’s general RC activities is the
RC Administration Committee. Chaired by the President of Tokuyama Corporation, its sessions take placein the presence of the members of the company’s topmanagement to adopt basic policy decisions andmeasures related to issues such as the environment,
safety and product quality.
Appointed to preside over the Committee as committee chairmen have been the board directors who
have overall management authority in the environmental, safety and quality areas. The committee mem-

RC Promotion Organization

subsidiaries and affiliates) have either acquired ISO
14001 certification for their Environmental Management Systems or are in the process of promoting the
introduction of simple management systems.

Environmental
Impact Reduction
Targets

Assessment and Decisionmaking Organization

Committee for Safety
MeasuresCommittee for Product Safety
and Quality Assurance
Internal Export Control
Committee

RC ResearchLaboratory

RC·EcoManagement Dept.

(Support Organization)(Secretariat)

It consists of Analysis
Group, Environmental
Analysis Group and RC Environmental Group, andsupports the RC Organization on reserch matters.

It promotes RC activities
related to the environment, to safety and quality
on a company-wide bases
and among the member
companies of the entire
Group.

Midterm
Environmental Plan
Integration into the targets and plans for the next fiscal year

Assessment Organization

Safety and Environmental
Assessment
Subcommittee■Management System for Environmental Activities and their Evaluation

Management System for Environmental
Activity Evaluation

Committee for Environmental
Measures(Subcommittee for theAssessment of Labeling etc.)■ ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

In the process of achieving the midterm environmental plan, a system is in place under which policies andtargets are defined each fiscal year and specific action
programs are established on the basis of these policies
and targets for each division. The activity results areevaluated at the end of each fiscal year and integrated
into the plan for the next fiscal year.

RC Administration
Committee

Committee on Product
Assessment

bers are appointed from the ranks of department
managers in charge.
The Safety and Environmental Assessment Subcommittee has been appointed as a sub-organization of
the Committee for Safety Measures. Its task is to assess the safety and environmental performance of
newly installed equipment.
With effect from fiscal 2001, the Committee for
Product Safety and Quality Assurance has been instituted. It is responsible for the overall management of
product safety and quality on a companywide basisand has decision-making powers to investigate anddetermine companywide policies and targets in thearea of product safety and quality management.

Environmental
Management Plan
ISO 14001
Environmental
Management
SystemEnvironmental
Management
Activities
Safety andEnvironmental
Assessment System
RC Inspection and
Auditing System

Activity Evaluation

Environmental
Accounting
Environmental
Performance

Our Tokuyama and Kashima Factories have both acquired ISO 14001* certification for their Environmental Management Systems. In accordance with thecompanywide environmental policy directions, environmental policies and targets are determined for eachfactory to provide the basis on which activities are implemented for environmental impacts reduction, energy conservation, waste reduction, and resource recycling.
For the current fiscal year, new midterm targets forenvironmental impact reduction have been determined for each factory.
The member companies of the Tokuyama Group (our■ ISO 9000s Quality Management System
We have acquired ISO 9001* Quality Management
System Certification for our main products. Based on
our Quality Management System we strive to provide
our customers with the quality they require and expect. In 2001, we have expanded the scope of ourQuality Management System to include, among otherthings, vinyl chloride monomer. Furthermore, wehave made preparations since 2001 toward compliance with the amended 2000 version of ISO 9001.

■ Assessment Systems
We have instituted a full range of assessment systems
in an effort to reduce environment, safety and healthrelated risks. The body responsible for the assessment
works consists of the Committee on Product Assessment and the Safty and Environmental Assessment
Subcommitiee.
［Safety and Environmental Assessment］
Safety can be only achieved when the work operations and the equipment are secured. Whenever new
production equipment is installed or existing equipment extended or modified, the practice is to conductsafety and environmental assessment beforehand. The
objective of these safety and environmental assessments are to assess the safety of the equipment design,
the safety of the materials handled, the existence of an

appropriate response measures to emergency, andcompliance with the legal regulations to ensure thateach equipment is safe and easy to operate, maintenance-friendly and free from accidents.
［Product Safety and Labeling Assessment］
To verify the safety of our products, product safetyassessments are carried out from a comprehensive
range of criteria and at all stages from the researchand development and design phases to the marketingof our products. (See Flow of Safty Assessment Process on p. 12.)■ Inspection and Auditing System
In accordance with companywide policies, a system
has been established for inspecting and auditing toobserve whether all factories are implementing appropriate activities.

*ISO 14001
This international standard
was established by the International Standardization
Organization (ISO) for Environmental Management Systems. It is not the type ofstandard that prescribes themere adherence to certain
standard values that havebeen decided as is the casewith pollution regulation
measures. Instead, it makes
a Certification Organization
to certify the results that areachieved by a company defining its own targets for its
efforts to reduce environmental impacts and training
human resources and developing a system for attaining
these goals.

［Safety, Environment and Quality Related Inspection］
Each year inspection procedures related to safety, environment, and quality management are carried out at
all factories to assess whether the RC activities are implemented in the proper manner.
The inspections are carried out to investigate
whether the activities of the safty, environment, andproduct quality are carried out at the production andrelated administration departments in the proper
manner. If problems are discovered, they are advisedwith instructions for improvements. The implementation of these inspections is an important part of ourefforts to reinforce and upgrade our management system on a companywide basis.

*ISO 9001
This international standard
for quality management andquality assurance was established by the International Standardization Organization (ISO). The objective of
this standard is to obtaincustomer satisfaction by establishing a reliable quality
system within the corporate
organization.

［Internal and External Auditing］
In accordance with the ISO 14001 Environmental
Management and ISO 9001 Quality Management
Systems, internal auditing is exercised regularly ateach factory. In addition, all factories are inspected byexternal or third-party auditors from Registered Inspection Organizations.

■ Promotion of Green Procurement
Green Procurement is recognized by both the government and companies as essential for achieving the recycling-oriented society of tomorrow. We embrace apositive commitment to green procurement as can beseen from the fact that we have established the Green
Procurement Standards and are already practicing
green procurement in purchasing copying paper andstationery.
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Community-wide Recycling

We are committed to recycling wastes andbyproducts not only from our own plants
but also from outside.

*Material Recycling
Material recycling involves
the reuse of wastes andbyproducts as materials.
Cement plants use slag, coalash, sludge and incineration
ash generated both internallyand externally.
*Thermal Recycling
Thermal recycling involves
the reuse of wastes as asource of heat. Cement
plants accept in-house andexternal plastic wastes,
waste tires and other wastes
and use them as a fuel.

Our cement plant reuses a large quantity and variety of wastes and byproducts of both internal andexternal origin.
Many of the wastes and byproducts contain thesame components as those of the raw materials
used for cement such as limestone, clay, and silica.
They can therefore be used as materials for cement.
Cement kilns are operated at extremely hightemperatures in the range of 1000 - 1800˚C. Under
these conditions, all combustible components arecompletely combusted. The ash residues remaining in the kiln after combustion is used as a raw
material for cement.
The waste and byproduct components are thermally recycled to make use of their heat energy
and materially recycled for effective reuse as raw
materials. In this manner, the cement plant canmake a substantial contribution to achieving therecycling-oriented society to come.

■ Accepting wastes and byproducts

at the cement plant
Since our debut in the cement sector in 1938, we haveadhered to the practice of accepting various industrial
wastes of internal and external origin for use as row
materials for cement or for using their heat content as
a fuel for our cement kilns. This has made a significant contribution to achieving the recycling-oriented
order of society in the sense that it allows the effective
use of the world’s limited resources.
In fiscal 2001, as much as 1.82 million tons ofwastes and byproducts were reused at our cement
plant. This includes a total of 1.77 million tons usedas alternative raw materials (material recycling*) and
50,000 tons used as alternative fuels (thermal recycling*).
In fiscal 2001, the amount of wastes and byproducts
accepted by our cement plant for reuse from outside thecompany accounted for 1.59 million tons.

Recycling at the Cement plant
Silica■ Accepting a Wide Range of Wastes［Waste Plastics］
We accept plastic wastes and use them as a fuel for ourcement kilns. Construction work to extend the crusher
plant that converts the plastic wastes to a fuel material
was completed in June 2001. Through this project, theplant's annual throughput capacity has been substantially increased to 45,000 tons.
［Waste Tires］
We accept cut tires and use them as a fuel for our cement kilns. In 2001, we recycled a total of 7,000 tons oftires.
［Coal Ash/Sludge］
The combustion residues (coal ash) emitted from thermal power stations and the sewerage sludge emitted
from the municipal and rural sewage treatment plants
are used as alternative materials. In 2001 alone, we recycled a total of 510,000 tons.

Sintering process

1,500
1,000
500
0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)

Changes in Thermal Recycling Volumes at Cement plant
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Wastes/byproducts(material recycling)

Wastes (thermal recycling)

Wastes (thermal recycling)

Finishing process

Recycling of wastes
and byproducts
for cement production

Natural resources

Wastes/byproducts(material recycling)

Fuel
Exhaust gas treatment process Raw material process

2,000

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)Resource and Energy
Recycling System

Natural resources

Coal

Limestone

Recycled volume (1,000 tons)

Cement kilns are used forsintering the materials in the
cement plant.

2,500

Recycled volume (1,000 tons)*Cement Kiln

Changes in Material Recycling Volumes at Cement plant

Conversion
to energy

Energy supply toplants

New suspension preheater(preheating unit)

Electrostatic precipitator

Coal/
Fuel oil

Combustion gas temperature 1800˚C
Material drier

Power Stations

Electric
power/
Steam(In-house
generating plant)

Wastes/byproducts(material recycling)

Wastes(thermal recycling)

Fuel consumption:

50,000 tons

Waste Plastics/
Used tires/
Wood waste

Thermal recycling

Rotary kiln
Clinker cooler
Flue de-SOx
GypsumCoal ash

Cement plant

CementCementMaterial consumption:

Finishingmill

In-house wastes
and byproducts
230,000 tons

Externallysupplied wastes
and byproducts
1.59 million tons

Coal
Ash

Sludge,Slag

Use ofbyproducts

1.77 million tons

GypsumSlag
Flue de-SOx Gypsum(1.26 Million tons)

Coal Ash

Waste Plastics,
Waste Tires

Waste
Plastics

Slag

Waste Plastics/
Waste Tires

Cementplant

Waste-heatboilerMaterial recycling

Coal ash/Sludge(0.51 Million tons)

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Environmentally Aligned Products and Technologies

Activities Designed to Reduce Environmental

Making our products and technologies moreenvironment-conscious is our way of contributing
to the protection of the environment.

Using wastes to full advantage is our way of
reducing landfill disposal.

*Electrolysis Cell
This unit consists ofelectrodes, an ion exchange
membrane, and anelectrolyte (fluid). The
products obtained in theelectrolysis of salt (sodium
chloride) are chlorine andcaustic soda.

■ Progress in Liquid Waste Treatment Recovery of Usable Components - Electric
Dialysis and Diffusion Dialysis Equipment■ Energy and Resource Saving - Highefficiency Thin Electrolysis Cell
Our TNE-330 electrolysis cell was installed at ourelectrolysis plant in August 2001. Combining our
proprietary zero-gap and electrolytic cell* technolo-■ Environment-Conscious Standard
Water System Detergent YUTORUNA

gies for the electrolysis of sodium chloride, it marks adramatic improvement in energy consumption to its
predecessor models. Its compact and thin construction helps to substantially reduce the structural resistance of the cell and the power requirement for electrolysis. We have also achieved savings in materials
for the cell. Compared with the world’s most advanced electrolytic cell, the TNE-330 can achieve
power saving in the order of 5% or more. We are also
considering the possibility of transferring this technology to other companies.

The standard water system detergent YUTORUNA
has been developed with the benefit of our know-how
and experience we have gained over the years. The
chemicals contained in the detergent components havebeen selected for minimum impact on both the environment and the human body. YUTORUNA can beused as a non-rinse detergent so that detergent emissions into the environment are effectively minimized.
Compared with the conventional solvent systems, YUTORUNA has a much smaller environmental impact.

PCB is genetic name of
toxic organic compoundswith a structure resemblingthat of DDT. It is the causal
agent responsible for the
Kanemi Oil Disease
Accident. It releases dioxins
on burning. Because of its
superior heat and chemical
resistance and its
outstanding insulation
properties it has been used
for capacitor insulation. In
1972, its production was
discontinued andmanufacturers and factories
were compelled to store the
PCB-containing
transformers and capacitorsthat had already been on themarket.

We also instruct the member companies to the Tokuyama Group to make provisions for the proper
management of high-voltage capacitors containing
PCB.

Changes in Effective Waste
Utilization Ratio
50

Externally recycled
amountTotal Waste
Amount9,000 tons

(In-house)

301,000 tons

Internally recycled
amount266,000 tons

Our NEOSEPTA is an ion exchange membrane capable of selective ion permeation*. Our electric dialysis
and diffusion dialysis units with a built-in NEOSEPTA are used for separating and recovering the acidand usable components contained in the liquid wastes
from electroplating plants and for recovering the liquid wastes from the stainless steel production process.
The system has already established a proud record for
itself. Most recently, a new application has been developed for the removal of salt fromthe seepage waterof waste incinerator ash landfills
and for the removal of nitrate ionsfrom groundwater.
Electric Dialysis Plant*PCB

The Tokuyama plants have a system in place to ensure the proper storage and management of transformers and high-voltage capacitors that contain PCB*.

Incinerated
amountLandfillamount21,000 tons

5,000 tons

95
90

40

85
30
80
20
75
10
0

70
65
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 05 (FY)

topicsOur commitment to the prevention of global warming
We use a large amount of energy in the manufacture of caustic soda and cement. Our boilers for inhouse power generation as well as the cement kilns are main sources of our emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. With the Kyoto Protocol* soon coming into effect, we recognize the needfor taking action to prevent global warming as a particularly important issue.
The Tokuyama Factory, our main production site, is committed to energy conservation and works
towards the target of a 15% reduction in unit energy consumption by the year 2005 as comparedwith the reference year 1990. In fiscal 2001, it actually achieved an 11% reduction in unit energy
consumption. Despite its increased production output, it has been able to keep down carbon dioxide
emissions through a range of energy savings activities.

Changes in CO2 Emission (Converted to C)*Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol defines
the reduction targets forgreenhouse gas emissions
to be achieved by theleading industrialized
nations over the target
period from 2008 - 2012.
The Protocol was adopted
at the 3rd Session of theConference of the Parties
to the United Nations
Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP3)
held in Kyoto in December
1997. Japan has accepted a
reduction target of 6% (ascompared with 1990).

Changes in Unit Energy Consumption Index

2,000

0
-2

1,500

Reduction rate (%)

membrane
The ion exchange
membranes have thecapability of selectively
letting through certain ions.
They can be divided into
two major categories: cation
and anion exchange
membranes. With an ion
exchange membrane, it ispossible to separate cations
and anions under the actionof an electric current. The
many diverse features of ion
exchanger are utilized toadvantage in many fields.

Breakdown of In-house Waste Treatment

Section view ofplastic sash SHANON■PCB Waste Management

Effective Waste Utilization Ratio (%)*Ion exchange

Concentrating on the unique features of plaster suchas humidity control, fungicidal action and fireproof
properties, we have developed the plaster sheet withthe benefit of our proprietary molding technology to
a product that can be as easily applied as ordinary
wallpaper. The outstandingly flexible SHINPU Sheethas a three-layer structure consisting of non-hardened
plaster filling (slaked lime) sandwiched between aprotective sheet and a base paper. It can be applied tothe interior walls and ceilings of the room without
difficulty. After application, the plaster reacts withthe carbon dioxide in the air to form plaster (calcium
carbonate).
Through this reaction, the plasterwill harden to provide a highly durable wall coveringthat is tough andInterior finish using
will not peel off.
the SHINPU Plaster Sheet

Our plastic sash SHANON is a
PVC window frame product. It
uses a plastic with a superior thermal insulating effect for windows
as the open part of the house. Its
panes are double-glazed for more
effective thermal insulation. This
prevents dew condensation in thewinter and provides a superiorsound barrier.

In fiscal 2001, the amount of wastes generated
in-house totaled 300,000 tons/year. Our target
for the period up to 2005 is to achieve an effective waste utilization rate of 92%. Practically themost of waste volume from our plants is reusedas raw materials for cement. While the remainders are disposed of on landfills or by incineration, the amount of wastes disposed of on landfills is being reduced as our efforts to increase
waste reuse are intensified.

Landfill amount (1,000 ton)

■ Natural Material for Interior Decoration
Plaster Sheet 「SHINPU」■Energy-saving Construction Material「SHANON」

Amount of CO2 emission (1,000 ton)

Our efforts to protect the environment go beyond energy saving and the reduction of waste
emissions and strike deeper in the developmentof products and technologies with reduced environmental impacts. Through the supply of environmentally aligned products and the development of environment-conscious technologies,
we fulfill our mission of contributing to the realization of a recycling-oriented society.

1,000

500

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-8
-10
-12
-14

0

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Activities Designed to Reduce Environmental

Our business efforts have produced a proud
result of emission reductions for environmental
pollutants.
4. Changes in COD Emissions
SOx Emission Levels

COD Emission Levels

4,000

200

3,000

150

Emission volume (tons)

Emission levels (tons)

From a very early time, We havemade our efforts to quantify the environmental impacts on the atmosphere and aquasphere of emissions
and wastes mainly from our power
plants and cement plant and to takepositive actions to reduce them. In recent years, we have also embraced
an active commitment toward the reduction of the substances requiring
registration in the Pollutant Release
and Transfer Register (PRTR) as well
as dioxins and COD (chemical oxygen demand) levels.

2,000

1,000

Every effort is being made to prevent
water contamination due to industrial
effluents. Effluents containing organic
substances are treated in activatedsludge treatment facilities to reduce theirchemical oxygen demand (COD*).

100

5. Changes in Harmful
Atmospheric Pollutant
Emissions

50

0

0

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)SOx* (sulfur oxides) are released fromheavy oil or coal burning plant installations such as boilers, cement kilns, anddryers. All power generating boilers areprovided with exhaust gas desulfurizing(de-SOx) systems in an effort to reduce
their emission. The de-SOx processleads to the formation of gypsum which
in turn is used as raw materials for cement.

120

10,000

100

8,000
6,000
4,000

Vinyl chloride monomer
Chloroform
1,2- dichloroethane
Dichloromethane80

6. Pollutant Release andTransfer Register (PRTR)

60
40
20
0

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

(FY)

We take part in the PRTR studies conducted by the Japan Chemical Industry
Association each year in an effort to reduce pollutant emissions. In connection
with the PRTR Law’s coming into effectin fiscal 2001, statistical records havealso been compiled on these substances.
There were 37 chemical substanceson the PRTR register in fiscal 2001.

7. Dioxin Prevention Measures

Emission levels (tons)

Dust is generated in the combustion offuels in power generating boilers and cement kilns. This is why these plant
units are provided with high-efficiency
electrostatic dust precipitators in an effort to reduce dust emissions.

12,0000NOx* (nitrogen oxides) are released
from heavy oil or coal burning plant installations such as boilers, cement kilns,
and dryers. All power generating boilers
and kilns are provided with exhaust gas
denitrification (de-NOx) systems in aneffort to reduce their emission.

3. Changes in Dust
Emission Levels

Emission of harmful atmospheric pollutants

2,000

2. Changes in NOx Emission
Levels*NOx
NOx(nitrogen oxides) arecontained in the exhaustgases of automobiles andfactories. They are
responsible for photochemicalsmog and acid rain.

NOx Emission Levels

Emission volume (tons)

SOx(sulfur oxides) are
generated in large amounts
in the combustion of fossil
fuels such as coal andpetroleum. They aredeleterious to human health,causing mainly respiratoryorgan diseases. They are also
responsible for acid rain.

Dust Emission Levels

Emission of Substances registered in PRTR

300

600

250

500

Emission volume (tons)*SOx

Emission levels (tons)

1. Changes in SOx Emission
LevelsVoluntary management activities are inplace to reduce the emissions of harmful
atmospheric pollutants.
We manufacture four chemicals thatcome under the voluntary control measures: Vinyl chloride monomer, chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethan and dichloromethane.

*Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD)This is one indicator of thelevel of water contamination.
It gives the amount ofoxygen required to oxidize
the organic substances in
the water.

200
150
100

We are subject to measurements and inspections under the dioxin emission
control system to monitor dioxin emission from our waste incinerators and effluent treatment plants. The inspection
results have demonstrated that the dioxin concentrations of the emissions fromboth of these facilities are within theregulation limit.

Jap.Chem.Ind.Assoc.
PRTR Law

400
300
200
100

50

0

0
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97

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Total Safety Management for the Chemical Products

As part of our uncompromising commitment tosafety, we collect product safety data and provide
the information to our customers and distributors.
As part of our uncompromising commitment toensuring environmental conservation and human safety and health, we are engaged in an ongoing process of collecting and compiling product safety data in the full realization that accurate
information covering with the total rigors of objectivity for the entire life cycle of our chemicals
is essential for ensuring health. This information
furnishes the basis on which we scrutinize thesafety of our equipment and work environment
as well as our products and the labeling used forour products. We also conduct simulation experiments to determine the way in which chemicals
disperse when emitted into the environment.
This enables us to study the effect of our chemicals on the surrounding environment. For hazardous and toxic products, we give explanations
and instructions to our customers and distributors on their correct use and handling.

■ Product and Product Labeling Assessment
At all steps in the making of our products - from theirdevelopment through the design of the production facilities to the eventual marketing of the finished products - we carry out rigorous assessment from a comprehensive range of criteria to scrutinize and ensure theirsafety. In fiscal 2001, we carried out 13 product assessment and 185 label assessment.

■ Dispersion Simulation
for Chemicals
In order to evaluate the influence of the chemicals
that are emitted from the plant on humans and theenvironment, simulation studies are made to assessthe dispersion of chemicals released from the factory in the surrounding environment and estimate
their effect, accordingly.
The simulation study data are of immense value
for improving equipment and determining the voluntary control values. The simulation results arealso applied to production plant and transport logistics risk assessment.

Safety/Environmental
Assessment

Product Safety
Assessment

Start of research

Development
Group Leaders■ HPV Program(First Assessment)

Our HPV (High Production Volume) Program is used
for evaluating, in accordance with the OECD* framwork, the safety of existing chemicals manufactured inlarge quantities (that is, manufactured in two or morecountries in quantities exceeding 1000 tons a year anddesignated as Priority Substances by the ICCA*). We
have indicated to participate in the program on 18 substances. The HVP Program is being promoted throughan international consortium.

Labeling
Assessment

R&D
Department
Heads(Second Assessment)

Equipment
design time

Product Examining
Committee(Third Assessment)

Safety andEnvironmental
Assessment
Subcommittee(Basic Plan)

Safety andEnvironmental
Assessment
Subcommittee

Pre-marketing

Safety andEnvironmental
Assessment
Subcommittee(Pre-commissioning)

Start ofPost-production

Fact Report

Dispersion Simulation■ Waste Safety Management
For the rigorous management of wastes, we use waste
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS*). They are distribu-(Design)(Pre-production start)■ Promoting Safety in Distribution
Logistics and Environmental Management

Our distributors are given instructions and training on
the properties of our products and the correct way ofhandling them, in accordance with our MSDS. If a traffic
accident might have occurred, the Yellow Card would
give full instructions about the emergency measures thatshould be taken to ensure a fast and proper response to
the situation.

Product Safety and Quality Assurance Committee

Assessment
Step

Time of considering
the development
for industrial
production[Our Home Page]

http://www.tokuyama.co.jp/care/index4.html［Instruction and Training of Members of the Distributive Trade on Safety Management］

Flow of Safety Assessment Process

Start ofdevelopment

wastes are issued with Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS) which give explicit instructions on the correct
management of the substances at all stages of the life cycle from their use to their disposal. At present, a total of
400 MSDS’s have been issued for products and 65 forwastes. The MSDS forms for the 15 products that aretransported in the largest quantities are presented on
our home page so that they can be accessed at any timeand anywhere in an emergency.

Labeling
Assessment
Subcommittee

ted to all waste treatment operators and distributors. We
also have a Yellow Card for wastes similar to those for
products so that appropriate measures can be taken to
ensure the safety of the wastes in a traffic accident. All
drivers are required to carry this card with them whentransporting wastes.

(Environment)■ Product Stewardship —— MSDS
Those who use, treat and distribute products and/or

We have also created an emergency response organization and a communication system. An emergency action organization is in place to handle accidents and disasters.
［Risk Assessment in Distribution Logistics］
For the transportation of hazardous substances, risk assessments are carried out to establish an emergency system
to deal with accidents and make all necessary improvements to the equipment for the prevention of accidents.
This is another way in which we do our utmost to prevent
accidents in the distribution of its products.
For products with a high risk of danger, training sessions are conducted in simulated accident situations.
［Energy Saving in the Distribution Process］
Maritime transport has an overwhelmingly large shareof roughly three fourths in the distribution of our products. For land transport, we are taking effeticve measures to save energy in transit with the use of our Transit
Management System.

*International Councilof Chemical
Associations (ICCA)The Council promotes
Responsible Care andvoluntary leading action
among the world's leadingchemical industries andmakes official
pronouncements onconsensus building andadvise to the international
administrative organizations.

*Organization for
Economic Cooperation
and Development
This internationalorganization fosters 1)
economic growth, 2) free
trade, and 3) support to thedeveloping countries,
through a free exchange of
opinions and information
among the leadingindustrialized countries.

*Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS)
Material Safety Data Sheets
are used for entering all
information relevant to thedangers and hazards ofchemical products in orderto their safe handling. The
details include the name of
the chemical, safety
precautions and measuresrequired in an emergency.

*Yellow Card
This is an Emergency
Instruction Card giving
details of what the driver
and/or his nearest agentsand what the police should
do in an emergency so as toforestall accidents involving
chemicals and high-pressuregases in transit.

*Product Stewardship
Product stewardship is a
support system designed toreduce the impact ofchemical products onhumans and on theenvironment throughout
their life cycle from theirdevelopment through theirdistribution and sale to thedisposal as wastes after use.
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Our Commitment to Safety

Corporate Symbiosis with Society

We are totally dedicated to the safety of
our factories and personnel andto the prevention of environmental accidents.

Doing more to protect the local environment andto intensify exchange with the local community is our way
to live together with the community as a corporate citizen.

The concern for safety lies at the bottom of all our
corporate activities. Our zero-accident goal is the responsibility of all of our employees. It is an important commitment also from the viewpoint of risk
management in the prevention of environmental accidents. Assuring Safety is the First Step to being a
Responsible Corporate Member of the Community
in which it operates. True to this commitment, we
deploy a full range of activities designed to achieve
our zero-accident goal.

■ General Accident Prevention Activities
We have a comprehensive range of fire-fighting equipment and materials in readiness for all eventualities, including chemical fire engines, high-reach water-jet fire engines, ambulance and oil fences. We have also establishedself-defense fire brigades in our plant complexes and implement general, joint fire drills and exercises assuming
accidents that could occur.

■ Safety Activities Toward Achieving our
Zero-Accident Target
Safety is the most critical factor for the continuity and stability of production activities. We have to create a workplace in which unsafe operation and unsafe conditions
cannot go unnoticed. On the “look before you leap” principle, the fundamental policy for all activities enjoins all
employees to heed safety first before acting. In
this way we are resolutein working toward ourzero-accident target.
Safety Inspection in Progress■ Safety and Environmental Inspection
Safety, Environmental and Quality Inspections cover allof our plants. Any problem with our safety, environmental and quality management system discovered in thecourse of these inspections will be acted upon by taking
the necessary improvement measures.

■ Acquisition of Voluntary Safety
Certification

Fire Fighting Drill at the Tokuyama Factory

Trend Pattern for Safety Records
3

Industry as a whole
Chemical industry

occurrence rate per year

Tokuyama

2

Our Factory has production facilities that are subject tothe provisions of the High-pressure Gas Safety Act. We
have already acquired certification for our voluntary safety inspection system covering our propylene production
facilities. As the next step, we are in the process of preparing ourselves for the safety certification of our IPA
production facilities. We have also passed the System
Safety Management Inspection in accordance with theElectric Business Law for the in-house power generating
facilities at our Factory.

■ Management of the Workplace
Environment
In an effort to create a comfortable workplace environment, we carry out measurements to study the working
environment and make improvements to the work processes and the equipment, accordingly. We also organize
regular health checks and screenings to ensure the healthof our employees.

1■ Trend in Safety Activity Records

090 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 (FY)

Thanks to our safety activities, we have been successful inachieving a higher level of safety than is average for both industry in general and the chemical industry in particular. In
fiscal 2001, there were no accident and disaster.

Environmental activities require the cooperationof the communities and local government in theneighborhood of our factories. We have always
made it a point of company policy to take an active part in the various activities of the local communities of which we are a corporate member.
We also take part in local explanatory meetingson RC that are open to the local public and designed to enlist the understanding of the local
community toward our RC activities.

■ Greening of the Wasteland of Disused
Quarry Site at Hyuga City (Kyushu)
We used to quarry clay for cement in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture. The quarry site which is now no longer
in use is close to the National Route No. 10 and the JR
Nippo Line runs through it. The site is part of thestretch of hills and low mountains graced by the clear
water of the Isuzu river.
Clay quarrying was discontinued in 2000 and the disused site of about 30ha that had been exploited for 24
years has been returned to its former verdure using

greening techniques to blend it in with its natural surrounds. For this purpose, new soil, including humus,
was brought in to improve the soil quality and make it
ready for spraying seeds.

■ Winning an Important Distinction:
Receiving the Award for Progress fromthe Head of the Ibaragi Labor Bureau
At Kashima Factory, both management and labor havemade great efforts to make the factory a safe workplace,and the fruits of their cooperation show: During the
Nationwide Safety Week in 2001, the factory was awarded the Prize for Progress by the Head of the Ibaragi
Labor Bureau. The safety drive in 2001 under the motto“Let’s make the factory a pleasant workplace fromwhich we will return home with a smile, today and everyday” saw the entire workforce engaged in activities
to reach the zero-accident goal. As a result, the year
ended with another accident-free record for the seventeenth year running.

Awarded the Prize
for Progress
Greening the disused quarry site at Hyuga (Kyushu)

topicsUse of Incineration Ash
as a Raw Material for Cement.
Start up of Yamaguchi Eco-Tech New Plant.
Yamaguchi Eco-Tech Co., Ltd,. a joint-venture company established by
Tokuyama Corporation and Ube Industries, Ltd., was commissioned in
April 2002. The plant performs the pretreatment required for theincineration ash that is discharged from the urban waste incineration
facilities in the Yamaguchi Prefecture to make it suitable as a raw
material for cement. Incineration ash had previously been disposed of andits effective use for cement-making will make a big difference in the way
we come closer to the recycling-oriented society to come.

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Track Record of our Activities and Company Profile

Corporate Symbiosis with Society

We are making progress in
our unwavering commitment toachieving the recycling-oriented society to come.
■ Historical Overview of our RC Activities*Green Volunteers Events
Each year, the Yamaguchi
Prefecture Office ofAgriculture and Forestry
organizes Volunteer Forest
Management Events towhich members of the
public are invited to give a
helping hand in forest work,
including pruning andthinning and tidying up thewoods. These events areheld to ensure a better
understanding of, andpromote, proper forest
management by those
responsible for forest andtimber management in the
upstream parts of the river
Nishiki that flows throughYamaguchi Prefecture andthe water users in thedownstream.

■ Participation in the Green
Volunteers Event■ Taking Part in the Kirara Exhibition
Trying to point the way toward a new symbiosis of

The forest plays an important role as a buffer dam inprotecting the natural environment and providing cleanand safe water. Protecting the forest is therefore the best
way of ensuring safety and a comfortable way of life forourselves. We totally agree and support the idea of theGreen Volunteers Events* sponsored by the Yamaguchi
Prefecture Office of Agriculture and Forestry and havetaken part in them year after year since 1997.

man and nature, the Yamaguchi Kirara Exhibition washeld from July through to September 2001 under thetheme “Toward a Life-Blazing Future” to cast a telltale
glimpse at the 21st century. Tokuyama Corporation
joined with Tosoh Corporation in organizing a theme
pavilion named Account of Captain Konichan’s Salt Sea
Voyage. The pavilion visually presented, in an easy-tounderstand and entertaining manner, the benefits ofchemistry that open up our future through its “life” rearing and life-supporting (salt) capabilities, and the manyand various functions of salt.

07/1991

Global Environmental Issues Committee established

03/1993

RC Administration Committee established —Voluntary plan for overall managementof environment, safety and quality established.

04/1994

ISO9002 certification acquired for high-purity isopropyl alcohol

06/0000

Arrangement for quality assurance system, including product safety andlabeling assessment

12/0000

Internal Export Control Committee established

04/1995

Participation in Japan RC Council

02/1997

First edition of RC Report issued

05/0000

ISO9001 certification acquired for cement

04/1998

ISO9001 certification acquired for dental materials

12/0000

ISO9001 and ISO9002 certification acquired for aluminum nitride,
precipitated silica, etc. —Tokuyama Factory acquired ISO14001 certification.

01/1999

Kashima Factory acquired ISO14001 certification.

06/0000

ISO9002 certification acquired for inorganic chemicals, polypropylene, film, etc.

12/0000

Ecological Management Initiative Dept. inaugurated. ISO9002 certification

Green Volunteers in Action

acquired for polycrystalline silicon, organic solvents, etc.

■ Great Cleaning up Operation
The City of Tokuyama holds Cleaning Network Promotion events under the motto “Let’s make our city
cleaner with our own hands.” We, as the “foster parent” of URAYAMA TOKUSO Route, are fully committed to the idea and do our best to clean the environment with a cleaning day (Great Cleaning Operation)
once every month.

The Yamaguchi Kirara Exhibition■ Taking Part in the Dai-Tokuyama
Summer Festival
The Dai-Tokuyama Summer Festival attracts the participation of large crowds and many companies each year. We
have also been on hand with about a hundred of our employees joining the festivities and taking part in the“Shrine Bearing Procession” where we excelled once
again: Our brilliant brawny performance at the Shrine
Carrying Contest was rewarded with the Tokuyama City
Mayor’s Award for the second consecutive years, We also
took part in the Cutter Contest at the Nonta Festival in
the autumn of 2001. (We came third in the 2001 results.)

The Great Cleaning up Operation in Full Swing■ Use of Eco-Cars
We use a hybrid car in the business vehicle fleet of ourEnvironmental Safety Department. The use of low-impact car in the business vehicle fleet is a model case.
We monitor on the displays in the car the extremely
low-noise performance, low-energy consumption andwarning displays in real-time.

Dai-Tokuyama Festival

08/2000

Recycling and Environmental Business Dept. inaugurated

04/2001

Yamaguchi Eco-Tech. Co., Ltd. established■ Promoting of RC Activities to Companies throughout the Tokuyama GroupOur efforts are focused on the wider penetration of
our RC activities to all member companies of theTokuyama Group. Starting in 2000, we have implemented safety and environmental inspections at a
few companies at a time in an effort to reinforce andupgrade the safety and environmental management
systems of our Group members both in Japan andabroad. A growing number of Group companies, including overseas ones, have been successful in acquiring ISO14001 and ISO9000s certifications. It isalso in progress to sum up the results of our Group
members’ RC activities for evaluation.

■ Company Profile
Established:
Headquarters:

February 16, 1918
Shibuya Konno Bldg., 3-1
Shibuya 3-chome,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-8383, Japan
Business locations: Tokuyama Factory,
Kashima Factory,
Tsukuba Research Laboratory
Capital(as of March 31, 2002): JPY19.273 billion
Sales (FY2001):
JPY154.072 billion
Employees:
2,276Area of Business/Main Products:
Soda ash, inorganic and organic chemicals, cement,
civil engineering and construction materials, synthetic resins, ion exchange membrane and otherhighly polymerized compounds, fine ceramics, pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, electronic instruments and parts and materials for them.

Our homepage has a Questionnaire Web. We look forward to your comments.
http://www.tokuyama.co.jp/care/enquette.html

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Tokuyama Corporation

Environmental Report
A Statement of Our Commitment
to the Environment and Safety and HealthResponsible Care
●For all inquiries, please to contact us at:

Responsible Care & Eco-Management Dept.
Shibuya Konno Blg. 3-1 Shibuya 3-chome,
Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8383 Japan
Telephone : 03-3499-8478
Fax : 03-3499-8961
URL : http://www.tokuyama.co.jp/
e-mail : rc-toukatsu@tokuyama.co.jp
Responsible Care (RC) is a self-management activity to
implement and improve measures concerning health andsafety and the environment.
It is an activity of a corporation producing or handlingchemical substance that pledges in its management
policy to protect the "environment" and to ensure healthand safety throughout the entire chemical substance life
cycle, from development, manufacturing, distribution,use, and final consumption, to disposal based on theprinciple of self-determination and self-responsibility.

This Environmental Reports uses paper made100% from old paper.

The printing ink uses soybean oilin and endeavor to reduce
the environmental impact.

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