FY 2018 CSR website 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 affiliatedcompanies Optes Inc. and Zeon Medical Inc. are also located on the Takaoka
Plant grounds. The Takaoka Plant has an R&D focus, with the Precision Optics
Laboratory, Production Technology Laboratory, and Medical Research Instituteoperating within it. This enables greater integration between research andmanufacturing to shorten the product development timeline.

Aerial view of Takaoka Plant

Plant Policy by the Plant Manager
To handle production for new business in Zeon’s future, Takaoka Plant aims toachieve visualization of stability, safety, and technology, build a cost-focused
flexible production system, and transform into an R&D-focused plant resilient
to change. The Takaoka Plant will carry out the following activities in FY 2018,with a strategy that emphasizes engaging in dialog in regard to “How can weachieve our goals?”, pooling our collective wisdom, and working to realize theproduction management indicators specified for the second year of
implementation of Phase III of the SZ-20 medium-term management plan.
Implementing compliance thoroughly and building on the foundation provided
by production innovations, we aim to achieve the following goals.

Takaoka Plant Manager
Koichi Asano

1. Realize safe, secure production through the implementation of the industrial safety, environmental andquality management systems, so as to achieve the goal of “zero incidents, zero accidents, and zeropollution.”
2. Make effective use of visualization and Z activities to realize cost savings and production technology
enhancement, to become a production base for both existing and new businesses.
3. Implement work style reform to achieve the goal of enabling every employee to achieve personal growth,and to realize the vision of creating a workplace in which all employees can participate to the best of theirability.

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 aserious accident if handled incorrectly. In regard to accident prevention, we are focusing on strengthening
employee awareness and developing measures to ensure safety.

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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 and our customers; it could also cause serious harm to local residents. We aim to eliminate safetyincidents and irregularities, create a workplace in which employees can work 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 witha sense of security.
3. We comply with safety-related laws and regulations, agreements, and rules and regulations that wehave established ourselves.
Besides complying with safety-related laws and regulations, we also comply with agreements that Zeon
Corporation and our plant 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 ourtechnologies and management techniques. To this end, we set safety management targets which we adjust
on an annual basis, and we are constantly striving to achieve an even higher level of safety.
Besides revising and improving our safety management activities, we periodically revise and improve oursafety management system and enhance its content.

Environmental Impact ReductionsEnvironmental 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 andenvironmental pollution, we are focusing on strengthening the awareness of all employees and implementing
related measures.
In addition, we are working towards the goal of achieving zero emissions, to help protect theenvironment 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 the impact of an accident or irregularity would not be confined to our plant and our customers;
it could also cause serious harm to local residents. We aim to eliminate environmental incidents andirregularities, create a workplace in which employees can work with peace of mind, and be an enterprise thatis trusted by the local community, to ensure that local people can go about their daily lives with a sense ofsecurity.
3. We comply with safety-related laws and regulations, with agreements that Zeon Corporation andour plant have entered into, and with internal rules and regulations.
Besides complying with environment-related laws and regulations, we also comply with agreements that
Zeon Corporation and our plant have entered into, and with internal rules and regulations.

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4. We implement environmental improvements on an ongoing basis
We develop and improve economically viable technologies and management techniques on an ongoingbasis.
To this end, we set environmental management targets which we adjust on an annual basis, and we areconstantly striving to achieve an even higher level of environmental protection.
We also periodically revise and improve our environmental management system and enhance its content.
Scope of the Environmental Management System(1) Organizational unit: Departments of the Takaoka Plant, Zeon Corporation
Function: Manufacturing of and pilot research on synthetic rubbers, and manufacturing of electronicmaterials
Physical boundary: The entire area of the Takaoka Plant, Zeon Corporation, located at 630 Ogino,
Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, JapanIn 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 activities: Business processes from raw materials procurement through to manufacturing,packaging, storage and shipping
Products and services: Synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex, and electronic materials; providing information
to customers, and responding to complaints from customers and the local community(3) Authority and capacity of managing and influencing organizations: Head Office divisions (including designand development), partner companies (product logistics, disposal of industrial waste, etc.), and suppliers(companies supplying raw materials, etc.)
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 andis 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 impacts on air and water quality
・We are substantially reducing our CO2 emissions by operating high-efficiency boilers that use liquefied
natural gas as fuel.
4. Conserving resources and energy
・We are conserving energy by operating high-efficiency boilers.
・We avoid using electricity at peak times to reduce peak energy demand.

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Takaoka Plant
Substances
Consumption (tons)
subject toEmissions (tons)
the PRTRAct
Industrial
Amount generated before
waste
compacting (tons)
Amount generated after
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills(tons)
Atmospheric CO2 emissions (tons)
emissions
SOx emissions (tons)
NOx emissions (tons)
Soot emissions (tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Wastewater

EnergyTotal wastewater discharge(1,000 m3)
COD emissions (tons)
Total phosphorus discharge(tons)
Total nitrogen discharge(tons)
Consumption(crude oil equivalent, kL)
Unit consumption index(FY 1990 = 100)

Production equivalent (tons)

FY 201316

FY 201421

FY 201517

FY 201622

FY 2017
44

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

12,494

8,794

7,309

6,751

8,046

1,056

437

363

336

400

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

22,5463.2
13020,8250.0
1.7
0.0

20,9640.0
2.5
0.0

20,6540.0
0.2
0.0

21,1670.00.30.0

3,732

3,848

3,804

4,079

4,086

4,890

3,322

3,213

3,428

3,605

18.9

12.7

12.6

16.1

15.9

0.8

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

20

14

14

15

12

8,986

8,290

9,380

9,605

9,473

104%

92%

102%

116%

81％

53,94556,60954,616

52,84457,863

Relationship with Employees
PolicyAt the Takaoka Plant, we conduct human resource development with the aim of drawing out, developing, andmobilizing the potential of every employee.
Specific Initiatives
We established the Takaoka Plant education scheme, which covers basic education, environmental andsafety education, vocational education, and quality management education.
・Operator education: Education at the Monozukuri Training Center at Mizushima Plant for employees in theirfirst to third years of employment
・Knowledge of plant operations: Operational skills education mainly through on-the-job training, practicaleducation using emergency response drills and drills simulating abnormalities, andchemical engineering education using CAI to learn scientific principles-4-

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Relationship with the Local CommunitySpecific Initiatives
1. Contributing to the community through volunteering・Beautification activities in the area surrounding the plant・Himi coastal cleanup
・Fushikikokubu coastal cleanup

Coastal cleanup

2. Interactions with the local community
・We hold the Zeon Takaoka Group Summer Festival for local residents,
employees, and their families to meet and interact
・We participate in local events, including the Futagami Manshou Kai industry–academia–government association, the Takaoka Manyo Festival in Takaoka
City, and the Toyama Marathon in Toyama Prefecture
Zeon Takaoka Group SummerFestival

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
・Plant tours for other companies
・Plant tours for employees’ families

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