FY 2020 CSR Website Site Report ＞Group Companies in Japan ＞ Zeon Opto Bio Lab Co., Ltd.

Zeon Opto Bio Lab Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture of optical films, optical device components, and medical devicematerials in design and manufacture of dies
Experimental business in the optical, medical, and bio markets
The predecessor of Zeon Opto Bio Lab, which was established in April 2019,was the Optes Inc. Sano Plant. Zeon Opto Bio Lab was established by spinning
off the Sano Plant, which performs injection molding, from Optes, a subsidiarythat performs manufacture of cycloolefin polymer (COP) processed products.
Zeon Opto Bio Lab Co., Ltd.

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No. of Employees
As of April, 2020: 58 (46 men, 12 women)
Hiring in FY 2019: 3 (3 men, 0 woman)

Example of COP plate cutting

Medical device materials

Company Policy (Executive Message)
PolicyMeet customer needs by expanding new products and services while maintaining
safety as our first priority and ensuring quality and delivery times.
Priority Issues
1. Keep safety and quality is our first priority, taking into consideration the customer
2. Expand prototype services based on a development mindset
3. Move forward for the benefit of oneself and the company in 2020 and later

We meet customer expectations by providing products and services with safety first in
the optical and bio markets with consideration for customers, a development mindset,
and growth opportunities as key values.

Safety Initiatives
PolicyGain the ability to create “better products faster and less expensively.”Specific Initiatives
・Improve dangerous areas by conducting safety patrols
・Improve employee safety awareness undertaking safety personnel evaluation activities
・Take measures to promote the good health of employees of advancing age-1-President
Haruhiko Takahashi

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Environmental Impact Reductions
Environmental Data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Opto Bio Lab Co., Ltd.
The Optes Inc. Sano Plant until FY 2018

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

FY 2019

No. of substances

1111

1

Consumption (tons)

00000Emissions (tons)

00000

5.8

8.8

6.2

2.0

4.20.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.3

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.7

CO2 emissions (tons)

673

664

816

750

772

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

439

431

408

386

406

Substances subject tothe PRTR Act

Industrial waste

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

Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Relationship with Employees
PolicyThink carefully, act quickly, and respond flexibly to establish Q (quality), C (cost), D (delivery), and S (safety).
Specific Initiatives
1. Gain the ability to create “better products faster and less expensively”
2. Clarify “discovery of problems,” “identification of the causes of problems,” and “method of confirming that problems havebeen solved” and take action.

Relationship with the Local Community
Build good relationships with local communities and strive to be a company that is needed by those communities.
・Sponsorship of the Furin Wind Chime Approach at the Karasawayama-jinja Shrine
・Sponsorship of the Sano Hidesato Festival (a summer festival held by Sano City)
・The company participates in the litter collection campaign associated with the legendary killing of a monster centipede in
Karasawayama every year, but it was cancelled in 2019 due to typhoon damage. The company participated in a cleanup of
the approach to the Karasawayama-jinja Shrine held by Sano City.
Specific Initiatives
1. Local beautification activities
Typhoon no. 19: Employees participated in the Sano City disastervolunteer programs and removal rubbish from the homes of victims (October
26, 2019, 3 employees).
* Status of damage in Sano City: Approx. 2,700 homes damaged byflooding, with 1,500 flooded above the floor and 1,200 flooded below thefloor.

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2. Exchanges with local high schools
In FY 2019, the program was not implemented as no internship requests were received as in other ye ars, likely due toeffects from a typhoon.

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