FY2022 Site Reports > Zeon Polymix Inc.

Zeon Polymix Inc.
Company ProfileBusiness Description
Rubber compound manufacturing
Established in 1967, Zeon Polymix manufactures rubber compounds as part of Zeon
Corporation’s synthetic rubber business development. Special-purpose rubbercompounds need to have heat-, oil-, and wear-resistant properties. With their strong
customer reputation for reliability, our compounds are used in automotive rubber partsand other high-performance materials.
Our supply system with affiliated companies in Thailand and China ensures thehighest-quality rubber compounds for manufacturers supplying rubber parts toautomakers and electrical and electronics product manufacturers in global markets.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2022: 104 (84 men, 20 women)
Hiring in FY2021: 1 (1 man, 0 woman)

Zeon Polymix Inc.

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Company Policy (Executive Message)
With a corporate philosophy based around the concept of “Leave it to us!”, our goal is tobe a company that meets customers’ expectations.
The Annual Policy for FY2022 identifies three priority issues for employees to tackle as ateam.
1. Continue to maintain a record of “zero incidents and zero accidents.”
2. Build resilient management systems that can cope with changes in the businessenvironment.
3. Undertake human talent cultivation that enhances corporate value.
President
Shinji Kawano

Safety Initiatives
PolicyHave zero accidents and disasters and improve working conditions
Specific Initiatives
1. Eliminate near-miss accidents
We are establishing working conditions that prevent accidents and disasters by having all employees participate inactivities to eliminate near-miss accidents in order to facilitate higher employee awareness of hazardous areas andoperations and make related safety improvements.
2. Safety patrols
We conduct safety patrols to identify and make improvements to risks that often get overlooked.

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3. Other activities
・Thorough implementation of COVID-19 prevention activities
・Strengthening and promotion of heatstroke prevention measures
・Systematic hands-on experiential safety trainings
・Risk assessment activities
・Implementation of foolproof measures in work operations

Environmental Impact Reductions
Environmental Policy
1. Compliance with the requirements of environmental legislation, etc.
Ensure a clear understanding of product- and environment-related laws, and of other requirements that our company
needs to follow, and ensure consistent compliance
2. Reduce environmental impacts
Recognize the importance of the global environment and of safeguarding the global environment, make effective use ofefficient resource utilization in our business activities, and implement ongoing improvements in our environmentalmanagement system
3. Promote awareness of the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and implement related activities
As an enterprise that plays an important role in society, aim to maintain society’s trust, and be a company whoseemployees experience a real sense of job satisfaction on a daily basis
Specific Initiatives
1. Maintain zero industrial waste emissions (100%)・Reduce loss in plant processes
・Recycle and reuse waste materials, and effectively use them for other purposes
・Launch a production system that does not use DEHP, a substance subject to PRTR Act in 2019
2. Reduce CO2 emissions
・Install energy-efficient equipment and LED lights
・Build a system to analyze demand and reduce power consumption
3. Environmental data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Otsu Plant, Zeon Polymix

Substances subject
to the PRTR Act

Industrial waste

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

No. of substances

764

4

5Consumption (tons)

106

72

14

14

22

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

182

213

167

85

165

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.5

0.4

32

36

34

16

18

3,181

3,882

2,867

2,420

2,580----

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Amount generated before
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills(tons)

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

CO2 emissions (tons)
Standards on the promotion of energy-saving/global warming
countermeasures

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1-2-

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CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 2----2,526

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1+2----

2,580

Energy Consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

1,635

1,681

1,440

1,229

1,397

Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

6,450

6,646

5,745

4,844

5,491

Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe seek to augment the capabilities of operational personnel to ensure stable and safe production, as well as developingworld-class leaders and collaborating with Zeon Group companies as a key Zeon Group rubber compounds production
company.
Specific Initiatives
・Reinforcing our support team to eliminating equipment failures and process abnormalities, and to achieve stable and safe
production
・Systematic employee trainings such as Safety Staff training to improve workplace capabilities
・Support for affiliated global companies, including the dispatching of engineers to assist affiliates global companies, andsupport for the adoption of new mixing technologies and new equipment. These support activities also contribute to thecultivation of Zeon Polymix engineers.

Relationship with the Local Community
We contribute to regional environmental conservation and community development to give back to our community.
Specific Initiatives
1. Providing Tonjiru soup for participants in the Otsu City Ekiden
Every year, Zeon Polymix assists with the holding of the Otsu City Ekiden (Long-distance
Relay Race) Running Competition, which is organized by Otsu City Government. ZeonPolymix staff provide race participants with free Tonjiru (miso soup with pork andvegetables) and hot tea at the halfway point, with the aim of fostering friendly exchange withlocal residents.
In FY2021, as in the previous year, this activity was put on hold due to the spread of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

The Otsu City Ekiden Running
Competition

2. Participation in the Lake Biwa Citizen Clean-up Activity
Every year, Zeon Polymix participates in the Lake Biwa Citizen Clean-up Activity organizedby Otsu City Government.
While this activity was put on hold in FY2020, a cleanup campaign focusing on the roads infront of the company took place on June 21, following its restart in FY2021.
3. Participation in the Invasive Fish Eradication Project of the Lake Biwa Restoration
Association
Every year, Zeon Polymix participates in the Invasive Fish Eradication Project organizedby the Lake Biwa Restoration Association. Although this event was held on October 10,2021, Zeon Polymix did not participate due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lake Biwa Citizen Clean-up Activity

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