FY2022 Site Reports > Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd.

Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacturing and sales of powder slush compounds*(PSC), functional films, containers and other transportmaterials, packaging materials, and construction materials.
Zeon Kasei was established in 1981 through the spinning
off of the processed products division of Zeon Corporation
as a separate company. Zeon Kasei’s overseas PSC
production facilities include the China plant, and also a newplant in Mexico which was established in 2017 and began
production in January 2018.
*Powder slush compounds: Fine particle powders used forcoatings in slush molding

Zeon Kasei Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Zeon Kasei (Changshu) Co., Ltd.

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No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2022: 137 (115 men, 22 women)
Hiring in FY2021: 2 (2 men, 0 woman)
Material for vehicle
interiors using PSC

STEC folding container
for transport use

Functional films

Company Policy (Executive Message)
We will promote visualization and quantification, to ensure the survival and implement growthstrategies (the new Medium-Term Business Plan) for each strategic business unit (SBU).
Priority Issues(1) Promote visualization of business and product costs, to achieve success in our struggle withcompetitors.
(2) Prioritize “putting health first,” “putting safety first,” and “putting quality first,” and proveourselves worthy of the trust, and meet the expectations of our customers with products
which give consideration to the global environment(3) Further “workstyle (business management; sales management; production management)
reforms” and “development of new businesses/products”

President
Hiroshi Fujisawa

Safety Initiatives
PolicyEnable all employees to always work safely, without occupational accidents and with peace of mind.
Specific Initiatives
・Promoting occupational accident prevention activities (covering near-miss incidents, hazard detection, and error-proofing)・Measures relating to risk identification through risk assessments and the making of related proposals (chemical substanceand process risk assessment)
・Implementing occupational accident prevention activities based on safety information sharing and education in collaboration
with the Zeon Group as a whole and with specialist organizations
・Acceptance of technical intern trainees from the plants of overseas affiliates (technical capability and safety training)・Conducting internal audits relating to safety (audited plants in Japan, with audit results also shared with Zeon business sitesoverseas)
・Holding regular meetings for exchange of information on key safety issues among business sites in Japan-1-

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Environmental Impact Reductions
Policy・Promote a raising of resource recycling rates/carbon neutrality initiatives
・Promote development and sales of products that reduce environmental impacts
Specific Initiatives
・Raise resource recycling rates (target of 99.0% or above)・Identify the current status of CO2 emissions
・Reduce the weight of STECⓇ collapsible and assembled containers
・Develop blended sheets derived from natural sources
Environmental Data * “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Ibaraki Plant, Zeon Kasei

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

No. of substances

45111720

Consumption (tons)

1420

21

1216

Emissions (tons)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.5

248

213

234

218

220

0.0

0.0

0.0

12.9

7.2

156

155

161

162

166

2,332

1,963

1,887

1,604

1,709CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1----852

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 2----857

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1+2--

--

1,709

Energy Consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

1,075

937

908

786

840

Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

2,479

2,190

2,106

1,882

1,917

Substances subject
to the 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

Yamaguchi Plant, Zeon Kasei

Substances subject
to the PRTR Act

Industrial waste

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

No. of substances

333

55Consumption (tons)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

Emissions (tons)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

89

29

67

58

29

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

302

302

220

211

157----

18

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

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1-2-

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CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 2----139

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1+2----

157

Energy Consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

111

112

91

95

74

Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

387

399

318

335

262

Relationship with Employees
PolicyRespond to the need for diversity, and for the building of a working environment that lives up to the aspirations ofemployees, and develop sound human resources and organizations that are able to conduct themselves in an autonomousand proactive manner.
Specific Initiatives
1. Support for HR development focused on specialized skills and global competence・Financial assistance for language acquisition
・Send employees to outside trainings to acquire specialized skills
・In-house trainings with defined goals
・Promote personnel exchanges between Zeon Kasei and overseas affiliated companies
2. Engaging in two-way communication
・Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities
・Periodically hold health and well-being events・Health-related initiatives led by the Sanitation and Health Committee
・Initiatives to foster dialog activities through the effective use of remote working systems such as Zoom, etc.
3. HR development through work improvements
・Develop human resources who think independently and proactively by achieving work improvements
・Create an atmosphere that fosters ongoing improvements so that both individuals and the company achieve growth・Undertake and support DX initiatives aimed at improving operations
4. Supporting workstyles that live up to the aspirations of employees
・Develop workstyles that overcome barriers of time and space
・Provide support for employee health, childcare and family care

Relationship with the Local Community
PolicyContribute to sustainable community development and the global environment through our corporate activities.
Specific Initiatives
1. Volunteer activities to support the reconstruction of the Tohoku region
A total of 72 employees participated in 20 activities over 9 years. These activities were put on hold in FY2021 due to thespread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
・Volunteer activities to support fishing in Kesennuma Town, Miyagi Prefecture
・Support for the restoration of the Takata-Matsubara coastal forest in Rikuzentakata (which was destroyed by the tsunamithat accompanied the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake) (Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture)
2. Tokyo Station regional joint patrols
Zeon employees would have been participating in Tokyo Station district joint patrols for 10 years in FY2021; however, thisactivity was put on hold in FY2021 due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, a cumulative total of 38 employees
have participated in this activity.

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