FY2021 Site Reports > Zeon Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd.

Zeon Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd. (ZAP)
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of rubber compounds
Established in 1995 in Thailand, an increasingly important production hub for Japanese
automakers, Zeon Advanced Polymix produces and supplies rubber compounds used in
automotive parts and industrial products.
Location
Rayong Province (head office, plant), Bangkok (sales office), Thailand

Zeon Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd.
(ZAP)
Product image
Air duct hoses
for cars madewith rubbercompounds

No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2021: 446 (347 men, 99 women)
Hiring in FY2020: 4 (2 men, 2 women)

Company Policy (Executive Message)
Policy established by the President
1. Ensure safety at workplaces
2. Achieve the sales volume and profit plan
3. Implement ongoing cycle of productivity improvements and cost reduction activities
4. Maintain and improve ISO activities
5. Commitment to CSR
We aim to be the top mass-production plant in Asia in terms of consistent quality and safety,
where employees work with ambition and pride.

President
Hiroshi Mihara

Safety Initiatives
PolicyEstablish workplaces with zero occupational accidents (more than 4,000 consecutive days of zero accidents).
Specific Initiatives
1. Hold morning Safety Talks at all workplaces on a topic related to safety, health, or sanitation
2. Employee participation in safety lectures (regarding emergency rescue certification, etc.)
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Health and Safety Activities

Firefighting training using fireextinguishers

Our disaster response teamundertaking firefighting training

Disaster response training(transportation training)

Safety Talk in progress

Forklift safety education

COVID-19 PCR testing

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyContinue to reduce our power consumption and waste.
Specific Initiatives
1. Reducing waste: Compacting waste to reduce the volume to approximately one-sixth
2. Reducing power consumption: Switching over to inverter motors (including air-conditioner inverters) and LED lights, andturning off unnecessary lights
3. Using renewable energy: Solar panels installed on the plant roof
(Using the electric power from these solar panels to reduce CO2 emissions by 146 t/year)

Environmental Data
Zeon Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd. (ZAP)
Amount generated before
Industrial
compacting (tons)
waste
Amount sent to landfills (tons)

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020295272

228

230

196

0

000

0

27

27

26

1921

CO2 emissions (tons)

6,360

6,240

6,980

5,454

4,592

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

3,023

2,971

3,094

2,829

2,375

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Relationship with Employees
PolicyAim to improve employee capabilities through education based on the education plan
Specific Initiatives
1. Grade-specific development plans
2. Timely on-the-job training

Relationship with the Local Community
PolicyStrive to coexist with the local community based on our CSR activities
Specific Initiatives
1. Donations to local schools, temples, hospitals, and public facilities (donation of face-masks made in-house)
2. Invite local residents to health checkups at our company
3. Regular greetings to residents
4. Donation of basic beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients made using recycled cardboard
5. Support for employees who wish to enter the priesthood
6. Conduct systematic CSR education and inform all employees of the CSR policy
7. Continue to implement CSR-DIW (a CSR project launched by Thailand’s Ministry of Industry), and foster participation by
local residents as well as the maintenance of employee health.
CSR Activities

Donation of face-masks made in-house
to Buddhist priests

Collection of used cardboard

New Year’s greetings to local residents

Donation of a covered passageway to a Volunteer painting work at local schools
local school

Donation of beds made from recycled
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Evaluation of Measures Directed Toward the SDGs
ZAP’s measures directed toward realization of the SDGs have been evaluated by Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works(DIW).
ZAP received the CSR-DIW 2020 Award

2020 CSR-DIW Trophy

CSR-DIW Award Ceremony

ZAP received the CSR-DIW 2020 Award from Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW), the fourth consecutive year
since 2017. ZAP will continue to implement activities with the aim of maintaining its CSR-DIW certification.

GI (Green Industry) Level 4 Certification
On December 21, 2020, ZAP received GI (Green Industry) Level 4 Certification (which is valid until December 20 2023).
Green Industry is a system established by Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) to enhance awareness of social
issues and environmental issues within the industrial sector.
The system provides recognition for enterprises that undertake ongoing environmental activities, both in-house and in their
supply chain, and which contribute toward sustainable industrial development. The extent of the contribution made to theenvironment by each enterprise is evaluated on a scale of Level 1 to Level 5 (highest).

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