Initiatives at Affiliated Companies

Inoue Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Head Office:2-2-13 Okano, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture
Yokohama Plant:
2-10-10 Okano, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture
Ebina Plant:
2286-1 Sugikubo, Ebina, Kanagawa prefecture
Workforce:
260 employees
Website:http://www.inoue-mfg.com/Inquiries:
Quality and Environmental Promotion Department
Tel: +81-46-238-1055
Fax: +81-46-238-4727

History
Established as Inoue Iron Works in 1919, the(4) Establishment of green procurement
management

Social Contribution Activities

current incarnation of Inoue Manufacturing(1) Work experience for junior high schoolcame into being af ter the company was

As part of our development efforts to help

restructured in 1957. With capital investment

minimize environmental impac t, we havestudents

from Furukawa Electric, we became a member

developed technology and products including

Having received a request from the Nishi-of the Furukawa Electric Group that same year

halogen-free termination connectors for power

ku Ward Office (Yokohama) to provide workand have been ever since.

cables (so as to prevent harmful gases fromexperience placements, in May 2008 we organ-We deal in a range of products, including

being emitted during combustion), lightweightized a two-day work experience program foraccessories for power cables, components

guns for spot welding robots (so as to reduce

two local junior high school students. The pro-for electrical equipment, spot welding guns

the amount of materials used and make robots

gram started with safety education and also

and their components, and other processedmore compact) and electronic beam welding

included tours of our plants before concludingnonferrous metal products.

achieving almost the same electric resistance aswith practical sessions in which the students

base material.

manufactured their own pencil holders.

Environmental Preservation
Initiatives

On the waste front, we are making every
effort to reduce the volume of waste that we

In March 2002, our Ebina Plant, Yokohama

generate through initiatives such as reusing

Plant and Tokyo Branch combined to obtainpackaging boxes. All waste leaving our plants

ISO 14001 certification. In an effort to reduce

is sent to a subcontractor for intermediate dis-the environmental impact of our businessposal, with the majority then being recycled.

activities, we continue to promote the follow-

In an effort to raise awareness, we have hand-ing environmental preservation initiatives on

ed out cards bearing our Basic Environmentala priority basis in the fields of product devel-

Philosophy and Environmental Policy to all ofopment, design, manufacturing and sales.

our employees and require them to be carried(1) Energy saving initiatives to help preventat all times in our plants. We are also working toglobal warming

A practical work experience session(2) External awards

raise environmental awareness on an individual

Our Ebina Plant has its own firefighting(2) Waste reduction and recycling initiatives

level through initiatives such as requiring vehi-team that is responsible for maintaining

to ensure the effective use of resources

cles to turn off their engines whilst on site andand operating fire hydrants and conducting

and reduce environmental impact

meticulously separating waste for recycling.

regular fire drills. In October 2007, the team(3) Development of technology and products

In terms of chemical substances, we are

was presented with an award for outstanding

to help minimize environmental impact

now able to manufacture selected products

achievement at the 19th Ebina Indoor Fire

(4) Rigorous control of chemical substances

made from materials that do not contain any

Hydrant Contest, an event organized by theharmful substances, including lead-free sol-Ebina Fire Department.

We have set out the following environmental targets for fiscal 2008 and are implementing activities accordingly.

der and cadmium-free silver brazing filler.
We will continue to make every effort toimplement companywide activities aimed at(1) 5% year on year reduction in power consumption(2) 5% year on year reduction in volume ofwaste generated(3) 10 0 % r e s p o n s e r a t e t o c u s t o m e r
requirements regarding the exclusionof harmful chemical substances

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reducing environmental impact in the future.

A “koppel” consisting of acopper strip and copper plate
welded onto one anotherusing electron beam welding

6600V termination (ecotermination)

Okumura Metals Co. Ltd.
Head Office:2-6-5 Sakuragawa, Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Ritto Works:
575 Deba, Ritto, Shiga prefecture
Nikko Works:
597 Otorozawa, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture
Okayama Works:1226-2 Hattori, Osafune-cho, Setouchi, Okayama prefecture
Kasuga Plant:
2352-1 Nokono, Kasuga-cho, Tamba, Hyogo prefecture
Workforce:
146 employees
Website:http://www.fitec.co.jp/okumura/Inquiries:
EMS Promotion Department, Head OfficeTel: +81-6-6562-7251
Fax: +81-6-6562-7258

History
Established in 1926, Okumura Metals
adopted its current name in 1970. Having
entered the processing sector via the salesaving specifications, including equipment

Future Activities

such as compressors and air conditioners(1) Eliminating the use of chlorine-based(3) Reducing use of chlorine-based organic
solvents

organic solvents
We scrapped one of our three dichlorometh-of materials such as copper and aluminum,

In fiscal 2007, we achieved an 82% reduc-ane washing machines at the end of March 2008

we currently process components for hometion in the volume of organic solvents usedand replaced it with a hydrocarbon-based alter-appliances, including manufacturing internal

to clean our produc ts and components

native. We plan to scrap and replace a further

piping for air conditioners, piping connection

compared to levels in fiscal 2000 throughmachine before the end of fiscal 2008 and havekits and microwave oven components.

measures such as continuing the installation

also penciled in the removal of the remaining

In addition to five domestic works andof hydrocarbon-based washing machinery

machine so as to complete the process.

plants, we started to branch out overseas in(started in fiscal 2002) and using alternatives(2) Increasing sales of environmentally

1987 and currently operate a global network

to solvent-based cleaning fluids.

friendly products

consisting of four overseas bases (in Malaysia,(4) Green activities

In our capacity as a sup-Guangzhou, Shanghai and Thailand), as we

In an effort to take quick, effective action inplier of environmentallycontinue to supply products that guarantee

response to new restrictions on the use of harmful

friendly products, whichcustomer satisfaction on a daily basis.

chemical substances, including RoHS regulations,the home appliancein fiscal 2007 we put in place an environmental

industry has been actively

quality assurance system to enable us to deal withpromoting, c apit alizing

customer inquiries as quickly as possible.

on the fact that 70% of theEnvironmental Preservation
Initiatives
We f irst began ISO 14001 cer tif ication

We have also installed simplified analysis

products we sell are materi-activities in March 1999, going on to achieveequipment and established a checking system as

als or components for whitecertification for our three works and plants inpart of our day to day management operations.

goods, we are actively

the Kinki region in February 2000. In February(5) Community and social contribution

focusing on increasing sales

Eco Cute piping

2005, we added a further two sites, securing

activities

of materials and components for environ-certification for all of our domestic premises.

We take part in events and other activities held

mentally friendly products and making every

Having gone on to obtain certification at eachin the local communities around each of our sites.

effort to sell body components and materialsof our four overseas bases in December 2006,At our Head Office, in addition to engag-for Eco Cute water heaters in particular, which

our environmental preservation activities now

ing in weekly cleanup activities conducted

are attracting a great deal of attention withincover all bases associated with the company.

once a week, we have participated in Clean

the industry at present. We intend to con-Osaka (held in November each year andtinue to increase sales in the future.

also in August 2007

(3) Green activities

Priority Measures(1) Waste reduction activities

to coincide withWe are redoubling our focus on green

In f iscal 20 07, we managed to reduce

the World Athletics

activities at present, incorporating our sup-the volume of waste generated by 45%Championships) andpliers as well in an effort to firmly establish

compared to levels in fiscal 2000 throughlocal cleanup activi-

measures such as promoting recycling basedties ever since 2002.

on separating, collecting and returning raw

Power consumption

material packaging.

2000(2) Reducing power consumption

1500

In fiscal 2007 we achieved a 19% reductionin power consumption compared to levels

Unit: 1,000KwH

our environmental quality assurance system.
Cleanpic Osaka

Waste generated

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1000

in f iscal 2000 through measures such as

500

upgrading plant facilities in line with energy

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2000 2007（Fiscal year）

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100

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Methylene chloride

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52000

2000 2007（Fiscal year）

We are working to achieve zero emissions, with overall waste totaling less than1%, through efforts to reduce the volume

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of waste generated, primarily through the106
202000 2007

3Rs, and to cut the volume of direct landfill
disposal based on initiatives such as disassembly and separating waste.

（Fiscal year）

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