FY2022 Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Tohpe Corporation
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of paints, functional coatings, road marking materials, guidancemarking materials for people with visual impairments, and chemicals.
We were established as Toa Paint K.K. in 1915. We became a member of the Zeon
Group in 2013. We manufacture and sell various types of paint, and operate achemicals business based on acrylic rubber. We are participating in a project tomanufacture powder paint in Vietnam, and are supplying stable quantities of products tothe domestic market. We also constructed a plant in Thailand to manufacture functional
coatings, and operations began in FY2019.

Tohpe Head Office

Product image

No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2022: 319 (266 men, 53 women)
Hiring in FY2021: 22 (20 men, 2 women)
Powder coating solution
Weak solvent fluorocarbon
Chubu Centrair International polymer coating system
Airport departure lobby
that reduces the number ofsteps required(transmission tower)

Pedestrian crossing
with guidance markingsfor people with visual
impairments

Company Policy (Executive Message)
In order to respond effectively to market needs and customer expectations, we will continue
to take on the challenge of building a new future by coming together as “One Tohpe,” witheffective inter-departmental coordination
PolicyTransform Tohpe through “ONE TOHPE + ONE”
If we don’t change now, just when will we change?
To challenge ourselves to change is in itself success!
1. Consider and pursue action on ways to deliver value and solutions to our customers at all
departments
2. Transform ourselves into a healthy and more robust Tohpe
3. Identify and cultivate new business seeds, including transformations of our business model

PresidentHironobu Mizukoshi

Safety Initiatives
PolicyPromote activities to prevent incidents and accidents from occurring, and build systems to ensure compliance.
Specific Initiatives
・Implement countermeasures with respect to identified risks by promoting near-miss incident analysis and risk assessment
at all plants
・Promote activities to enhance hazard awareness at all plants, using 4R-KY and S-KY
・Respond to the revised Industrial Safety and Health Act and ensure response implementation to facilitate a strengthened
compliance・Implement horizontal deployment of market competitor/Zeon Group industrial accident countermeasures
・Implement COVID-19 countermeasures-1-FY2022 Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyReduce waste discharge levels at each production site
Reduce atmospheric emissions of organic solvents
Reduce CO2 emissions levels per unit
Specific Initiatives
1. Reduce waste discharge from each production site
Reduce production losses, reduce inventory by shifting over to smaller lots, and reduce
waste products by reducing process abnormalities
2. Reduce atmospheric emissions of organic solvents
Reduce emissions by creating closed and contained manufacturing environments
Develop environmentally friendly paints
3. Routine environmental countermeasures
Eco-cap campaign, reuse activities, greening campaigns

Greening campaign for plant grounds

Environmental Data
Tohpe Corporation

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

No. of substances

24

25

23

22

19

Consumption (tons)

7,881

6,888

6,284

5,018

6,026

Emissions (tons)

78.3

71.0

54.0

56.1

45.9

1,864

1,978

1,635

1,379

1,376

65.6

69.6

48.4

74.2

108.2

187.2

190.1

174.7

151.5

166.9

9,352

8,284

7,468

7,494

7,521

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1---

-

3,214

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 2----4,307

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1+2-

-

--

7,521

3,975

3,630

3,441

3,497

3,668

Substances subject tothe PRTR Act

Industrial waste

Amount generated
before compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills(tons)

Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

CO2 emissions (tons)
Standards on the promotion of energy-saving/global warming
countermeasures

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)-2-FY2022 Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Relationship with Employees
PolicyDevelop employees to take action and effect change while thinking forthemselves.
Specific Initiatives
・QC circle activities
・Kaeru (Change) activities (improvement drives in which all employees
participate starting at workplace units)
・Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities
・Encouraging employees to undertake training and distance learning, andproviding support to help employees acquire qualifications
Improvement activities hosted byrespective departments or groups

Relationship with the Local Community
Specific Initiatives(Activities marked with an asterisk (*) were not held in FY2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic)
1. Blood donations
We conduct annual blood donation campaigns at the Mie and Ibaraki* plants.
2. Disaster risk reduction*
Employees at the Ibaraki and Kyushu plants participate in firefighting drill competitions organized by local firedepartments every fall.
3. Community beautification activities
Head Office, the Mie Plant, and the Kurashiki Plant conduct cleanups inthe areas around the plants and business premises.
Employees at Ibaraki Plant participate in cleanup activities following
local fireworks displays.*
4. Events that families can participate in
We conduct family plant tours at the Ibaraki and Kurashiki Plants.*

Neighborhood clean-up activities

5. Fieldwork activities for local high schools
The Mie Plant implements fieldwork activities for local high schools and workplace experiences for junior high school
students.

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