FY 2020 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Corporation – Kawasaki Plant

Zeon Corporation – Kawasaki Plant
Kawasaki Plant Profile
Main Products
Synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex
Established in 1959, Kawasaki Plant was the first plant in Japan to mass-produce synthetic
rubber. It manufactures heat- and oil-resistant synthetic rubber used in automobile engine
peripheral components. Synthetic latex is used in products such as rubber gloves, cosmetic
sponges, and non-woven fabric. Kawasaki Plant produces many relatively high-value-addedproducts in small quantities.
Aerial view of Kawasaki Plant
Environment and Safety Policy
The Kawasaki Plant has formulated the following environment and safety policy, based on
being a petrochemical plant that handles high-pressure gases as well as hazardous and poisonous substances, and which islocated in the Keihin Industrial Zone.
1. With the participation of all employees, we are committed to maintaining safe and reliable operations and to being a plant thatis trusted by everyone in the local community.
2. We identify all sources of danger in the workplace, and by reducing and eliminating them, we aim to achieve zero occurrenceof environmental and safety incidents and occupational accidents.
3. We strive to continuously reduce environmental impacts in all work processes and to prevent environmental contamination.
4. We comply with environment- and safety-related laws and regulations, agreements, and internal rules and regulations; wealso strive to maintain and improve our level of environmental and safety performance.
5. We conduct activities to prevent damage and reduce the extent of damage in the event of a major earthquake and tsunami
striking the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.
6. We strive to maintain and improve the physical and mental health of all employees, and to create a vibrant and engaging
workplace.
7. We set targets and conduct activities in the areas of the environment, safety, and occupational health and safety; we aim toimprove our various management systems on an ongoing basis.

Plant Policy by the Plant Manager
Kawasaki Plant fulfills its role as a member of the local community. We participate in regularcleanups of the Tonomachi-Yako Route, a highway running through our area. Our employees alsoplan and hold events at the plant for local companies and residents as a way to give back to ourcommunity. We strive to coexist in harmony with the local community to build trust and alleviate
concern.

Kawasaki Plant Manager
Takafumi Kawanaka

Safety Initiatives
PolicyEnsuring safety is our highest priority, and we are committed to eliminating accidents and incidents with the involvement of allemployees. We have been integrating companywide safety activities since FY 2016 with the goal of continuously improving oursafety operations.
Specific Initiatives
1. Safety education including accident case studies and hands-on experiential education
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Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyWe are working to reduce our emissions of hazardous chemical substances and waste, conserve energy, and more effectively
use resources in cooperation with other plants in our industrial complex.
Scope of Environmental Management System(1) Organizational unit : Departments of the Kawasaki Plant, Zeon Corporation
Function: Manufacturing of synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex, and electronic materials
Physical boundary : The entire area of the Kawasaki Plant, Zeon Corporation, 1-2-1 and 1-2-2 Yako, Kawasaki-ku,
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture(2) Organizational: Business processes from raw materials procurement through to manufacturing, packaging, storage
activities
and shipping, and utility operations including wastewater discharge from the R&D Center
Products and: Synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex, electronic materials and products, providing information toservices
customers, and responding to complaints from customers and local residents(3) Authority and: Head Office divisions (including design and development), partner companies (product logistics,capacity of managing disposal of industrial waste, etc.), vendors (companies supplying raw materials, etc.)
and influencing
organizations
Specific Initiatives
1. Climate change-We have installed the latest gas engine cogeneration system as a way to conserve resources and energy.
-We provide a steady supply of excess electricity to external users.
-We are developing processes that effectively use steam and waste heat to continue reducing our environmental impact.
2. Reducing emissions of hazardous chemical substances
・We have installed butadiene and acrylonitrile recovery equipment.
・We are making improvements to equipment to prevent steam containing acrylonitrile from escaping from openings inproduction equipment.
・We are studying technologies to reduce acrylonitrile emissions to 1 ton or less.
3. Reducing waste
・We are separating and reusing resources (recycling and heat recovery) to reduce our industrial waste.
・We are implementing steps to reduce the amount of industrial waste we generate in the first place.
4. Reducing impacts on water quality
・We are reducing nitrogen compounds in our wastewater.
・We are making technology improvements to increase stability in managing load fluctuations.
5. Environmental data * “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Kawasaki Plant
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
Butadiene consumption (tons)
Hazardous
substances

Industrial
waste

FY 2019

21,75823,04021,94025,121

20,408

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.5

1.9

10,746

11,007

10,78012,551

10,006543

32Consumption (tons)

43,954

43,95444,01250,36840,457

Emissions (tons)

21.4

19.0

17.5

17.2

16.9

44,38056,33042,734

51,83645,813

3,412

4,704

3,293

4,198

3,738

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Butadiene emissions (tons)
Acrylonitrile consumption (tons)
Acrylonitrile emissions (tons)

Substances
subject tothe PRTRActFY 2018

Amount generated before compacting(tons)
Amount generated after compacting(tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)-2-

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Atmosphericemissions

CO2 emissions (tons)

23,443

21,40923,61027,501

22,897

SOx emissions (tons)

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

NOx emissions (tons)

5.6

5.9

7.7

8.5

11.8

Soot emissions (tons)

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.6

1.1

3,241

3,244

3,143

3,467

3,200

2,265

2,030

2,029

2,272

2,078

35

4256

52

48

0.23

0.24

0.2

0.2

0.2

8972

103

110

101

Consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

13,355

12,857

10,957

13,296

10,748

Unit consumption index (FY 1990 = 100)

65%

77%

66%

66%

67%

80,22982,27179,883

91,394

72,678Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Total wastewater discharge (1,000 m3)
COD emissions (tons)
Wastewater
Total phosphorus discharge (tons)
Total nitrogen discharge (tons)
EnergyProduction equivalent (tons)

Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe aim for employees to individually develop and improve the skills they need to perform their duties and to cultivate a spiritof cooperation among employees as we implement systematic and ongoing development of self-reliant human resources able
to think and act autonomously.
Specific Initiatives
・Education at the Monozukuri Training Center at Mizushima Plant for employees in their first to third years of employment
・Internal group trainings
・On-the-job training and other vocational education
・Education offered by external parties
・Support for personal development

Relationship with the Local Community
Specific Initiatives
1. Contributing to the community through volunteering
・We participate in regular cleanups of the Tonomachi-Yako Route, a highway running throughour area, together with other companies and Kawasaki City (twice/year)
・We undertake cleanup of roads that constitute commuting routes for our employees (fromKojima Shinden Station to the plant) as a self-directed activity by the plant (once/year)
Group cleanup

2. Interactions with the local community
・The R&D Center and Kawasaki Plant held a joint event to commemorate the 60th anniversaryof their foundation (July)
Members of the local community were invited to attend the event, and they joined incommemorating the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the R&D Center and the Kawasaki
Plant, enjoying recreational activities and a drumming performance by employees.
3. Plant tours
We give plant tours to introduce the plant’s production activities and initiatives.

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60th anniversary commemorativeevent

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・For local residents, community organizations and schools, etc. (22 tours, a total of 62 people).
4. Other activities
・Kawasaki City coastal area PR event
We conducted a PR event with the Kawasaki City Coastal Area International
Strategy Headquarters to create a point of contact between companies located in thecoastal area and city residents and explain corporate activities to residents. The event
was intended to raise recognition and understanding of the coastal area, enhance its
image, and promote civic pride. Initially, a science experiment show was planned, but
to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, this was changed to an event with panel
displays only (see figure to the right).

Kawasaki City coastal area PR event (fromthe Kawasaki City website)-4-