FY2021 Site Reports > Zeon Corporation – Takaoka Plant

Zeon Corporation – Takaoka Plant
Takaoka Plant Profile
Main Products
Specialty synthetic rubbers, semiconductor-related products
Established in 1956, Takaoka Plant is a leading Zeon Group plant producing specialty
synthetic rubbers and semiconductor-related products. The affiliated companies Optes Inc.
and Zeon Medical Inc. are also located on the Takaoka Plant grounds. The Takaoka Plant
has the Precision Optics Laboratory, Production Technology Laboratory, and Medical
Research Institute operating within it. This enables greater integration between researchand manufacturing to shorten the product development timeline.

Aerial view of Takaoka Plant

Plant Policy by the Plant Manager
The Takaoka Plant’s Enterprise Blueprint for 2030 is to make the Takaoka Plant a plantthat “lives up to the expectations of society and of the business division to which it belongs,
and at which employees can work with enthusiasm and high motivation.” We aim to be aplant that maintains the stable, safe production of products that are of real use to the world,which benefits the local community and is environmentally-friendly, and where employees
can take pride in their work and will want to continue working at the plant.
The plant manager’s policy for FY2021, is to “work toward the realization of ourEnterprise Blueprint for 2030, and strive to achieve the targets set for the first year of
implementation of the new Medium-Term Business Plan,” and we will continue working toaddress the following priority issues:
1. Aim to make the Takaoka Plant a plant that lives up to society’s expectations:Takaoka Plant Manager
Realize the goal of zero incidents, zero accidents, zero pollution and zero infection.
Koichi Miyagi
2. Aim to make the Takoka Plant a plant that lives up to the expectations of the businessdivision to which it belongs:
Enhance the overall efficiency of production equipment utilization through production innovation and digital transformation.
3. Aim to make the Takaoka Plant a plant at which employees can work with enthusiasm and high motivation:
Implement measures aimed at work style reform.

Safety Initiatives
Safety Policy
1. We are committed to reducing the incidence of safety incidents and safety irregularities to zero.
There is a risk that the high-pressure gases and hazardous substances handled at our plant could cause a serious accident
if handled incorrectly. In regard to accident prevention, we are focusing on strengthening employee awareness and developing
measures to ensure safety.
2. We undertake safety management activities with an awareness of our plant’s characteristics.
Our plant is located near residential areas, so the impact of an accident or irregularity would not be confined to our plant andour customers; it could also cause serious harm to local residents. We aim to eliminate safety incidents and irregularities,
create a workplace in which employees can work with peace of mind, and be an enterprise that is trusted by the localcommunity, to ensure that local people can go about their daily lives with a sense of security.
3. We comply with safety-related laws and regulations, agreements, and rules and regulations that we haveestablished ourselves.
Besides complying with safety-related laws and regulations, we also comply with agreements that Zeon Corporation and ourplant have entered into, and with internal rules and regulations.
4. We implement an ongoing cycle of improvements.
Taking “Safety First” as the foundation, we undertake ongoing development and improvement of our technologies andmanagement techniques. To this end, we set safety management targets which we adjust on an annual basis, and we areconstantly striving to achieve an even higher level of safety.
Besides revising and improving our safety management activities, we periodically revise and improve our safety
management system and enhance its content.
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Specific Initiatives
1. Reduce the risks of occupational accidents
Firmly establish the four safety activities (near misses, risk detection, establishment of FP, and risk assessment), takemeasures to reduce the risks of occupational accidents, and establish three-dimensional crossing type foolproof measureswith the aim of creating a work environment where errors do not occur no matter who performs operations.
2. Reduce safety risks
Identify sources of risks and strive to reduce safety risks based on reviews by manufacturing section managers, equipment
management section managers, environmental and safety section managers, and certified hazardous sources identification
instructors, along with the latest management control, as well as management of the latest versions and steady
implementation of countermeasures.
Also, work to further enhance the overall level of safety with the trial implementation of a hazard and operability study(HAZOP) procedure, as a new measure being implemented this fiscal year.
3. Instill awareness of safety
Continue conducting training on accident case studies and issuing occupational accident calendars so that past incidents
and accidents can be used.
Broadcast speeches relating to safety by division and department managers and employees before the start of work eachmonth to maintain and raise safety awareness.

Environmental Impact Reductions
Environmental Policy
1. We are committed to reducing the incidence of environmental incidents and environmental irregularities to zero.
There is a risk that the high-pressure gases and hazardous substances handled at our plant could cause serious
environmental pollution if handled incorrectly. In regard to the prevention of accidents and environmental pollution, we arefocusing on strengthening the awareness of all employees and implementing related measures.
In addition, we are working toward the goal of achieving zero emissions, to help protect the environment not only on a local
scale, but on the global scale as well.
2. We undertake environmental improvement activities based on an awareness of our plant’s special characteristics
Our plant is located near residential areas, and relies on the Oyabe River for discharging industrial wastewater, so theimpact of an accident or irregularity would not be confined to our plant and our customers; it could also cause serious harm tolocal residents. We aim to eliminate environmental incidents and irregularities, create a workplace in which employees canwork with peace of mind, and be an enterprise that is trusted by the local community, to ensure that local people can go about
their daily lives with a sense of security.
3. We comply with safety-related laws and regulations, with agreements that Zeon Corporation and our plant haveentered into, and with internal rules and regulations.
Besides complying with environment-related laws and regulations, we also comply with agreements that Zeon Corporationand our plant have entered into, and with internal rules and regulations.
4. We implement environmental improvements on an ongoing basis
We develop and improve economically viable technologies and management techniques on an ongoing basis.
To this end, we set environmental management targets which we adjust on an annual basis, and we are constantly striving
to achieve an even higher level of environmental protection.
We also periodically revise and improve our environmental management system and enhance its content.

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Function: Manufacturing of and pilot research on synthetic rubbers, and manufacturing of electronic materials
Physical boundary : The entire area of the Takaoka Plant, Zeon Corporation, located at 630 Ogino, Takaoka City,
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
In addition, although the buildings and grounds of Zeon Takaoka Group affiliated companies andlaboratories are out of scope, support is provided for environmental aspects(2) Organizational: Business processes from raw materials procurement through to manufacturing, packaging, storage
activities
and shipping
Products and: Synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex, electronic materials; providing information to customers, andservices
responding to complaints from customers and the local community(3) Authority and: Head Office divisions (including design and development), partner companies (product logistics,capacity ofdisposal of industrial waste, etc.), suppliers (companies supplying raw materials, etc.)
managing andinfluencing
organizations
Specific Initiatives
1. Reducing emissions of hazardous chemical substances
With a target of zero emissions, Takaoka Plant has installed new equipment to recover organic solvents and is reducing
emissions of organic chemical substances in phases.
2. Reducing industrial waste
We study ways to recycle 100% of resources recovered from new facilities and maintain a record of zero tons of industrial
waste sent to landfills for disposal.
3. Reducing the negative impact on air and water quality, saving resources, and saving energy
We continue to implement activities to reduce CO 2 emissions, including efforts to reduce the amount of electric power used,and to reduce the amount of steam emitted.
4. Environmental Data * “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Takaoka Plant
Substances
subject tothe PRTR
Act

Industrialwaste

Atmosphericemissions

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Consumption (tons)

22

44

51

1050

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amount generated before compacting(tons)

6,751

8,046

8,726

9,524

10,904

Amount generated after compacting(tons)

336

400

434

473

542

Amount sent to landfills (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.00.0CO2 emissions (tons)20,654

21,167

18,134

17,155

15,909SOx emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

NOx emissions (tons)

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

Soot emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,079

4,086

4,054

3,926

4,048

Total wastewater discharge (1,000 m3)

3,428

3,605

3,335

3,216

3,125

COD emissions (tons)

16.1

15.9

12.7

18.7

9.5

Total phosphorus discharge (tons)

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.9

1.0

Total nitrogen discharge (tons)

15121919

10

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

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EnergyConsumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

9,605

9,473

8,572

8,614

8,040

Unit consumption index (FY1990 = 100)

116%

81%

81%

84%

93%

52,84457,86352,36850,65942,812

Production equivalent (tons)

Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe will continue to implement, on an ongoing basis, education and training that are necessary for the efficient operation of
the organization and its activities, with the aim of enhancing the caliber and capabilities of every single employee working at
the Takaoka Plant.
Specific Initiatives
We established the Takaoka Plant education scheme, which covers basic education, environmental and safety education,
vocational education, and quality management education.
・Operator education: Education at the Monozukuri Training Center at Mizushima Plant for employees in their first to third yearsof employment
・Knowledge of plant operations: Operational skills education mainly through on-the-job training, practical education using
emergency response drills and drills simulating abnormalities, and chemical engineering education
using CAI to learn scientific principles

Relationship with the Local Community
Specific Initiatives
1. Contributing to the community
through volunteering・Beautification activities in the areasurrounding the plant (Zero waste(May 29, 8 participants), Zero Weeds
Campaign (September 30, 80
participants)
・Himi coastal cleanup (cancelled)

Coastal cleanup

・Fushikikokubu coastal cleanup (cancelled)
2. Interactions with the local community
・We hold the Zeon Takaoka Group Summer Festival for 600 local residents, employees, andtheir families to meet and interact (cancelled)
・We participate in local events, including the Futagami Manshou Kai industry–academia–
government association (cancelled), the Manyoshu 20 Volumes Recitation Society inTakaoka City (October 2, 47 participants), and the Toyama Marathon in Toyama Prefecture(cancelled)
Zeon Takaoka Group Summer
Festival

3. Plant tours
We give plant tours to introduce the plant’s production activities and initiatives.
・Plant tours for community residents and groups
・Plant tours for schools and chemistry experiment classrooms for schools
・Plant tours for other companies
・Plant tours for employees’ families

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