FY 2020 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sale of perfumes and pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates,
manufacture and sale of RIM blended solutions
Established in 1996 as a producer of fine chemical products, Zeon Chemicals
Yonezawa began production of synthetic aroma chemicals in 1997 and reaction injection
molding (RIM) compounds in 1998.

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
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No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2020: 35 (33 men, 2 women)
Hiring in FY 2019: 2 (2 men, 0 woman)
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Perfumes madewith syntheticaroma

Company Policy (Executive Message)
The company is the only Zeon Group production base in northern Japan. FY 2020 was
the final year of the SZ-20 medium-term management plan Phase III. Since safety is themost important aspect of production activities, we adopted “Acting with safety as thehighest priority in everything and achieving the goals of the final year of Phase III” as ourpolicy for FY 2020 and specified the following key issues that need to be addressed.
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Achieve zero safety incidents and no accidents. Implement measures to achieve this.
Reform the details of operations in an effort to raise productivity.
Pursue quality that meets customer needs.
Implementing cost reduction measures on an ongoing basis
Complete contract research work and raise plant technical skills.
Implement activities to meet society’s expectations

President
Koichi Miyagi

Safety Initiatives
PolicyWith a commitment to the basics, create stable, safe, and comfortable workplaces.
Specific Initiatives
Increased sensory awareness through hands-on education
・Provide controlled combustion and explosion experience with alkyl aluminum (category
3 hazardous substance), which we use in manufacturing, in cooperation with the fire
department and a chemicals manufacturer.
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Enhance Hazard Detection Abilities through 4R-KYT
・We introduced 4R-KYT* and are implementing accident and disaster prevention
measures. These measures are implemented with the aim of preventing risky
behavior by analyzing in small groups the hidden risk factors in the workplace andwork tasks and the phenomena they cause to come to a mutual understanding.
* 4R-KYT (basic four-round hazard prediction training) is a risk prediction method that progress
through four stages (rounds). A team uses illustration sheets and on-site photos to identify
hidden risks in the workplace and work tasks. Through repeated training, each individual’ssensitivity, concentration abilities, and problem-solving abilities are enhanced.

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyMaintain record of zero emissions, and conduct activities to reduce our environmental impact.
Specific Initiatives
1. Maintain record of zero emissions
・Recycle and reuse resources
・Practice thermal recycling
2. Conserving resources and energy
・Reduce power consumption
3. Environmental data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

FY 2015

No. of substances
Substances subject
to the PRTR Act

Industrial waste

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

FY 201934556

Consumption (tons)

1,567

1,576

4,544

3,880

2,787

Emissions (tons)

0.6

0.6

1.5

1.41.0

182

180

232

215

284

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1214

18

16

14

1,815

1,716

2,089

1,927

1,804

762

720

876

864

792

2,050

1,820

2,001

1,800

1,758

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

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

CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)
Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)* Our electricity consumption has increased due to full-scale running of new experiments, resulting in higher CO 2 emissions and energy
consumption in FY 2015.
* In conjunction with the increase in production volume, CO 2 emissions and energy consumption have increased since FY 2017.

Relationship with Employees
PolicyCultivate human talent who set themselves challenging goals, and implement improvement and reform activities on an
ongoing basis.

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Specific Initiatives
1. Invigoration of ZΣ cycle activities
The Zeon Group uses the name “ZΣ Activities” to refer to quality control activities. At Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa, we holdannual presentations to showcase the achievements of our ZΣ Activities, and the members of a representative ZΣ Activities
team are sent to attend the Group-wide presentation; in this way, we aim to strengthen employees’ awareness of the needfor ongoing improvement, and to enhance overall employee skill levels.
2. Naseba-naru Awards (in-house commendations)Naseba-naru Awards are given to employees who have demonstrated significant results, including implementing
improvements and creating systems, safety and 5S’s, and corporate culture reforms. Seven employees received thecommendation in FY 2017, six in FY 2018, and five in FY 2019. The meaning of Naseba-naru comes from a quote byUesugi Yozan, the head of the Yonezawa domain during the mid-Edo Period, who is remembered for achieving financial
and other reforms of the domain. He famously said, “If you put your mind to it, you can do it” (Nasebanaru in Japanese).

Relationship with the Local Community
Compliance and other activities to fulfill society’s expectations.
Specific Initiatives
1. Participation in community events
Yamagata Prefecture experiment classrooms
We set up an experiment craft booth at the 2019 Youth Science Festival inYamagata. Together with children, we made air fresheners by adding our synthetic
aroma chemicals to water-absorbent resin containing colored water. A total of 98
elementary and junior high school students learned about synthetic aroma chemicals
while enjoying the craft activity.
Experiment classrooms

2. Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival
Held every year, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival creates a magical atmosphere
symbolizing local residents’ wishes for peace. We participate every year as a part ofour community activities and create snow lanterns.

Zeon’s completed snow lanterns-3-