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Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Preservation Activities 2005

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Our Environmental ReportSocial Performance Report
Environmental Activities of Affiliated Companies
Progress in Environmental Management

Performance in Fiscal 2003 and Targets in Fiscal 2004
Targets and achievement report for the Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Preservation Activities in fiscal 2003 are shown as follows.

Priority Environmental Preservation Activity Targets and Performance in Fiscal 2003
TargetChange overfiscal 2000
18% reduction

TargetChange overfiscal 2000
30% reduction

Industrial Waste

34% LESS

40% LESS

34% LESS

Evaluation ◎Evaluation ○Evaluation ○Zero-emission activities

P8

34% reduction over fiscal 2000

34% reduction over fiscal 2000

40% reduction of landfill quantity over fiscal 2000

TargetEIPUP
Change overfiscal 2003
1% reduction

Greenhouse Gases

8% LESS

1% increase

Evaluation ◎Evaluation ×

P10◎ : Achieved beyond target○ : Achieved△ : Slightly under-achieved
× : Considerably

under-achieved

Promotion of energy-conservation activities
1% increase over the previous year in EIPUP

Promotion of procuring green products and supplies
TargetPerformance

Evaluation

・Designing evaluation measures
・Establishing a systemfor procuring green products and supplies
・Enhancing response to customers

・Set standards and revised regulations and rules
・Established a systemfor procuring green products and supplies
・Already responded to customers○○○

Promotion of consolidated pro-environmental management
Performance

Evaluation

・Co-sharing of information and promotion of education ○P10

Priority Environmental Preservation
Activity Targets for Fiscal 2004
The table here shows activity items and targets for fiscal 2004 of the revised
Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2005. Individual
business bases will adopt these targets into their environmental management
activities and plan to promote their own activities.

Priority Environmental Preservation
Activity targets for fiscal 2004
● Reduction of industrial waste
40% reduction over fiscal 2000

Eco-design activities
Target・Developmentof environmentally friendly products・Investigation of LCA case examples● Zero-emission activities

Performance
・Attained 39% new product sales ratio
・Completed investigation of industry casesand existing LCA tolls

Evaluation○△

Reinforcement of environmental management organizations

50% reduction over fiscal 2000

● Promotion of procuring green products
Promotion of procuring of 23
general commodity items including
stationery
Attained 100% of investigation onpurchased products from major
vendors in fiscal 2004

Target・Establishment of environmental
management organizations

P9

Evaluation
standards

EnergyReduction of greenhouse gases

・Establishment of promotion framework

Effluent reduction of chemical substances

P8

TargetChange overfiscal 2000
4% reduction

TargetChemical Substances

Landfill Quantity

Reduction of industrial waste

8% reduction over fiscal 2000

TargetChange overfiscal 2000
30% reduction

Performance
・Promotion of environmental education
for management

Evaluation○● Reduction of greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases emission:
Attained the same

performance as the previous year

● Energy-conservation activities
EIPUP：1% reduction over theprevious year

● Effluent reductionof chemical substances
52% reduction over fiscal 2000

● Reinforcement of consolidated
environmental management
Formulating and activating policies
for group activities● Eco-design activities
Development of models towards
introduction of LCA

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Environmental Management Activities
Organization Chart for Company-Wide Environmental Management
The Chart here shows the environmental management organization of the company. Central Committee for Environmental Management, in which the Director in
charge of the environment comes in as Chairman, has been set up to carry out environmental management under direct control of the President, thereby promoting environmental preservation activities of the entire company.

President

Committee for Company-Wide Promotion of Energy Conservation

Chairman: Executive Environmental Director
Members: Division Managers, Managers of Works
Role: Discussion on company-wide environmental standards
and company-wide activity targets
Secretariat: Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept

Central Committee
for Environmental Management

Chairman: Executive in charge of Production Technology &Engineering division
Members: Managers of Manufacturing division,
Production Technology & Engineering division

Committee for Developmentof Environmentally-Friendly Products

Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept. ※Chairman: Manger of Planning Dept., R&D Div.
Members: R&D departments, Business divisions
Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept.

Divisional Environment Committee
Chairman: Division Managers
Members: Environmental personnel, Managers of plants

Environment Committee of Works
Chairman: Manager of Works
Members: EMR, Managers of plants

Expert Committee
Energy Conservation Committee, Industrial Waste
Committee, Chemical Substance Committee, Others

Procurement of Green Supplies
Executive Committee

Chairman: Manager of Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept.
Members: Purchasing Dept., Business divisions, related divisions

Environment Personnel Meeting

Chairman: Manager of Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept.
Members: Environmental personnel of works, Environmental personnelof business divisions

Liaison Meeting for Consolidated
Environmental Management

Chairman: Manager of Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Dept.
Members. Secretariat and environmental personnel of affiliated companies※Former name : Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Dept.

ISO14001 Certification

Education and Training

Considering that ISO14001 would be a very effective scheme for environ-1

mental preservation, we have been pursuing certification acquisition since fis-

Educational courses for internal auditors were given in June and Augustcal 1998, and all the Works achieved this goal in fiscal 2002. Hereafter, we

and we trained a total of 40, 23 and 17 employees of Furukawa Electric

will proceed to improve our environmental performance. Moreover, we will

and affiliated companies, respectively.

support the environmental management of affiliated companies, thus promoting preservation of the global environment from the standpoint of consolidat-

Education of Internal Auditor2

ed environmental management.

Skill Upgrade Seminar for Internal Auditor
We invited lecturers from outside and held a two-day skill-upgrade seminar for Internal Auditor to operate environmental management system

Works

Date of Acquisition

Certifying
Organization

Chiba
Mie
Hiratsuka
Osaka
Kambara
Shinagawa

June 18, 1998
November 24, 1998
September 1, 2000
December 19, 2000
December 25, 2000
November 2, 2001

DNV
JACO
DNV
DNV
JSA
DNV

EMSC-1208
EC98J1097
EMSC-1699
EMSC-1114
JSAE31500372-2001-AE-KOB-RvA

Nikko

March 14, 2002

DNV

1851-2002-AE-KOB-RvA/JAB

Fukui

April 19, 2002

DNV

00484-2002-AE-KOB-RvA

Yokohama R&D
Laboratories

June 14, 2002

DNV

1849-2002-AE-KOB-RvA

September 27, 2002

DNV

00583-2002-AE-KOB-RvA

March 14, 2003

DNV

Expansion of Nikko Works（Kiyotaki District）

Oyama
Shiga
Nikko
（Sheet Plant)06

more effectively in March. 17 staff from our facilities attended the semi-

Certification Number

nar to enhance their skill.
3

Environmental Education

Company-wide education was given to 30 new recruits in April, to 41
second-year administrative employees in June and to a total of 122 second year technical employees over three sessions from October toDecember. In addition, general and special environmental education wasprovided for all employees at their works and worksites.

4

Educational Support for Affiliated Companies
Education of ISO standards, environment related registration and others
was provided to 57 management level employees of affiliated companies
in August and November. The request for management education wasmade by affiliated companies.

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Impact on the Environment by Furukawa Electric
Furukawa Electric provides products by procuring a variety of parts and raw materials, andby using energy including water and electric
power and chemical substances. We areworking on reducing the adverse impact on theenvironment produced by these activities.

OUTPUT
Atmospheric environmental impact substanceCO2590,638 CO2-t/yearNOx 624 t/year
SOx
96 t/year

INPUT
Energy327,000kl/ year

INPUT

(Electric power: 58%, Fuel: 42%)Water
25,000 K.t/ year

OUTPUTOUTPUT

Wastewater
21,100 K.t/ year

Chemical substances
Released volume 315 t/year
Transfer volume 268 t/year(PRTR targeted substances)

INPUT

Facility/Research laboratories
laboratories
Facility/Research

Chemical substances handled
6,317 t/year(PRTR targeted substances)INPUT
OUTPUT
Industrial waste
10,739 t/year
Recycled volume24,382 t/year
Recycle ratio
69%

Raw materials
Copper174,000 t/year
Aluminum 284,000 t/year

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Reduction of Industrial Waste
and Zero-Emission Activities
Reduction Activities of Industrial Waste
We began activities to reduce outsourced industrial waste disposal in 1993. Since then we
have been continuously pursuing reduction activities, and consequently made great progress inrecycling and reduction of oil, plastic and alkali
wastes, sludge, wood and paper waste, andreduced outsorced industrial waste disposal.
In addition, we set up a medium term target of"reducing industrial waste by 30% over fiscal
2000 in fiscal 2005" in fiscal 2002. Based on
this target, plants, which are maufacturingbases, established their environmental purpose
and target, and are pursuing these activities.
We have already attained our target of reduction of outsourced industrial waste disposal by
34% over fiscal 2000 in fiscal 2003. This waspartly affected by a slowdown in operations dueto the sluggish economy. We will continue
reducing waste in the process of manufacturing
and recycling, ensuring that outsourced industrial waste disposal volume exceeds the target,
even after the recovery of operations.

■ Changes in Disposal of Outsourced Industrial Waste
（％）

(ton)

30000
Reduction ratio over fiscal 2000

0%
0

25000

-10

20000

-12%

-20

15000

-30

10000
-34%

-34%
-40

5000

0

1995

1996

1997

1998

2000

1999

2001

2002

-50
2003 (fiscal year)

Zero-Emission Activities
In fiscal 2001, as the first-step of zero-emission activities, Furukawa Electric formulated thedefinition of zero-emission activities, and established reduction targets for each plant, as
well as the entire company.
In fiscal 2002, while all the plants have acquired ISO14001 certification, they incorporate
zero-emission activities into the targets of their environmental management systems. As aresult of promotion of zero-emission activities, we have successfully reduced industrial waste
by 40% over fiscal 2000, in fiscal 2003. We intend to develop this across the board, using
the Chiba plant as a role model for the rest of the company,as its zero-emission activities
are the most advanced, in order to further pursue zero-emission activities.

■ Changes in Direct Landfill Disposal Volume
(ton)

（％）

7000
Reduction ratio over fiscal 2000

-0%
6000

0

-8%

5000

-29%
-40%

4000

-50

3000
2000
1000
0
2000

2001

2002

-100
2003 (fiscal year)

Definition of Zero-Emission Activities of Furukawa Electric
Activities to reduce the industrial waste commissioned to outsourced disposition that is transported from plants directly into landfill spots for
final disposition.

First-Step Target of Zero-Emission Activities
To reduce by fiscal 2005 the volume of industrial waste that is outsourced for final disposition by 50% over fiscal 2000.

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Reduction of Organic Chlorine Compounds
and Reduction of Chemical Substances
Reduction of Organic Chlorine Compounds
In an effort to reduce the use of organic chlorine compounds, we,along with the company’s environmental principle and customers’
green procurement requirement, have been developing pollution-freecleansing techniques that are consistent with required product quality.
At the initial stage, we planned, in fiscal 2002, to completely eliminate
atmospheric emission of organic chlorine compounds.
Tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene were completely eliminatedin fiscal 2002 as planned. Although dichloromethane was still used at
two works at the beginning of fiscal 2003, we eliminated it at one of
the works in the first half of fiscal 2003 and at two out of three facilities of the other works within the closing of fiscal 2003. However,dichloromethane was still used at one facility for cleansing productswith special shapes and we have delayed complete elimination partly
because of the customers’ strict requirement of production operations.
We have postponed our elimination plan to fiscal 2004 and plan to
apply the acquired cleansing technologies, thereby achieving complete elimination of organic chlorine compounds.

■ Atmospheric Emission of Organic Chlorides
(ton)

250
Tetrachloroethylene
Trichloroethylene

200

Dichloromethane

150

100

50

0
1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2003 (fiscal year)

2002

Reduction of Chemical Substances
In addtion to reducing organic chlorine compounds, we have long
been pursuing activities to reduce use and emission of ozone layer
depletion substances. We have greatly succeeded in reduction ofthese substances.
In fiscal 2003, we planned to reduce additional chemical substances, focusing on PRTR※ targeted substances with large emission volume. We have set a target of reducing four substancessuch as toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene and trimethylbenzene by
40% over fiscal 2000 in fiscal 2005 in the Medium-Term Plan forEnvironmental Preservation Activities, and pursuing reduction byshifting to water based paints, recovering volatile solvents and disposal by incineration. From fiscal 2004, we have again revised
our target to 54% reduction, due to changes in operations derivingfrom the move of part of the wrought copper division to China.

■ Handling, Release and Transfer Volume of PRTR Targeted Substances
Substance
No.

Name of substance(ton/year)

Handling
volumeReleasevolumeTransfer Neutralized
volumeVolume

191.7

0.0

3.6

8.0

7.2

0.1

0.4

25

Antimony and its compounds

40

Ethylbenzene

63

Xylene

362.3

22.4

8.8

202.8

67

Cresol

321.0

0.9

1.1

319.0

68

Chromium and trivalent chromium compounds

72.7

0.0

6.7

0.0

69

Hexavalent chromium compounds

6.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

108

Inorganic cyanide compounds

5.5

0.0

0.0

5.5

145

Dichloromethane

77.8

64.3

13.5

0.0

172

N,N-dimethyl formamide

69.3

0.7

0.2

68.5

197

Decabormo-diphenylether

143.9

0.0

10.1

0.0

※ : Pollutant Release and Transfer Law in Japan.

224

Trimethylbenzene

21.9

19.1

1.1

0.2

■ Changes in Released Volume of Chemical Substances

227

Toluene

591.1

199.3

205.5

66.5

230

Lead and its compounds

3,166.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

231

Nickel

9.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

232

Nickel compounds

5.5

0.0

0.1

0.0

253

Hydrazine

15.7

0.0

0.0

15.7

266

Phenol

193.2

0.4

0.3

192.5

272

Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

11.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

283

Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts

16.4

0.1

13.1

2.2

308

Polyoxyethylene-octylphenylether

1.6

0.0

1.6

0.0

311

Manganese and its compounds

1,116.7

0.0

1.4

0.0

312

Phthalic anhydride

3.8

0.0

0.0

3.4

Release volume
(ton)
0%

（％）

500

0
-18%

Reduction ratio over fiscal 2000

-20

400

-35%

-38%

300

-40

200

-60

-80

100

-100

0
2000

0.0

2001

2002

2003 (fiscal year)

Substances targeted for
reduction
Four substances such as
toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene and trimethylbenzene※Targeting substances of handling volume of above 1 ton at plants (more than 0.5 ton for specific substances)09

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Prevention of Global Warming and Energy Conservat
Prevention of Global Warming
In response to the ratification of the Kyoto
Protocol by the Japanese Government in June
2002, Furukawa Electric has established medium to long term targets for reduction of greenhouse gases, which has been authorized by theCentral Committee for Environmental
Management. Based on these medium to longterm reduction targets, each business division
has developed its own specific reduction plan
after fiscal 2003, and begun reduction activities.
The graphs here show changes in the emissionof greenhouse gases (CO 2 basis) after fiscal
1990, indicating that the emission in fiscal 2003
was 94% over fiscal 1990. Emission volume
after fiscal 2000 reduced due to declines in production volume. We will further strengthen our
activities whereby emission is reduced even uponrecovery of production volume.

■ Changes in Emission of Greenhouse Gases(CO2-1000 t)

（％）

1000
Ratio over fiscal 1990

104%

100%

98%

800

99%

102%
96%

100%
93%

95%

94%

100

600

75

400

50

200

25

0
1995

1990

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

0
2003 (fiscal year)

Energy Conservation Activities
1

Progress of Energy Conservation Activities, Organization and Targets

In view of the revision of the Law Concerning the Rational Use ofEnergy (Energy Conservation Law) in 1993, a Committee forCompany Wide Promotion of Energy Conservation was established in
April 1994, thus initiating company-wide activities with the participation of all works, including those that are not designated as an"Energy Management Factory". In 1997 the company wide energy■ Changes in EIPUPs of Eight Works(1000KL)（％）

600
Long-term target

100%
500

99.2%

99%

Ratio over fiscal 1995

98.9%

100
83.9%

400

74.9%

77%
72.8%

77.9%

80

300

60

200

40

conservation index was changed to energy intensity per unit product(EIPUP) specified in the Energy Conservation Law, and the target was
set to "1% reduction over the previous year in terms of EIPUP".
In fiscal 2003, the production volume of two of the eight works thatare designated as "Class 1 Energy Management Factories" fell to arange from 74 to 91% total production,and the resulting EIPUP index
registered levels between 4.6 and 17.2% .
For Energy Conservation, we improved EIPUP, focusing on "enhancing
efficiency" and "reducing waste". In spite of the activities, the weighted EIPUP average of the eight works worsened by 1.2% over fiscal
2002. This value corresponds to 77.9% over fiscal 1995 in terms of
the previous index, representing a 2.7% improvement in yearly average.
2

Major items of energy conservation include: regenerative burner ofmelting furnace, inverter control of cooling water pumps, dispersion ofboilers, conservation oriented operation of air conditioners, energy
saving of lighting, improvement in gas emission of scrubber, suspension of use or sealing of facilities, and improvement in yield. These
measures resulted in energy conservation (crude oil basis) of
5,310kl/year.
3

100

20

0
1995

10

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

0
2003 (fiscal year)

Case Examples of Energy Conservation Activities in Fiscal 2003

Energy Conservation Activities in the Future

We will promote various energy conservation activities including
development of management standards that are in compliance with
the Energy Conservation Law, thereby striving to reduce the EIPUP by
1% or more on average annually.

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Prevention of Global Warming and Energy Conservation - Case Examples

Environmental Improvement and Energy Conservation
Through Changing Fuels to LNG in the Nikko Sheet Plant
Nikko Works (Sheet Plant) has long used grade C crude oil as fuelfor the casting process and treated SOx in emission gases by smokeextraction desulphurization equipment. The equipment has deteriorated significantly as a result of use over the long period and is inneed of renewal. Meanwhile, we have received complaints fromneighboring residents about odor, smoke and soot deriving fromextracted smoke from the equipment.
Therefore, rather than simply renewing the equipment, upon discussion, we have decided to carry out measures which meet the following conditions in order to solve the problem fundamentally.
1

2

3

Regenerative burnerEmit clean gases to meet environmental conditions
Control CO2 emission and reduce running costs
through energy saving.
Implement measures with minimum CAPEX

Consequently, we have decided to adopt LNG as fuel, which is pollution-free and is significantly effective in CO2 reduction, and regenerative as a burner for incineration, which is more effective for energy saving.
Construction for replacing fuel and incineration equipment commenced in fiscal 2003 and is scheduled to be completed in fiscal
2005.

Smoke-extraction desulphurization equipment

Affiliating Hydraulic Power Generation Station in the Nikko District
Furukawa Nikko Power Generation Inc. is a hydraulic power generation company that previously belonged to Furukawa Co., Ltd.
one of Furukawa group companies but was transferred to be anaffiliated company of Furukawa Electric in September 2003.
Construction of the power station began in 1906, and the station
provided electricity to Nikko works (Kiyotaki District) and Ashio
District that had the Ashio copper mine, contributing to development of the region. With transfer of the business to Furukawa
Electric, the station now also supplies power to the Nikko
Works(Sheet Plant).
Furukawa Nikko Power Generation Inc. maintains four hydraulicpower stations that use natural water falls including Kegon-notaki water fall that runs down from Lake Chuzenji and other surrounding water falls as water supply sources. By utilizing this feature, there is no concern of water volume fluctuation, thus
enabling efficient and stable power generation. The four power
stations are located from upstream to downstream in sequence,using the water supply efficiently.
The stations that generate power using natural forces, do not emit
any greenhouse gases. Furukawa Electric intends to make themost of clean energy resources and maintain power generating
facilities located in the national park without harming the environment.

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Green Activities and Green Logistics
We are pursuing environmental preservation activities by promoting "green procurement" in which we purchase environmentlly friendly parts and materials together with the cooperation of customers.

Green Activities
Furukawa Electric has been promoting green procurement since
enforcement of the Green Purchasing Law in April 2001. From
August 2002, customer’s demands to cooperate on green procurement
suddenly increased. Therefore, we took a position to respond to thecustomer’s demands on product inspections and internal audits as themost important objective.

● Responding to Customers’ Demands for Green Activities
It has become clearer that Japanese customers require us to correspond with the EU
regulations which enforce total exclusion of toxic substances in products. As
Furukawa Electric provides a wide range of parts and materials used in a variety ofindustries, it has not been so easy to have a comprehensive labeling of productgreenness, in regard to substances that have an adverse impact on the environment(such as toxic chemical substances), so that we had initially responded to customer’s
demands individually.
Since fiscal 2003, we have developed a company wide environmental information
management system in order to respond to customers across the board comprehensively. Divisions of the entire company such as materials procurement, manufacturingand marketing divisions promote activities and expand the range of activities beyond
the company, to customers and suppliers. The environmental Promotion division of
Furukawa Electric responded to customers who are related to several business divisions and bases. The following are case examples of responses to customers on
green activities in fiscal 2003 .
1

For Fujitsu, 8 divisions made an agreement on submission of a Non-Inclusion
Guarantee Statement corresponding to the EU regulations and promotion in activities
for total elimination of hazardous chemical substances.

2

For Sony, corresponding to Sony Green Partner Environmental Quality Approval, an
environmental audit was carried out in 10 plants and 2 affiliated companies of the 7divisions which supply products to Sony, and an agreement was concluded.

3

We have responded to many customer’s demands on green procurement inspections.

Yokohama R&D Laboratories Analysis Technology Center
Analysis technology center supports the business activities of Furukawa Electricgroup with evaluation technologies. The center has a long history and has highanalysis technologies fostered through tireless efforts for improving them. The
center evaluates even the smallest amount of contamination of environmental
impact substances in the Furukawa Electric products precisely. It also applies
the analysis technology for developing environmentally friendly products.

Green procurement /development of ECO products・ Designing products using substitute environmentally friendly substances

・ Complying environment usage with required
specifications

・ Certifying non-inclusion of hazardous chemi-

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Development evaluation method● Promotion of Green Activities
1

Promotion of green procurement for "general commodities"
In the category of "general commodities" of non-manufacturing-oriented materials
such as office supplies, in order to utilize a new purchasing system aiming for efficient procurement, we have registered products that meet green procurement
requirements in the master database system.

2

Promotion of green procurement for "purchased products"
In the category of "purchased products" which are used as materials in the processof manufacturing products, we have developed regulations and guidelines to evaluate commodities. We have also established a support system for environmental
investigation on green procurement. Through these actions, we could standardize
investigation and compile a database, realizing unbiased and efficient inspection.

Green Logistcs
We are also pursuing rationalization of logistics while securing reduction of environmental impact and energy conservation.

● Reduction of Packaging Material
We reduce the use of packaging paper and wood by promoting package-free ofdrum-wound products and bundled products.

● Promotion of Reusable Drum Program
TEPCO LOGISTICS Co., LTD., an affiliated company of Tokyo Electric Power
Company (TEPCO) has established an environment-conscious recycling system fordrums used in the delivery of aerial power distribution wire and cable. In this system,
conventional wooden drums are replaced by plastic drums made of recycled sheathing material of retrieved wire. We support their rental business of reused drums thatcomprises the recycling system, in terms of developing the recycled material, as well
as operational aspects including manufacture, delivery, retrieval, repair and maintenance of drums.

● Recycling of Disposed Drums
680 tons of retrieved wooden drums and skids in the distribution centers are disposed without being reused. We have realized 99.85% recycling of such unusedmaterials, by producing fuel-use wood chips and bedding materials for cattle, we
are aiming for effective utilization of limited resources.

● Shared Transportation and Delivery
We have participated in the project introduced by the Japanese Electric Wire &Cable Makers’ association (JCMA) to support environmental preservation. We haveparticipated in a joint transportation (delivery) program of cable to large scale construction sites in the metropolitan areas, aiming to reduce the number of delivery
vehicles. We also participate in the joint transportation program using ships directedto Hokkaido, thus being engaged in contributing to a modal shift to coastal shippingtransportation, as well as energy conservation.

cals in ECO products● Reduction in NOx Emission Through Improvement of Loading Efficiency

We are examining prior processing methods todetermine the most suitable method for eachspecimen in order to quantify data precisely.

In order to improve loading efficiency, we have promoted reducing the number ofdelivery vehicles, by expanding mixed loading and the use of large-sized vehicles,
achieving 4% reduction in NOx emission volume related to product delivery vehicles
in the first half of fiscal 2001. Our target is 6% reduction in NOx emission in fiscal
2004.

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Eco-Design Activities
Recycling Technologies
In the material recycling area, we are not only developing various recycling technologies but also developing and commercializing products using disposed plastics, aiming at recycling of disposed plastics using our technologies built up through the development of polymer products.

Electric wireand cable

Production

Aluminum canTroughTroughconduitTroughconduit
conduitRecycling Technology Aiming for a
Resource-Recycling Society

Use

Collection ofused products

Thermal Recycling
Recycled
aluminum

RecycleRecycled plastic

Natural resources

Dismantling andgrinding

Material Recycling

Copper/Aluminum
Oil (Plastic)
RubberFlow of Recycling

Dismantling and grinding

Sorting
Recycled
copper1

Reuse for electric wire andcable, and others

Recycling System for Electric Wires and Cables

We established a recycling system in which used power and communication cables are retrieved from customers and almost 100% of copper and aluminum used in cables is recycled. Covering materials arealso recycled as cables, recycled plastics or fuel.

Separation
2

National Project for Development of Recycling Technology

Material recycling technology of cross-linked polyethylene was put topractical use under the support of the New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
It has been difficult to recycle cross-linked polyethylene but we developed the recycling technology in which cross-linked polyethylene isplasticized with the appropriate thermal treatment and shearing. It isthen reused for electric wire insular as recycled pellets using a similar
molding process as polyethylene before the cross-linkage.

Disposed cross-linked polyethylene

Recycled pellet
3

Thermoplastic treatment equipment

LCA Assessment

Furukawa Electric implements life cycle assessment (LCA) for electric
wires and cables, and metal materials and in the future will also
implement LCA for other products.
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Environmentally Friendly Products
Furukawa Electric recognizes that "the 21st century is the century of theenvironment" and is actively working on development of environmentallyfriendly products and technologies by consultation and collaboration withcustomers.
We develop a range of commercially viable products under the name of"environmentally friendly products (environmental logo: ECOLINK)" that, atevery stage, from materials selection, manufacture, use, distribution anddisposal, will be safe and of low environmental impact.
In addition, we have established a company-wide organization, Committee
for Development of Environmentally
Friendly Products, in which companywide strategies are formulated to promote the development of products andtechnologies.

1 Products for Reduction of Environmental Impact

2 Products for Realization of Recycle-Oriented Society

We are developing and commercializing products that do not create environmental problems when they are in use and do not discharge any toxic
by-products or leave residual waste products during biodegradation,
incineration treatment or landfill disposal after they are discarded.

We are developing and commercializing recycling-conscious products
which, reuse industrial waste materials, use recyclable materials, reduce thevariety of materials, reduce the number of parts and are easily degradable.
Use

Use

●ECO Electrical Wire (ECO-ACE.ECOBEAMEX)Home appliances, Power distribution
and Communication

Halogen-free, lead-free●Halogen-free Wire Harness

Automobile

Halogen-free, lead-free●Zero-Halogen Optical Fiber Cable

Communication

Halogen-free, lead-free●Lead-Free Plating for Electronic Components

Electronic components

Lead-free●Protective Casing Using Recycled Plastics●Biodegradable Resin Foam (BIO ACE)

Packaging material

Biodegradability●Weed Barrier Sheet

Indoor electrical wire laying

Halogen-free, lead-free● Insulated Wire and Cable Using Recycled PVC●Indoor Cable-Protection Conduit Made of

Flame-Retardant Resin (ECO-PLAFLEKY)

FeatureProduct

Product

These wires and cables do not use any toxic
substances such as PVC or lead, permitting
recycling and disposal by incineration. ECO
ACE, general cables for indoor electricity
supply, ECO-BEAMX, wires for electronics
and electric equipment, ECO wires for automobiles and highly flame retardant opticalcables are already in practical use.

●Insulated Wire and Cable Using Recycled PVC

Electrical wire

Recycling●Recycled Aluminum Can StockCan

Recycling

Electrical wire Laying

Reuse of materials/Lightweight

Sheet

Reuse of materials●Underground Cable Duct Made of Cable Waste(KOHTA KUN.KOICHI KUN.Green Trough)Most of the copper and aluminum conductors
used for electric power cables and communication
cables are retrieved and recycled.
Plastic insulators such as polyvinylchloride andpolyethylene resin are also recycled as insulated
electrical wire and cable sheath.
We are seeking to use recycled cross-linked polyethylene, which was previously disposed of only
by incineration.

● ECO Electrical Wire

Zero-Halogen Oprical Fiber Cable

ECOBEAMEX● Lead-Free Plating for Electronic Components
We have eliminated the use of lead by shiftingfrom Sn-Pb plating, which was used as electrode-use solder for ICs, capacitors, connectors, printed circuit boards, etc., to Sn-Bi plating.
We promote measures to eliminate the use oflead from customers’ mounting processes.

● Biodegradable Resin Foam (BIO ACE)
BIO ACE is broken down into water and CO2
by the action of microorganisms in the environment. CO2, an environmentally friendly substance, is used as a foaming agent and the
product is lightweight, has excellent machinability and buffering feature (foam expansion
ratio: 10-15X). Combustion heat of BIO ACE
is only half of that of polyethylene and thus less damaging during incineration.

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Electrical Cable● KOHTA KUN
KOHTA KUN is a synthetic resin cable duct withmultiple bores that use recycled plastics. The
product is light in weight and high in strength,
most suitable for underground laying. This product contributes to energy conservation during construction and shortens construction periods. The
product acquired the ECO certification mark.

Halogen Free Wire Harness

FeatureCommunication Cable● Green TroughThe product is made of plastic waste from electrical wires and cables with reinforcing materials. Compared to conventional concrete
troughs, this product has higher strength andlighter weight (around a quarter of the weightof a conventional trough), permitting easytransportation and construction.

● Protective Casing Using Recycled Plastics

Examples where
where green
green troughtroughExamplesExamples
where
green
troughis usedused asas railway
railway cable
cable
is
is
used
as
railway
cable
troughtroughtroughThis is the product developed in cooperation with NTT, in which retrieved opticalcables are recycled. The product contributes to energy saving for construction ofshared trenches of electrical wires.

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3 Products for Prevention of Global Warming

4 Products for Prevention of Ozone Layer Depletion

We are developing and commercializing products that contribute toenergy conservation such as products of lightweight and higher energyefficiency, and products and systems in which clean energy is commercially viable.

We develop and commercialize devices and processes that do not use
CFCs, together with products compatible with CFC substitutes.

Product

Use

Feature●High-Reflectivity Foamed sheet (MCPET)

Lighting

Energy saving●Rainwater Recycling System (HYDROSTAFF)

Rainwater recycling

Resource saving●Micro Heat Pipe

Electronic equipment

Energy conservation●Solar Photovoltaic System

Electrical power

Clean energy●Partial-stripe Precious Metal for Electric Components

Electronic components Resource and energy saving●Aluminum alloys for Vehicles

Automobiles

Lightweight and energy saving● High-Reflectivity Foamed sheet (MCPET)MCPET has excellent light reflectivity resulting in extremely bright sheet surface.
this product has a total reflection rate of 99%, diffused reflection rate of 96%
and reflects light with uniform optical wavelengths. It is effective to enhancebrightness or conserve energy and provides a solution to unbalanced brightness.

Construction site of the passageway to Tokyo Opera City
(New Keio Line Hatsudai Station)

Product

Use

FeatureHome appliances,automobiles

Compatibility with
CFC substitutes

Home appliances

Compatibility with
CFC substitutes●Nitrogen-Atmosphere Reflow Oven (SALAMANDER)

Electronic equipment

Elimination of CFCs

●Functional Resin-Coated Aluminum sheets (FUSCOAT)

Electronic equipment

High lubrication,
elimination of cleansing●CFC-Substitutes Compatible Magnet Wire (HPWR II )●Copper Tube for Use with CFC-Substitutes(Furukawa Multi-Grooved Tube (FMGT),
Furukawa Super Clean Tube)● CFC-Substitutes Compatible Magnet Wire (HPWR II)
These heat- and freeze-resistantmagnet wires are compatible foruse with refrigerating systems
using CFC-substitute refrigerants(HFC-R407C, R410A andR134a). They are used for thecompressor motors of air-conditioning and refrigerating systems.

● Copper Tube for Use with CFC-Substitutes(Furukawa Multi-Grooved Tube (FMGT),
Furukawa Super Clean Tube)● Rainwater Recycling System (HYDROSTAFF)The system aims at making effective use of sunshine and rainwater, which are
gifts of nature. It serves to provide an emergency reservoir against disasters andto suppress rainwater flooding in watershed areas.

These are copper tubes compatible with
CFC-substitute refrigerants to reduce thedepletion of the ozone layer. These tubes
reduced oil residuals in the tube’s innersurface and have internal grooves toimprove heat exchange performance.

● Nitrogen-Atmosphere Reflow Oven (SALAMANDER)
This reflow oven carries out the reflow soldering process during
the mounting of electronic components in a nitrogen atmosphere.
This system eliminates the need to cleanse completed circuitboards, obviating the use of CFCs.

● Micro Heat Pipe

Furukawa Electric’s micro heat pipe is aheat dissipation/cooling device for electronic equipment such as computers. This
helps reduce the size of equipment andsaves energy.

● FUSCOAT● Partial-stripe Precious Metal for Electric
Components
Precious metal plating strips with highconnection reliability are used for electrical contact materials or connectors.
Furukawa Electric manufactures and sells
precious metal stripe plating strips that
reduce use of precious metals, keeping in
mind the impact on the environment.

These functional resin coatedaluminum sheets provide
enhanced formability, corrosion
resistance, scuff- and fingerprintresistance, resistance to chemicals, electrical conductivity, easeof printing, and anti-bacterial
and anti-mold properties. They
are also self-lubricating, so that
disposal of the lubricants andcleansers formerly used in the stamping process are eliminated.

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Environmental Risk Management
Countermeasures Regarding Pollution of Soil and Groundwater
We have been conducting soil and groundwater pollution investigations at Facilities thathave a history of use of toxic substances. We
promptly take actions against the pollution ofsoil and groundwater that are found during
investigations, to secure the health and safetyof the local community.
We also report to the administration about theenvironmental conditions and measures to be
adopted to clean the environment and disclose
the information to local residents, related institutions and media according to the content.
In fiscal 2003, we have formulated "SoilEnvironmental Risk Management
Guidelines" in order to restrict and thoroughly control handling of specific toxic substances that cause pollution of soil and groundwater, and we are carrying out activities
according to these guidelines.

Outline of Soil Environment Risk Management Guidelines
1) We shall restrict handling of specific toxic substances specified in Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law.
Construction of new storage facilities and piping shall be positioned above the ground in principle when they are
newly installed. Underground construction shall be prohibited.

2) We shall thoroughly manage use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances and seek to shift to substitute substances.
(1) For specific hazardous substances which are currently used, spots with possible risk of leakage of these hazardous substances into soil and groundwater shall be checked and recorded.
(2) We shall review processes where hazardous substances are used and seek to reduce usage volume of such substances. We shall also shift to substitute substances.

3) We shall implement investigation of the usage record of specific hazardous substances at all Plants and Facilities.
(1) We shall investigate the record of usage of specific hazardous substances tracking back to around 30 years ago
and shall continue monitoring the usage of hazardous substances.
(2) The record of usage of specific hazardous substances shall be investigated according to written materials andshall record the periods and volume of purchase, use, storage, and disposal. The locations where each of theseprocesses is carried out shall be recorded on a diagram or others and these records shall be stored.

Situation and Countermeasures Regarding Pollution of Soil and Groundwater
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Situation and Countermeasures at Furukawa Electric---- Nikko Works

It was discovered that the soil on the premises of the works and company owned peripheral areas was contaminated with selenium,
arsenic, lead and cadmium; and the groundwater on the Works'
premises was contaminated with selenium, arsenic and lead.
Investigations, however, found that groundwater, in areas near theborder of the premises and company owned peripheral areas, was notpolluted.
The copper refinery business which apparently caused this heavy
metal contamination was discontinued in 1988 and thus there is no
possibility of new pollution.
With respect to purification of the soil in the company-owned peripheral areas, we held a briefing session in March 2003 for local residents about the countermeasures adopted. After installation work for
purification of the facilities was carried out in April and May, we started the decontamination work in June. We applied the method inwhich the polluted soil is transported out of the premises and iscleansed.
Cleansing work for the entire company owned areas is scheduled tobe completed in 2007.
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Situation and Countermeasures at Affiliated Companies of
Furukawa Electric

Furukawa Electric advises its affiliated companies to respond appropriately to local residents, the government administration and otherparties involved.
Affiliated companies of Furukawa Electric that were found to havewater and soil pollution in fiscal 2003 and their contamination situations are as follows.
16① TOHTOKU ELECTRIC (Disclosure: December 2003)
Contaminant

PCB/dioxin

Location

Former Nagato Works(Nagato Town, Chiisagata County, Nagano)Situation

Soil and ground water pollution on the premises of the company.

Countermeasures

Drilling and storage of contaminated soil, monitoring of groundwater② KYOWA ELECTRIC WIRE (Disclosure: January 2004)
Contaminant

Pb/cyanogens/B/F/dichloromethane

Location

Former Osaka Works (Neyagawa City, Osaka)

Situation

Soil and ground water pollution on the premises of the company

Countermeasures

Pumping and purifying groundwater③ FURUKAWA COLOR ALMINUM (Disclosure: March 2004)
Contaminant

Cr (hexavalent)/F

Location

Main Works (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi)

Situation

Soil pollution on the premises of the company, groundwater in thecompany owned areas and near-border areas

Countermeasures

Pumping and purifying groundwater

Furukawa Electric’s Safety, Environment and Quality Control
Department and relevant divisions support affiliated companies so thatthey can take actions against contamination promptly, from planningof pollution investigation to developing countermeasures.

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Storage of PCB
Concerning PCB, which had been used as insulation oil for electricalequipment, transformers, electrical capacitors and stabilizers for fluorescent light, volume is controlled and managed at each works of
Furukawa Electric.
The table here shows the status of use and storage of PCB at each
works and it remained unchanged from fiscal 2002.

■ PCB Storage Status

No.

Name of works
Chiba Works(Processed)

1

Unit: Number of equipment

Removed andstoredIn use

86

Total
86

0

Chiba Works(Unprocessed)

36

0

36

2

Nikko Works (Kiyotaki District)

182

140

322

3

Nikko Works (Sheet Plant)

7

44

51

4

Hiratsuka Works

40

3

43

5

Oyama Works

14

36

50

6

Mie Works

53

73

126

7

Osaka Works

55

11

66

8

Fukui Works

0

0

0

9

Shiga Works

9

0

9

10 Kambara Works

0

3

3

11 Shinagawa Works(Stabilizer only)

12 Yokohama R&D Laboratories
Total

0 (Stabilizer only)

9

0

9

491

310

801

PCB Storage Status

Compliance with Laws and Regulations
We are regularly confirming laws and regulations to be observed,
making efforts for compliance by patrolling sites to check implementation status.
We keep track of revisions of laws and regulations, by closely following the latest information in government gazettes. There was one caseof infringement of prefectural ordinances at Hiratsuka Works, and we
immediately remedied the situation.

Ammonia Gas Treatment at Hiratsuka Works
Ammonia gas concentration at the emission outlet for someplastics manufacturing equipment is restricted by "Ordinances
concerning safety of living environment of Kanagawa prefecture". We regularly measured gas concentration at the outlet
and found that gas concentration sometimes exceeded the limits, depending on some manufacturing conditions. Upon
reporting the case to the administration, we were advised to
improve and we devised measures to improve the situation.
We have decided to reduce gas concentration by installingammonia gas treatment equipment and submitted the"Proposals of Ammonia Gas Treatment" to the administration.
The proposal was accepted and thus we commenced construction of gas treatment equipment in October 2003. It is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2004.
Furthermore, we measured ammonia gas concentration levels
at near-boundary locations of the works' premises. No tracesof ammonia were detected near the boundary and no impact
to the surrounding areas of the works was found.

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Environmental Preservation Performance Indicators
Below, the data for atmospheric emissions and wastewater quality including NOx, SOx and soot for atmospheric emissions,and pH, COD (or BOD), SS and n-h (mineral oil) for wastewater quality; of six Works that are registered as specialized
plants are presented.
■ Atmospheric Indicators
Item

Equipment

Legal Standards

Self-imposed Standards

Average Value

Maximum Value

NOx (Nm3/Hr)

BoilerMelting furnace

0.45
1.77

82 (ppm)
63 (ppm)

50 (ppm)
24 (ppm)

66 (ppm)
25 (ppm)

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace

0.05
0.39

0.010
0.065

0.004
0.020

0.009
0.026

NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace

180
180

140
140

54
9

54
9

SOx (Nm3/Hr)

BoilerMelting furnace

0.6
41.6

0.5
33.3

0
0

0
0

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace

0.3
0.3

0.24
0.24

＜0.005＜0.003＜0.005＜0.003NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace
Dryer furnace

180
200
300

180
200
250

81
32
28

110
44
29

SOx (K value)

BoilerMelting furnace
Dryer furnace

17.5
17.5
17.5

17.5
17.5
17.5

0.51
1.2
0.18

0.62
1.7
0.18

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace
Dryer furnace

0.3
0.2
0.5

0.3
0.2
0.2

0.003
0.003
0.002

0.006
0.012
0.016

NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

230
180
200

230
150
160

51
46
74

52
47
89

SOx (K value)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

17.5
17.5
17.5

14.5
14.5
14.5

0.03
1.10
0.10

0.03
2.00
0.11

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

0.25
0.30
0.25

0.25
0.25
0.25

0.005
0.007
0.009

0.006
0.012
0.016

NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

150
200
170

120
160
144

2.0
2.0
2.0

2.0
2.0
2.0

SOx (K value)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

1.17
1.17
1.17

1.17
1.17
1.17

0
0
0

0
0
0

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

0.10
0.20
0.25

0.08
0.16
0.20

0.002
0.001
0.001

0.002
0.002
0.001

NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace
Dryer furnace

120
120
120
110

110
110
110
100

74
74
31
30

87
85
50
50

SOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace

380
160

50
130

5
23

5
76

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace
Dryer furnace

0.10
0.20
0.12
0.12

0.05
0.16
0.10
0.08

0.005
0.019
0.005
0.007

0.006
0.047
0.006
0.009

NOx (ppm)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

150
180
130

180
120
120

70
115
56

78
155
65

SOx (K value)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

7
7
7

1
1
1

0.03
0.08
0.07

0.03
0.10
0.07

Soot (g/Nm3)

BoilerMelting furnace
Heating furnace

0.3
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.004
0.021
0.003

0.006
0.035
0.003

Chiba Works

Mie Works

Kiyotaki District

Nikko Works

Sheet Plant

Osaka Works

Fukui Works

Oyama Works

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Item

Unit

pH

Chiba Works

Legal Standards

Self imposed Standards

Average Value

Maximum Value

5.0〜9.0

5.0〜9.0

7.9

8.2

COD

(mg/l)

15

15

5.5

9.3

SS

(mg/l)

20

20

4.4

9.2

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

2

2

0.2

0.2

5.8〜8.6

6.5〜8.5

7.4

7.8

pH
BOD

(mg/l)

10

4

2.0

9.0

SS

(mg/l)

25

6

0.9

1.9

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

1

0.7

0.1

0.3

5.8〜8.6

6.0〜8.5

7.4

7.8

Mie Works

pH

Kiyotaki District

Nikko Works

BOD(mg/l)

25

16

3.4

5.1

SS

(mg/l)

50

20

1.4

4.8

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

5

0.5

0.2

0.2

5.8〜8.6

6.5〜8.5

7.2

7.6

pH

Sheet Plant

BOD(mg/l)

25

10

1.1

1.6

SS

(mg/l)

50

25

2.8

9.5

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

5

2.5

＜1

＜1

5.7〜8.7

5.7〜8.7

7.6

7.8

pH
BOD

(mg/l)

300

10

2.5

3.5

SS

(mg/l)

300

50

12

28

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

5

2

1.4

2.0

5.0〜9.0

5.5〜8.8

7.5

8.1

Osaka WorkspH
COD(mg/l)

600

250

42

118

SS

(mg/l)

600

250

29

89

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

5

4.5

0.5

1.2

5.8〜8.6

6.0〜8.0

7.3

7.7

Fukui WorkspH

Oyama Works

BOD(mg/l)

25

20

3.0

4.9

SS

(mg/l)

50

30

11

17

n-h (mineral oil)

(mg/l)

5

2

＜0.5

＜0.5

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Environmental Accounting
We compiled 'environmental preservation costs', "economic benefits associated with environmental preservation measures" and"physical benefits associated with environmental preservation measures" for fiscal 2003 to grasp the results of environmental
costs and benefits quantitatively. The data is collected in conformity with the environmental accounting guidelines published by
the Ministry of the Environment. (Please see the other page for environmental accounting of our affiliated companies.)
Environmental preservation costs in fiscal 2003 were: expenses of 6.2 billion yen and CAPEX of 600 million yen. Economic
benefits were 400 million yen. Expenses increased by 1.5 billion yen from fiscal 2003, due to increases in soil pollution treatment costs and development costs for environmentally friendly products.
Scope of data collection: All the works of Furukawa Electric

Period of data collection: From April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004

■ Environmental Preservation Costs

Unit: million yen

Category(1) Business area costs

Pollution prevention, global environmental preservation, resource recycling, etc.

(2) Upstream/downstream costs

2,648

46

Retrieval and recycling of containers, packaging, drums, etc.

429

-100

(3) Administration costs

Establishment, maintenance for pro-environmental management systems;
maintenance for environmental preservation, measurement of environmental impact

598

61

(4) Research and development costs

R&D of environmentally friendly products, research in substitutes for toxic substances,
R&D of environmental impact reduction in manufacturing processes, etc.

1,503

616

(5) Social activity costs

Disclosure of information, greening, etc.

145(6) Environmental remediation costs

Assessment for environmental impact, investigationand measures for soil and groundwater pollution, etc.

1,046

857

6,238

1,485

AmountChange over theprevious year

Total

■ Investment and Research Costs
Investment and Research Costs
Environment-related investment
Total investment costs
Total research costs

Unit: million yen

Change over theprevious year

Amount■ Economic Benefits Associatedwith Environmental Preservation Activities
Content

Unit: million yen

649

-157

11,600-300(1) Revenues gained by recycling-2,300(2) Reduction in waste disposal costs

26

148

(3) Reduction in energy expenses

175

-339

(4) Reduction in water purchase costs

29

-36

372

-210

11,900Total■ Physical Benefits Associated with Environmental Preservation Activities

20

Change over theprevious year

AmountMajor Contents of Activities

Reduced amount

Discharged amount of environmentally harmful materials

Unit

Impact on theenvironment(Change over the previous year )Industrial waste (excluding waste from recycling)ton

10,739-82

Energy consumed (crude oil basis)KL

327,000-1,645

Water consumed

K.ton

25,0002,700

Emission of volatile organic chemical compounds

ton

67

34

590,638

6,394

CO2 emission

CO2-tonSOx emission

ton

96

-4

NOx emission

ton

624

363

Soot emission

ton

44

16

142

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