FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > RIMTEC Corporation

RIMTECRIMTEC Corporation
Business Description
Sales of RIM (reaction injection molding) compound and molded products
Established in 2003, Rimtec has an integrated production system starting from the raw
material dicyclopentadiene to the final compound. We bring together originalcompounding, molding, and design technologies to produce and sell a wide variety ofmolded products such as homebuilder materials and automotive bumpers.
Our head office is located in Tokyo. We have a research laboratory and the subsidiary
Zeon Rim in Zeon Corporation’s Mizushima Plant, and the subsidiary Telene S.A.S.
(France) with an R&D function in France. We also have a U.S. sales office, Zeon
Chemicals L.P.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2019: 26 (22 men, 4 women)
Hiring in FY 2018: 2 (1 man, 1 woman)

Mizushima Plant
Examples of molded products

Bathtub unit

Truck bumper

Water purification tankCompany Policy (Executive Message)
RIM molding using the raw material dicyclopentadiene is an innovative energy-saving,
resource-saving technology for producing large molded products that are lightweight andfeature excellent shock resistance.
Conventional applications were primarily construction and agricultural machinery body
panels and water purification tanks, but in recent years, use has expanded to truck andbus body panels as well as electrical and electronic applications that take advantage oflow viscosity and good filling properties in an attempt to contribute to improvement of theglobal environment through reduction of CO 2 emissions.
Rimtec seeks to contribute to improvement of the global environment by expanding ourbusiness for environmentally-friendly RIM blended compound for molding while
contributing to employment at production contractors and customers, and revitalize localcommunities.

President
Yoshio Umezawa

Safety Initiatives
PolicySafety First! Employees act responsibly and coordinate closely with production contractors and customers to achieve zeroaccidents and disasters.
Specific Initiatives
1. Production quality meetings with production contractors (monthly)・We report on production and quality management, and provide education on chemical substance regulations and accident
case studies.
2. Mutual inspections with production contractors (twice/year)
・Rimtec research laboratories, Zeon Rim, and production contractors jointly perform mutual RC activities, 5S and safety
inspections.

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3. Customer safety education (once/year)
・Distribute safety education materials to all customers
・Conduct briefings on the latest versions of laws and regulations
・Visit new customers to give guidance
4. Corporate culture development (twice/year)
・Since FY 2015, we have been conducting mutual 5S safety activities with production contractors.
・Since FY 2017, we have been carrying out monthly productivity improvement activities for production contractors, incollaboration with the NPS Promotion Group at Zeon’s Production Innovation Center.
・Since FY 2018, we have been holding corporate culture reform seminars with guidance from theZΣ Promotion Division of the Zeon Production Innovation Center and undertaking voluntary improvement measures todevelop the corporate culture.

Environmental Impact Reductions
Policy・Increase thermal recycling of waste plastic
・Reduce the environmental impact of substances in products based on the regulations in various countries
Specific Initiatives
1. Reducing industrial waste discharge
We have been working to reduce landfill waste since FY 2015 and have made further
reductions by establishing a route for sorting and recovering middle insert components in
waste plastic, recycling metal components, and conducting thermal recycling of waste
plastic components.
2. Compliance with the laws and regulations of applicable countries
We confirm the laws and regulations of various countries with our global subsidiaries, andare targeting product development and sales expansion to reduce environmental impact.

Product reviews at Three-Region
Technology Meetings

3. Environmental Data＊“0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Rimtec Corporation

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

No. of substances

00000

Consumption (tons)

00

0

0.0

0.0

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amount generated before
compacting (tons)

23

31

39

7

53.5

Amount sent to landfills (tons)

1.3

0.0

0.3

0.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.4

CO2 emissions (tons)

110

103

152

136

149

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

90

89

78

6877

Substances subject to thePRTR Act

Industrial waste

3

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Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe strive to be a company that understands and welcomes the diverse values andbackgrounds of employees regardless of gender, age, nationality, or other attribute, andwhere employees can take pride in working. We are focused on developing world-classhuman resources.
Specific Initiatives
1. Development of world-class human resources
・Participate in overseas regulatory seminars
・Participate in international research conferences
・Overseas technical instruction for operations staff (China, Thailand)
2. Sharing our values
・We formulated the Mission Statement of Global RIMTEC Group to establish globalvalues.
・Through the holding of Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities, we are working to strengthen
dialog within the RIMTEC Group, and to enhance the collaborative relationshipbetween Group member companies.
・We are encouraging all RIMTEC Group employees to ambitiously challengethemselves to realize their goals for 2020.

Technical guidance by ouroperations staff for a new customer(People’s Republic of China)

Taimatsu (Torchlight) activitiesconducted jointly by three regions

Relationship with the Local Community
Grow together with the community and contribute to community revitalization, leading to the sustained development ofRimtec.
Specific Initiatives
1. Participation in Omoshiro Taiken (fun experience), a public event held at Okayama Research Park
Omoshiro Taiken, which is organized by Okayama Prefectural Government and has been held every year since 2012.
Large numbers of people inside and outside Oyakama Prefecture were impacted by the torrential rains and flooding that
occurred in western Japan in FY 2018, and as a result, the event was suspended. This event provides children with theopportunity to experience science and technology in a fun manner. Children are able to visually experience the processes bywhich the raw materials based on the chemical reactions that we use to produce resin, and we will continue this program inFY 2019.
2. R&D through industry-university collaboration
The Rimtec research laboratory conducts joint research on fundamental technologies
with Okayama University and Hiroshima University.
3. Industry creation in the Chugoku region
We hold regular seminars with Okayama University, Hiroshima University, and theChugoku Industrial Innovation Center (a public body).
Regular seminar

4. Presentations at international conferences
・We have given presentations on our research findings regarding hydrocarbon-based
thermosetting resin
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・We have given presentations on our research findings regarding the mechanical properties of low-viscosity thermosetting
resin at -196°C at the Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan autumn 2018 conference held in Yamagata City.
・We have published one paper that was written jointly with Kyushu Institute of Technology, and one that was written jointlywith Tokyo City University.

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