FY 2018 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 tomass-produce synthetic rubber. It manufactures heat- and oil-resistantsynthetic rubber used in automobile engine peripheral components. Synthetic
latex is used in products such as rubber gloves, cosmetic sponges, andnon-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 apetrochemical plant that handles high-pressure gases as well as hazardous and poisonous substances, andwhich is located in the Keihin Industrial Zone.
1. With the participation of all employees, we are committed to maintaining safe and reliable operations andto being a plant that is 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 toachieve zero occurrence of 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 andregulations; we also 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 vibrantand engaging workplace.
7. We set targets and conduct activities in the areas of the environment, safety, and occupational health andsafety; we aim to improve 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 regular cleanups of the Tonomachi-Yako Route, a highway
running through our area. Our employees also plan and hold events at the plant
for local companies and residents as a way to give back to our community. We
strive to coexist in harmony with the local community to build trust and alleviate
concern.
Kawasaki Plant Manager
Takafumi Kawanaka-1-

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Safety Initiatives
PolicyEnsuring safety is our highest priority, and we are committed to eliminating accidents and incidents with theinvolvement of all employees. We have been integrating companywide safety activities since FY 2016 withthe goal of continuously improving our safety operations.
Specific Initiatives
1. Safety education including accident case studies and hands-on experiential education
2. Various safety activities including reviewing and eliminating near-miss accidents

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyWe are working to reduce our emissions of hazardous chemical substances and waste, conserve energy, andmore 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 CorporationFunction: 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 activities: Business processes from raw materials procurement through to manufacturing,packaging, storage and shipping, and utility operations including wastewater
discharge from the R&D Center
Products and services: Synthetic rubbers, synthetic latex, electronic materials and products, providing
information to customers, and responding to complaints from customers and localresidents(3) Authority and capacity of managing and influencing organization: Head Office divisions (including designand development), partner companies (product logistics, disposal of industrial waste,etc.), vendors (companies supplying raw materials, etc.)
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 ourenvironmental 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 fromopenings in production equipment.
・We are studying technologies to reduce acrylonitrile emissions to 1 ton or less.
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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
Hazardous
Butadiene consumption
substances(tons)
Butadiene emissions (tons)
Acrylonitrile consumption(tons)
Acrylonitrile emissions (tons)
Substances Consumption (tons)
subject toEmissions (tons)the PRTRAct
Industrial
Amount generated before
waste
compacting (tons)
Amount generated after
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)
Atmospheric CO2 emissions (tons)
emissions
SOx emissions (tons)
NOx emissions (tons)
Soot emissions (tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Wastewater

Total wastewater discharge(1,000 m3)
COD emissions (tons)
Total phosphorus discharge(tons)
Total nitrogen discharge(tons)
EnergyConsumption(crude oil equivalent, kL)
Unit consumption index(FY 1990 = 100)
Production equivalent (tons)

FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

20,372

23,53421,75823,04021,940

2.4

2.59

2.0

1.9

2.1

9,653

11,405

10,746

11,007

10,78011
40,203

11
45,847

5
43,954

4
43,954

3
44,012

26.1

27.9

21.4

19.0

17.5

48,03952,90044,38056,33042,734

4,024

4,401

3,412

4,704

3,293

0.0
20,9170.2
71

0.0
25,778
0.1
5.7
0.6

0.0
23,443
0.3
5.6
0.5

0.0
21,409
0.1
5.9
0.5

0.0
23,6100.0
7.70.63,092

3,657

3,241

3,244

3,143

2,031

2,185

2,265

2,030

2,029

45

44

35

42

56

0.3

0.2

0.23

0.24

0.2

93

114.5

89

72

103

14,406

14,70013,355

12,857

10,957

75%

84%

65%

77%

66%

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Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe aim for employees to individually develop and improve the skills they need to perform their duties and tocultivate a spirit of cooperation among employees as we implement systematic and ongoing development ofself-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 ofemployment
・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, ahighway running through our area, together with other companies andKawasaki City (twice/year)
・We invite area companies and community residents to the Kawasaki Plant
Summer Festival
・We undertake cleanup of roads that constitute commuting routes for ourGroup cleanup

employees (from Kojima Shinden Station to the plant) as a self-directed
activity by the plant (three times a year)
・We invite area companies and community residents to the Kawasaki Plant
Summer Festival
2. Interactions with the local community
・We provide business reports and give plant tours (once/year).
We hold meetings with four neighborhood associations in the community,
where we discuss our operations and other relevant topics.
・We hold meetings with representatives from local government together witheight member companies of the Kawasaki district of the Japan ChemicalIndustries Association Responsible Care Committee-4-Communication with local government
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3. Plant tours
We give plant tours to introduce the plant’s production activities andinitiatives.
・For local residents, community organizations and schools, etc. (7 tours, atotal of 84 people)
Plant tours（Nursery school children）-5-