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Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

Introduction to Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd. was established as a fine chemical productproduction company in 1996 and began production of aroma chemicals which use leaf
alcohol* as a main ingredient in 1997.
The company also began production of liquid compounds for reaction injection molding
which use dicyclopentadiene as a main ingredient in 1998. It also conducts consigned
research work for the Zeon Corporation's new chemical research building opened in April
2006.

President Makoto Watanabe* Leaf alcohol
Green note aroma chemical that uses 2-Buthyne extracted from C5 fractions as a starting material

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa
Co., Ltd.

1. Conducting Safety Competitions
For seven years straight, Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa has had no injuries and no accidents(as of March 2014). In line with the “Thorough investigation of safe and secure production
with an emphasis on the basics” in the 2013 President’s Annual Policy, we implemented awritten examination for basic operations, read out a list of basic operations at morning
meetings, and held “Packing Exchanges,” a basic operation competition, with the goal ofimproving safety awareness and preventing misoperations. In the competition, theBasic Operations Competition

managers took the top places, which reiterated the ability of managerial staff to all
employees. In third place were employees who had been trained at the Monozukuri
Training Center*. Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa plans to be creative and continue to conduct competitions and other suchactivities for safety and environmental conservation.
*Monozukuri Training Center
An operator training center established in the Mizushima Plant of Zeon Corporation. Trainees take classroom lectures and practice work tasks at its training facilities in order to learn
plant rules and acquire a basic knowledge of plant operations, and to improve their skills.

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2. Environmental Data
Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013

Number of substances

42

547

Consumption (tons)

131,231

1,897

1,773

1,642

Amount emitted (tons)

0.00.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

59

87

186

187

202

4.2

0.4

0.4

0.0

0.0--1410

9

CO2 emissions (tons)

489

815

940

1,017

1,151

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

290

455

505

439

490

Substances
covered by
PRTR law

Amount generated (before volume
Industrial wastereduction) (tons)

Amount sent to landfill (tons)

Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )Participation in the Uesugi Yukidoro-matsuri (snow lantern festival)
The Uesugi Yukidoro-matsuri symbolizes the local residents' prayer for peace. Offerings ofLanterns are made at Chinkon-no-oka in Matsugasaki Koen Park, in the city of Yonezawa.
The snow lanterns are made by first stomping on the snow to make the base, then placingsnow in a frame and treading on it to make it firm. It is then left out for two days to freeze.
The snow is then carved in line with the design. As a part of our activities as a member ofthe community, we participate every year by creating two snow lanterns. This year, thecompany president was interviewed by NHK Yamagata. The 20-second interview wasbroadcast on the Tohoku Regional News on the same day.

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Being interviewed by NHK