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Tohpe

Introduction to Tohpe Corporation
Since its establishment in 1915, Tohpe Corporation has been contributing to society as ageneral paint materials manufacturer. Having joined the Zeon Group in 2013, Tohpe has
been able to further reinforce its foundations.
In the paints business, Tohpe produces and sells specialty and environmentally-friendly
paint materials, and in the chemicals business, it produces and sells materials with highfunctionality, mainly focusing on acrylic rubber.

President Yoshimasa Fushimi

Tohpe Head Office

1. Promoting MD activities
Tohpe has established MD (muda-tori, or “Waste Reduction” in English) committees
in each of its offices to promote waste-reduction activities. Current initiatives include
ecostations for recycling stationery, and green curtain tree planting activities.

5S patrols and 5S activities by the MDcommittee

On-site tree-planting activities headedby the MD committee (Green CurtainGrowing)-1-FY2015 CSR Website

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2. Safety activities
Achieving 3,000 days without a loss-time incidentEach of our offices aims to achieve zero work-related accidents, and every employee
operates with a heightened awareness of safety. In fiscal 2014, the Tokyo Office andKurashiki Plant achieved targets of 3,000 days without a loss-time incident, joining theIbaraki Plant and Kyushu Plant in currently conducting operations under this achievement.
In the future, safety measures and safety training will be implemented more than ever.

Ceremony held on February 7,2015 to commend the Kurashiki
Plant for achieving 3,000 days
without a loss-time incident

5S Activities (Clean Time)
5S activities at the Mie Plant and the Ibaraki Plant included a 15-minute post-lunch breakclean time.
The activities began with a focus on sorting, tidying and cleaning. Unused items werethrown away, and space was created. Things that were previously unseen became
noticeable after cleaning, creating new perceptions.
We will continue to implement clean time as we strive to keep the plant clean.

Clean time and 5S
activities

3. Environmental Data
Tohpe Corporation
Substances
Number of substances
covered byConsumption (tons)
PRTR law
Amount emitted (tons)
Industrial
Amount generated (before volume reduction)
waste(tons)
Amount sent to landfill (tons)
Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)-2-FY2014
22
8,020
60
2,445
111
0
8,279
4,296

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1. Blood donation activities
The Mie office has been conducting blood donation activities since 1982. These activities
have been conducted a total of 57 times, most recently being held on October 15, 2014.

Blood-donation vehicle foron-site blood donation
2. Disaster readiness activities
Staff members at the Ibaraki office participate in the Koga City Fire Department fire hydrant usage event held every Fall.
The fire hydrant usage event is a fire-fighting competition in which the participants compete by carrying out fire-fighting
operations as quickly as possible in line with the established rules. Taking part every year with the aim to win, the plantstaff took second place in 2014.

Ibaraki office staff at the fire
hydrant usage event
3. Participation in regional environmental beautification activities
The forested district where the Mie office is located conducts an annual cleanup drive to beautify the surrounding region.
The Tohpe Mie office takes part every year as a local resident. Despite poor rainy season weather, 14 persons, mostly
dormitory residents, participated in the 2014 cleanup. As litter normally receives little notice, the participants weresurprised to discover that they had collected about two bags full. Joining the activity every year lets the participants greet
and engage in action with people from the town, deepening communication.
From this year, the Ibaraki Plant, too, has begun monthly cleanups around the plant.

Annual cleanup of Mie officeMonthly cleanup of Ibaraki Plant

4. Interaction through Sports
The Ibaraki office is an active participant in the sports meet held by the Kogashi Industrial Association. Plant employees
deepened their interaction with the region by taking part in baseball, softball, and table tennis in this fiscal year's event , asthey also did through participation in a marathon held by the city of Koga.

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Ibaraki Plant employees at
the table tennis meet

Ibaraki Plant employees at
the marathon