FY 2017 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Chemicals L.P.

Zeon Chemicals L.P. (ZCLP)
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of synthetic rubbers, sales of other Zeon Group products
・Manufactured and sold products: Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, acrylic rubber,hydrogenated nitrile rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, Zeotherm ®
・Sold products: Cyclo-olefin polymer, styrene isoprene block copolymer, RIM(reaction injection molding) products, electronics materials

Kentucky Plant

Established in 1989 from the purchase of the elastomer division of BF Goodrich
Chemical Company combined with the new Zeon HNBR facility constructed thesame year in Pasadena, Texas. The company operates mainly in North America,
and is also expanding business in South America from the subsidiary Zeon do Brasil Ltda.
LocationsLouisville, Kentucky; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Pasadena, Texas
Subsidiary
Zeon do Brasil Ltda

Company Policy (Executive Message)
Hello, my name is Bob Barlow. I am privileged to serve as President and CEO ofZeon Chemicals L.P., with responsibility for sales of Zeon manufactured productsin the Americas. The ZCLP theme for 2017 is: “NOW IS THE TIME.” We believethat in the year 2017, ZCLP is positioned to achieve successful commercial
launches of new products, realize sales expansion plans according to the SZ-20Plan, finalize new product and process developments, and consolidate efficiency
improvements in the plants. In previous years, ZCLP has put in place the systems

President and CEO
Bob Barlow

and resources to demonstrate leadership in the world marketplace. My challenge
to ZCLP members is for 2017 to be the year when ZCLP fully delivers planned results in the following areas.
・R&D: ZCLP is recognized as a technical leader with fast and effective R&D and applications development thatanticipates what the market needs are.
・Production: All North American plants are running at full capacity and efficiency with competitive cost structuresand supply chains. In addition, ZCLP is recognized as safety and quality leader with zero OSHA Recordables,
Zero Customer Complaints, and superior environmental performance.
・Sales and Ｍarketing: ZCLP has fully functioning Zeon sales and marketing operations in the U.S., Mexico, andBrazil, leading full commercial integration with the rest of Zeon Group.

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Safety Initiatives
PolicyZCLP’s safety policy is to achieve safety excellence with zero OSHA recordable injuries.
Specific Initiatives
During the annual safety awards ceremony for Zeon Group facilities held in Tokyo this year, one ZCLP facility wasrecognized for their performance in 2016. The Texas Plant had zero accidents. This level of performance is a resultof the emphasis on building a superior safety culture, embraced by the workers in these locations.

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyZCLP’s mission is to be a good neighbor in the neighborhoods in which we operate through superior environmental
performance.
Specific Initiatives
An example of ZCLP’s efforts to improve environmental compliance is the revamping of our incident reporting
system to emphasize spill prevention.
Large releases to the local publicly owned treatment system can cause negative publicity, concern from ourneighbors and fines for Zeon.
To reduce this risk, ZCLP SHE team revised the incident reporting ranking system to include a new Rank D level forminor spills/releases and near misses as a leading indicator. We believe that reporting all near misses and smallspills, analyzing them for root causes and instituting corrective actions will prevent more serious releases (RankA/B) from occurring. Employees reported 50 Rank D spills in 2016.
In addition, ZCLP developed an electronic incident reporting system in the ETQ Reliance software platform toprovide transparency of spill incidents across the company, sharing of lessons learned, and greater use of analytics
for spill prevention.
Environmental Data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.005 tons

Kentucky Plant

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 201688

77

7

16,26014,927

16,202

15,376

13,757

28

20

10

21

8

572

505

344

532

551

552

478

332

526

539

965

957

1,014

685

722

CO2 emissions (tons)

32,21731,741

33,57032,32931,368Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

10,136

9,820

11,017

10,323

9,755

Substances

No. of substances

subject to theConsumption (tons)

PRTR Act

Emissions (tons)

Industrial

Amount generated before

waste

compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)
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Texas Plant

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

Substances

No. of substances

00000

subject to theConsumption (tons)

00000

PRTR Act

Emissions (tons)

00000

Industrial

Amount generated before

waste

compacting (tons)

32

47

36

41

42

1.2

2.2

3.0

1.6

1.0

234

226

252

188

228

CO2 emissions (tons)

9,965

10,05910,712

10,5209,651

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

2,945

2,940

3,150

3,099

2,837

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

33

3

3

3

4,444

4,933

5,125

4,298

4,367

47

48

71

61

58

22

44

42

97

128

22

44

42

97

128

134

142

132

166

124

CO2 emissions (tons)

17,925

17,133

16,045

14,777

13,923

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

7,514

7,122

6,452

5,999

5,624

Amount sent to landfills (tons)
3

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

Mississippi PlantSubstances

No. of substances

subject to theConsumption (tons)

PRTR Act

Emissions (tons)

Industrial waste

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

Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Relationship with the Local Community
ZCLP’s mission statement says that we will surpass the expectations of the community through world -class
innovation and excellence in all of our activities. ZCLP employees have a concern for the community which is
focused primarily on doing what we can do to improve opportunities for the less fortunate, primarily school-aged
children. They are the future of our world.
Specific Initiatives
1. Donations to charities
The ZCLP Corporate team selected Make-A-Wish® as our 2016 charity. The Make-A-Wish® Foundation’s goal is togrant the wish of every child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. Since the Chapter's inception in1983, Make-A-Wish® Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana has granted over 15,000 wishes.
ZCLP employees raised more than $11,600 during the March Madness Basketball Free Throw Contest, the Labor
Day Picnic with Dunk Tank, and our traditional Holiday Raffle, Silent Auction and Santa Contest!

March Madness Basketball Free Throw Contest

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2. Support for neighboring elementary school
ZCLP employees also continued our support of neighboring Cane Run Elementary
School through donations of school supplies in September and Christmas gift bags
full of heathy treats, school supplies, and a stuffed toy in December.

Visiting the elementary school as
Santa Claus to deliver gift bags

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