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areStatus Report
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
Editing division and Contact for MGC Responsible Care further information
Environment and Safety Division
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
Mitsibishi Building, 5-2 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8324, Japan
Phone : +81-3-3283-4828 Facsimile : +81-3-3283-4840
URL : http://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/ (English)
http://www.mgc.co.jp/chi/ (Chinese)

Environment, Health and Safety activities ofMitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Profile of MGC (As of March 31, 2009)
Consolidated
Non-consolidated

Net sales

Company NameMITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
Head Quarters Address
Mitsubishi Building, 5-2 Marunouchi 2-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8324, Japan
Original
ginal Establishment January 15, 1918
Inco
orporation
April 21, 1951
Capitalpital¥ 41.97 billion
Number of Employees
4,902 (Consolidated)
2,258 (Non-consolidated)
Main Business Sites in Japan
Branch offices :Osaka branch and Nagoya branch
Research laboratories
la:Tokyo research laboratory, Niigata researchlaboratory and Hiratsuka research laboratory
Plants :Niigata plant, Mizushima plant, Yokkaichi plant,
Yamakita plant and Kashima plant
Numbermber of consolidated subsidiaries : 34482.6

FY2006

355.2
519.3

FY2007

372.9
447.6

FY2008

310.0
0

100

200

Ordinary income

300

400

500
600
(Billion yen)

Consolidated
Non-consolidated

Aromatic Chemicals Company
Through MGC's unique xylene separationand isomerization technology, OX, MX,
PX isomers are separated and used as
raw materials to produce functionalaromatic products.

Specialty Chemicals Company
MGC is developing basic chemicals suchas persulphates, super-pure hydrogen
peroxide for electronic industry, andengineering
plastics
suchaspolycarbonate etc.

Information and Advanced Materials Company
MGC supplies high-performance, highvalue added products such as electronicmaterials, oxygen absorber (AGELESS R )etc.

1Contents

2

Message from the President

3

MGC Corporate Behavior Guidelines

4Management System
Environmental and Safety Management
Targets and Results of Responsible Care Activities
Responsible Care Audits and Goals of Action

5
7
9

Occupational Health and Safety

31.5
61.8

FY2007

Approach to Occupational Health and Safety

36.9
12.7
10

10

Process Safety and Disaster Prevention

7.0

FY2008

Approach to Process Safety and Disaster Prevention 11
20

30

40

50

60
70
(Billion yen)

Main Products

MGC manufactures commodity chemicals
such as methanol, ammonia, formalin etc.
and uses these chemicals to produce theirderivatives, and life-science products.

Profile of MGC

61.7

FY20060Natural Gas Chemicals Company

Contents

MethanolFormalin
Ammonia
Methylamines
Methyl methacrylate
Methacrylates

Polyols
Dimethylether
Ubidecarenone (Co-enzyme Q10)
ASC Super (Catalase)
Hydrogen generation device from methanol
Catalysts

m-Xyleneo-Xylene
Methaxylylene diamine
1, 3-BAC
MX nylon resin

Toluic acidAromatic aldehydes
Trimellitic anhydride
Pyromellitic anhydride

Hydrogen peroxide
Persulphates
Hydrosulfite
Chemicals for electronic industries
Monomer for photo resist
Monomer for plastic lens

Polycarbonate resin (Iupilon )Polyacetal resin (Iupital R )Modified polyphenylene ether (Iupiace R )Polyamide MXD6 (Reny R )Polyamideimide (AI Polymer R )Iupilon Sheet R

Environmental Preservation
13
Environmental Burden from Business Activities
14
Environmental Accounting
15
Approach to Global Warming Prevention
17
Approach to Chemicals Release Reduction
Approach to Preventing the Atmosphere, Waters and Soil Pollution 18
19
Zero Emission of Waste

Chemicals and Products Safety

1

The Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
Company, Inc. (MGC) has been
publishing the environmental reportsince 2001, has changed the report
title to "Responsible Care Report" in
2007, and has been announcing it’s
approach to the environment, healthand safety activities.
This Responsible Care Report 2009is issued in order to publicize MGC's
Responsible Care (RC) Activities(Occupational health and safety,
Process safety and disasterprevention,
Environmental
preservation, Product stewardship,and Distribution safety) widely to the
public, and to promote MGC's own
RC activities.
This Report is compiled in reference
to the "Environmental Report
Guideline 2007 edition" of the
Ministry of Environment, and iswritten in an easy-to-understandway for a better understanding.

Environmentally friendly Products and Research and Development 20
Approach to Safety Management of Chemicals and Products 21
Scope of This Report

Dialogue with the Public

Epoxy • BT resin copper clad laminates
Materials for multi-layer printed circuit board
BT resin R
LE SHEET R
AGELESS R (Oxygen absorber)

Explanatory NoteR

Anaero Pack R
RP System R
AGELESS OMAC R
PharmaKeep R

23

Environmental Communications

Environment and Safety in MGC Business Sites
Responsible Care Activities in MGC Business Sites

24

Environment and Safety in MGC Group Affiliates
Environmental and Safety Activities in MGC Group Affiliates 33

2[Sites covered]
All MGC's domestic business places.
The environmental performancedata are based on only those of 8plants where the production iscarried out.
[Period covered]
From January 1, 2008 to December
31, 2008. (In a part of this report,
activities in 2009 are described.)
As
for
the
environmental
performance data, the period is from
April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
[Publication]
October, 2009
[Next publication schedule]
October, 2010

Responsible
Care Status
Report 2009

Message from the President

Building up the deserving MGC group in the globalization age
with the courage not to fear change

MGC Corporate
Behavior Guideliness
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. ("MGC", "the Company" or "we") aims to
be a company that acts with sound judgment and maintains the trust andunderstanding of society. The Company operates under six behavioral principles,
presented and explained below, and will share knowledge of these principles
widely throughout Group companies.
Senior managers recognize that it is their role to embody the spirit of theseprinciples, and while ensuring that they have a full understanding of thenecessary information inside and outside the Company, they will take the initiative
to promote a high level of corporate ethics, and strive to develop and operate aneffective framework for this purpose through the internal control system.
Furthermore, if an incident takes place in contravention of these guidelines, they
will take command and fulfill their obligations for internal and external disclosure,strive to identify the cause of the incident and prevent its recurrence, and deal
with the matter strictly and fairly in respect to all parties, including management
itself.

will ensure customer and consumer satisfaction and trust by providing
1 MGC
high-quality products and services that are useful, safe and reliable
In the entire MGC group, "Putting Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) into action in all businessactivities and aiming at world class sustainable growth
as a chemical company dedicated to excellence with acharacter and presence based on its unique
technology" is given as the MGC group vision, and it
is important to encourage the growth of our deserving
MGC group in the age of globalization with thecourage not to fear change.
We recognize that "it is indispensable to earn the trustof society for sustainable development of ourcorporate activities by ensuring safety andenvironment". And we aim at the establishment of aculture of safety through the practice of RC activities
with full staff participation in addition to thoroughcorporate compliance, and a company that can betrusted by the public.
We especially recognize that the starting point of amanufacturing industry is to ensure safety and stable
operation, and achievement of zero accidents and zero
occupational injuries is the basis of CSR. We areworking on various safety activities with the aim of"Zero accidents, Zero occupational injuries andEnvironmental Preservation" based on the safety
principle of "Top priority of business activity is toensure safety"
Furthermore, energy saving activities, efforts to reduce
our environmental burden from business activity, thedevelopment of environmentally friendly products,
and appropriate measures to various chemical
management regulations have steadily advanced.
And, we conduct these activities with participation of
our affiliated manufacturing companies as part of ourpolicy of developing Responsible Care (RC) activities
across the entire MGC group.
These RC activities are described in this RC report,
and we hope you will take the opportunity tounderstand our dedication to achieving our RC aims.
In addition, we welcome any feedback or requests you
have regarding our activities in the future.
October 2009

2 MGC will voluntarily and proactively address environmental issues
will comply with laws, regulations and rules, and will conduct fair,
3 MGC
transparent, appropriate and open business activities
will endeavor to ensure broad-ranging communication with
4 MGC
society through appropriate disclosure of information
will engage in business activities that are useful for society,
5 MGC
and actively contribute to society as a responsible corporate citizen
will provide comfortable and productive working conditions
6 MGC
for employees, and will ensure a safe and rewarding working environment

Representative Director, President

Kazuo Sakai
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Environmental and Safety Management

MGC RC Repot 2009

At MGC, we are understanding activities to promote "sustainable development", "creation of a recycling-based-society", and "safe operation" as important business objectives, and we are working on
Responsible Care activities in all companies as a means to perform "Environment and Safety".
Message from the Director in charge of environment and safety

Safety Philosophy
Top priority of business activity is ensuring of safety.
Safety is the basis of business activity and safety ensuring is the duty to society.

Fundamental Policies on Environment and Safety
MGC, as an important member of the community, makes an effort to earn social trust byrecognizing our responsibility to contribute to the community and to secure the environmentand safety, and by thinking of how to put our corporate activities in harmony with theprotection of the global environment under the principle of sustainable development.

Learning from the tragic accident that occurred two years ago, MGC has initiated action
to cultivate a heightened culture of safety. When looking at the cause of current accidents
including MGC's, the problem of not conforming to what has been decided is aconspicuous feature of these accidents. However, when looking at the cause more deeply,
a lack of communication buried away in a series of actions is discovered, and surprisinglythat is the greatest part of the cause. Conforming to what has been decided is the basis ofsafety, but by assuming that there is always a person who has not understood the rule
well, if the communication of the worksite is good enough, it is possible to prevent
accidents. This is a great performance of "Site Power". There is no a cure-all for
improving communication, but it is important to build up a culture that makes everyone
feel comfortable to consult with and talk to each other, to superiors and specialists
through the efforts and idea of each worksite. "Zero Accident, Zero Occupational Injury"
is not a goal of the distant future.I believe that it is possible to achieve it if we have astrong will "Never cause accident or disaster", and put our heads together at the worksite.

Field of RC activities

President

Zero Accident, Zero Occupational Injury and Environmental Preservation

Natural gas chemicals company
Aromatics chemicals company

F Ensuring of health and safety in our operations
F Securing security management of facilities and increasing
self-maintenance technologies and skills

F Reducing environmental loads in business activities
E
i safetyf t ini use, handlingh dli andd disposaldil off products
d t
F Ensuring
F Developing of environment-friendly and safety-conscious products andtechnologies
F Ensuring environmental preservation and safety in the logistics ofobtaining raw materials and storing and delivering our products
F Enhancing of society's confidence to us

Environment and
Safety Meeting
MGC Group Environment and
Safety Conference

Administrative
divisions

Specialty chemicals company

Business divisions

Information and Advanced
chemicals company

Planning anddevelopment
divisions

Corporate planning division

GHG task force

Finance and accounting center

RC audit

Administrative and personal center

PlantsEnvironmentand safety
departments

Corporate communications division

Audit on high pressure gas
certified plantResearch and technology division

Environment and safety
inspection

Purchasing and logistics center

Environment and safety
manager meeting

Environment and safety division

Researchlaboratories

Maintenance center

Environmentand safety
departments

Occupational safety
and health
Process safety anddisaster prevention
Environmental
preservation
Chemicals andproducts safety
Distribution
safetyDialogue withthe public

Internal audit division

F To provide support to our subsidiaries and affiliates in implementing
their own RC activities
F Continuously improving our RC management system

Kuniaki Ageishi

Responsible Care Promotion System

Environmental and Safety Targets

Fundamental Policies

Director, Managing
Executive Officer

PDCA cycle of RC activities

We shall comply fully with applicable domestic laws and foreign
rules and shall also cooperate with related internationalorganizations, international and national administrative organs,and nongovernmental organizations whenever needed.

Reviewing of activities Act
RC audit

Check
Auditing site activity
outcomes by audit
team once a year

Reviewing the activities byexecutives and making themreflect to the next year plan

RC report
MGC Web site

Planning of activities

Plan

Continuous
improvement

Planning of RC mid-termtargets and annual plans
based on thefundamental policies onenvironment and safety

Implementation of plan Do
Executing the plan company-wide

6

Communication
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Targets and Results of Responsible Care Activities

MGC RC Repot 2009

Rating scale

No activity :Estimation Relevant
pageActual results of activities❶ Promote plenary participation in the Hiyari-Hatto (near miss) suggestion activities❷ Make a study of risk assessment criteria❸ Strengthen leadership of MGC to prevent occupational accidents in subcontractors❶ Devised disclosure of the number of the Hiyari-Hatto (near miss) suggestions and case work etc., in order to promote participation rate.
❷ Enacted a new risk assessment guideline, and standardized assessment criteria of all the company.
❸ Ensured application of MGC construction safety rules to subcontractors and neighboring subsidiaries.

10

Process safety
and Disasterprevention

Achieve zero accident❶ Reinforce safety management for aged equipments (including piping)❷ Enhance the crisis management system in case of an accident❸ Promote AZ (Accident Zero) project activities❶ Implemented inspection, repair and renewal sequentially, according to the priority from risk or importance.
❷ Contrived initial action system for accidents, and devised precise provision of information to the fire-brigade.
❸ Addressed the fostering of the culture of safety with act of assigned safety management officers as leader.

11
12Reduce energy consumption rate below
85% compared with 1990

❶ Reduce energy consumption rate by 1% or more compared with the previous year

❶ In spite of energy saving measures corresponding to about 12,000kL crude oil equivalent,the energy consumption rate has acted up by 6% compared with the previous year,
because of product decline resulted from the global economic downturn. (94.4% compared with FY 1990)

Reduce greenhouse gas emission
rate below 80% compared with 1990

❶ Reduce GHG emission rate by 1% or more compared with the previous year

❶ GHG emission rate has acted up by 0.9% compared with the previous year. The effect offuel switching from crude oil to natural gas has made the drop smaller. (82.2% compared with FY 1990)

Reduce PRTR chemical emissions by 10%
compared with 2004

❶ Formulate and execute reduction plan (with goals) for substances withlarge emission amount❶ Emission of chemicals in the PRTR list of JCIA (Japan Chemical Industry Association) has been
reduced by 22% compared with FY 2004.

Reduce VOC emissions by 10% comparedwith 2004❶ Formulate and execute reduction plan (with goals) for substances withlarge emission amount❶ VOC emission has been reduced by 27% compared with FY 2004.

Achieve zero emission of waste(0.3%≦Final disposal÷Waste generated)❶ Set a target of zero emission of waste or landfill reduction ratio,
and strive in each business site
❷ Promote green purchasing (office and stationary supplies)❶ Achieved the zero emission of waste in five plants.
❷ Promoted the green purchasing through utilization of a purchase system of office and stationary supplies.

Provide latest MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Conform to GHS (Globally Harmonized System)
Implement safety assessment of products
Participate in Japan Challenge Program
Respond to REACH regulations
Undertake appropriate evaluation of new chemicals
Pursue the development of environmentallyfriendly products and energy-saving technologies❶ Make and affix GHS labels compliant with the Industrial Safety and Health Law❷ Review and offer MSDSs compliant with the Industrial Safety and Health Law❸ Investigate contaminants in our products and register on a database❹ Implement the Japan Challenge Program❺ Implement pre-registrations, and prepare registrations for REACH regulations❻ Promote safety assessments for newly developing products❼ Pursue the development of environmentally friendly products and energy-saving
technologies❶ Identified products corresponding to lowered threshold concentration items in the Industrial Safety and Health Law,
and made and affixed GHS labels.
❷ Reviewed the MSDSs of newly notifiable products based on the Law, and offered them.
❸ Registered the investigation outcomes on the database, and made searchable.
❹ Attended to the implementation of safety data collection program in four substances, and tested as scheduled.
❺ Completed all pre-registrations, and made provision for registrations.
❻ Carried out "Risk assessment of newly developing products" aimed for promotion of safety assessment.
❼ Promoted the development of environmentally friendly products and energy-saving technologies,
such as new soil remediation technology, high performance damping materials, depurant for oil contamination, etc.

❶ Confirm GHS labeling complied with lowered threshold concentrationsin the Industrial Safety and Health Law❷ Enhance audit and oversight for contracted logistics companies❸ Analyze troubles in logistics and ensure preventative measures❶ Confirmed that GHS labeling has been certainly affixed.
❷ Carried out the safety audit in six logistics companies, and ensured oversight.
❸ Analyzed the troubles in logistics, shared results with interested departments, and validated its effectiveness at the scene.

22

Reduce the environmental burden in
distribution activities❶ Promote CO2 emission reduction scheme in our distributions❷ Enhance the modal shift and evaluate its benefit quantitatively❶❷ Promoted improvement of energy consumption rate per ton-kilometer aiming at 1% per year,
but acted up by 0.9% compared with the previous year, because of decline of burden rate in shipping
resulted from the global economic downturn.

16(Promote the annual goals of action)❶ Enrich RC Report 2008
❷ Publish Environmental Site Reports❸ Participate in JRCC activities(Information exchange meeting, Regional dialogue meeting, etc.)❹ Promote social environmental activities and regional communications❶ Enhanced contents of E&S activities in the business sites of MGC and the members of MGC group
Environment and Safety Committee.
❷ Three sites have published their Site Reports.
❸ Communicated with local administrative, neighboring companies and local residents where the plants are located,through participating regionally held RC community dialogue meetings, as a member company of JRCC.
❹ Carried out volunteer activities such as cleaning campaign around the business sites, reception of plant visits andopening welfare provisions to the local residents. Participated in activities and events in local communities actively.

❶ Assess activity outcomes in 2008 at the member companies of MGC group
Environment and Safety Committee, and confirm with their goals of action in 2009
❷ Supply the Committee member companies with E&S information via MGC group
Environment and Safety Meeting or E-mails❸ Enhance data collection of environmental performance in MGC group affiliates❹ Carry out the RC audit to 4 domestic Committee member companies❺ Carry out the RC audit to 2 overseas subsidiaries and affiliates❶ Carried out information exchange between the member companies, through assessing the activity outcomes in2008 and confirming with the goals of action in 2009.
❷ Promoted sharing of E&S information among the member companies.
❸ Considered clarifying and expanding data collection categories, and applied from the actual performance in fiscal
2008 data.
❹ Carried out the RC audit to 4 domestic Committee member companies.
❺ Carried out the RC audit to 2 overseas subsidiaries and affiliates in Indonesia and Singapore.

33❶ Review the company regulations❷ Work on induction of the RC verification (JRCC)❸ Carry out RC educations and trainings❶ Conducted amendment of company regulations and site regulations.
❷ Passed over the consideration of RC verification in order to launch the AZ project.
❸ Carried out development of education program and conducted education and training as program ineach business site. Enhanced the system to determine the level of understanding.

Chemicals andproducts safety

Respond to GHS requirements
Distribution
safetyEnsure safety in distribution activities

Dialogue withthe public
General RC activities

Support subsidiary and affiliate companies
in introduction of RC activity
Audit affiliates in Japan and overseas(Promote the annual goals of action)

7

8

〜

13
19

20
22

23
32

24

〜

Environmental preservation

Occupational
healthand safety

Achieve zero occupational injury〜

Activity Plan in 2008

More efforts required :〜Medium-term RC targets (2006-2010)

Achieved :31

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Responsible Care Audits and Goals of Action

Responsible
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Approach to Occupational Health and Safety

MGC carries out the RC audit annually. The results are reported in the Environment and Safety
Meeting and reflected in the RC activity program for the following year, with the aim of achieving
continuous improvement.

As part of its RC initiative, MGC has a range of measures in place aimed at preventing occupational
injuries.

The RC Audit in 2008

Occupational safety activities

Results of Safety Activities

MGC’s RC audits are carried out by the audit team headed by the
director in charge of Environment and Safety. The team audits
progress of RC activity program and general RC activities in eachbusiness site. The team also assesses implementation of the
PDCA cycle of the safety management system for high pressure
gas equipments, boilers, and class I pressure vessels in certified
plants. In 2008 audits, we started top and field interviews in order
to comprehend "status and issue in the culture of safety" in the site.

MGC is striving to the RC activities under theEnvironmental and Safety Target "Zero Accident,
Zero Occupational Injury and Environmental
Preservation". In order to achieve the Target, a
range of occupational safety activities are conductedin each business site. They include daily safety
activities such as hiyari-hatto (near miss) suggestion,
5S and risk reduction activity, as well as education,
training, and risk assessment. As for the risk
assessment, MGC has established the "Guideline of
Risk Assessment for Occupational Safety andProcess Safety - Disaster Prevention" in June 2008.
We have started risk assessments under companywide standardized criteria in each business site.
Also, we continue to address the hiyari-hatto (nearmiss) suggestion activity which is able to nip a budof risk, and is good for better sensitivity against
danger. In business sites, an array of fostering
action are taken, such as plenary participation
campaign, information exchange of the hiyari-hatto,
and utilization as a material of risk assessment.

In 2008, the numbers of lost time injuries were fivefor MGC, and four for subcontractors.
The number of lost time injuries at subcontractors
was two-thirds of the previous year, but that at MGC
increased 2.5-fold to our regret.
Primary causes of the injury were1) Lack of knowledge, skills and risk prediction
activity
2) Habituation, Inattention3) Impatience, Absorbed in thought
All of them are included in the human factors, andare possible causes in anywhere. We have to see
those cases as own case, and to strive to prevent
similar injuries.

Investigation of evidence◆ Audit period:◆ Auditee:

June 2008 to October 2008
6 plants (including Tokyo Techno-Center), 3 researchlaboratories, 4 internal companies and the corporate
headquarters◆ Audit outcome: Full conformity: 20 cases
Non-conformity: 0 case
Improvement orders: 9 cases Comments: 31 cases◆ Follow-up:
The team confirmed that all the items directed for
improvement in the previous audit had been properly
addressed.

Overall audit

Goals of Action in 2009
The Goals of RC Action in 2009 was formulated at the Environment and Safety Meeting in December 2008.
We continue to strive to achieve the RC Medium-term targets for 2006-2010.
Note: Distribution safety, Dialogue with the public, and General RC activities are omitted in this table.

RC Medium-term targets (2006-2010)
Occupational health and safety
Achieve zero occupational injury

Process safety and disaster prevention
Achieve zero accident

Environmental preservation

Trends in hiyari-hatto (near miss) suggestion●Promote plenary participation in the Hiyari-Hatto (near miss)suggestion activities●Promote risk assessment●Strengthen construction safety management●Promote AZ (Accident Zero) project activities (Fostering of the culture ofsafety, Confirmation and compliance with the rules of safety, Enrichmentof education and training, Promotion of precautionary maintenance)●Reinforce safety management for aged equipments

Actual near misses

14,0002,000

Reduce PRTR chemical emissions by 10% compared with 2004
Reduce VOC emissions by 10% compared with 2004

●Formulate and execute reduction plan (with goals) for
substances with large emission amountAchieve zero emission of waste(0.3%≦Final disposal÷Waste generated)●Set a target of zero emission of waste or landfill reduction
amount, and strive in each business site

Provide latest MSDS and conform with GHS
Implement a product safety assessment program
Participate in the Japan Challenge Program
Respond to REACH regulations
Carry out appropriate evaluation of new chemicals●Address to the Japan Challenge Program accurately●Promote the REACH registration accurately●Promote safety assessments for newly developing products

Pursue the development of environmentally friendly
products and energy-saving technology●Pursue the development of environmentally friendly products
and energy-saving technologies

9

6,173

8,327
7,110

7,060

*1

14,216

8,578

8,000

●Reduce GHG emission rate by 1% or more compared withprevious year, through energy saving and fuel replacement●Promote revision and offer of GHS complied MSDSs●Promote efficient work of GHS classification and editionof label elements

13,233

Trends in lost time injury frequency

15,437

10,000

Reduce greenhouse gas emission rate below
80% compared with 1990

Chemical and product safety

12,785

14,296

Safety lecture

Suggestions

12,0006,000●Promote green purchasing (office and stationary supplies)

Potential near misses(Number)
16,000●Reduce energy consumption rate by 1% or more compared withprevious year, through energy saving and stable operation

Reduce energy consumption rate below 85%
compared with 1990

Safety assembly

Goals of Action in 2009

5,718

6,788 7,428

4,000

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

MGC

0.28

0.29

0.92

0.59

1.43

Chemical industry

0.88

0.90

0.88

1.10

0.84

Manufacturing industry 0.99

1.01

1.02

1.09

1.12

*1 Number of injuries or fatalities per 1 million total number of working hours

0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (year)* Sites has been decreased by two since 2005.

Trends in lost time injury severity*2

Occupational Injury Prevention
for Subcontractors

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

0.001 0.001

0.20

0.01

0.03

0.06

0.07

0.10

0.04

0.07

Manufacturing industry 0.11

0.09

0.11

0.10

0.10

MGC
Chemical industry

MGC addresses occupational injury prevention forsubcontractors. For example, requesting applicationof MGC’s construction safety rules, offer of
information for safety, and mutual attendance in the
Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Meetings.

*2 Number of days lost per 1 thousand total number of working hours

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Approach to Process Safety and Disaster
Prevention

MGC RC Repot 2009

MGC has positioned the safety as a top priority issue. We are strongly committed to the achievementof zero accidents and zero occupational injury, which we pursue by promoting self-maintenancebased on RC activities. We also have an emergency system in place to deal with accidents should
they occur.
Progress of Project AZ

Accident Eradication Project(Project AZ)
The Maintenance Center of MGC has improved"Facility Management System" that was establishedand operated in Mizushima plant, and has introduced
as a "Company-wide Facility Management System."
We improve the facility management in MGC with thissystem, for example "Mieruka (visualization)" and“having in common” of the facility management work,
accumulation of information and improvement oftechnology in the facility management, and patrimonyof technology.

Process Safety Management
MGC implements process safety audit as part ofannual RC audit at each plant. As for the Niigata andMizushima plant, which are certified as a selfmaintenance plant of high pressure gas facilities, theaudits for the certified plants are carried out by the
Director in charge of environment and safety, based on
MGC's "Certified Process Safety Management
Regulations for High Pressure Gas". This is aimed toassess whether the PDCA cycle of the process safety
management system is being implemented surely, andwhether the supervisory organization for certified
facility inspection is working properly.

Main safety management activities at each plant•Reinforcement of initiatives to eradicate
equipment malfunction
Niigata •Reinforcement of facility inspection, andplantexecution of replacement plan
•Risk assessment and systematic improvementof high pressure gas equipment
Mizushima •Promotion of inspection and repair of agedplantfacilities in three-year plan
Yokkaichi •Confirmation and management of facilities
plant
subject to inspection
Kashima •Planning and execution of fortified
plantmanagement measures to the aged facilities
Yamakita •Planning and execution of renewal plan to theplantaged facilities

Certified Process Safety Management System ofHigh Pressure Gas Process
President
Environment and Safety Meeting
Director in charge of environment and safety(Process safety management general controller)

Environment and safety division at Head Office(Administrative action for certified seif-maintenance)

Audit on certified plant
Audit on supervisoryorganization forcertified facility inspection

Audit on process safety
management system

Response to Emergency
Certified plant

Supervisory organization forcertified facility inspection
Chief supervisor(authorized by the president)
Appropriate certifiied facility
inspection
Confirmation of status of
implementation

Plan

MGC has established an emergency system at eachplant to deal with accidents should they occur, andcarries out a range of emergency drills based on thesafety program of the year. We always improveourselves with the findings from drills, and we foundthat night or day-off emergency response is especiallysignificant. So, we have contrived initial action system,and have devised precise provision of information to
the fire-brigade.

Process safety
Act management
system Do
Check

Management divisions
Certified• Process safety
facility
management division• Operational management
inspection
divisionorganization • Facility management division

Number of Accidents

Background and aims of the project
In order that we may never repeat a tragic accident
or disaster like the fatal explosion that occurred at
the natural gas drilling facility of our Niigata plant on
December 6, 2007, and in order to halt the trend ofincreasing incidences of accidents and operational
irregularities at MGC facilities, we have initiated a
special project as part of our RC activities, Project
AZ (Accident Zero), which is aimed at eradicating
accidents.
The first objective of this project is the sharing
MGC's newly formulated safety principle "Toppriority of business activity is ensuring of safety"
among management and all staff, and theimplementing it. The second objective of the projectis to enhance our education and training system for
employees, to foster onsite safety technicians, andto upgrade our overall safety management.
Furthermore, it is aimed to establish this as a lasting
system which develops independent humanresources educated in knowledge of rules andsafety technologies. This will result in theachievement of our third objective: zero accidents.

(1) Meeting, Communication
Activity
progress
information is exchanged intheassignedsafetymanagement officer liaison
conference.
Andtheprogress is disseminatedby the AZ report.

(2) Education, Training①Preparation and utilization of instruction
material of accident caseWe've prepared instruction materials of past
accident case, and distributed them to eachbusiness site.
②Reconfirmation and education of applicablelaw
We've reconfirmed applicable laws in eachbusiness site, and have reeducated employee
about them.
③Safety lecture, External training
We've held lecture of human error at eachbusiness site, with calls on neighboring
affiliates to participate and lectures of safety
sensory by visiting lecturer.

Project duration
We have decided on a first project stage of three
years in length, during which time we will establish
accident eradication initiatives. If it is judged that theinitiatives have not been fully established during that
timeframe, we may extend the period as necessary.
System for implementation
Project implementation system is as follows.
President

Accidents in 2008 counted twelve cases including
those at subcontractors. That was worse than eight ofthat in the previous year.

The company-wide kick-off meeting was held in
February 8, 2008. And the site kick-off meetings
were held in March with participation of thepresident and the director in charge of the project.
The Safety Philosophy, and the aim and program
confirmed by all participants.

Director in charge ofenvironment and safety

Head of busimess site(plant, research laboratory, etc.)

Administrative office Environmentand safety division at Head Office
Assigned safety management
officer liaison conference

Safety Management Activities for
Facilities

Assigned safety management
officer at each business site

Safety officer withineach section
Report meeting

The prevention of accidents requires us to ensure thesafety of process and the facilities well maintained, as
well as to carry on stable operations.
At each plant, inspection/renewal program of aged
facilities has been developed. And inspection, repair
and renewal are implemented sequentially, according
to the priority from risk or importance.

Safety officer withineach section

Business site
administrative
officeEnvironmentand safety
division(3) Activity monitoring
Effectiveness of the activities is monitored in RC
audits.

Section staff

The president has appointed assigned safety
officers as the officials in charge of project
implementation at each business site.

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Environmental Burden from Business Activities

The overview of our environmental burden status in fiscal 2008 (from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009)is as shown below. Each plant makes efforts to ensure the efficient use of inputted resources andmaterials as well as the reduction of emission and waste.

Energy consumption(as crude oil)

Emission to atmosphere* Year-on-year(2008 / 2007)

Water consumption

39,600x10 m(y-o-y : 0.93)

Raw materials

Release to water area
D
Drainagevolume 32,780x103 m3 (y-o-y : 0.95)
241 tons (y-o-y : 0.94)
COD
D emisemissione
Total nitrogen
ogeen eemission 252 tons (y-o-y : 0.71)
Total phosphorus
phorus emissi
emission 51 tons (y-o-y : 0.72)
Releaseses of PRTR
PRT
RTR listed
listed chemicalsc39
3
9 tons (y(y-o-y : 1.61)
1

OUTPUT

3

INPUT

3

MGC business activities (8 production sites)

531,000 kl(y-o-y* : 0.92)

Greenhouse gases emission (converted into CO2)
1,341 ktons-CO2 (y-o-y : 0.89)
280 tons (y-o-y : 1.00)
SOx emission
863 tons (y-o-y : 0.93)
NOx emission
Soot and dust emissions 60 tons (y-o-y : 0.78)
Releases of PRTR listed chemicals
167 tons (y-o-y : 0.76)

Generation of waste
Transfer to off-site 7,630 tons (y-o-y : 0.93)
Final disposal
179 tons (y-o-y : 0.33)

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MGC quantitatively calculates cost and benefit of environmental preservation in its activities, throughthe environmental accounting along the guideline of the Ministry of the Environment. And we utilize it
for the cost management of environmental preservation and for the disclosure of our activities.

The cost of environmental preservation activities isseparated into investment and expense.
Investment is the cost to introduce facilities aiming
at environmental preservation. Expense is the costfor operating and managing the introduced facilities,
and cost for conducting research and developmentof environmentally friendly products.

As a benefit of environmental preservation activity,
environmental preservation benefit was obtained, as
well as the economic benefit such as expense
reduction.
● Environmental preservation benefit
In fiscal 2008, emission of green house gas andrelease of the PRTR listed chemicals have been
decreased compared with the fiscal 2007. Details of
actual values are summarized in the environmental
burden status in the previous page. reduction.

● Investment
The total amount of the investment in fiscal 2008
was 2,060 million yen. Main works of them wererenewal of exhaust gas treatment facility in
Mizushima plant, and renewal of waste water
treatment facility in Niigata plant.

● Economic benefit
The profit on sale of valuable waste and the benefitof cost reducing by energy saving activities wereobtained.

● Expense
The total amount of the expense in fiscal 2008 was
9,360 million yen. Among this, the expense forresearch development was 2,890 million yen, andthe largest part with 30%. And then, expense forwater pollution prevention was 2,230 million yen
with 24%.

Economic benefit
Title

Item

IncomeProfit on sale of valuable waste

Cost saving

Products
Greenhouse gases emission due to transportation
24 ktons-CO2 (y-o-y : 0.79)

Energy consumption
Total amount of fuels (heavy oils, etc), purchased steam and purchased electric power consumed in our business activities
Water consumption
Total amount of drinking water and industrial water used for business activities
Greenhouse gases emission Total emission volume of 6 Greenhouse gases (including purchase of steam, electricity power)
SOx emission
Total emission volume of SOx contained in exhaust gas
NOx emission
Total emission volume of NOx contained in exhaust gas
Soot and dust emissions
Total emission volume of soot and others contained in exhaust gas
Releases of PRTR listed chemicals Release volumes of the listed chemicals to the air and waters
Volumes released to the public water area after treatment of drainage from our business activities
Drainage volume
Volume obtained with multiplying drainage volume by COD concentration in drainage
COD emission
Volume obtained with multiplying volume of drainage by nitrogen concentration in drainage
Total nitrogen emission
Volume obtained with multiplying volume of drainage by phosphorus concentration in drainage
Total phosphorus emission
Volume of waste transferred to off-site for external treatment
Transfer to off-site

13

Account(million yen)109

Effect by energy saving

435

Environmental preservation cost in fiscal 2008
Breakdown
Pollution
prevention
cost

Niigata plant,
Mizushima plant,
Kashima plant,
Yokkaichi plant(including Naniwa plant
and Saga plant),
Yamakita plant,
Tokyo Techno-Center

Benefits of Environmental
Preservation Activity

Environmental Preservation Cost

Main items for activity(Million yen)
Invest. Expense

Air pollution prevention

Off gas scrubbrer, etc.

446

724

Water pollution prevention

Waste water treatment facility, etc.

510

2,228

Soil, Noise

Prevention of soil infiltrarion, etc.

56

9Global environmental preservation cost

Replacement to energy-saving equipments, etc.

338

1,742

Resource recycling cost

Recycle or treatment of waste

1

1,014

Up or down stream cost

Retreval and reuse of product container

036Management activity cost

Maintenance fee of environmental management, etc.

11

592

R & D cost

Development of environmentally friendly products, etc.

698

2,891

Social contribution cost

Supporting local community016

Environmental damage costCompensation for environmental preservation

0

105

2,061

9,358

Onsite costP   

Environmental Accounting

TOTAL

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Approach to Global Warming Prevention

MGC RC Repot 2009

MGC has been working against the global warming (GW) issue in manufacturing section,transportation section, office section, and home section. Actual achievements in the manufacturingsection which occupies major portion of the activity is as follows:
Energy consumption rate : 0.94 compared to FY 1990 (Target : 0.85 or less by FY 2010)
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission rate : 0.82 compared to FY 1990 (Target : 0.80 or less by FY 2010)

Trend of Energy Consumption Amount andConsumption Rate
Comsumpition amount

Consumption rate index
3

Amount (as crude oil x10 kl)
1,200
1,000

1.02

1.00

400

Target of rate in FY 2010

0.99
0.93

0.88 0.87 0.89 0.89

0.94

530 551 543 554 569 562 577 531

430

Emission amount (k ton)

Energy rate index (FY 1990=1)

800
600

Trend of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission
Amount and Emission Rate

200
0

1.1

3,000

1.0

2,500

0.9

2,000

0.8

1,500

0.7

1,000

0.6

500

0.5

0

Target of rate in FY 2010

Emission rate index (FY 1990=1)
1.2

1.00

1,221

1.01 0.98

0.90 0.85

0.83 0.86 0.81 0.82

1,509 1,582 1,557 1,551 1,583 1,574 1,510

1,341

1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0

1990

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1990

Emission rate index

Emission amount (k ton)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
GHG emission amount data of the past is amended.

Trend of Energy Source Component Ratio

Breakdown of GHG Emission Amount(as k ton-CO2)

Energy Source Component Ratio
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%

8% 8%
15% 15%
12% 12%
14% 13%
7% 7%
12% 11%

8%
15%
12%
13%
3%
13%

9% 8% 7%
17% 18% 17%
12% 12% 14%
6%
12% 11% 8%
12% 11%

Power bought
By-product fuelOther fuel bought
Coal
Fuel oil
Natural gas

0%
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

MGC conducts exploration of natural gas in Niigata
Prefecture, which is the clean fuel with fewer CO2
emission per calorie and fewer impurity such as
sulfur content. We use the obtained gas as a raw
material and an energy source in Niigata plant.
Furthermore, other plants have been promoting fuelreplacement from coal or fuel oil to natural gas (citygas or liquefied natural gas (LNG)).
• Yokkaichi plant : coal ⇒ city gas (in FY 2005)• Yamakita plant : fuel oil ⇒ city gas (in FY 2007)• Mizushima plant : fuel oil, by-product gas from ironworks ⇒ LNG (phase in since FY 2007)
Based on this, 48% of energy consumption in MGC
has been from natural gas in fiscal 2008.
Also MGC takes part in a business of geothermal
steam supply, which is a kind of renewable energy,
to the adjacent power plant in Hachimantai, Akita
Prefecture.

Approaches to GW Prevention at
Office and Home
MGC is executing measures to GW prevention suchas Cool Biz, Warm Biz, and turning off room lights
and personal computers during nonuse at theheadquarters and each research laboratory. In
addition, we are pushing ahead with measures suchas introducing high efficiency lights, introducing
human sensor to rest room lights, and attaching
thermal barrier films to glass windows of office.

Steam bought

48%
32% 33% 35% 38% 39%
2003

MGC has been working on energy saving throughenlargement of cargo trucks and modal shift torailroad. As for these three years, the percentagesof ship and rail transport have increased, and trucks
and tanker trucks transport have decreased.
However, the lower shipping rate due to lower
production amount has deteriorated both energy
consumption rate per traffic ton-km and CO2
emission rate by about 1% in fiscal 2008.

Development and Utilization of
Clean Energy(FY)

CO2 come from energy
CO2 come from non-energy
MethaneDinitrogen oxide
Hydrofluorocarbons
Perfluorocarbons
Sulfur hexafluoride

Total

Energy Saving Measures in Plant

1,133
198
1.0
1.0
7.7
0.0
0.0

1,341

Measures for Reduction of GHG
Emission

Energy consumption amount in manufacturingsections in fiscal 2008 has decreased by 8% fromthe previous year. Meanwhile, the energy
consumption rate has been aggravated by 6%, andthe rate index has become 0.94 compared to fiscal
1990. This has been caused by considerable
decline of production due to economic downturn.
In addition, MGC has implemented energy saving
measures worth of more than 12,000 kL crude oil,and this is comparable to 2% or more of energy
consumption.

In fiscal 2008, the emission amount of GHG has
been decreased by 17 tons (11%) than the previous
year.
As for the breakdown of the emission, 1,330 k tonsof CO2 occupies more than 99% of the GHG, andother five gases are small.
The GHG emission rate has been changed for theworse due to decline of production, but fuelreplacement to natural gas in Mizushima plant has
minimized the change.

Approaches to GW Prevention
in Distribution
The actual performance of energy consumption andemission amount of CO2 in transportation section(transportation of own cargo) in fiscal 2008 are as
follows:• Volume of transportation : 426 million ton-km• Energy consumption : 8,900 kL (as crude oil)
• CO2 emission : 23.5 k tons
By truck

By ship

By railVolume of transpotation(million ton km)

CO2 emission(k ton)

700

45

600

40

4.7%

5.3%

30

5.6%

400

25

62.2% 62.0%300

CO2 emission rate index(FY 2006=1)
1.05

1.00

0.98

0.99

35

500

1.00
0.95

1.9%
30.1%

2.1%
29.8%

0.90

2.2%

0.85

ABC activity promoted by the JCIA

0.80

20

64.1%

33.1%
15

ABC is an activity to promote energy saving
measures at home life of chemical industry
employees. Each participant sets one's activity
target of energy saving measures and fills up checksheet with practical situations. As for MGC, we haveintroduced own in-house award system and extra
energy saving measures list to improve theeffectiveness of this activity.

0.75

200
10
100

33.1% 32.7%

68.0% 68.1%

0.70

64.7%
0.65

5

30.3%

0

0.60

0
2006

15

As for the approaches to GW prevention at home,
we are making an appeal to employees for taking
part in ABC (Acceleration By Chemical) activity
which is promoted by the Japan Chemical Industry
Association (JCIA).
In fiscal 2008, more than 500 volunteers of
employees have participated and have achieved
reduction of CO2 emission by a little less than 3kg
per day per household. In total, they have reduced
500 tons of CO2 per year.

CO2 emission rate index

Case example of energy saving measures in 2008
• Beef up of self generation by turbine modification• Heat loss cut by optimization of reactor performance• Efficient operation via improvement of catalyst• Steam cut through optimization in purification process• Avail of by-product hydrogene as boiler fuelWindows with thermal barrier films(Hiratsuka research laboratory)

2007

2008

(FY)

2006

2007

2008

(FY)

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Approach to Chemicals Release Reduction

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Approach to Preventing the Atmosphere,
Waters and Soil Pollution

As for the chemical substances specified by the PRTR law and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC),
we have set up numerical targets of the reduction of the emissions in the Medium-term RC targets.
And we are continuing efforts to reduce emissions.

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Chemicals Specified in the PRTR Law

PRTR Chemicals in the JCIA List

Prevention of Air Pollution

Prevention of Water Pollution

354 chemicals are listed in the PRTR Law. The
chemicals registered by MGC counted 41 in fiscal
2008. Total emission amount of them was 206 tons.
It was lower than the previous year by 26 tons and11%. The major reason of it is that the emission of
xylene has been cut by 24 tons and 36%.
The transfer amount was 337 tons with reduction by
56 tons and 14% than the previous year.

The voluntary PRTR chemicals list by the Japan
Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) has 481
chemicals including those in the PRTR Law.
Out of them, MGC emitted 71 chemicals with 393
tons in fiscal 2008. The emission amount has been
decreased than that in fiscal 2004 (507 tons) by
22%.

We strive for the operation management compliedwith the emission control value throughmeasurement of sulfur oxide (SOx), nitrogen oxide(NOx), soot and dust etc. in the exhaust gas
discharged from combustion facility, such as boiler.
The emission amount of soot and dust in fiscal 2008
was 60 tons with decrease by 16 tons and 27% thanthe previous year.

Waste water from the production process isdischarged to the river, sea and sewer throughtreatment facility of pH control, biodegradable
processing etc.
The operation of our waste water treatment facility isstrictly managed to keep the emission control value
through measurements of Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD), total nitrogen, total phosphorus,
pH, etc.
The emission amounts of COD, total nitrogen, andtotal phosphorus have decreased.
Actual COD performance of the past has beencorrected.

Emission of SOx

Trend of the chemicals on PRTR list
Emission
Release amount
1,000

Transfer

Number(tons/Y)

45

45

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

46

45

800

Number of chemicals
50

41

600

40
30

400
200

In fiscal 2008, the large emission amount VOC of
MGC were dichloromethane, methyl alcohol, xylene,
and 2-butanone.
The number of emitted VOC was 21 and the amountwas 321 tons with reduction of 93 tons and 22%than the previous year. 24 tons of xylene, 19 tons of
n-heptane as well, we have reduced the emissionsof each substance.
The VOC emission amount in fiscal 2008 has been
decreased than in fiscal 2004 (443 tons) by 27%.

285 261346 351

436
283

393
232

0

337
206

20
10
0

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (Fiscal year)* The actual performance in fiscal 2007 has been corrected.

(ton/Y)
750
500

409

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
−

Reg.
No
145
63
283
227
40
310
304
224
253
42
320
299
266
312
54
108
−

Chemicals
Dichloromethane
XyleneHydrogen fluoride and its water soluble salt
TolueneEthylbenzene
Formaldehyde
Boron trifluoride and its compounds
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
Hydrazine
Ethylene oxide
Methylmethacrylate
BenzenePhenolPhthalic anhydride
Epichlorohydrin
Inorganic cyanide
Other chemicals
Total (41 chemicals)

Air
102.4
41.5
0.3
8.6
5.7
2.0
0.1
2.1
0.2
1.1
1.1
0.8
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
166.7

17

FY 2008 (ton)Emission amount
Water
Soil
Total
102.4
0.0
0.0
41.5
0.0
0.0
32.1
31.8
0.0
8.6
0.0
0.0
5.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
2.1
0.0
3.7
3.7
0.0
2.1
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
39.3
206.0
0.0

279

Emission of COD

280(ton/Y)
1,000

0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (Fiscal year)
750
500

Emission of NOx

250(ton/Y)
1,500

792

918

948

927

269

289

256

241

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (Fiscal year)863

Emission of total nitrogen500(ton/Y)
1,000

0

Ttrasfer
Total
7.5
29.8
0.1
2.2
0.0
11.2
0.7
7.8
0.0
0.0
43.5
0.0
17.4
9.9
0.4
0.0
206.3
336.9

240

0

1,000

The registered chemicals on the basis of the PRTR Law (results in FY 2008)

412

280

250

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 (Fiscal year)

750

Emission of soot and dust

500

479

414

250

(ton/Y)
150

353

353

2006

2007

252

0
2004

2005

2008 (Fiscal year)

100
50

58

76
42

49

2005

2006

60

Emission of total phosphorous(ton/Y)
200

0
2004

2007

2008 (Fiscal year)

150
100

Investigation of Soil Contamination

50

65

73

74

71

2004

2005

2006

2007

51

0

In the case of facility abolishment or construction, it
is required to investigate contaminations of soil andgroundwater and to conduct measures of necessaryin accordance with law.
We have carried out statutory investigations andvoluntary measurements also in fiscal 2008.

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Zero Emission of Waste

MGC defines "to reduce the amount of final disposal to 0.3% or less of total waste generated, throughpromotion of 3Rs" as the zero emission. We have been working on to achieve the goal by 2010, ineach business site.
3Rs; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

MGC regards the global environmental preservation as common issue of the world, and also has
been focusing on development of environmentally friendly products. We do not have many products
supplied directly to consumers but we make positive efforts to develop products and technologies
considering energy and resource saving, low environmental burden, less waste, etc.

Results of Waste Reduction

Zero Emission Status of Waste

MGC's Environmentally Friendly Products and Technologies

In fiscal 2008, the amount of final disposal for landfill
was reduced to 179 tons. The final disposal in fiscal
2007 had significantly increased, because of
temporary generating of soil (285 tons) due torelocation of sludge treatment facility in Mizushimaplant. The amount in 2008 has decreased by 30
percent compared to it except for the temporary
generation in 2007 (256 tons).

Five out of 8 production plants has achieved thezero emission in fiscal 2008.
The Mizushima plant failed of it in fiscal 2007
because of the reason mentioned before, but has
fulfilled it again in 2008.
Additionally, the zero emission has been achieved atlast in total of all eight production plants.

MX nylon resin
R

Iupilon (Polycarbonate)

Plastics

Plants achieved Zero emission in fiscal 2008

Products, Technologies(k ton)140
120

Generated

Transferred

Niigata plant
Mizushima plant
Yamakita plant
Naniwa plant
Saga plant
All 8 plants

110.8

100

98.5

94.2

93.9

80
60
40

45.6

41.5

14.3

11.0

7.9

0
2004

2005

2006

26.2
8.2
2007

29.1
7.6

Used equipments that contain PCB are under strict
control by MGC based on the PCB Special Measure
Law.
We have completed early disposal registration to theJapan Environmental Safety Corporation (JESCO),
but there was no actual decomposition treatment in
2008.
The equipments containing dilute PCB are also
under strict control until the final treatment
procedure will be decided.

800
600

541

516

400

293
200

179

0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

(FY)

Resin with excellent mechanical properties and used as the substitute for metals in various purposes
Resin mainly used for office automation equipment, contributing to the energy saving
for its light weight property
Contributing to smaller and lighter office automation equipment on the basis ofexcellent heat resistance

AI polymer (Polyamideimide)R

Diafresh series
R

OR-SON AT

Agent making persistent organic materials decomposable and drastically reducing the generation of sludge
Agent for separation and treatment of fluorine compounds, which can easily reduce thefluorine content to 8 ppm or lessAgent to prevent the oil-base paint mist from adhering and to make easy the recovery ofdispersed paint in the recycled water in a painting booth

F-SON
NEOSOLNEOPOCK
Deslime , ContlimeR

DEOPOWER

R

R

Application of clean fuel DME made from natural gas to the automobile fuel, etc.

Hydrogen peroxide

Substitute for bleaching agents containing chlorine, used in a pulp and paper production process
Reduction of solvent by applying it to non-solvent epoxy resin (two liquid type) becauseof its lower viscosity

Off-Site

On-SiteReduced amount
62,394 tons (66.4%)
Internal disposal
0 ton (0%)

Transferredoutward7,634 tons

Reduced amount
2,234 tons (2.4%)
Final disposal
179 tons (0.2%)

Technologies, etc

Recycled amount
5,222 tons (5.6%)

AGELESS OMAC
RP System

R

R

PharmaKeep

R

AIR-G

GASKAMINE 240

R

Materials for environmentally friendly
printed circuit board
Persulfates
Mild Fenton method
Production process of aromatic aldehydes
MGC-MH process
Geothermal power generation
AR
Neofade (damping material)
R

19

Agent keeping quality and freshness in food sector and, as a result, reducing waste offoods and promoting efficiency of production and distribution
New packaging film as the substitute for canned food, contributing to weight saving andwaste reduction
Oxidation and corrosion resistant system for metals and electronic parts, contributing to
reduction of waste
Agent keeping quality and performance in medicines and medical device, and improving
their shelf life
Eco-friendly system for insect proof and preservation of cultural property, used as thesubstitute for methyl bromide referred to as ozone layer depleting substanceDimethylether (DME)R

Development of fuel cell

Recycled amount
23,913 tons (25.4%)

Chemical agent for effective aggregation and separation of water-based paint, water soluble polymer, etc.
Water treatment agent for recycled cooling water in piping aiming both the cleaning andlong-life of said water, and high thermal efficiency
Deodorant agent to solve the issue of bad odor at sewage-treatment plant, etc.

AGELESS

Actual results of waste treatment in fiscal 2008

Waste
generated
93,941 tons
(100%)

Iupital (Polyacetal)
Iupiace(Modified polyphenylene ether)R

Chemicals

(ton)
1,000

Mainly used for side mirror stay of vehicle, contributing to the energy saving by light weight property

R

Keep quality and freshness

Control of PCB(Polychlorinated biphenyl)2008 (FY)

Final disposal

521

2008
0.16%
0.05%
0.14%
0.09%
0 %
0.19
0.19%

Zero emission : 0.3%≦Final disposal÷Waste generated

29.7

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2007
0.23%
1.09%
0.19%
0.12%
0 %
0.55%

Water treatment agents

117.7

Recycled

Non chlorinated resin with high gas barrier capability, contributing to easy recycling
and energy saving through weight saving of plastic bottles
Resin with excellent transparency, durability and weatherability, used for various
purposes, contributing to resources saving

Reny (Polyamide MXD6)
R

Trend of waste generation, recycling and transfer

Contribution to Environmental Preservation

Research and development of methanol fuel cell which enables direct electricity
generation without fuel reforming into hydrogen.
Under test of introduction as a power supply for welfare electric vehicle
Heat resistant materials for printed circuit board, suitable for lead-free solder
Printed circuit board without brominated flame retardant
Cleaning up the contaminated underground water and soil
Soil/underground water clean up technology that degradates organic substances under
neutral conditions in combination with hydrogen peroxide and catalyst
Reduction of harmful waste by the completely closed process of super acid catalyst
Process for the production of high purity hydrogen gas from methanol and water
Capacitor mainly consisted of AR(carbon) and aluminum is the electricity storage systemwith benefit of long life and less harmful materials
Application of geothermal steam to electric power generation
High performance damping material, preventing vibration and noise

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Approach to Safety Management ofChemicals and Products

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As the responsibility of a chemicals supplier, MGC implements measures to ensure safety and healthof our product users and to preserve environment through transparent product properties, productsafety and handling instructions. And we participate in chemicals safety assessment activities in andout of Japan which publicly disclose chemicals safety information.

Provision of Product Safety Information
Flowchart of Safety
Assessment for
Chemicals and Products

Surveillance and Study of Chemicals Safety
Japan Challenge Program

Preliminary study

The Japan Challenge Program is a collaboration between theJapanese government and industry aimed to accelerate collecting
safety information of existing chemical substances and to disclose
them to broad public. 126 organic substances covered by the
program have no information collection schedule by High
Production Volume (HPV) chemicals program of the Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) or othercountries, and have domestic production or import volume morethan 1,000 tons per year. The programs for following four
substances are executed by MGC.

Survey of literature
Access to MSDS of materials, etc.

Safety assessment
Hazard assessment
Assessment of environmental safety

Hazard classifications
Survey of applicable laws
United Nations classifications
Japanese classifications• 3,4-Dimethyl benzaldehyde• Pyromellitic dianhydride(Du Pont-MGC Co., Ltd)• Cyclohexyl methacrylate (consortium formed)• 1,3-Bis(aminomethyl) cyclohexane(Submission to OECD HPV program scheduled)

Preparation of safety information

Premarketing investigations
Assessment of risk management
Judgment of marketability

Customer
information

MSDS
Product warning label
Yellow-Card

Product supply
Collection of customer information
Compliance with applicable laws
Rationalization of product logistics

Two draft reports have been submitted to the authority, one
substance is under test, and the other has been completed thetests scheduled and is going to submitted to the HPV program.

MGC provides material safety data sheets (MSDS)
to customers handling our products via marketingand sales agents. We also affix information labels tothe products and distribute Yellow-Cards totransporters to carry them about during producttransportation.

Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
MGC provides MSDSs for all of
its products, including products
for which this practice is not
required by law. We are alsosequentially preparing GHS
compliant MSDSs.

Product labeling
MGC has been working to ensure users' safety byattaching warning labels on the containers ofhazardous products. They provide hazard
information, pictures illustrating procedures to avoid
risk, and cautionary information concerning correct
handling.
In December 2006, the Industrial Safety and Health
Law was amended, requiring us to classify and label
chemicals on the basis of the Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals(GHS). Following the amended law, we havereviewed the classifications and labelings ofproducts listed under the law in order to bring theminto line with GHS specifications, but qualities andother characteristics of our products have notchanged.

Industrial Safety and Health
Act compliance
MSDSs for products with certain
content concentration levels as
defined by government regulations
has been revised by the end of
November, 2008.

Yellow-Card
MGC provides Yellow-Cards totransporters and insists to takealong in transit in preparation of
accidents.
Yellow-Card
The Yellow-Card is a document used
to ensure preparedness for an
accident in chemicals transportation.
It contains details of emergency
treatments and emergency contacts
such as concerned parties, the fire
department and the police.

GHS-compliant
product labeling

REACH

The labels of product withcertain content level ofsubstance which is definedby government regulations
has been reviewed andattached by Nov. 30, 2008.

In response to the enforcement of new European chemicals
control law 'REACH', MGC and its group companies havecompleted pre-registration of existing chemicals by Dec. 1, 2008.
We are now carrying out confirmation of holding hazard data andtheir reliability needed for registration, and surveillance of
exposure information by use required for chemicals safety.

Environmental Safety inDistribution
Safety Tests of Chemicals

Emergency response in transit
MGC has installed emergency equipments at eachbusiness site and is able to respond in the event ofan emergency in transit. We have established awide area supporting framework which enables us
to act in case of accident being in touch with othersite. Using this system,
wealso
positively
cooperate with requests
by local police and fire
department to provide
assistancein
anaccident in transit ofothercompany's
products.
Contact drill of accident in transit

Oil boom extending drill

MGC has a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certified laboratory for biodegradability
test and mutagenicity (Ames) test in Niigara research laboratory, which complies tolegal notifications based on the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances andRegulation of Their Manufacture, etc. and the Industrial Safety and Health Law. (Inaddition, MGC’s GLP certified laboratory for biodegradability test is one of ninelaboratories in Japan, as of May 14, 2009.)
MGC also has laboratory for acute oral toxicity test, primary skin irritation test andpathogenicity test. The Niigara research laboratory has conducted 36 tests in 2008.

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Oil boom extending drill is carried out every year, on
the assumption of a leakage accident at sea.

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Environmental Communications

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Business Sites (1)MGC is strongly aware of its role as a member of society, and strives to earn the trust of the publicthrough its pursuit of a range of communication activities relating to the environment.

Address : 3500 Matsuhama-cho, Kita-ku,
Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3121, Japan
Phone : +81-25-258-3474

Niigata Plant
Participation in Environmental
Exhibitions

Disclosure of Information
MGC has been issuing a Responsible Care Report(Environmental Report) which outlines our initiatives
in Environment and Safety since fiscal 2001. We
distribute the report toindustry group, related
businesses and local
communities. The reportand also archives areavailable on the MGC
website.

MGC group had a booth at the ECO-MAnufacture
2008 convention, which was held in Tokyo Big Sight
from November 10 to 12, 2008.
We presented our efforts in environment and energy
category through demonstrations such ascomparison of dumping materials, combustion offuel DME and power generation with methanol fuelcell, as well as presentations of three products for"noise, vibration prevention", three products for"waste water, soil cleaning", and four products for"energy saving".

http://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/csr/environment/index.html

Message from the Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Takuji Shitara

Living in harmony with local community andnature is exactly our lifework at the Niigata plantthat is surrounded in beautiful greenery andblessed with plentiful water and resource (naturalgas). After half a century since the start ofoperation, we aim at the creation of the earthfriendly new value in the field of life science,polymer and energy with the efforts to improvethe environment, safety and quality to earn thetrust of society while attempting the infrastructure
restructuring of the plant.

The day to swear for safety

Main products● Methanol, Ammonia, andtheir derivatives● Methaxylene diamine● MX Nylon● Bio-related products

Disaster prevention drill

Held a safety convention on December 5, 2008
with the participation of the Niigata plant
employees and subcontractor employees (450persons in total) to swear "never cause theserious accident again".

Working with the Community
MGC has participated in JRCC community dialogue
meetings and has enhanced communications withlocal administrative, neighboring companies andlocal residents.

October 22, 2008,
Conducted a comprehensive
disaster prevention drill withthe participation of the
Niigata North Fire Department
and Niigata West Port joint
disaster prevention department.

ECO-MAnufacture 2008

Held an experienceoriented training for fire,
explosion and chemicals
contact, that enables toexperience real fear of
disaster.

Exchanges with Vietnamese
Ambassador Party

November 13, 2008
Community
dialoguemeeting in the Okayama
area

The Vietnamese ambassador party visited to Niigata
plant and research laboratory and gave lecture. Allof the workers listened with interest about therelationship between Vietnam and Japan.

Conducted a test for fire
prevention and fire extinguishequipments in accordancewith the completion ofdimethyl ether production
plant that is expected asclean new energy.

Environmental burden data (FY 2008)

February 20, 2009
Community
dialoguemeeting in the Kashimaarea

Water consumption (103m3)

13,002

GHG emission (as CO2) (k tons)

468

NOx emission (tons)

331

SOx emission (tons)

0

Total drainage volume (103m3)

Disaster Aid

9,555

COD emission (tons)

33

Waste transferred offsite (tons)

MGC provided monetary
donations through theJapanese Red Cross
Society for victims of the
Szechuan earthquake in
China and cyclone
Nargis in Myanmar.

February 21, 2009
Community
dialoguemeeting in the north
Niigata area

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2,423

Final disposal waste (tons)
PRTR substance
Ethylene oxide
Methyl methacrylate
Vanadium pentoxide

Cleanup activity

91
Emission (tons) Transfer (tons)
1.1
0
1.1

43.3

0

5.4

Participated in cleanup campaign at the Niigata East Port
area which is also the shipping base of the Niigata plant.

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Business Sites (2)Address : 3-10 Mizushima Kaigan Dori, Kurashiki-shi,
Okayama, 712-8525, Japan
Phone : +81-86-446-3822

Mizushima Plant

Message from the Plant Manager

Executive Officer
Plant Manager

Shigenobu Ono

At the Mizushima plant, we are working on the
reduction of our environmental burden in a longterm viewpoint. The installation of energy-saving
boiler / turbine and the fuel conversion project into
natural gas completed successfully in FY 2008.
And they have contributed to our environmental
burden reduction. We also worked to improve thefacility for reducing released xylenes, and have
reduced by 30%, compared with the previous year.
We will concentrate on the burden reduction andkeep promoting further improvement in the future.

Address : 35 Higashi Wada, Kamisu-shi,
Ibaraki 314-0102, Japan
Phone: +81-299-96-3121

Kashima Plant
Message from the Plant Manager

Main products● Xylene isomers● m-Xylene derivatives● Specialty aromatic
products● Polyols
Executive Officer
Plant Manager

Tsukasa Sawai

Working with the community

We believe that "the trust of the local communityand environmental preservation" is the basis forthe existence of the Kashima plant. All
employees at the plant are positively working on
Responsible Care activities such as safety andstable operation through the promotion of selfmaintenance activities and thorough AZ activities,
reduction of environmentally burdensome
substances including CO2 and positive disclosureof information to the local community.

Education, Training activities■ Plant tour

July 16, 2008
Explanation to Mizushima industrial
high school students who visited theplant

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● Hydrogen peroxide● Polycarbonate plastics

Cleanup activity
Conducted a general cleanup inside andoutside the plant periodically.

■ Cleanup activity

October 19, 2008
Members of Mizushima Socie(Mizushima industrial complex, industrialgovernment- academia gathering)

Main products

A safety lecture about tsunami
flooding estimation was given
from an officer of the prefecture.

Start of emergency drill

Conducted a drill with actual
fire distinguisher to new
employees.

Conducted emergency drill
against toxic gas leakage
every year.

July 26, 2008
Participated in "Mizushima Port
cleanup mission" hosted by
Mizushima Seikou-Kai association.

Disaster prevention drill

Environmental burden data (FY 2008)
Water consumption (103m3)
GHG emission (as CO2) (k tons)

596

NOx emission (tons)493

SOx emission (tons)

277

Total drainage volume (103m3)
COD emission (tons)
Waste transferred offsite (tons)
Final disposal waste (tons)

November 20, 2008
Mr. Kano, Manager of the production section
was awarded as a person of merit at the Ibaraki
High Pressure Gas Safety awarding ceremony.

Environmental burden data (FY 2008)

12,468

Explained to members of
the fire department using
the factory layout drawing

Participated in the actual
fire drill at the Mizushimaindustrial complex

Water consumption (103m3)

1,542

GHG emission (as CO2) (k tons)

152

11,096

NOx emission (tons)

150

Introduction of commander vehicle

SOx emission (tons)

Dispatching the vehicle

COD emission (tons)

11

Waste transferred offsite (tons)

495

Final disposal waste (tons)

15

2,830
15

to the local headquarter

PRTR substance
Emission (tons) Transfer (tons)
Xylene41.5
29.8
Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salt
32.10Ethylbenzene
5.8
0

4
0

Total drainage volume (103m3)

1,342

at the time of putting
the disaster prevention
system into effect.

25

PRTR substanceDichloromethane

Receiving High Pressure Gas Safety
Award from Ibaraki Prefecture

Emission (tons) Transfer (tons)
95.1
2.5

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Business Sites (3)Address : 4-16 Hinagahigashi 2-chome Yokkaichi-shi,Mie 510-0886, Japan
Phone : +81-59-345-8800

Yokkaichi Plant

Message from the Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Katsushige Hayashi

Facing the Ise bay in the east and the Suzuka
mountain range in the west, the Yokkaichi plant islocated in the very scenic Yokkaichi industrial
complex. In the past, there was also time thatYokkaichi was called "town of pollution", but there
is no even such image at present. At the
Yokkaichi plant, we have conducted our
production activity in consideration of the living
environment such as conversion of boiler fuelfrom coal to natural gas, assessment ofenvironment risk for newly installed facility etc.

Comprehensive disaster prevention drill

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Address: 3-27 Funamachi 1-chome, Taisho-ku,
Osaka-shi, Osaka 551-0022, Japan
Phone: +81-6-6551-3371

Naniwa plant

Main products

Main product● Chemicals for● Monomer for plastic lens

electronic industry suchas hydrogen peroxide● Polyacetal plastics

Working with the community

Conducting various training to prepare for the emergency

Disaster prevention drill
Safety training of high-place work

Traffic safety campaign

Address: 681-45 Kamikumakawa, Fuji-cho, Saga-shi,
Saga 840-0512, Japan
Phone: +81-952-64-2400

Saga plant

Main productHigh school student internship● Ultra pure hydrogen peroxide

Environmental burden data (FY 2008)
Water consumption (103m3)

6,997

GHG emission (as CO2) (k tons)

80

NOx emission (tons)

25

SOx emission (tons)

Occupational health and safety activity

2

Total drainage volume (103m3)

5,754

COD emission (tons)

38

Waste transferred offsite (tons)

656

Final disposal waste (tons)
PRTR substance
Hydrazine
Formaldehyde

Cleanup activity around the plant

5
Emission (tons) Transfer (tons)
1.4
0
3.4

11.2

Safety activity presentation

27

Mental health course

AED training course

Cleanup activity

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Business Sites (4)Address : 950 Kishi Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun,
Kanagawa, 258-0112, Japan
Phone : +81-465-75-1111

Yamakita Plant

Message from the Plant Manager
The Yamakita plant was built in Yamakita in 1933
as the first hydrogen peroxide production facility
in Japan. Since then, we have conducted our
production activity while living together with thelocal community. In order to keep the bountiful
environment of Sakawa river and Tanzawa
mountains, we continue to work on reducing ourenvironmental burden and strengthening further
trust relationship with local residents throughactive communication.

Niigata ResearchLaboratory

Address : 182 Tayuhama Shinwari, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi,
Niigata 950-3112, Japan
Phone : +81-25-259-8211

Message from the Laboratory Director

Main products● Derivatives ofhydrogen peroxide● Persulfates

Osamu Kondo

Working with the community

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Laboratory Director

Takafumi Abe

The Niigata research laboratory is adjacent to the
Niigata plant and we work together to promote our
RC activities. This research laboratory has various
safety test facilities in accordance with Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP) and plays the role ofchemical safety evaluation organization of thewhole company. In addition, we are aware of thedevelopment of new products that can contributeto the formation of recycling-oriented society, andwe are working on it with full staff participation.

Main research themes● Process improvement● Catalyst● Pharmaceuticalintermediates● New energy source● Biotechnology● Life science

Disaster prevention activities

Information forwarding to Kanagawa ECO Network
http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/osirase/iso/98/econet00.html◎Cleanup activity around the plant◎Opening the factory gymnasium (local high school)◎Acceptance of trainees for work-study(local junior high school)◎Participation to local activity and event
Yawata Shinto shrine festival
Summer festival organized by resident’s association
Cosponsor for Yamakita-cho flower road (planting, weeding)Participating in the local festival
every year and warming up thegathered children.

A banner of fire prevention campaign
displayed on the ground fence

Conducting cleanup campaign twice
every year to keep the surroundingof the research laboratory clean.

Hiratsuka ResearchLaboratory

Address : 6-2 Higashiyawata 5-chome, Hiratsuka-shi,
Kanagawa 254-0016, Japan
Phone : +81-463-21-8600

Message from the Laboratory Director

Environmental burden data (FY 2008)

Toxic gas leakage emergency drill

Laboratory Director

Toshiya Takagi
Water consumption (103m3)
GHG emission (as CO2) (k tons)

25
4

Total drainage volume (103m3)
COD emission (tons)
Waste transferred offsite (tons)
Final disposal waste (tons)

The Hiratsuka research laboratory won an in-house
Environmental Excellence Award for achieving zero emissions.
We will continue this condition in the future. In order toimprove the sensitivity of employees, the safety-related
education has been enhanced by setting a goal of submitting
hiyari-hatto (near miss) report (1 hiyari-hatto per person permonth). We also conduct training in response to earthquake
emergency warning every month because this laboratory is
located in the area under stepped-up measures against theearthquake disaster of Tokai-Tonankai earthquake.

Main research themes● Specialty resins● Paints, adhesives● Packaging materials● Resist materials

5,429

NOx emission (tons)
SOx emission (tons)

Conducted a training course of
AED in accordance with installationof it.

0
4,877
9
360
1

PRTR substance
Emission (tons) Transfer (tons)
Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salt
00.1

Safety class for cultivating a culture of safety

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Accepting the visit of students from
Ohara high school in the Hiratsuka
city and explaining to them while
demonstrating molding process.

Planted shibazakura (moss phlox)
and tulips in the flower garden of
Sagami river area with Yahata
elementary school pupils.

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Conducted disaster prevention drillin cooperation with affiliates, andcarriedoutwater-discharge
exercise by self fire fighting team.

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Business Sites (5)Tokyo Techno-Center

Address : 1-1 Niijuku 6-chome, Katsushika-ku,
Tokyo 125-8601, Japan
Phone : +81-3-3627-9411

Message from the Techno-Center Director

Techno-Center Director

At the Tokyo Techno-Center, we have conducted
our activities for "Ensuring of Occupational Healthand Safety and Environmental Preservation" as
our RC policy. Tokyo Techno Park (TTP) which
opens in October 2009 takes a new step as anurban-oriented research and development base,and we continue our business activities withfurther consideration to safety and environment tokeep trusted from the local community.

Main development themes● Electronic materials● Oxygen absorbers

Takahiro Seki

Regular presentation meeting ofrisk assessment

Cleanup activity around the Center conductedon the first working day every monthTokyo ResearchLaboratory

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Indoor hydrant training

October 1, 2009

Tokyo Techno Park (TTP) Opening
The area of Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, where theTokyo Techno-Center and the Tokyo ResearchLaboratory are located, has been re-developed by the
Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), and the surroundingarea has greatly changed. The two sites have been
managed as independent organizations because thesesites were divided so far. However, acquisition of the landthat divided both sites became possible by means of land
exchange with the UR due to the re-development of thisarea. As a result of it, the Tokyo Techno Park (TTP) has
opened as an urban-oriented research and developmentbase focusing on the research of functional chemicals
and functional materials through restructuring of theTokyo Research Laboratory and Tokyo Techno-Center.

Outline of TTP■ Location
1-1 Niijuku 6-Chome, Katsushika-ku,
Tokyo■ Research area
Electronic materials,
Functional optical materials,
Environmental chemicals,Life science etc.

Address : 1-1 Niijuku 6-chome, Katsushika-ku,
Tokyo 125-0051, Japan
Phone : +81-3-3627-9411

Message from the Laboratory Director
The Tokyo Research Laboratory is going to newly
start as TTP. In neighboring area, it is planned toconstruct condominiums and a college. We
continue to conduct our safety activities by putting
a high priority on risk assessment, hiyari-hatto(near miss), and KYT (risk prediction training)
activity because we have lots of non-routine workat the laboratory. We will make efforts to keep
Laboratory Director"Zero accident and Zero occupational injury" andMasahiro Jono improve the community environment.

Main research themes● Electronic informationmaterials● Communication materials● Environmental,
healthcare chemicals● Packaging material● Process research

April 23, 2008
A presentation meeting toneighboring residents' association
was held at the training institute inTokyo Techno-Center before
starting TTP construction work.
Laboratory Director's exemplum
in the safety week

Disaster prevention training for new comers

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Safety patrol around the laboratory

TTP main building under construction

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Group Affiliates (1)MGC Group Environment and
Safety Conference

Environmental Burden by MGC GroupThe following tables show the environmental burden
by MGC group in fiscal 2007 and 2008.

The 14 affiliates that deal with chemical substances
in MGC group have been promoting theenvironment and safety activities in MGC Group
Environmental and Safety Conference (hereafter,
Conference).
The main activities are as follows.

JSP Corp. Yokkaichi 1st plant

Japan Circuit Industrial Co., Ltd.

Japan Pionics Co., Ltd

Not only JSP employees but also
subcontractors' employees take partin the cleanup campaign around theplant twice a year. The garbage
amountdecreases
wheneverrepeating the activity and the effectof continuous activity is given.

A training course was given by avisiting lecturer (Occupational
health consultant).
<Cheerful office (Mental health)>

An evacuation drill was conducted.
Reflecting on this training, we haveincreased the squawk box.

Electrotechno Co., Ltd.

Shin Sanso Kagaku Co.

MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd. (Osaka)

Drills to use fire extinguisher andfire hydrant were conducted (every
month from April to October). All
participants took part in the training
by actually using a fire distinguisher
and fire hydrant.

Taking an opportunity to install AED
in the office, the employees have
had an emergency lifesaving drill
from rescue staff and have
improved skill of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and AED use.

The cleanup and beautification
campaign of the Kanzaki river areaaround the plant were conducted.

The number of production sites in MGC group
MGC

8 production sites

MGC

8 production sites

Affiliates

32 production sites

Affiliates

32 production sites

Breakdown

INPUT

The meeting is held twice a year for reporting orreviewing the annual target, result of activities,
status of accident and occupational injury etc. of
MGC and each affiliate.

Energy consumption (as crude oil)
Water consumption
Tap water
Ground waterIndustrial waterRiver water
Others

Unit
103kL
103m3
%
%
%
%
%

FY 2007689
47,7812
3
55
36
3FY 2008631
44,5652
3
58
34
2

OUTPUTUnit

FY 2007

FY 2008

ktons
tons
tons
tons
tons

1,772
328
1,006
86
1,241

1,577
393
956
72
1,169

103m3
tons
tons
tons
tons
tons

39,490
309
381
73
35
0

36,302
291
278
54
48
0

tons
tons
tons

40,346
1,954
918

34,410
3,508
728

Emissions to atmosphere
GHG emission (as CO2 )SOx emission
NOx emission
Soot and dust emissions
Emission of PRTR substances
Release to water area
Total drainage volume
COD emission
Total nitrogen emission
Total phosphorus emission
Emission of PRTR substances
Release to soil
Generation of waste
Transferred off-site
Final disposal
Transfer of PRTR substances

The meeting at MGC Head OfficeEnvironment and safety inspection
The environment and safety activities of several
affiliates are inspected every year by Director in
charge of environment and safety in MGC. The
inspections to Japan Finechem Co., Inc., Shin
Sanso Kagaku Co., Japan Pionics Co., Ltd., andYonezawa DIA Electronics Co., Ltd. were conducted
in 2008.

Inspection at
Japan Pionics Co., Ltd.

Topics of MGC Group Affiliates

Fiscal 2007 (MGC and 14 affiliates) Fiscal 2008 (MGC and 14 affiliates)

MGC Group Environment and Safety Meeting

Inspection at
Japan Finechem Co., Inc.

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(Final disposal in fiscal year 2008 has been increased due to temporary
waste generation)

Environment and Safety
Inspection for Overseas Affiliates
Although overseas affiliates are out of theConference member, the environment and safety
inspection for them are also conducted to support
their environment and safety activities. The
inspections for P.T. Peroksida Indonesia Pratama,
MGC Pure Chemicals Singapore PTE. LTD. wereconducted in 2008.

Inspection at
Shin Sanso Kagaku Co.

Inspection at Yonezawa
DIA Electronics Co., Ltd.

At P.T. PeroksidaIndonesia Pratama

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Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd. Mitake plant

Japan Finechem Co., Ltd. (Niigata)

Mowing and cleaning around theplant were conducted.

Water-discharge training in Niigata plantunder the guidance of the fire department.
August 11 is set as "Finechem Safety Day",and disaster prevention drill is held everyyear.

At MGC Pure Chemicals
Singapore PTE. LTD.

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Group Affiliates (2)A.G. International ChemicalCo., Inc.

Eiwa Chemical IndustrialCo., Ltd.

Manufacture and sale of purified isophthalic acid

Manufacture and sale of blowing agents for rubber

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JSP Corporation
Manufacture and sale of foamed plastics

Tokyo Sakurada Bldg., 1-3,
Nishishinbashi 1-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003,
Japan
Phone:+81-3-3503-4811
http://www.agic.co.jp/e_agic/

Daido Seimei Co. Kyoto Bldg.,
595-3 Manjuya-Cho
Sanjio-sagaru Karasuma-dori,
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto 604-8161, Japan
Phone:+81-75-256-5131
http://www.eiwa-chem.co.jp/en/

Shin-Nisseki Bldg., 4-2,
Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo
100-0005, Japan
Phone:+81-3-6212-6300
http://www.co-jsp.co.jp/english/

We have started operation of a new plant in
Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture in 2008. Including
two plants in Mizushima factory, we have achieved"Zero accident and Zerooccupational injury" under threeplants framework. We continue
to perform CSR by considering
the environment and safety
first. Now, we are continuingmeasures for energy saving
and waste reduction, andworking on risk assessment of
non-routine work and study
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incidents in the past.
Yoshio Kawazoe"Safety with just a shout is the soliloquy" is the in-housecollected slogan in our Kinuura plant, which is the uniquemanufacturer of chemical blowing agents in Japan. It is
located in Chita peninsula facing
Ise Bay. We are ready to respondto the effluent standard to protect
the fishery of the close water with
our own technology. We haveconducted KYT (risk prediction
training) activity and disasterprevention
drill
with
the
cooperation of the local fire station,in order to protect the environment
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and safety day and night.
Yasuki Yamase

Even if we have undergone a large fluctuation in raw material
prices and the financial crisis originated in the United States andhave been under severe business environment since last year,
we think that "safety is the basis ofcorporate existence" and we havebeen working on safety measuresand educational activities. In addition,
as for the environment, the results
such as the reduction in green housegas emission etc. are obtained byproceeding with the development ofenvironmentally friendly products,
energy conversion and rationalization
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Rokurou Inoue

MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd.

Electrotechno Co., Ltd.

Manufacture of polycarbonate sheet

Manufacture of copper-clad laminate and multilayer prepreg

Japan Finechem Co., Inc.
Manufacture and sale of fine chemicals andelectronic products
Kayaba-cho Nakano Bldg.,
22-15, Shinkawa 1-chome,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033,
Japan
Phone:+81-3-3552-7611
http://www.jfine.co.jp/eng/

Located next to MGC's plant, our Niigata plant
receives the supply of hydrocyanic acid, utility such as
steam and so on. We also have a close cooperation
with MGC in disaster prevention
system. As for the environmentand safety, we have promoted
the risk assessment and activity
enhancement of hiyari-hatto(near miss), KYT (riskprediction training) and 5S etc.
to achieve "Zero accident andZero occupational injury" for thetarget of "Establishment of
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safety and stable operation".
Norio Hakuta

Shin Sanso Kagaku Co.

Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.

Manufacture of hydrogen peroxide

Resinous molding processing

4-2242, Mikajima,
Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama359-1164, Japan
Phone:+81-4-2948-2151
http://www.mgcfs.jp/en/

9-41, Aza-Sugiyama
Oaza-Yone, Nishigo-mura,Nishishirakawa-gun,
Fukushima 961-8031, Japan
Phone:+81-248-25-5000
http://www.ab.auone-net.jp/~electro/index.html

148-58, Yufutsu,
Tomakomai-city, Hokkaido
059-1372, Japan
Phone : +81-144-55-7337
http://www.sskc.co.jp/

51-497, Aza-Doudou,
Oaza-Morowa, Togo-cho,
Aichi-gun, Aichi 470-0151,
Japan
Phone:+81-561-39-0531
http://www.toyo-kagaku.co.jp/

As the corporate name expresses, we produce film
and sheet of polycarbonate plastics for opticalapplications. For stable production, it isindispensable to consider theenvironment and safety andto reply public trust. For thebasis of it, employee
sensitivity educations such as
static electricity workshop,
safety course for forklift
driver, lifesaving course, andre-education of environmentand safety rules were
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conducted in fiscal 2008.
Yukio Suzuki

Our plant is located in the natural rich place of theNasu mountain range. Realizing again that the main
action of all activities of occupational health andenvironmental preservation isdone by individuals, we
proceed our activities withdown-to-earth and continuous
efforts in diverse group of
employees and step up ourefforts to future activities forthe final goal of "Cultivating aculture of safety" that thesafety will be created throughPresident
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Yuh Miyauchi

Located near Lake Utonai, a registered site with theRamsar Convention on Wetlands, we have continued tooperate in an area that combines natural beauty with anexcellent distribution infrastructurefor 22 years. We alreadycompleted the construction toincrease the production capacity
as a big turning point of ourcompany, make full use of highproduction capacity to produce
high quality products safely andstably. We are working together
as a team for this biggest goal of
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the current term.
Kenji Koizumi

We have expanded the manufacturing of plastic
molding products and sale business in Aichi
Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, andGuangdong Province in China.
The measures to heavy load
handling risk of the molding
dies from the safety point ofview, and further improvementof plastic recycling rate fromthe environmental point of vieware our own tasks. We keep
maintaining and improving thesafety and environmental
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management system.
Jun Nakao

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Environment and Safety Activities in MGC
Group Affiliates (3)Japan Circuit IndustrialCo., Ltd.

Japan Pionics Co., Ltd

Manufacture and sale of printed circuit boards

Manufacture and sale of gas purifiers and manufactureof disposable body warmers

2-1236, Kamiike-cho,
Toyoda-shi, Aichi
471-0804, Japan
Phone:+81-565-88-3718
http://www.jci-jp.com/

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Mizushima Aroma Co., Ltd.

Yonezawa DIA Electronics
Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and sale of purified terephthalic acid

Manufacture of mass molding laminates, Processdevelopment

2-3-1, Mizushima-nakadori,
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama
712-8072, Japan
Phone:+81-86-446-4570

Tokyo Sakurada Bldg., 1-3,
Nishi-Shinbashi 1-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003,
Japan
Phone:+81-3-3506-8801
http://www.japan-pionics.co.jp/en/

We recognize that "Environmental preservation" is theimportant topic of business management, and we work on
the global environmental preservation with "Harmony,
Responsibility and Creation" as ourmanagement principle to realize theenvironmental management that
harmonized with the environment.
With this environmental principle,
we have been working together ineach committee to proceed withoccupational health and safety
activity, 5S activity, hiyari-hatto(near miss) activity, andPresident
Kazuhiro Miyasaka improvement proposal activity.

We have been working together as a team for the safety andenvironmental activities positively in response to the serious accident
that occurred 5 years ago. Especially, we worked on activities such as
risk assessment, pre-operation KY (riskprediction), hiyari-hatto (near miss), and
5S to put emphasis on "Continuation of
Safety". As a result, we have received acommendation of "good standing
company" from Kanagawa Labor Bureau
the other day. We continue to keep theaccumulated "Zero accident and Zerooccupational injury" and will concentrateon safety activities in the future to prevent
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Ryoichi Takahashi accident from actually occurring.

Japan U-PiCA Co., Ltd

Fudow Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and sale of unsaturated polyester

Manufacture and sale of molding resin

Madre Matsuda Bldg., 4-13,
Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0094, Japan
Phone:+81-3-6850-0241
http://www.u-pica.co.jp/
English/Daigo Bldg. No.7, 20-5,
Nishi-Kamata 7-chome,
Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0051,
Japan
Phone:+81-3-3737-0611
http://www.fudow.co.jp/
e-index.html

We have been positively working on "Cultivating a culture ofsafety" through abundant capital investment and education
for safety under the philosophy that the safety is the top
priority. In addition, we ensure thereduction of our environmental
burden by energy saving activity
and introduction of material flow
cost accounting as a matter ofcourse. We will contribute to CO2
reduction and the global
environmental protection byaccelerating development of plastic
for wind power generator propellers
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and biomass-related products.
Tomihiro Ogino

Four plants are located along the Tokaido Line. We
continue to work on the reduction of our environmental
burden at each plant, and produce molding materials
and molded goods etc. on thebasis of "Safety first". Following
the establishment of CTPM and
5S activities, we aim at "Zerooccupational injury" throughimprovement of the safetysusceptibility of each and every
person by strengthening KYT(risk prediction training) andhiyari-hatto
(near
miss)
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Yuuji Takamizawa activities.

37446-3, Hachimanbara
3-chome, Yonezawa-shi,
Yamagata 992-1128, Japan
Phone:+81-238-28-1345

We have celebrated the 10th anniversary of the foundation of ourcompany in June, 2009. We had an incident resulting in lost work
time in the first year, but since then we have continued our
production activity with "Zero accident
and Zero occupational injury" up to
the present date. Starting this year, wedevelop our "Policy of Occupational
Health and Safety". And we declare toaim at creating a comfortableworkplace without accident andoccupational injury considering that toprotect safety and health of the people
surrounding our company is the top
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Hidenobu Fujimori priority of our business activity.

We continued to achieve "Zero occupational injury"
in fiscal 2008, too. And we have conducted the
production activity on the basis of "Safety first" byworking
forcontinuous
improvement without being
satisfied with the current
situation. In addition, we arealso working on the reductionof CO2 emission by usingaluminum material for PTA
product delivery tank lorry(weight saving) from theenvironmental point of view.
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Kunisuke Usuda

Main Environmental Products and Technology of MGC Group Affiliates
JSP Corporation

Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.

High performance•Next generation new type insulator[MIRAFOAM ™ Λ (lambda)]

Undercover

MIRAFOAM ™ Λ is a high performance next generation
new type insulator which was developed by using theplastic foaming technology that JSP cultivated so far. With
the revolutionary insulation efficiency, we have succeeded
in improving the performance of insulation efficiency which
has been considered as reaching the limit in the extrusion
process of polystyrene foam (thermal conductivity
0.022W/m•K). As a result, it becomes possible to produce
thin-walled and lightweight insulator by such a feature. A
high expectation has been rising in the promotion of highperformance housing. And it conforms to the standards of
Non CFC, Non Formaldehyde,
and 4VOC out of consideration
to environment, health andsafety.

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It is a product, called undercover, to be used as acover of the underpart of motor vehicles. The
undercover is produced with 100 % of resin
recycled from the bumper of disused cars. As forthe product which is made of recycled bumpermaterial, its appearance looks bad due to themixing of coated fragments at the bumper surface.
But it can be used for parts at the underpart of
motor vehicles that do not attract attention in
general without regarding to the appearance.