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Japan Chemical Industry Association

Chairman’s Message

Chemistry’s Contribution toa Sustainable Society

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The Business Environment in 2016

Efforts to Secure Safety

Although the Japanese economy exhibited some areas of
weakness in 2016, such as domestic consumption, it wasbuoyed by strong expansion in other economies andmaintained gradual and stable growth overall. In thechemical industry, steady growth in Asia and other regions
improved market conditions and boosted demand.
Although the yen appreciated slightly, the businessenvironment was generally favorable.
In May 2016, the Japan Chemical Industry Association(JCIA) transitioned to a new structure and continued its
steady efforts guided by the three key themes of securingsafety, chemicals management, and contribution torealizing a sustainable society. At the same time, welaunched new measures with an eye to the future.

Securing safety is the top priority for the chemicalindustry, and new products and technologies can only
generate new value if they are stably produced in safe
production facilities. In cooperation with other industry
organizations and chemicals companies, JCIA continues
to support on-site training that draws on lessons
learned from actual accidents, driven by our strong
determination to ensure that serious accidents do notrecur. As part of these activities, in 2016 we issued thefourth in our series of DVDs on “Lessons from Chemical
Plant Accidents”, which focuses on preventing accidents
during maintenance and inspection of facilities. As
well as continuing our industrial safety course, whichaims to train core chemical company personnel in thesafety management field, we established a new training

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program aimed at training production site leadersand enhancing their skills. While supporting such broadbased efforts to raise general skills at site managementlevel, in 2017 we plan to move on to the next step oflaunching trial operation of accident prediction
systems utilizing operational data from plants, which we
started examining in 2016, in order to improve thesystems’ accuracy.

Chemical Management
Appropriate management of chemical products inaccordance with their properties is essential tomaximizing their benefits. To maintain the reliability ofchemical products throughout the entire supply chain, in
June 2016 we conducted nationwide seminars on therevised Industrial Safety and Health Act, which wereattended by not only chemical manufacturers, but also
many others from a wide range of industries. In addition topromoting use of the BIGDr risk assessment support tool
developed by JCIA, we have been attempting to provide
on-demand broadcasting of our Chemical Risk Forumcourses for company staff in charge of chemical
management on a trial basis, as well as other events
responding to market needs.
Great progress was made on the regulatory front,
where the Act of Partial Revision of the Act on the
Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of
Their Manufacture, etc. was passed in late May 2017.
Accordingly, the national upper limit for the production
quantity of new chemical substances was changed under
the Special Arrangement in response to industry
demands. JCIA will contribute to appropriate operation of
the Act by continuing to provide companies with relevant
information. At the same time, we will proactively advocate
revision of the Act from the viewpoint of reasonable
implementation while continuing to ensure the safety ofchemical products.

Contribution to a Sustainable Society
Moves to achieve a sustainable society are a worldwide
trend, and diverse initiatives are currently under way invarious fields. We recognize that the role of the chemicalindustry, which harnesses the power of chemistry tocreate new substances and discover innovative functions
and provides solutions to a wide range of issues, isgrowing in importance.

For example, expectations are running high that theadvanced technologies of Japan’s chemical industry will
help to counter global warming in many fields, including
development of materials that maximize energy
conservation and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction,
expansion in the use of renewable energy, and utilizationof CO2 as a raw material. Lively discussion of long-term
strategies has taken place since the Paris Agreement
came into effect in 2016, and such trends have prompted
JCIA to embark on efforts aimed at achieving dramatic
reductions in GHG emissions, including developing avision for Japan’s chemical industry in the mid-21st
century and identifying priorities for achieving that vision.
In addition to such efforts, we aim to promote public
understanding of the chemical industry and raise its profileby broadly publicizing the industry’s contributions toachieving Sustainable Development Goals, which provide
clear guidance on working towards a sustainable society.

Harnessing the Strengths ofJapan’s Chemical Industry
The strengths of Japan’s chemical industry lie not only in
its tireless efforts to overcome various challenges andprovide high-quality materials that enhance thefunctionality of finished products, but also in its unified
approach to supporting business platforms such as thosefor responsible care, which voluntarily ensure responsibility
for the environment, health, and safety in every processfrom development to disposal of chemicals. As well as
enhancing our RC Integrated Program supporting training
to spread such activities throughout the fast-developing
Asian region, we will show leadership within internationalframeworks including the International Council of Chemical
Associations and the Japan-China Chemical Industry
Conference, and engage with a variety of issues.
While further enhancing our ongoing activities focusedon the three key themes outlined above, this year JCIA
will proactively support the training of young employees
who will be the innovators of the future and communicate
the attractions of chemistry to children as we do ourutmost to promote the further development of Japan’s
chemical industry.

Osamu Ishitobi
ChairmanJapan Chemical Industry Association

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About the Japan Chemical Industry Association
The Japan Chemical Industry
Association (JCIA) engages in various
activities with the aim of contributing to
the sustainable development of humansociety. It does this by providing value
to its members and the public, while atthe same time monitoring changes inthe environment surrounding theJapanese chemical industry andworking with government bodies,
related organizations, academic
associations, and the International
Council of Chemical Associations(ICCA).

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Technology/
Human resources▎JCIA at a glance
NameJapan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)
Established
April 1948: JCIA formed as a voluntary association
June 1991: Incorporated as a legal entity
April 2011: Shifted to a general incorporated association
Mission
JCIA seeks to promote the healthy development of the chemicalindustry through the research and study of the production,
distribution and consumption of materials relating to the chemicalindustry. JCIA also focuses on the research and study of various
issues relating to the technology, labor, environment and chemicalsafety of the industry, and on planning appropriate measures andactions for the economic prosperity of Japan and the betterment of
the national standard of living.

Activities
1.	R esearch and study on the production, distribution andconsumption of chemical products.
2.	Research and study on issues concerning technology, labor, theenvironment, chemical safety, etc., as well as planning andpromoting measures and actions.
3.	Commendations for outstanding achievement in new technologies
and safety records.
4.	Collection and dissemination of information, communication andcooperation with related organizations in Japan and overseas.
5.	Public outreach and advocacy activities, workshops and seminars.
6.	Other operations in addition to the above that are necessary toachieve JCIA’s mission.
Fiscal Year
From April-1 to March-31 of the following year

▎Organizational Chart of JCIA

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PolicyCoordinating
Committee

Board ofDirectors
Affiliated Organizations

General Assembly

The Japan Chemical Industry
Association (JCIA) is organized into theGeneral Assembly, the Board of
Directors, Auditors, the Policy
Coordinating Committee, the Meetingof Councilors, business-specificcommittees and the Secretariat. The
General Assembly, which is composedof all JCIA member companies andorganizations, is the supremedecision-making body. The Assembly
resolves important issues related to
JCIA management, as well as thebusiness plan, budget and financial
statements. The Board of Directors
consists of the Directors and Executive
Directors elected from among themember companies and resolves
issues related to JCIA business andactivities.

Chemical Products PL Consulting Center
Dangerous Goods by Air Information Office

Policy Coordinating
Subcommittee
Security Information
Management
Subcommittee

Dream Chemistry 21 Committee
Acetic Acid Liaison Group
Methanol/Formalin Liaison Group

Auditors

Council of Human Resources Fostering
Program in Chemistry

Meeting ofCouncilors

▎Members of the Japan Chemical Industry Association (As of June 30, 2017)
Chairman (Representative Director)

Osamu Ishitobi(Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Chairman of the Board)

Vice Chairman (Representative Director) Tsutomu Tannowa(Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., President & CEO)

Vice Chairman (Representative Director) Michitaka Sawada(Kao Corporation, Representative Director, President & CEO)

Vice Chairman (Representative Director) Shinsuke Yoshitaka(Denka Co., Ltd., Representative Director, Chairman, Board of Directors)

Vice Chairman (Representative Director) Masanori Ikeda(NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD., Member of the Board, Chairman)

Director

Hideki Kobori(Asahi Kasei Corporation, President & Representative Director)

Director

Kazuhiko Ishimura(Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Chairman & Representative Director)

Director

Yuzuru Yamamoto(Ube Industries, Ltd., President & Representative Director)

Director

Mamoru Kadokura(KANEKA CORPORATION, President & Representative Director)

Director

Hideo Ichikawa(Showa Denko K.K., Representative Director, Chairman of the Board)

Director

Teiji Koge

(SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., President & Representative Director)

Director

Misao Fudaba(Daicel Corporation, Representative Director, President and CEO)

Director

Yoshiyuki Nakanishi(DIC Corporation, Representative Director, President & CEO)

Director

Toshinori Yamamoto (TOSOH CORPORATION, Representative Director, President)

Director

Masanobu Suzuki(Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., President & Representative Director)

Director

Kenji Sukeno(FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, President & COO & Representative Director)

Director

Hitoshi Ochi

(Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, Representative CEO, President & CEO)

Director General

Hiroshi Watanabe(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Kaoru Sato

(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Yutaka Haruyama(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Kazuya Ishii(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Shigeki Nagamatsu(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Auditors

Mitsunobu Koshiba(JSR Corporation, Representative Director & President)

Auditors

Akiharu Kobayashi(NOF CORPORATION, President & CEO)

▎Organizational Chart of the JCIA Secretariat
Committees

General Affairs Department

Public Relations Committee

Public Relations Department

International Activities Committee

International Affairs Department

Technical Affairs Committee

Executive Directors

Labor Committee

Director General

Economy and Tax System Committee

Department of Business/Economic
Information
Labor Department
Technical Affairs Department

Environment and Safety Committee

Environment and Safety Department

Chemicals Management Committee

Chemicals Management Department

Responsible Care Committee

Responsible Care Department

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Establishment of “Principles of JCIA regarding
the Environment, Health and Safety”
The “Principles of JCIA regarding the Environment, Healthand Safety” were revised once in 2005, when the
Responsible Care Global Charter was established. Thenthe contents of the principles were reviewed because the
Responsible Care Global Charter was revised in 2014 andit emphasized more “action strategies” rather than “ethicalconcepts.” In addition, under the circumstances where
there were changes in the social environment in the 10
years that have passed from the last revision, there was areason for including keywords and concepts in thecontents of strengthening the chemical management

system and reflecting the importance of a contribution tosustainable development from a health point of view. Thenthe “Principles of JCIA regarding the Environment, Healthand Safety” were newly established after approval fromthe Board of Directors meeting of JCIA that was held on
December 16, 2016.
These new principles aim at the further promotion of
the positive involvement of management and ensuring theenvironmental, health, and safety performance ofchemicals throughout their lifecycle.

Principles of the Japan Chemical Industry Association
regarding the Environment, Health and Safety
Established on December 16, 2016

Companies engaged in chemical business activities such as production, sales and distribution shall strive
to earn greater trust from society by contributing to better quality of life and the creation of a sustainable
society. In order to do so, they should safeguard the environment, health and safety throughout the entire
lifecycle of chemicals—from development, through manufacturing, to product usage, consumption,
recycling and finally to disposal—and continuously improve their efforts in this regard.
To this end, we, the members of Japan Chemical Industry Association, commit to the following basic
principles on the environment, health and safety in conducting our business activities:

1. ‌Safeguard the environment, health and safety in domestic and overseas through strong leadership bymanagement.
2. ‌Strive to continually improve environmental, health and safety performance and the security offacilities, processes and technologies throughout the entire chemical lifecycle from development todisposal, and inform society of the results of such efforts.
3. ‌Further reduce consumption of resources and energy and strive to reduce, reuse and recycle wastes.
4. ‌Protect the environment and people’s health and safety by driving continual improvement in chemical
product safety and stewardship throughout the supply chain.
5. ‌Strengthen chemicals management systems by participating in the development and implementationof lifecycle-oriented, science-based, and risk-based sound chemical management legislation and bestpractice.
6. ‌Influence business partners to promote the safe management of chemicals within their own operations.
7. ‌Endeavor to engage in dialogue with local authorities and communities by heeding their concerns
regarding the effects of our products and business activities on the environment, health and safety,
and by providing them with necessary information to help them understand properly.
8. ‌Further expand dialogue locally, nationally and globally in order to better meet the expectations ofstakeholders regarding our efforts with respect to the environment, health and safety.
9. ‌Contribute to the sustainable development of society by developing and providing innovativetechnologies and other solutions.

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The Three JCIA Awards
The 41st JCIA Safety Awards
These awards are conferred on chemical facilities that have a strong
track record in ensuring safety and are implementing excellent safety
initiatives that can serve as a best practice for the industry.

AwardsJCIA Annual Safety
Award Grand Prize

JCIA Annual Safety
Award Special Prize

JCIA Annual Safety
Award First Prize

JCIA Annual
Safety AwardGrand Prize
Toray Industries, Inc.
Chiba Plant

Plant manager: Mr. Makoto Miki

Members
Toray Industries, Inc. Chiba Plant
Sumika Covestro Urethane Co., Ltd. Niihama Plant
Seiko PMC Corporation Chiba Plant
Showa Denko Electronics K.K.

The 49th Annual JCIA Technology Awards

Toray gives top priority to “safety, accident prevention and environmental
preservation” in its company policies, and the distinctive feature is its top-down
approach to safety management, where “Safety and the Environment” is listed at
the top of the corporate guiding principles of the management philosophy. The
safety activities of the Chiba plant are characterized by the continued fusion of topdown safety management and bottom-up safety activities of each employee. Oursafety activities are not particularly innovative, but each member is working on them
persistently and thoroughly. To live up to this award, we will continue to work on
safety activities.

Grand Prize
Toray Industries, Inc.

The JCIA Technology Awards recognize companies that have contributed
to the progress of the chemical industry and the economy through thedevelopment and industrialization of outstanding chemical technologies.
JCIA awards the Grand Prize, Special Technology Prize, andEnvironmental Technology Prize for selected excellent achievements.
AwardsMembers

Awarded Themes

Grand Prize

Toray Industries, Inc.

Development of advanced RO membrane

SpecialTechnology Prize

Kao Corporation

Development of “Visco Top” Rheology Modifier

Environmental
Technology Prize

Kurita Water Industries
Ltd.

Development and start of sales of “Dream Polymer,”which contributes to CO2 emissions reduction throughthe maintenance and improvement of boiler efficiency.

The 11th JCIA Responsible Care (RC) Awards
These awards, which are conferred on individuals or groups that havecontributed to spreading and expanding RC activities, are aimed atfurther motivating and energizing the people engaged in RC activities.
AwardsRC GrandPrix Award

RC Jury’s
SpecialAward

RC
OutstandingAward

RC Awardfor Effort

Members

The Global Environment Research Laboratories Manager: Mr. Masahiro Kimura

It is a great honor for us to receive the Grand Prize for the Annual JCIA Technology
Awards. I would like to express my deep appreciation for the high evaluation of ouradvanced Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane. The advanced RO membrane we havedeveloped has been adopted in water treatment plants all over the world and it hascontributed to the solution of the water shortage problem and the industrial developmentof the world. We will strive to achieve further contributions to the development of society
and industry through the creation of advanced materials by utilizing our core technologies
such as polymer chemistry and nanotechnology.

RC Grand Prix Award“Periodical shut-down maintenance where its
finished condition is regarded as quality”
Daicel Corporation
Himeji Production Sector
Aboshi Plant

Awarded Themes

Daicel Corporation
Himeji Production Sector/Aboshi Plant

Periodical shut-down maintenance where
its finished condition is regarded as quality

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Advanced Materials Development
Laboratory
Technical Department (RC team)

Improvement of RC Management system

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd Chiba Factory

Diffusion of Non-technical skill education

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Technical Platform for environmental safety

Training of process safety engineers

LION CORPORATIONCHIBA PLANT

Promoting activities for water environment
protection and regional contribution
aiming to become a factory that is
advanced in water environment protection

kao Corporation
Project for Safety enhancement inWakayama plant

Security enhancement: Hazard
management

KANEKA CORPORATION
Kashima Plant, Environmental Protection
Safety & Quality assurance Group

According to implementation curricularthe “Safety room” training, enhancementof safety first priority and acquirement oftechnology for safety.

Engineering center Aboshi branch office Mechanical Team Leader: Mr. Katsuya Maruo

Thank you very much for the award. It is a great honor for us to receive the RC GrandPrix Award this year. Even though it is a conservative activity, I highly appreciate the highevaluation for our continuous Kaizen activities for obtaining safety and quality of periodic
maintenance work with the cooperationof all members. We will continue toimprove the level of quality of our periodic
maintenance work, and contribute to theimprovement of the environment, safety,
and health through accident prevention,
the safety management of workers, andthe minimization of the impact on theenvironment.

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Activities of JCIA: FY 2016
The following summarizes the main activities of JCIA in FY 2016. We develop activities both in Japan and overseas.

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RCLG (Responsible Care Leadership Group) meeting/
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Lecture at a Singapore chemical conference/Singapore/ ■Int’l Affairs Dept.
Release of initial risk assessment tool for hazardous chemical substances/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 4

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JCIA Symposium 2016
1st part/Tokyo/■Dept. ofBusiness/Econ. Info.

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The 1st children’s science experimentclass/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Publication of “Responsible Care News,
Spring Edition”/■RC Dept.
● The 1st Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Publication of “How to have goodchemistry with chemical substances”/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● 

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The 2nd Japan Europe Substance Information Committee(JESIC)/Germany (Düsseldorf)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.

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Jul.

Visiting factory in Thailand with workshop participants andreviewing their RC activities/Thailand (Map Ta Phut)/■RC Dept. (RCIP)● 

Interaction and study meeting for members/Osaka/■RC Dept. Focus
The 1st JCIA seminar/Tokyo/■Dept. of Business/Econ. Info.
● Council of Human Resources Fostering Program in Chemistry, Symposium 2016/Tokyo/■Labor Dept.
● Publication of “Chemical Industry of Japan 2016 in Graphs”/■PR Dept. TOPIC 3● The 1st Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA)/Kawasaki/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 2nd Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA)/Osaka/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 2nd children’s science experiment class/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Send-off party for the Japanese delegates to the International Chemistry Olympiad
Georgia competition/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 2● The 3rd Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
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Energy & Climate Change Leadership Group (E&CC LG) meeting/Tokyo/■Tech. Dept. (International activity of JCIA)● 

The 3rd Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA)/Osaka/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The promotional lecture on the importance of standardization/Tokyo/■Tech. Dept.
● Summer vacation, Chemical experiment shows for children/Tokyo/■PR Dept.
● Publication of the “JCIA Annual Report 2016”/■PR Dept. TOPIC 3● Publication of “Responsible Care News, Summer edition”/■RC Dept.
● The 2nd JCIA seminar/Yokohama/.
■Dept. of Business/Economic Info.
Sep● Chemical Policy & Health Leadership Group(CP&H LG) meeting/USA (Midland)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
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ICCA LRI International workshop/Awaji Island/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. TOPIC 5
RCIP Overseas supporting activity report meeting/Tokyo/■RC Dept. (RCIP)● Children’s science experiment class in Sapporo/Hokkaido/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Japan-EU sector-to-sector meeting/Tokyo/■Int’l Affairs Dept.
● JCIA Symposium 2016 2nd part/Tokyo/■Tech. Dept. ■Dept. of Business/Econ. Info.
■Env’t & Safety Dept. ■RC Dept.
● Lecture of RCIP activities/■RC Dept. (RCIP)● Asia Pacific Responsible Care Organization (APRO) meeting/Thailand (Pattaya)/■RC Dept.
● Process safety and RC workshop/Thailand (Pattaya)/■RC Dept. TOPIC 5● ASEAN GPS Leadership Meeting/Thailand (Pattaya)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT), LRI award, Award ceremony/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The 2nd Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
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Leader Seminars for Production Worksites in Chemical Factories

The 2nd Japan-China Chemical Industry Conference/China(Shanghai)/■Int’l Affairs Dept. Focus

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May

Leader Seminars for Production Worksites in Chemical Factories/Kawasaki/■Labor Dept. TOPIC 1● The 4th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA)/Shizuoka/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 5th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health
Act (ISHA)/Nagoya/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● Risk communication workshop/Osaka/■RC Dept. Focus● The 3rd children’s science experiment class/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Chemistry Grand Prix awards ceremony/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 2● Jakarta Japan Club networking/Indonesia (Jakarta)/■RC Dept. (RCIP)● Process safety and RC workshop/Indonesia (Jakarta)/■RC Dept. TOPIC 5● Visiting factory in Indonesia with workshop participants and reviewing their RC
activities/Indonesia (Cikampek)/■RC Dept. (RCIP)● The introductory course of Chemical Risk Forum (Live Web Broadcasting)/Kurashiki/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 4th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
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chemical-experimentshows for children

Oct.

Chemistry Day, chemical-experiment shows for children/
Osaka/■PR Dept. Focus● 

The 6th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health
Act (ISHA)/Sendai/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● Industrial safety course: sessions 1 to 3/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 1● Process safety and RC workshop/Myanmar (Yangon)/■RC Dept. TOPIC 5● Seminar for practical use of TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) Agreement/
Tokyo/■Int’l Affairs Dept.
● Leader Seminars for Production Worksites in Chemical Factories/Kawasaki/■Labor Dept. TOPIC 1● The 7th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA)/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 5th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Interaction and study meeting for members/Kurashiki/■RC Dept. Focus.
● Responsible Care Local Dialog meeting/Yokkaichi/
Dec■RC Dept. TOPIC 1● Lecture for preventing damage from Tsunami/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept.
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Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry/
Student-company exchange meeting/Tokyo/■Labor Dept.

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Industrial safety course: sessions 12 to 14/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 1
The 10th Risk Assessment Seminar for the Revised Industrial Safety and Health
Act (ISHA)/Toyama/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● Leader Seminars for Production Worksites in Chemical Factories/■Labor Dept. TOPIC 1● The 5th children’s science experiment class/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● The 11th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and Health
Act (ISHA)/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 3rd JCIA seminar/Tokyo/■Dept. of Business/Economic Info.
● QSAR/in silico seminar for chemicals management/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The 8th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Special lecture for “Theory of the Chemical industry”/Osaka/■Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry TOPIC 2● ● 

Safety management workshop on dangerous substances transportation/
Tokyo, Osaka/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 6● 

Industrial safety course: sessions 4 to 8/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 1
ASEAN GPS Leadership Meeting/Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Workshop/Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. TOPIC 3● The 3rd Japan Europe Substance Information Committee (JESIC)/Germany (Düsseldorf)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Risk assessment tool training session/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry, Industry-academia
exchange meeting 2016/Tokyo/■Labor Dept.
● The Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments. LRI awards
ceremony/Fukuoka/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
RCLG meeting/Brazil● Seminar for anti-dumping/Tokyo/■Int’l Affairs Dept.
● The 4th children’s science experiment class/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Responsible Care Local Dialog meeting/Chiba, Hyogo,● Publication of “Responsible Care News, Autumn edition”/■RC Dept.
Kashima, Aichi/■RC Dept. TOPIC 1● The 6th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry/Student-company● Responsible Care Local Dialog meetings/Osaka, Eastern Yamaguchi/
exchange meeting/Osaka/■Labor Dept.
■RC Dept. TOPIC 1● Industrial safety course: sessions 15/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 1● RCLG (Responsible Care Leadership Group) meeting/Brazil (Salvador)/■RC Dept.
● Publication of “Responsible Care News, Winter Edition”/■RC Dept.
● GASG steering committee international meeting/Tokyo/● Interaction and study meeting for members/Kawasaki/■RC Dept. Focus■Chem. Mgt. Dept. TOPIC 4● Seminar for Chemical management (Practice of GPS/JIPS)/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The 9th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
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Industrial safety course: sessions 9 to 11/Tokyo/■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 1● 

The 8th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and
Health Act (ISHA)/Hakata/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 9th Risk Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and
Health Act (ISHA)/Hiroshima/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 7th Annual Meeting of Korea and Japan/Nagoya/■Int’l Affairs Dept. TOPIC 1● Risk assessment tool training session/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The 7th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● Communication with consumers for RC/Osaka, Yokohama/■RC Dept. TOPIC 6● Responsible Care activity report meeting/Tokyo, Osaka/■RC Dept. TOPIC 2● Released “Lessons from Chemical Plant Accidents; Vol. 4” /■Env’t & Safety Dept. TOPIC 3
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The 10th Chemical Risk Forum/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.

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Seminar for Chemical management (Practice of GPS/JIPS)/Osaka/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● GPS/JIPS seminar on risk assessment of mixture/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept.
● The introductory course of Chemical Risk Forum (Live Web Broadcasting)/Tokyo/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. Focus● The 6th children’s science experiment class/Tokyo/■PR Dept. TOPIC 1● Responsible Care Local Dialog meeting/Okayama/■RC Dept. TOPIC 1● E&CC LG (Energy & Climate Change Leadership Group) meeting/Belgium(Brussels)/■Tech. Dept. (International activity of JCIA)● CP&H LG (Chemical Policy & Health Leadership Group)meeting/Germany(Berlin)/■Chem. Mgt. Dept. (International activity of JCIA)● 

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Activity Report: Responsible Care (RC) Committee[Responsible Care Department]
Message
Boosting the presence of the chemical industry through continuous
improvement and enhancement of public recognition of RC activities
Based on the idea of making a “Contribution to realizing a sustainable society,” we conduct activities toenhance the presence of the chemical industry that are active and open to the public. Specifically, we willproceed with the continuous improvement of RC activities and the enhancement of public recognition of
RC activities through the penetration of the “Principles of JCIA regarding the Environment, Health and
Safety,” which were established in accordance with the spirit of RC. In other Asian countries, we areencouraging Japanese companies to participate in local RC activities and support each country’s RC
activities. By doing so, we support the activation and expansion of local RC activities.

Shigeru Ueyama, Committee Chairman [Executive Officer, Kao Corporation]

Focus▎Focus 1“Interaction and study meeting for members” where members canshare RC information with other members
The “Interaction and study meetings for members” is a place
where members can exchange their RC activities and opinionswith other members. Its purpose is to solve the problems they
face, or for members to get to know each other. In 2016, themeetings were held in Osaka, Kurashiki, and Kawasaki. In
Osaka, we adopted the World Cafe Methodology*, and wehave discussed and exchanged opinions on three themes suchas “How can we gain recognition of RC activities from thewhole company?” “How can we construct a corporate culture
for safety?” and “How can we make our RC activities known tothe public?” We have received many opinions from participantsthat the meeting was useful because they could meet andexchange opinions with many people from other companies.
We will hold another meeting with appropriate themes in the
future, and hope to contribute to the improvement of RC

activities.

*“World Cafe” is a methodology where a small group of four to fivemembers discuss one topic, then all members other than the table hostmove to another table and discuss another topic with another table
host. Eventually, the effect is as if all members have discussed all topics.
In 1995, this method was founded in the USA. Presently, it is widely
performed in Japan.

▎Focus 2

Task force for the study of contribution to SDGs
(Sustainable Development Goals) of the chemical industry
The concept of “Sustainable Development” was widely known
to society as a result of the United Nations Rio Earth Summit
1992, and then in 2015, SDGs were adopted in the United
Nations as specific milestones. In the International Council of
Chemical Associations (ICCA), there are lively discussions on
the role of RC activities in “Sustainable Development.” In
response to these discussions, JCIA formed a task force inJanuary of 2017, in which five member companies haveparticipated. This task force has had many discussions about
the Japanese chemical industry’s contributions to the SDGs.
The task force has reviewed the history of the Japanese

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chemical industry, and its strong points obtained from it. To
contribute to SDGs as a “guide for all industries” by integrating
business activities for growth and fundamental activities suchas RC activities into management, the task force has set thefollowing three visions for SDGs. “Creating innovation throughthe power of chemistry,” “Support for global action forenvironmental and safety problems,” and “Accelerating
contribution to SDGs by the chemical industry throughcommunication with stakeholders.” These visions wereannounced at the RC leadership group meeting of ICCA held inMarch 2017.

Responsible Care Committee

Dialogue WG

Steering Committee

Activity report WG
Member Relations WG
Overseas Support WG

Environment and Safety
Committee

The purposes of the Responsible Care Committee are supporting
member’s RC activities, raising the trust in our members and thechemical industry from society, and contributing to the sustainable
development of the chemical industry and society. To this end, thecommittee focuses its efforts on the continuous improvement of RC
activities, raising public awareness of such activities, and theprovision of support to promote and expand RC activities.

Responsible Care Committee
Responsible
Committee

Activity Outline

Verification Advisory Committee
RC Verification Center
Notes: WG (Working Group)

1

Responsible Care Local Dialog Meetings

4

Reporting simulation based on ICCA
Process Safety Metrics (PSM)

In response to the enactment of process safety metrics (PSM) which
are common for members of the International Council of Chemical
Associations (ICCA), JCIA has started reporting simulations based on
new metrics. We have obtained useful data from 63 companies(about three-quarters of all relevant companies), even though the
responses were voluntary.

5

Labor Committee

TOPIC

Technical Affairs Committee

In 2016, we held Responsible Care Local Dialog Meetings in eightcities such as Osaka, Eastern Yamaguchi, Chiba, Kashima, Hyogo,
Aichi, and Okayama. 90 to 230 people participated in thesemeetings, and the themes discussed there were process safety anddisaster prevention, preparations for natural disasters such as
earthquakes and environmental protection.

TOPIC

Chemicals Management
Committee

TOPIC

Support for RC activities in Asian countries

TOPIC

2

Responsible Care activity report meeting

As continued from last year, meetings to communicate with consumers,
which had been well received, were held with the cooperation of themember companies. The meetings included plant tours of member
companies, and were held in plants in the Osaka area on December 7,
and Yokohama plants in the Tokyo area on December 14.

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

3

Communication with consumers for RC

Public Relations Committee

TOPIC

6

International Activities
Committee

To let people widely know our RC
activities, in December 2016, RC
activity report meetings were held inTokyo and Osaka. The meetings
featured presentations of the RC
activity reports of four member
companies, and a lecture by Mr.
Noboru Furusawa (the representativeof “Supporting organization of safety
and human resource development”).

TOPIC

Economy and Tax System
Committee

This year, we held process safety and RC workshops in three
countries in Asia, namely Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar. We
conducted lectures and practices for process safety based on actual
incidents, as well as educational sessions for PSM of ICCA.

Verification activities

Verification activities are aimed at improving the quality and reliabilityof RC activities. In 2016, we verified 11 reports including one newly
started activity, and have now examined a total of 196 cases.

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Activity Report: Environment and Safety Committee[Environment and Safety Department]
Message
Securing safety is the top priority of the chemical industry
The Environment and Safety Committee regards prevention of process safety incidents (PSI) andwork-related accidents as prioritized themes, and supports the further safety activities of each member
company. We have issued the “Safety and Accident Prevention Guidelines” booklet with the purposeof preventing the recurrence of recent serious chemical plant accidents, and we support theprevention of PSI and the prevention of work-related accidents by holding seminars and workshop
using educational DVDs based on the aforementioned guidelines.

Makoto Aikawa, Committee Chairman [Executive Officer, Ube Industries, Ltd.]

Focus

Approach for Prevention of Process Safety Incidents (PSI) andPrevention of Work-related Accidents
Reflecting the contents of the government announcement of
the “Promotion of the prevention of PSI measures for facilities
such as petrochemical complexes,” we carry out our safety
activities based on JCIA’s priority policy of “Approach formaintaining safety.” Even though the number of accidents atmember companies has not dropped, we will continue ouractivities. Specifically, we have been conducting PSI prevention
activities that make use of the “Safety and Accident Prevention
Guidelines” booklet and educational DVD, and the measure formandatory of risk assessment by the introduction and use theinitial risk assessment tool for hazardous chemical substances.
In addition, we positively communicate and cooperate withother industries and organizations, because the prevention of
PSI and the prevention of work-related accidents are common
issues for all business fields. For the issue of the transmissionof skills and human resource development, which is one of thecauses of serious accidents, we provide our guideline booklets
to other organizations, and they are used as a textbook in theirseminar and training sessions.

▎Facility Accident Occurrences(Explosion, Fire, Leakage, etc.)▎Investment in safety, process safety anddisaster prevention

Number of accidents

Number of leakage accidents

Number of explosion/fire accidents

Ratio of investment to sales

The investment amount for measures

Average number of facility-related accidents per company(Hundred million yen)(times)

120

1.2

(%)

1,000

943.9 1.0

1.06
100

1.0

0.91

80

800

793.6

0.8

0.8
600

55

60

40

33
86

86

84

76

83

83

81

83

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

(FY)

0.2

0.0

The number of accidents was divided into “Leakage” and “Explosion/Fire” since 2009.
The number shown on the lower part of the graph indicates the number of companies that we obtained data from.

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400

0.4

200

0.2

0.4

20

0

0.6

0.44

0.6

78

0.50

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82

81

77

69

83

83

81

83

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

0.0

(FY)

The number shown on the lower part of the graph indicates the number of companies that we obtained data from.

Environment
Subcommittee

TOPIC

4

TOPIC

6

Safery Management Workshop on
Dangerous substance transportation“Lectures on safety management in dangerous substancetransportation” were held in Tokyo and Osaka in November. A totalof approximately 270 participants from various organizations
including manufacturers (shippers), the transportation sector,
administrative offices, and related organizations came together.
Recently, in dangerous substance transportation, the requirements
for the management responsibility of the shippers have increased,
and accordingly the knowledge that must be learned are increasing
as well. We will enhance the contents and continuously hold lectures
for this theme.

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Security Information
Management Subcommittee

We have started providing educational DVD Vol. 4 titled “Safety and
Accident Prevention Guidelines (additional print-1)” in both Japaneseand English editions, which JCIA has supervised. In Vol. 4, a casestudy of an actual accident during facility maintenance work is
focused and important lessons for the prevention of recurrence aresummarized in 10 minutes.

In 2015, the United Nations established the 5th of November as“World Tsunami Awareness Day.” Upon this move, we co-hosted
the “Lecture for preventing damage from Tsunami” on October 31
w it h t h e Pe t r o le u m As s o c ia t io n o f J a p a n a n d t he Jap an
Petrochemical Industry Association. In the lecture, we discussed thethree themes of “General information on countermeasures fordisasters in Japan” (the Cabinet Office), “Countermeasures for
Tsunami disasters from the perspective of Ports and Harbors” and“Road disaster prevention” (Ministry of Land, Information, Transport
and Tourism). The lecture was very useful for participants, who
acquired a wide range of knowledge on disaster prevention.

Public Relations Committee

3

Lesson from Chemical Plant Accidents ;Vol. 4 (Japanese/English editions)Lecture for preventing damage fromTsunamiInternational Activities
Committee

TOPIC

Actions for reduction of occupational
accidents

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Considering the regulations of the Ministry of the Environment, wehave exchanged opinions with people from major industrialorganizations, and we have summarized member opinions throughthe Environment Subcommittee and positively made proposals toadministrative authorities.
[Main Themes]
Water quality…Measures for the 8th regulations for the total amountof pollutant emissions, and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing
Air pollution…Mitigation of mercury emissions to the air, Measuresagainst particulate matter (PM 2.5) and photochemical oxidants
Soil contamination…Preparation for amendment of the Soil
Contamination Countermeasures Act

Dangerous Substances
Transportation WG

Labor Committee

Responses to Regulations for Water Quality,
Air Pollution, and Soil Contamination

Occupational Health and
Safety Subcommittee

The committee comprehended the contents of the administrative
committee and the amendment of the law regarding domestic
occupational health and safety, provided this information to members
and then summarized member opinions and requests about it. The
Occupational Health and Safety Subcommittee has produced an
occupational health and safety survey report based on informationcollected from members. The committee provided this report tomember companies and helped with the occupational accident
prevention activities of members. In addition, the committee has
made the “initial risk assessment tool for hazardous chemical
substances” open to the public and positively supports preparation
for risk assessment to be made mandatory.

5

2

Process Safety Incidents
Prevention Study WG

Notes: WG (Working Group)

TOPIC

TOPIC

Process Safety and Disaster
Prevention Subcommittee

Technical Affairs Committee

Following the holding of sessions in 2015, we have co-hosted the“Industry safety course” with the Petroleum Association of Japan and
the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association since October 2016.
We also tried to enhance the process safety capabilities of Member
Companies. Twenty out of a total of thirty-three participants haveachieved perfect attendance, an increase from last year’s ten. Thiswas due to the higher recognition of the Industrial safety course andthe support of participants from member companies. We could
recognize the positive
attitude and higher
safety consciousnessof participants.

Safety Award Council

Chemicals Management
Committee

1

Industrial safety course

Management Board

Committee

TOPIC

Environment and
Safety Committee

Environment
and Safety
Environment
and Safety
Committee

The committee keeps track of the latest domestic and international
trend in issues related to process safety and disaster prevention,
environment and occupational safety in the chemical industry, andprovide information to member companies. We also collect andsummarize opinions for national policy from the industry, and makesuggestions to the government. For prevention of PSI and theprevention of occupational accidents, we offer support by holding
seminars using these training materials and by providing a guideline
booklet and DVD that the committee has prepared. We also collaborate
with other industrial organizations and academic societies, and support
the transmission of skills and human resource development.

Responsible Care Committee

Activity Outline

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Activity Report: Chemicals Management Committee[Chemicals Management Department]
Message
Efforts toward Firm Establishment of Chemicals Management
as a Business Strategy
The Chemicals Management Committee develops a variety of different activities, including theprovision of chemical management information to members under the basic policy of strengthening
support for chemical management and the promotion and expansion of voluntary risk-based chemical
management activities by the chemical industry. In particular, we started live web broadcasting of thechemical risk forum for the first time from the viewpoint of strengthening the support for regional
enterprises and SME members. We will be working to maintain these activities.

Akio Ueda, Committee Chairman [Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation]

Focus

Promotion of Risk-Based Chemical Management
The concept of risk-based chemical management proposed by
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is reflectedin the legal restrictions of various nations around the world,
while the voluntary chemical management efforts by industries
are playing an essential role for promoting proper management.
In Japan, the management to protect workers, the environmentand consumers in the entire supply chain is promoted under
the framework of GPS/JIPS modified from the “Global ProductStrategy (GPS)” announced by the International Council of
Chemical Associations (ICCA) to conform to the conditions ofJapan.

▎Promotion Activities through Chemical Risk
Assessment Seminars across JapanThe revised Industrial Safety and Health Act enforced sinceJune 2016 requires the implementation of risk assessment forworkers to all businesses that produce or deal with any of the663 specific chemical substances. JCIA held the “Risk
Assessment Seminar on the Revised Industrial Safety and HealthAct” targeting managers and a persons in charge of chemical
management in 11 places across Japan. More than 500 people(non-member ratio 70%) took part in the seminar from not only
chemical manufacturers but also from a wide variety ofindustries, and the seminar was well-received as an opportunity
for learning the methodology.

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JCIA Annual Report 2017▎“How to have good chemistry with chemical substances”
Publication of GPS/JIPS Promotion Brochure
A brochure was published in May for customer companies of
the chemical industry introducing the basic concept of GPS/
JIPS, the importance of the “RiskBased Management of Chemicals in
the Entire Supply Chain” and thechemical industry’s efforts to derive
the maximum benefit with risk
minimization. Familiar chemicals are
employed as examples for
explanation to make it possible tobe understood by non-specialists
on chemical management.

▎Live Web Broadcasting of the introductory
course of the Chemical Risk Forum
JCIA organized an introductory course of the Chemical Risk
Forum to provide basic knowledge on chemical management
to those who had just started working in this field. The program
was held and delivered its live web broadcast for the first timein March 2017. There were 80 visitors in the venue and 120
viewers, for a total of approximately 200 participants.

LRI Steering Committee
GPS/JIPS Promoting Section Group

TOPIC

3

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Chemicals Management in Supply Chain

For the chemicals management in the entire supply chain, JCIA has
been leading the role of the maintenance and management of the“GADSL*1” list of substances, which influences business operators
globally around this industry. In view of the amendment of GADSL
scheduled in February 2017, the GASG* 2 Steering Committee
international meeting was held in November 2016 in Tokyo, in which
active discussions were made regarding the direction of the amendment
on GADSL under the emerging regulatory landscape in Japan, the USA
and Europe.

Public Relations Committee
Security Information
Management Subcommittee

In the USA, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was amended
for the first time in about last 40 years and enforced in June 2016.
The main aim of the amendment was the strengthening of risk
management of existing chemicals, and some new processes suchas the grasping of existing chemicals with actual manufacturing/
importing (inventory reset) and the chemicals prioritization for risk
evaluation, etc., will be implemented. Simultaneously, the judgment
criteria for new chemicals were reviewed. As well as strengthening
the restrictions, it contains increased burdens for business operators.
JCIA is acquiring the latest information through the American
Chemistry Council (ACC) and affiliated local law firms in the USA andproviding them to members, and offering opinions to the authorities
in the US for a more reasonable process with reduced burdens tobusiness operators.

4

International Activities
Committee

Response to Amendment of TSCA/USA

Labor Committee

2

ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation ProjectThis project started in 2015, and a two-day workshop was held in
Malaysia with government officials from major nations in 2016. The
workshop began with sharing successful examples of regulatory
cooperation followed by open discussions between participants fromboth the industry and government sides regarding the immediate
issues on the regulations related to chemicals and how to implementsound chemical management. Through break-out sessions, anagreement was made to continue this activity to launch working
groups for solving the issues.

TOPIC
TOPIC

Risk Management Section Group

Technical Affairs Committee

A review of the CSCL has been under preparation since 2015, anda revised bill was passed by the Diet in May 2017 and promulgatedin June. A major point of the amendment in the confirmation schemeof small volume/low volume for new chemicals was that thedomestic upper limit was changed from the manufactured andimported amount to the amount of environmental emissions in
consideration of risk.
Before the amendment, some companies could not achieve theplanned amount due to the adjustment made by the government andlost business opportunities. In the amended act, the opinions ofindustry were reflected in such a way that the achievement of theamount (1 ton) per company has become easier for substances withlow environmental emissions, and as such this is expected to be areasonable system that will support innovation toward the creation of
new products in the increasing production of low-volume, high-mix
functional products.

Chemicals Management
Committee

Committee

1

Efforts on Amended CSCL

Chemical Regulation Section Group

ChemicalsManagement
ChemicalsManagement
Committee

TOPIC

Steering Group

Environment and Safety
Committee

The committee cultivates close ties with regulatory authorities andother administrative bodies to actively gather, analyze andcommunicate information pertaining to domestic and overseas
regulatory trends for chemicals management that members truly
require and find helpful. In addition, we gather members’ opinions
and requests, and submit them to regulatory authorities. As part ofits independent initiatives in the industry, the committee is proactively
promoting GPS/JIPS activities, tackling new issues, and supporting
research and technology evaluations related to chemical risk
assessment methods.

Responsible Care Committee

Activity Outline*1 Global Automotive Declarable Substance List
*2 Global Automotive Stakeholders GroupJCIA Annual Report 201714

TOPIC

5

ICCA LRI International Workshop

The ICCA LRI International Workshop was held for the first time inJapan in June 2016 at the Awaji Yumebutai International ConferenceCenter, with 150 participants including 42 from 15 nations overseas.
The workshop theme was “Meeting the Global Challenge of Applying
New Scientific Methods to Improve Environmental and Human Health
Risk Assessments.” The pre-workshop featured three educationalsessions. The workshop opened with plenary presentations of topics
in Japan, the USA and Europe. Substantive workshop topics werediscussed in four concurrent sessions. The workshop concluded witha panel discussion. There were many positive opinions such as “TheICCA LRI should be the core for promoting a global challenge,” “Newtechnology currently requires fusion with different fields, therefore
contact with relevant academic conferences should be promoted aswell,” “Newly-developing countries are the best regions for adopting
new technologies and the fostering of human resources is required,”
etc.

TOPIC

6

Trends of Poisonous and Deleterious
Substances Control Act/GHS in Japan

JCIA has been offering opinions to the regulatory authorities basedon requests for improvement by business operators regarding theoperation of the PDS Control Act. As a result, some opinions werereflected in forms such as an amendment of judgment criteria in the
PDS Control Act and a significant enhancement of Q&A.
Furthermore, an investigation for a review is underway after a lapseof five years from the amendment of JIS (Japanese Industrial
Standards) relevant to GHS that forms the key for communicatinghazard information on chemicals in Japan, and the main part of thenext amendment will be a reflection of the contents of the currently
latest edition (version 6) of the GHS document of the United Nations.
JCIA participated in the preparation of the “Rough Draft” as one ofthe draft preparing associations for JIS and reflected opinions on theamendment offered by many of the members. Further investigation
will be carried out by the “JIS Drafting Committee” operated by JCIA
as a bureau.

TOPIC

7

Development of “BIGDr. Worker” Chemical
Risk Evaluation Supporting Tool

After the enforcement of the Revised Industrial Safety and Health Act
in June 2016, when using any of the designated 663 chemical
substances, the risk evaluation for workers by all business operators
was obligated. JCIA has developed a tool named “BIGDr. Worker”
that provides a sophisticated evaluation with simple operation aiming
at support for risk evaluation conducted by midstream anddownstream business operators. The adopted ECETOC TRA method
proven as a quantitative risk evaluation method will provide the risk
evaluation by assuming the exposure concentration at the worksites.

AWARDS

15▎JCIA LRI Award in Japanese Society for
Alternatives to Animal Experiments (JSAAE)▎2016 JIPS Award

The winner of the first JCIA LRI Awardset up in JSAAE was Dr. Takashi
Omori, a professor of the Clinical &Translational Research Center, Kobe
University Hospital, for his excellent
performance and research work doneon the “Refinement of the assay
interpretation based on the medianvalue in the JaCVAM international
validation study on Comet assay.” Theawards ceremony was held on
November 18, 2016, at the 29th annual
meeting of the society in Kyushu
University.

The “JIPS Award” was established in 2016 for the promotion of JIPS
activities.
The awards ceremony
was held in the 90th
Chemicals Management
Committee (February 21). KAO
Corporation, which released thehighest number of Safety
Summaries (GSS), won the
grand prize. Sekisui ChemicalCo., Ltd., Lion Corporation and Left: ‌M r. H i r o m i t s u H a y a s h i , K A O
Corporation
DIC Corporation, which released
Right: ‌M r. M a s a n o r i K a r a t s u , f o r m e r
GSS for the first time, won theCommittee Chairperson of Chemicals
incentive prizes.
Management Committee

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Responsible Care Committee

JCIA’s cross-functional initiatives in international support

Responsible Care Integrated Program (RCIP)
Various National
RC Associations

Authorities/
Universities

Local Embassy
JCIA/JETRO

Embassies
in Japan

Authorities/Universities of
Relevant Nations

Establishment ofa Supporting Network

Working Group
Fostering ofLocal Instructors

Support

Dispatch of Workshop Instructors
Holding Expert Conferences

Training by Local Instructors

Committee

Joining/Cooperation
Local Connection

MemberCompanies

Chemicals Companies of
Various Nations

Local Companies
Chamber of Commerce

Technical Affairs Committee3) ‌Lecture of RCIP activities at JapaneseChamber of Commerce, Bangkok
In Thailand, JCIA co-hosted an RC lecture with JapaneseChamber of Commerce, Bangkok and made it a good
opportunity for making the RCIP activities of JCIA widely known
to Japanese-affiliated companies.

Labor Committee
Economy and Tax System
Committee

As well as giving a lecture, JCIA sponsored a characteristic
participatory workshop with group discussions and performance
presentations by the attendants that focused on case studies ofincidents at the workplaces. Furthermore, JCIA provided the DVD"For Prevention of Work-Related Accidents" with Thai subtitles in
response to the demand for content-rich training materials. The
lecture and the workshop were also provided in Indonesia in
September. The proactive attendants enjoyed the participatory
workshop, and the activities ended up in a productive
atmosphere.

A Supported Nation

ChemicalsManagement
ChemicalsManagement
Committee

1) RCIP’s Overseas Supporting Activities

Japan

Environment and Safety
Committee

Through the RC Asia Supporting Activities utilizing RCIP since2014, workshops regarding environment and safety, chemical
management and RC were implemented responding to theneeds of member's affiliate local companies, the government
and the chemical industry associations of each countries.
Furthermore, JCIA grasped the local situations through visits tothe plants of Japanese companies, etc.
As a result, a relationship of mutual trust has been
established between the chemical industry associations and thechemical divisions of the local Japanese Chamber ofCommerce, facilitating communication with the local
government and the relevant organizations of the Japanese
government, and the RC activities of JCIA are becoming widely
recognized overseas.

Lecture at Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok

2) Information Collection Overseas

JCIA introduced theperformance of RC overseas
support activities in ASEAN topersons in charge of RC
overseas support in JCIA
member companies.
RC overseas support activity report

Public Relations Committee

JCIA visited local governments and embassies and introduced
overseas support activities by RCIP. In Vietnam, JCIA took part ina seminar on safety by Yokohama National University andUniversity of Da Nang and created a good relationship allowing
information exchange with local institutions by providing a lecture
introducing the safety activities of private companies, etc.

4) ‌RCIP Overseas Supporting Activity
Report Meeting in Japan

International Activities
Committee

Workshop (Thailand)meeting

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

A further step forward in activities is planned with the establishment of an overseas support working group under the RC committee,
taking the result of RC overseas support activities continued by RCIP for 3 years since 2014 as an opportunity for moving forward.

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Activity Report: Technical Affairs Committee[Technical Affairs Department]
Message
The Chemical Industry as a Solution Provider for Global WarmingCountermeasures
Stronger encouragement is being made for industry to take on the challenge of global warming after
the Paris Agreement. This effort is essential for cutting down the high energy consumption in the
manufacturing processes of the chemical industry, while the contribution of components and productsthat were supplied to the market from the chemical industry as final products to the reduction ofgreenhouse gas is attracting attention. From the perspective of the chemical industry, we will commit
to continued efforts for providing further solutions with innovation as the key.

Tadashi Hiraoka, Committee Chairman [Executive Officer, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.]

Focus

Paris Agreement and Global Warming Countermeasures
In November 2016, the Paris Agreement came into effect andthe challenge of global warming countermeasures by the entire
world has commenced in a cooperative way. Under the Paris
Agreement, all nations should determine the nationallydetermined contribution (NDC).
Japan determined a greenhouse gas reduction goal of-26.0% compared to FY 2013 by FY 2030, and is taking on the
Global Warming Countermeasure Plan (cabinet decision in May
2016) for realizing this goal.
JCIA started to address this issue from the era of the
Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment and has
continued efforts since 2013 as Keidanren’s Commitment to a
Low Carbon Society.
In Keidanren’s Commitment to a Low Carbon Society,- ‌Reduction within enterprise activities in Japan (BAU
comparison basis reduction of CO2)
- ‌Low Carbon Products: Reduction in other business segments
such as servicing, etc.
- ‌Overseas contribution to reduction- ‌Development/introduction of innovative technologies
The efforts are being made based on this 4-pronged strategy.

Furthermore, the submission of “Long-Term Low
Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies” up to 2020is requested under the Paris Agreement, and accordingly
discussions have been made by the administration in the“Long-Term Global Warming Countermeasure Platform(including the taskforce under it)” (METI) and the “Long-Term
Low Carbon Vision Sub-Committee” (MOE).
JCIA also established a Global Warming Long-Term
Strategy Study Working Group, conducted several studies withthe participation of relevant organizations and experts, inaddition to the member companies, and summarized the “longterm strategy to provide solutions for global warming.” Thedocument also stresses that, in addition to the promotion of the
reduction of emissions in our own manufacturing processes, it
is essential to cooperate with downstream industries tocontribute to the global warming countermeasures in the stageof the use of manufactured products/components.
The chemical industry will enhance its presence as anindustry that provides solutions to global warming throughinnovation.

▎CO2 emissions by companies participating in
Keidanren’s Commitment to a Low Carbon Society(FY 2014–FY 2015)▎PFCs, SF6 , and NF3 emitted frommanufacturing processes

CO
CO22 emissions
emissions(10,000 tons
tons perper year)year)(10,000

Emission
Emission amountamounte*)(10,000(10,000 tons-CO
tons-CO22e*)

7,500
7,500

500
500

7,000
7,000 6,823
6,823

400
400

6,500
6,500

PFC
PFC emissions
emissions

SF
SF66 emissions
emissionsNF
NF33 emissions
emissions

300
300

6,074
6,074
6,000
6,000

200
200

5,500
5,500

100
100

00

2005
2005

(Base
(Base year)
year)

2009
2009

2010
2010

2011
2011

2012
2012

2013
2013

2014
2014

2015
2015
(FY)
(FY)

Number of Participated Parties: 343 Companies, 2 Associations

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1995
1995 1996
1996 1997
1997 1998
1998 1999
1999 2000
2000 2001
2001 2002
2002 2003
2003 2004
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
2008 20092009 20102010 2011
2011 20122012 20132013 20142014 2015
2015
(FY)
(FY)

*CO2e: CO2 Equivalent

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The 48th Annual JCIA Technology Awards
Grand Prize awarded for the Ichimura Prize
in Industry for Outstanding Achievement!

Technical Awards
Selection Council
LCA WG
Chemical Standardization WG
Notes: WG (Working Group)

TOPIC

4

Activities in LCA*2 Japan Forum

JCIA is engaged in the Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan(JLCA) activities as one of the cLCA activities. A lecture titled“Contribution to Reduction of GHG Emissions from Chemical
Products” was held during the commemorative seminar for thegeneral assembly in July 2016. A senior expert of JCIA was awarded
a merit prize in the general assembly held in February 2017.

Efforts for Amendment of JIS(Color in Hazen Units)

In response to the amendment of international standard ISO6271,
revision of JIS K0071-1 (color in Hazen units) was started, to change
the measuring method to add a colorimeter measurement, JCIA, adraft developing association of the JIS, prepared a draft amendmentwith a measuring method using an instrument in addition to thecurrent visual measurement method. The members of the committee
selected from the relevant companies and associations participatedin developing the draft JIS concentratedly during a short period. It will
be published within FY 2017 after verification by the JapaneseIndustrial Standards Committee.

*1 cLCA: carbon Life Cycle Analysis

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

Preparation work for a collection of practical operations was carriedout by MOE for voluntary assessment of small-scale thermal power
plants. JCIA provided explanation to MOE mainly on its RC activities,
which was introduced as “Case Examples of ConstantCommunication with Residents, etc.”

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Public Relations Committee

Activities of JCIA are Posted in the Voluntary
Environmental Assessment “A Collection of
Practical Operations” Published by MOE

TOPICInternational Activities
Committee

3

Global Warming Countermeasures
WG2 (CFC substitutes)

Promotion and Edification of cLCA*1
Activities

JCIA is promoting efforts to evaluate and quantitatively indicate thecontribution of chemical products to the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions by final products using the cLCA method. We havesummarized concepts, guidelines, evaluation results, etc., as well as
published a pamphlet titled“A New Perspective Toward theReduction of Greenhouse Gases,” and posted them on the website
of JCIA. Recently a new page on the pamphlet was created withcase examples. The contents will be further upgraded with a seriesof postings on products after evaluation.

TOPIC

Management Board

Economy and Tax System
Committee

2Technical Affairs
Committee

Labor Committee

TOPIC

Keidanren’s Commitment toa Low Carbon Society WG

Technical Affairs
Affairs Committee
Technical
Committee

Every year JCIA nominates the themes for the Annual JCIA
Technology Awards Grand Prize for the Ichimura Prize in Industry of
the New Technology Development Foundation. In FY 2016, under
the nomination from JCIA, the “Development of a Special
Polycarbonate Resin with High Refraction Index/Low Double Reflex”
won the Ichimura Prize in Industry for Outstanding Achievement, thehighest prize. We will continuously help the contribution of thechemical industry to the economic and social advancement of ournation through awarding of innovative and excellent science/technologies and products.

Energy Measures Task Force

Chemicals Management
Committee

TOPIC

Global Warming Long-Term
Strategy Study WG

Environment and Safety
Committee

JCIA is taking on the challenge of the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions through efforts such as participating in Keidanren’s
Commitment to a Low Carbon Society and reporting the summary ofachievements by member companies to the Keidanren every year,
etc. It also prepares business practice for voluntary assessment
regarding small- scale t h e rm a l pow e r syst e m s a n d t a k e sadministrative actions such as reporting to the Measurement
Administration Council on behalf of entire industries. Furthermore, italso gathers out information collection regarding standardization,
intellectual property and the protection of business confidentiality andproviding information to members.

Responsible Care Committee

Activity Outline*2 LCA: Life Cycle Assessment

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Activity Report: Labor Committee[Labor Department]
MessageContinual Promotion of Support for Member Companies on Human
Resource Development
The working group activities on personnel issues were implemented with the theme “Future human resource
Strategies in Chemical Enterprises” in FY 2016 and suggestions to the chemical industry were summarized.
For human resource development, a staff fostering seminar for the staff members of personnel and laboraffairs was held and Leader Seminars for Production Worksites in Chemical Factories were implemented asa new plan. The Leader Seminar is planned to be held several times in this FY and the support for thefostering of human resources will be promoted for the member companies.

Soichiro Hashizume, Committee Chairman [Director & Lead Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corporation]
Activity Outline
TOPIC

The committee held various seminars including personnel/labor affair
staff fostering, the fostering of human resources through workshops
and offering opinions on labor-related programs/law amendments incooperation with Keidanren and other industry organizations.
Furthermore, the committee made efforts to hold periodical
information exchanges with labor union organizations for maintaining
a proper relationship.
Labor Committee

Management Board
Personnel Issue WG

1

New Enterprise: Implementation of Leader
Seminars for Production Worksites in
Chemical Factories

A training program aiming at the fostering of front line supervisor for
production worksites was launched. A total of 103 people
participated in the training sessions held three times (twice in
Kawasaki, once in Osaka) in 2016. As an opportunity to learn security
and disaster prevention/occupational health and safety and risk
assessment, and to interact with the leaders of other businessenterprises, we welcome more people in upcoming seminars.

Notes: WG (Working Group)

Activity Report: Economy and Tax System Committee[Department of Business/Economic Information]
Message
Efforts Contributing to Global Deployment and the Further Development of
the Chemical Industry
Today, with worldwide business opportunities for enterprises, responses to changes in not only
domestic but also international business circumstances such as international tax issues and ESG
investments are becoming increasingly important. We offer recommendations on various restrictions
and systems including tax systems and provide information taking into consideration global trends andcurrent status of the chemical industry.

Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Committee Chairman [Executive Officer, DIC Corporation]
Activity Outline

Focus

Toward the development of the economy of Japan through active
economic circulation, regulatory actions such as the relaxation ofvarious regulations and the amendment of tax systems are being
implemented. In these circumstances, we consolidate and share
information regarding the economy and tax systems leading torecommendations or requests on government policies for the further
growth of the chemical industry. Especially for tax systems, we areenhancing activities under cooperation with other industries.

FY 2017 Activities for Requestinga Revision on Tax System

Economy andTax System Committee

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Tax Administration Subcommittee
Security Trade Control
Investigative Subcommittee

During this FY, while an amendment on the tax programs forpromoting R&D is attracting attention, we have submitted five
requests to be prioritized, such as the enhanced competitivenessof business enterprises through a substantial tax reduction, thecoordination of tax systems related to investment in addition to theupgrading of relevant tax systems, and raised joint requests withother industrial associations. The tax programs for promoting R&D
was determined to be maintained as a whole.

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Council of
Human
Resources
Fostering
Program in
Chemistry

Theory of the Chemical Industry Course/Career Education

Majors thatwill receive
support

Career support
Students & Enterprises Exchange Meeting/Research Workshop

Scholarships

Students

Chemical personnel network
Information exchange with students who received
support and completed their majors▼▼▼

Image of Human Resources Required● ‌Human resources with a wide range of fundamental academic
capabilities in addition to deep expertise in the specific fields● ‌Human resources with an excellent ability to set one’s own
tasks and management ability to create hypotheses andexecute them● ‌Human resources with excellent leadership and communication
abilities● ‌Human resources with a global sense

TOPIC

2

Labor Committee
Committee
Labor

Chemical Industry Education

For supporting chemical industry education in universities, it
was determined to establish a course of the “Theory of the
Chemical industry” with instructors dispatched from thecompanies of this council to Kobe University and Osaka City
University in FY 2017. Prior to this, a special lecture (general
theory I - III) of the “Theory of the Chemical industry” wasprovided at Osaka City University on January 19.

Selection of Majors that will Receive
Support/Scholarships

International Activities
Committee

3Committee

TOPIC

EconomyandSystem
Tax System
Economyand Tax
Committee

On July 6, the “Council of Human Resources Fostering Programin Chemistry Symposium 2016” was held at the Chemistry Hall.
Following the keynote lecture by Mr. Masuo Aizawa, aJapan Science and Technology Agency adviser, and a lectureon the messages from the chemical industry by Mr. Osamu
Ishitobi, Chairman of this council and JCIA (Chairman,
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited), innovative efforts on
fostering advanced science human resources were introducedby 5 majors of graduate courses of the university.
In addition to reaffirming the importance of fostering
advanced science human resources that will bear the future of
the chemical industry, high expectations were centered on thefurther development of the Fostering Program of Human
Resources in Chemistry.

Symposium

Support chemical industry
education at universities

Technical Affairs Committee

1

Holding the “Council of Human
Resources Fostering Program in
Chemistry Symposium 2016”

Common vision of the high-level humanresources required by the chemical industry

Chemicals Management
Committee

TOPIC

Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry

Environment and Safety
Committee

The Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry wasestablished in October 2010, responding to therecommendation made by the Chemical Vision Study Groupset up by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2009.
This program supports doctorial courses and their students
responding to the needs of human resources demanded by thechemical industry for developing the young human resourcesthat will form the foundation for enhanced international
competitiveness in the chemical industry in Japan and theprosperity of the industry. The Council of Human Resources
Fostering Program in Chemistry, with 36 member companies of
JCIA favorable to this concept, contacts companies, supports
job-hunting and award scholarships for doctoral students inchemistry.
Our new efforts include supporting chemical industrial
education and organizing symposiums, and we look to further
enhancement of programs through familiarization to many
graduate students and the exchange of opinions.

Responsible Care Committee

Fostering Program of Human
Resources in Chemistry

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

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Public Relations Committee

The 7th screening for majors that will receive support was
conducted in FY 2016 and support for 3 new majors was
decided. (As of April 2017, 27 majors in 15 graduate schools
were receiving support.) The excellent efforts by various majors
are posted on the JCIA website.
For a major receiving support that is making especially
excellent efforts on fostering human resources, a scholarship of
200,000 yen per month is awarded to a student nominated byeach major for 3 years. In FY 2016, the scholarships wereawarded to 31 students of 14 majors in 10 graduate schools.

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Message
Information Collection on Commercial Issues and Actions for Unfair Trading
FY 2016 was a turbulent year with Brexit and the bleak outlook on TPP coming into effect, etc. In FY
2017, we will promote activities toward the correction of unfair trading through information collection
on trading issues and enhanced cooperation with the government while maintaining a favorable
business environment for the chemical industry in Japan. Furthermore, we will support the sustainable
development of the chemical industry by utilizing the International Council of Chemical Associations(ICCA) activities and opportunities for interaction with China (CPCIF), Korea (KOCIC), etc.

Shinji Ogawa, Committee Chairman [Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.]

Activity Outline
This committee is handling JCIA’s international matters by (a) grasping trading issues, (b)transmitting information related to the chemical industry, and (c) reinforcing relationships withoverseas chemicals organizations.
The activities include (a) making proposals to the authorities regarding the regulations on
country of origin and the amendment of anti-dumping rules in order to reflect the opinions of thechemical industry in Japan, (b) providing information to JCIA members, and (c) reinforcing
relationships with the chemical industry in China, Korea, etc., through chemical industry dialog andparticipation in the operation of the ICCA, etc.

International
Activities Committee

Management Board

Focus

The 2nd Japan-China Chemical Industry Conference
In September 2016, the 2nd Japan-China Chemical Industry
Conference was co-hosted by CPCIF and JCIA/JPCA. A totalof about 50 people participated including Mr. Ishitobi, Chairmanof JCIA and Mr. Tannowa, Chairman of JPCA, and an active
exchange of opinions took place. During the plenary session,
introductions were made on the current statuses of thechemical industry in both China and Japan, the 13th five-yearplan in China, the efforts on the structural change of the petrochemical industry in Japan, etc. In the breakout sessions,information was exchanged between China and Japan

TOPIC

1

The 7th Annual Meeting of Korea and JapanIn December 2016, the 7th annual meeting of Korea and Japan was
held. Same as last time, an exchange of opinions and discussions were
held after presentations from both groups on the themes of chemical
management, responsible care and climate change.
Especially based on the background of rising interest in 1) Efforts
for greenhouse gas reduction by Korea and 2) Actions for earthquakes
in Korea, active discussions were held regarding the anti-seismic
measures at chemical plants in Japan and the recovery actions after anearthquake disaster. Furthermore, opinions were exchanged regarding(a) the latest situation of chemical management, (b) humidifier disaster,and (c) taking on risk-based chemical management not only in Korea

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regarding the recent research and development and businessexpansion such as information transfer on chemicals containedin products, e-commerce, the development of new materials,
etc. In the panel discussions, opinions were exchanged
regarding the importanceof grasping customer
needs and the importanceof the chemical industry asa solution provider.

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and Japan, but also in China and Thailand. Through such annual
meetings, individual relationship between both associations of Korea
and Japan deepen and enable smooth exchanges and the sharing of
information and as aresult, contribute to
the promotion of JCIA
activities.

Column
Responsible Care Committee

International Efforts of JCIA

- Activities of International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) -Environment and Safety
Committee
Chemicals Management
Committee

October 2016, ICCA Board of Directors Meeting

August 2016, E&CC LG Meeting(Tokyo),Center: ‌Mr. Ishitobi, Leader(chairman of JCIA)
Center Left: Mr. Shiozawa, Chair
Center Right: Mr.
‌ Seth Roberts, Vice
Chair

Labor Committee

August 2016,
E&CC LG Meeting (Tokyo),
Mr. Ishitobi, Leader (chairman of
JCIA)

Technical Affairs Committee

In June 2016 in Colorado Springs, the USA and in October in
Florence, Italy, the ICCA Board of Directors meetings were held
to discuss the global issues common to the chemical industry.
The main issues for discussion were 1) promotion of
Responsible Care activities in China, India and Africa 2)
promotion of cooperation with the value chain 3) contributionsof the chemical industry in solving global warming 4) capacity
building activities regarding chemical management 5) activities
in cooperation with the UN organizations such as UNEP/UN
Environment.
In August 2016 in Tokyo, ICCA Energy and Climate
Leadership Group meeting (E&CC LG meeting) was hosted by
Japan as the leader and chair. Attended by Mr. Ishitobi(Chairman of JCIA), discussions were held on actions for
COP22, etc. Furthermore, in addition to introducing
experiences and contents of activities in Japan, The E&CC LG
made suggestions on actions for global issues during various
ICCA meetings such as the CEO summit, the Global Executive
Strategy Group meeting, the Steering Committee, etc.
Japan, a member of ICCA since its establishment in 1989
and with three seats next to Europe and the USA in the Board,is leading the ICCA activities by acting as chairs for the E&CC
LG and the Capacity Building Taskforce.

Economy and Tax System
Committee▎ICCA (International Council of Chemical Associations)

Energy and Climate Change
CEO Group(Global Executive
Strategy Group)

ICCA
General Assembly

Chemical Policy and Health
Leader: Mr. Andrew Liveris (Dow Chemical)
Co-Chair (Europe): Mr. Martin Kayser(BASF)
Co-Chair (USA): Mr. Mike Witt
(Dow Chemical)

Public Relations Committee

ICCA
Board of Directors

Leader: Mr. Osamu Ishitobi(Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited)
Chair: Bunro Shiozawa(Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited)
Vice Chair: Mr. Seth Roberts(Dow Chemical)

Committee

Responsible Care®
ICCA
Steering Committee

Leader: Mr. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu (Solvay)
Chair: Mr. Patrick Vandenhoeke (Solvay)
Vice Chair: Mr. Sohei Morita(Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)

Communications
Co-Chair (USA): Ms. Anne Kolton (ACC)
Co-Chair (Europe): Ms. Irene van Luijken(Cefic)Security Information
Management Subcommittee

http://www.icca-chem.org

ICCA Organization Chart

International
Activities
International
Activities
Committee

This organization was established by the chemical industry
associations of the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan in 1989.
The number of member countries and regions is approximately
50 including the chemical industry associations of North andSouth America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Gulf countries
and also including observer countries such as China, Russia,
and India. ICCA thus contributes to the development ofsustainable society through its engagement in voluntary andother activities of which “Responsible Care” is the mostrepresentative one.
The organization is comprised of four main leadershipgroups which implement and promote strategic initiatives
toward the solution of challenging issues in the respective
fields, and engage in communication, notably offering opinions
to policy decision makers. For more information, refer to ICCA
website.

Trade Policy Network

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Activity Report: Public Relations Committee[Public Relations Department]
Message
For More Familiar Chemicals
Three years from the shift into high gear on the spreading of activities for Chemistry Day and“Chemicals Week” by the Public Relations Committee, a certain level of results has been achieved on
the dissemination and spread among members thanks to the great support by members. After today,
we would like to further enhance the cooperation with all members and accelerate diffusion into
society through a lateral spread of various events and fulfilling public relations.

Keiichi Kamiguchi, Committee Chairman [Director & Corporate Officer, Showa Denko K.K.]
Activity Outline
The Public Relations Committee transmits information to society on the efforts made by thechemical industry in Japan regarding the environment, health, safety, the fostering of humanresources, etc., and the activities of JCIA. Furthermore, it makes efforts on a further enhanced
presence of the chemical industry through various activities for transmitting the value andattractiveness of chemistry to youth as an enterprise of “Dream Chemistry 21” under cooperation
with related associations and through various activities toward raising public awareness ofOctober 23, Chemistry Day.

Focus

October 23, Chemistry Day
To familiarize many people with the importance of chemistry and the chemicalindustry greatly contributing to livelihoods and the economy, as well as
disseminating benefits of “Chemistry” that supports the lives of people, theJapan Chemical Industry Association, the Chemical Society of Japan, theChemical Industry Council and the Japan Association of Chemical Innovation
established October 23 as Chemistry Day and Monday through Sunday
including October 23 as “Chemicals Week”. JCIA held a Chemistry Day
chemical-experiment show for children 2016 in Kyocera Dome Osaka as oneof the Dream Chemistry 21 campaigns for 2 days on October 23 and 24 lastyear and welcomed more than 7,300 visitors. In addition, activities were
implemented toward the spread of Chemistry Day into society throughsupport for various events implemented by the chemical industry during
Chemicals Week.

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Participating
Companies &Associations

Place of Event

Numberof Visitors(Approx.)Children’s Science
Experiment Class

Chemical Societyof Japan
JCIA

Science Museum,etc.

Gross 540

AugustSummer vacation
chemical-experimentshow for children

15 Companies
5 Associations

Science Museum

5,000

October

Chemistry Day
chemical-experimentshow for children

10 Companies
10 Schools andAssociations

Kyocera Dome Osaka

7,300

October

Chemicals Week
“Your Future,
Chemistry’s Future”

Chemical Societyof JapanTokyo University

Tokyo University

Month of
Event

Event Name

7 timesevery year

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Public Relations
Committee

Chemistry Day
Promotion WG
Notes: WG (Working Group)1Children’s Science Experiment Class/“Dream Chemistry 21” Committee

TOPIC

TOPIC

2

Chemistry Grand Prix/International
Chemistry Olympiad

To inform a wide range of
people at all ages about thechemical industry of Japan,
the “Chemical Industry ofJapan in Graphs” and the“Annual Report” introducing JCIA activities were published in July andAugust 2016, respectively.

Technical Affairs Committee

The “Chemistry Grand Prix” was held in 2016, in which a record
3,792 junior/senior high students participated from all over Japan
with such confidence in chemistry that they thought “I am the best!”
and competed on ability in chemistry during July through August.

Introductionof JCIA
Activities

Chemicals Management
Committee

3

Environment and Safety
Committee

A Children’s Science Experiment Class that earns a good reputation
every year was held again in Tokyo and Sapporo in 2016 and a totalof 540 grade school children participated under instruction by junior/senior high and college teachers. This session aims at attracting
children to chemistry and chemical products in their immediate
environment and think about the “magicin life” through experiments or manual
training/observation, which are rarely
experienced during ordinary classes.

Students representing Japan in the “International Chemistry
Olympiad,” where high school students from 80 nations/regions
around the world compete, are selected mainly from students who
had excellent performances in the Chemistry Grand Prix. In the 48th
International Chemistry Olympiad Georgia
Competition 2016, the four representative
students had excellent results, winning one
gold medal and three silver medals.

Responsible Care Committee

TOPIC

Labor Committee

Activity Report: Security Information Management Subcommittee[General Affairs Department]
Activity Outline
The Security Information Management Subcommittee is responsible for comprehensively

Economy and Tax System
Committee

addressing issues related to the information security of JCIA members through collaboration
with the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA). It conducts a wide range ofactivities, including keeping members updated on information security, providing education,

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

Security information
liaison meetingand promoting interaction and networking among members. It also organizes seminars for
all JCIA member companies, including those not represented on the subcommittee, to raise
the level of information security across Japan’s entire chemical industry.

International Activities
Committee

Focus

The Basis of Security is Information Sharing
technology is disclosed while attack techniques are becoming

understanding every security trends. Practical and active

increasingly sophisticated day by day. Information security

information exchange becomes very important in these tasks,

engineers must have the capability to investigate, make andin addition to the knowledge and skills of an engineer oneself.

execute plans from a wide perspective by promptly analyzing

The Security Information Management Subcommittee not only

the security information and technologies required by various

provides useful information, but also serves as a place fororganizations of various companies. The engineer must also

members to share information on various expertise.

Security Information
Security
Information
Management Subcommittee
Management
Subcommittee

and maintenance until the start of operations, while always

PublicRelations
Relations Committee
PublicCommittee

The world of information security is insatiable where a newverify the effectiveness of countermeasures, and estimate costs

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JCIA distributes the following mail magazines for member companies/associations who wish to receive them.
Please contact the relevant office for a new delivery request.

A‌ nkan-Net (Safety and Environment Net)
Contact: Environment and Safety Department‌RC Net

Contact: Responsible Care Department

The notices, communications and regulatory information

Information delivery for registered company members of theguidelines regarding environmental safety from the ministries

Responsible Care Committee. Announcements are provided onthat require publicity are delivered from Ankan-Net.

activities related to Responsible Care, information on seminar(Up to 2 addresses per company/association)‌Chemical Management Net

Contact: Chemicals Management Department

schedules and invitations for participation.

‌PR Net

Contact: Public Relations Department

The latest information regarding domestic/overseas regulatory

In addition to event information related to public relations such

trends for chemical management and seminar schedule

as Chemistry Day promotion activities and the Chemical

information are delivered in Chemical Management Net.

Experiment Shows, implementation reports on major events
hosted by JCIA, etc., are provided.

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