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Optes Inc.

Introduction to Optes Inc.
[Establishment]
1997[Business content]
Manufacture of optical films and components for optical equipment, design and manufacture of molds[Status in recent years]
Optes has the Hokuriku Plants (Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, Himi City, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture) and SanoPlant (Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture). Optical films are manufactured at the Hokuriku Plant, and medical test cells aremanufactured at the Sano Plant.
[Number of employees]
Number of employees as of end March 2016: 372 (Male: 308, Female: 64)
Hiring in fiscal 2015: 22 (Male: 13, Female: 9)

Optes Hokuriku Plant (Takaoka Plant)

Optes Hokuriku Plant (Tsuruga Plant)

Optes Hokuriku Plant (Himi Plant)

Optes Sano Plant

Company Policy (Executive Message)[Policy]
Creating an Optes where each employee thinks and acts for themselves with safety andstability first, overflowing with vitality[Thinking]・Safety and Stability First!
Go back to first principles to find the root causes, proceed with standardization that ispeople-friendly, establish a system where the same performance is achieved whoever
does the work, create a stable, comfortable working environment across all SQDC・Thinking and acting for yourself-1-President Shinichi Hirakawa

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Solidly recognize your role, think positively and always act toward the realization of your aims and ideals and achieve them・Create a company overflowing with vitality
Aim to create an Optes that makes each employee proud, and continue to advance in a virtuous circle.
Whlie putting these into practice, attain good results in areas such as safety, be recognized and trusted by local people andcontinue to be a cordial company.

Safety Initiatives[Concrete efforts]
We are promoting planned renovation work for safety for all of our production facilities.
We are using the opportunity of employing female workers to reduce the risks due to difference in physique, so thatanybody can work in a safe environment.

Efforts to Reduce Environmental Impact[Policy]Take steps for medium-to long-term planning for zero emissions and environmental improvement focused on reduction ofenergy consumption.
[Concrete efforts]
1. Environmental safety initiatives
We are making efforts with our goal of zero accidents, zero disasters and quality improvement.
*1・Improvement of implementation rate of near-miss activity countermeasures
・Formulation of a medium-term plan to make equipment safer*2・Improvement of public work observation procedures, etc.
・Education through the introduction of a safety simulator and the opening of a safety experience center.
*1 Near-miss activities
Activities to extract cases where an accident almost occurred and deepen prior countermeasures and risk awareness*2 Public work observations
Activities to reinforce the message of the importance of complying with revised work instructions and procedures when working by observation of the actual workplace by the plantmanager, head of department, staff, etc. to identify work problems.

2. Environmental DataOptes Inc. Sano Plant
Substances coveredby PRTR law

Industrial waste

FY2011FY2012FY2013

FY2014FY2015

Number of substances

11111

Consumption (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.00.0

Amount emitted (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amount generated (beforevolume reduction) (tons)

671086

Amount sent to landfill (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.4

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Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)

45

6

6

4

1,105

919

989

862

673

664

625

674

564

439

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

Optes Inc. Hokuriku Plant

FY2011FY2012FY2013

FY2014FY2015

Substances
covered by PRTR
law

Number of substances

001

1

1

Consumption (tons)

00

1

1

1.1

Amount emitted (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Industrial waste

Amount generated (before
volume reduction) (tons)

707

849

1,377

1,254

1,443

Amount sent to landfill (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.1

Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3
Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)

31

29

29

52

66

8,499

9,622

27,48334,19638,498Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

9,390

10,313

12,54913,612

15,039Quality Assurance Efforts[Policy]
Offer safe, high-quality products that satisfy customers[Concrete efforts]
We are building a quality assurance system based on ISO9001.

Relationship with Employees[Policy]
Using the strength of the Japanese "Monozukuri Plant," we are taking steps to develop human resources that focus on
dialogue to foster teamwork and place importance on a culture of continuous reforms and improvements by everybody. On
the other hand, we are committed to the creation of employment of persons with disabilities, and have achieved thestatutory employment ratio, and also in manufacturing we are giving consideration to creating a n easy-to-work environment
so that women employees can play active roles with shift work.
[Concrete efforts]
1. We conduct basic education for new recruits for the first three years on an ongoing basis based on our education
system.
2. In the production section, we use competence assessments to improve skill levels.
3. We conducted our second company-wide improvement activities case study presentation event, which helps to breed aculture where opinions can be exchanged with no barriers.
4. We are proactively appointing female employees in the workplace, and this is helping us to notice areas where we canlower work environment stresses.

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5. In the employment of persons with disabilities, we have made adjustments to allow use of production processes (reviewof procedures, improvement of displays, movement of work locations).

Living Together with the Local Community[Policy]
We are creatively developing the company in order to live in harmony with the local community.
[Concrete efforts]
1. Community beautification activities
At the Hokuriku Plant, we undertake cleanup activities with local people. In spring and fall we perform cleanup activities in
the plant area, and in the summer we cleanup Himi Shimao Coast and Takaoka Kokubu Beach. At the Sano Plant weparticipate in events to pick up trash held by Sano City.
2. Exchanges with high schools in Toyama Prefecture
We cooperate with plant tours, internships, high school field trips and working experience. This program is extremely
popular, and produces results including the fact that some of the students who participate in the program join Optes after
graduation every year.

Picking up trash activities in Kamitako

Takaoka crafts high school internship(film inspection in the clean room)-4-

Himi High School plant tour (LCD TV
disassembly demonstration)