Contents

Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Environmental Policy | Environmental Management | Contributing to Decarbonization | Climate Change Disclosure According to TCFD Recommendations | Biodiversity | Building of a Recycling-oriented Society | Control of Chemical Substances | Pollution Control | Environmental Data

Control of Chemical Substances
Basic Approach

Activities

Approach

Activity results, performance data

The TOPPAN Group has formulated the following basic policies

We strive to reduce the use of chemical substances in order toon chemical substance control.

mitigate their impacts on the environment. By determining

We refrain from the use of hazardous chemical substances

substances and applications for reduction on a priority basis, we

as a basic rule. We may, however, resort to the use of hazardous

have been reducing their use and replacing them with safer

substances when their use is legally permitted and no alternate

substitutes. A set of Standards for the Management of Chemical

technologies are available. Even when these latter conditions

Components of Raw Materials has been established to govern

apply, we properly control the substances and take steps tothe substances and materials we purchase. These standards list

reduce their usage or replace them with substitutes.

chemical substances whose usage is banned or restricted as raw

Every chemical substance used within our businessmaterials in conformance with international and Japanese laws

operations is monitored. We seek to eliminate obstacles toand regulations on chemicals. The list is regularly reviewed toenvironmental conservation in advance by constantly improving

assure chemical management, and every supplier is asked tothe substance control methods we have voluntarily set as acontrol the substances listed.

business operator.

Toppan Inc. has also listed particularly hazardous
chemicals as “high-risk chemicals” sorted out from the chemical
substances designated under the Pollutant Release and Transfer
Register (PRTR) law of Japan. The Company prohibits the use of
products that contain listed chemicals as a basic rule. This list isreviewed every year. Group production sites have been properly
controlling chemical substances in parallel, according to theirmanagement procedures.
For VOC emissions into the atmosphere, adequate
treatment is applied before release to ensure that the emissionvolumes and concentrations are controlled at proper levels.
Increasing efforts are also made to reduce the use of VOCs.
 ore details on the TOPPAN Group Standards for the Management ofM
Chemical Components of Raw Materials (ver. 4.8)
https://www.holdings.toppan.com/assets/en/pdf/about-us/our-corporate-approach/chemical-components-of-raw-materials-v4.8en.pdf

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Contents

Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Environmental Policy | Environmental Management | Contributing to Decarbonization | Climate Change Disclosure According to TCFD Recommendations | Biodiversity | Building of a Recycling-oriented Society | Control of Chemical Substances | Pollution Control | Environmental Data

Associated Data

Chemical Substances Designated under the PRTR Law of Japan(Domestic sites, including Group company sites)

Activity results, performance data

VOC Emissions into the Atmosphere(Domestic sites, including Group company sites)
（t）
5,000
4,000
3,000

3,657

3,721

4,061

2,000
1,00002020

2021

2022 (ﬁscal year)

PRTR No.

Chemical Substance

HandledReleased(1 + 2 + 3)

(Unit: kg/year)
1. Atmosphere

2. WaterTotal
Transferred

3. Soil20

2-aminoethanol

62,863

653

0653

044

Indium and its compounds

1,387

0000

26,879253

Ethylbenzene

12,000

206

206

00441
2,074,205

71

Ferric chloride

2,121,289

000076

Epsilon-caprolactam

2,1080000272

80

Xylene46,246

378

378

00

447
14,08487

Chromium and chromium (III) compounds

20,742909088Chromium (VI) compounds

11,621

00

00

1,356

151

1,3-dioxolane

18,785

188

188003,103

213

N,N-dimethylacetamide

3,773

340

340

00604

243

Dioxins (mg-TEQ)

1,095

11

1100

1,084

Thiourea

2,100

2020

2,098
94,410245

Copper salts (water-soluble, except complexsalts)

312,935

41

040

0

296

1,2,4-trimethylbenzene

80,370

2,766

2,766

00

6,636

297

1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

9,019

553

553

00

1,519
57,793272

300

Toluene630,50340,26740,26700308

Nickel11,248

0

0

0

00309

Nickel compounds

6,711

40

4

0

3,943
5,503

374

Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts

7,341

350

10341

0392

n-Hexane1,328

131300219411

Formaldehyde

12,128

23

2300

1,646
2,042

412

Manganese and its compounds

2,964

173

01730438

Methylnaphthalene

14,2817171000448

Methylenebis (4,1-phenylene) diisocyanate

35,694

00

0

0

0

3,427,435

46,04044,8161,224

02,297,201

Total

Notes
・Period covered: April 1, 2022–March 31, 2023
・Operational sites covered: Sites that handle more than 1.0 ton of Class I designated chemical substances per year (or specified Class I designated chemicalsubstances in excess of 0.5 tons per year)
・The total transfer is the sum of transfers into waste and sewage systems.

*Every indicator assured by an independent assurance provider is marked with an assurance stamp.

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