FY2021 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, 2021: 34 (32 men, 2 women)
Hiring in FY2020: 1 (1 man, 0 woman)
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Perfumes madewith syntheticaroma

Molded productmade with RIMcompoundCompany Policy (Executive Message)
Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa is the only Zeon Group production base in northern Japan.
With FY2021 being the first year of implementation of the new Medium-Term Business
Plan, and given that, as a production company, the maintenance and improvement of thesystems for ensuring stable, safe production is a key issue affecting our ability to fulfil ourresponsibilities, our company policy for FY2021 has been set as “maintain our record ofzero incidents and zero accidents, and achieve our targets for the first year ofimplementation of the new Medium-Term Business Plan, looking ahead to 2030.”
Reflecting our Enterprise Blueprint for 2030 and the Medium-Term Business Plan, we
have identified the following priority issues, and all employees will be working to address
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President
Yoshiaki Aimura

Achieve zero incidents and no accidents, and provide support for employee health improvement
Eliminate the “3Ms” (Muda, Mura, Muri; Waste, Unevenness, and Overburden), and aim to enhance real operational
efficiencyUndertake quality improvement from a customer-focused perspective
Aim to enhance problem-solving capabilities by pooling the collective wisdom of all employees
Complete contract research work and contribute toward the growth strategy of the business division to which webelong
Implement activities in line with society’s and employees’ expectations-1-

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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, as a safe hazard experience activity.

Hands-on education

Strengthen awareness using experiential education
・ We are introducing a system which enables employees to experience hazardous
events safely and effectively, using virtual reality (VR) technology to recreate thesenses of hearing, vision and touch, and using this VR experience to provide
awareness-raising hazard experiences.

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. Reduce CO2 emissions
・Reduce electric power consumption and evaluate the adoption of photovoltaic solar power systems
3. Environmental data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

FY2016

No. of substances
Substances subject
to the PRTR Act

Industrial wasteFY2017

FY2018FY2019FY20204565

6Consumption (tons)

1,576

4,544

2,787

3,880

2,474

Emissions (tons)

0.6

1.5

1.0

1.4

0.5

180232

284

215

329

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14

18

16

14

16

1,716

2,089

1,927

1,804

1,837

720

876

864

792

807

1,820

2,001

1,800

1,758

1,787

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

Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)
Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

* In conjunction with the increase in production volume, CO 2 emissions and energy consumption have increased since FY2017.

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Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe aim to cultivate human talent who set themselves challenging goals, and implement education and training with afocus on day-to-day improvement activities.
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 problem-solving 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. Six employees received thecommendation in FY2018, five in FY2019, and four in FY2020. The meaning of Naseba-naru comes from a quote by
Uesugi 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” (Naseba-naru in Japanese).

Relationship with the Local Community
We participate actively in activities that make a contribution to the local community, to fulfill society’s expectations.
Specific Initiatives
Participation in community events
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the experiment classes for children
and Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival activities that we normally participate in werecancelled this year. However, we did participate in a career experience event at local
high schools, using flasks and beakers for a distillation experiment with herbs, andproviding a virtual experience of working at a chemical plant.

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