FY 2018 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sale of perfumes and pharmaceutical and agrochemicalintermediates, manufacture and sale of RIM blended solutions
Established in 1996 as a producer of fine chemical products, Zeon Chemicals
Yonezawa began production of synthetic aroma chemicals in 1997 andreaction injection molding (RIM) compounds in 1998.

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
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No. of employees
As of March 31, 2018: 34 (32 men, 2 women)
Hiring in FY 2017: 1 (1 man)
Perfumes madewith synthetic
aroma

Company Policy (Executive Message)In FY 2018, the second year of implementation of Phase III of the SZ-20
medium-term management plan, our company is adopting a policy thatemphasizes “Thinking about the fundamentals of our business activities, andstrengthening the ability to respond effectively to changing circumstances,”and has specified the following key issues that need to be addressed.
1. Pursuing the fundamentals of safety and security, and continuing tomaintain our record of no safety incidents and no accidents
2. Achieving our planned production volume targets through resource
optimization and enhancement
3. Striving to provide quality that meets customers’ expectations
4. Implementing cost reduction measures on an ongoing basis
5. Supporting the development of the Zeon Group as a whole
6. Implementing activities to meet society’s expectations

President
Koichi Miyagi

Safety Initiatives
PolicyWith a commitment to the basics, create stable, safe, and comfortable workplaces.
Specific Initiatives
Increased sensory awareness through hands-on education
Provide a controlled combustion and explosion experience with alkyl
aluminum (category 3 hazardous substance), which we use in manufacturing,in cooperation with the fire department and a chemicals manufacturer.
Hands-on education-1-Molded productmade with RIM
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Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyMaintain record of zero emissions, and conduct activities to reduce our environmental impact.
Specific Initiatives
1. Maintain record of zero emissions
・Strictly sort waste materials
・Recycle and reuse resources
・Practice thermal recycling
2. Conserving resources and energy
・Reduce power consumption
3. Environmental data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd.
Substances subject No. of substances
to the PRTR Act
Consumption (tons)
Emissions (tons)
Industrial waste
Amount generated
before compacting(tons)
Amount sent tolandfills (tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)

FY 201371,6420.5

FY 201451,7590.5

FY 2015
31,5670.6

FY 2016
41,5760.6

FY 2017202206182

18023200.00.00.00.09141214181,151490

1,421
591

1,815762

1,716
720

2,089876(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

54,544
1.5*Our electricity consumption has increased due to full-scale running of new experiments, resulting in higher CO2 emissions and energy
consumption in FY 2015.

Relationship with Employees
PolicyCultivate human talent who set themselves challenging goals, and implement improvement and reform
activities on an ongoing basis.
Specific Initiatives
1. Invigoration of Z cycle activities
The Zeon Group uses the name “Z Activities” to refer to quality control activities. At Zeon Chemicals
Yonezawa, we hold annual presentations to showcase the achievements of our Z Activities, and themembers of a representative Z Activities team are sent to attend the Group-wide presentation; in this way,
we aim to strengthen employees’ awreness of the need for ongoing improvement, and to enhance overall-2-

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employee skill levels.
2. Naseba-naru Awards (in-house commendations)Naseba-naru Awards are given to employees who have demonstrated significant results, including
implementing improvements and creating systems, safety and 5S’s, and corporate culture reforms. Twoemployees received the commendation in FY 2015, six in FY 2016, and seven in FY 2017.The meaning of
Naseba-naru comes from a quote by Uesugi Yozan, the head of the Yonezawa domain during the mid-EdoPeriod, who is remembered for achieving financial and other reforms of the domain. He famously said, “Ifyou put your mind to it, you can do it” (Naseba naru in Japanese).

Relationship with the Local Community
Compliance and other activities to fulfill society’s expectations.
Specific Initiatives
1. Participation in community events
Yamagata Prefecture experiment classrooms
We set up an experiment craft booth at the 2017 Youth Science Festival in
Yamagata. Together with children, we made air fresheners by adding oursynthetic aroma chemicals to water-absorbent resin containing coloredwater. A total of 139 elementary and junior high school students learned
about synthetic aroma chemicals while enjoying the craft activity.

Experiment classrooms

2. Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival
Held every year, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival creates a magicalatmosphere symbolizing local residents’ wishes for peace. We participate
every year as a part of our community activities and create two snow
lanterns.
Zeon’s completed snow lanterns-3-