FY2013 CSR Website CSR > Site Reports > ZEON Group (Overseas) > ZEON Chemicals Europe Ltd. (ZCEL)The ZEON Chemicals Europe Ltd. (ZCEL) facility at Barry, Wales, UK, has been in
operation since the late 1950's. From 1967 until 1989, the plant was under thecontrol of BP Chemicals Ltd., and in 1989, ZEON Corporation took over theoperation.
NBR, ZSC and NBR-Lx are produced at this plant and exported to Europe,
America and Asia.The plant is also the location of the European Technical ServiceLaboratory. ZCEL has 90 employees and its production operation has management

Shinji Komiyama MDsystems that are registered as compliant with both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
standards.
ZCEL operates from a single site, situated in the center of the Barry Industrial
Complex, which also houses Centrica, Momentive Chemicals, Cabot Carbon, Dow
Corning, National Power, and Vopak Tank Terminal. The complex is situated within
the Vale of Glamorgan approximately two kilometers east of Barry's town center.
U.K. Plant

1. Waste Management
Reducing our waste production has always been a high priority at ZCEL as we aim
to reduce our environmental impact and at the same time increase our productionefficiency.
The main objective in 2012 has been to improve waste control and ensure all
waste streams are identified and segregated, helping us to find methods forelimination and outlets for recycling of this waste.

Waste compactor used in 2012 toimprove waste control

2. Energy Usage and CO2 Emissions
Another main area of focus for ZCEL is achieving a reduction in energy usage to reduce our operating costs and ourcarbon footprint. Several energy saving projects were progressed in 2012 including a major redesign of ouracrylonitrile recovery system which enabled us to dramatically reduce the steam usage in our distillation column.

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Scope of accounts:U.K.Plant

2. Environmental Data
ZEON Chemicals Europe Ltd. (UK)
Substances
covered by PRTR
law

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012222

2

2

12,554

9,596

10,40010,852

9,676

3.3

5.0

6.0

6.0

4.4

1,302

818930

680

1,116

1,280

808908644

1,069

Number of substances
Consumption (tons)

Amount emitted (tons)
Amount generated (before volumereduction) (tons)
Industrial waste
Amount sent to landfill (tons)
Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)

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303

245

15,09910,36911,583

12,597

11,379Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

6,661

5,480

6,111

6,619

6,302

ZCEL is an active member of the local chemical complex Joint Site Initiative whichaims to promote good relations with our local residents and provide a swift responseto any concerns raised. In addition to investigating any reported environmental
issues and visiting local residents to address their concerns, the initiative aims toraise general awareness among local residents of each site's activities.
ZCEL is active in supporting good causes in the local community. The Whitmore
Bay Surf Life Saving Club, which trains local youth in rescue and resuscitation, has

ZCEL Charity Golf Participants

been helped with the purchase of new equipment. ZCEL has also sponsored thelocal Porthkerry Pumas Football Team.
ZCEL has supported its employees in taking part in a golf tournament to raise money for the Welsh Children'sCancer Charity LATCH. In addition, ZCEL provides work experience and placements to pupils from local schools
and colleges.

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