Environmental Protection Activities Report
Promotion of Green Factories
The FDK Group pursues green factories where protection of the environment is well considered including reduction ofwastes and chemical substances, prevention of contamination to air, water and soil, and avoiding noises and vibrations.

Reduction of Discharging Chemical Substances
The FDK Group sets out and operates Chemical Substances Handling Regulation to restrict emission of chemical substances from its
plants in order to reduce environmental load. It also controls chemical substances appropriately. At the level of plants, types andvolumes of chemicals used or discharged to air and watersheds as well as the amount of chemicals contained in wastes that are disposed
outside of each plant are measured. Through such activities, the FDK Group as a whole is committed to achieving its environmental
targets continuously. At the same time, the accuracy of the measurement and substitution to items that don t contain hazardous chemicals are pursued.

Targets of the Third Environmental Action Plan
Discharge of chemical substances under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) reduced at the end of FY 2006
by 15% of those discharged in FY 2001
・ The scope of the reductions includes FDK plants and oﬃces in Japan.

Reduction of PRTR-Controlled
Substance Emission

PRTR Tabulation Result for FY2005

In FY2005, the chemical discharged from the domestic plants ofF DK was toluene on ly, a mou nt i ng to 3 . 2 6 ton wh ich wasincreased by 87% over the previous ﬁscal year. In terms of thetarget of the Third Environmental Action Plan, it was a reduction by 41% over the actual volume of the chemical released inFY2001 i.e. 5.5 ton.
The major reason for the increase is the growth of module products. Besides the manufacturing of the products, toluene is used
as ﬂushing solution of products, jigs and facilities. A part of thetoluene used in the plants is released to air in a form of vapor.
The FDK Group will continue its eﬀorts in searching for substituting agents and conﬁrming the performance of them in orderto gradually shift from toluene.
The PRTR Law requires notiﬁcation to the authority of designated chemical substances handled 1 ton or more a year. The
FDK Group controls those handled 0.1 ton or above.

In FY2005, the volume of poly (oxyethylene) octylphenyl ether
used for t he yea r ca me to more t ha n t hat i n F Y2 0 0 4 forstrengthening ﬂushing of battery cans. During the same year,
use of nickel increased due to the expanded production of multilayer products.

Shift of Toluene Emission（ton）141211.6

108
5.5

66.7
3.6

4
202000

2001

2002

2003

Total Chemical Substances Handled in FDK Group Plants in Japan (100kg or more)

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3.3
1.7

Discharged2004

2005

(FY)

Unit: ton(FY2005)

Volume of transfer

Chemical substances

Handlingvolume

To theDischarged Contained Consumption
volumeTo the air watershed to sewerage in wastes
Recycled

Manganese and its compounds

4,473.52

0.00

0.00

30.22

0.00

4,443.30

0.00

Toluene

5.69

3.26

0.00

2.43

0.00

0.00

0.00

Lead and its compounds

5.66

0.00

0.00

1.36

0.00

3.95

0.35

Bisphenol A epoxy resin

5.53

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

5.52

0.00

Poly (oxyethylene) octylphenyl ether

0.97

0.00

0.00

0.97

0.00

0.00

0.00

Boron and its compounds

0.96

0.00

0.00

0.001

0.00

0.96

0.00

Silver and its water soluble compounds

0.80

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.36

0.44

Nickel compound

0.51

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.00

0.48

0.00

Di-n-butyl phthalate

0.45

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.43

0.00

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Zero Emission of Wastes (Measures to Waste Reduction)

Targets of the Third Environmental Action Plan
Generation of wastes reduced at the end of FY 2006 by 3% of those generated in FY 2003
・ The scope of reductions includes FDK plants and oﬃces in Japan.
・ Zero emission of wastes will be achieved by the end of FY 2004 ahead of the target shown in the "Second Environmental Action
Plan by 1 year.

Recycling of Various Wastes

Social performance

Waste Reduction Activities

Management andOrganizational Structure

The FDK Group is committed to restrict generation of wastes through 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Wastes generated from the plants
are separated and recycled in order to reduce loads to the global environment. FDK Ecotec Co., Ltd., one of the group companies,
collects information-related devices such as PCs and separates waste plastic, glass and metal from them for recycled use of them,through which it is committed to a business for formation of the recycling-based society. (See page 31)■ Sludge: Raw materials for cements and road bed materials

In FY20 05, the FDK Group continued its activities of using
returnable carton in lieu of packaging materials and promoted
recycled use of raw materials in processes and plastic vessels in
the oﬃce. Due to these activities, the waste generated was successfully retained to 1,590 ton, down by 12% over the previous
ﬁscal year.

■ Waste plastics: Raw materials for plastics and fuels of blastfurnaces■ Waste acids and alkalis: Neutralizing agents■ Waste oils: Oils and combustion improvers■ Waste paper: Paper, buﬀer materials and thermal recycle

Achievement of Zero Emission■ Metal slag: Raw materials for steel■ Plant residues (food wastes): Fertilizers

Zero Emission of Wastes in FDK GroupDeﬁnition:
Zero emission is deﬁned as utilizing all wastes generated in thegroup eﬀectively to eliminate disposal of them by incinerationand landﬁll.

Site Report

The target of zero emission was successfully achieved inFY2004. The zero emission activities were continued in FY2005
as well in accordance to the Zero Emission Guideline. Thanks
to these eﬀorts, wastes disposed by landﬁll were totally eliminated throughout FY2005, for the ﬁrst time. Major activities
included recycled use of sludge into road bed and cement materials, separation of plastic wastes more strictly for reuse purposes,
reusing of shredded papers for packaging materials, and magazines and newspapers recycled as raw materials for paper.

Environmental Protection
Activity Reportpurposes

Wastes:Sludge, waste acids, waste alkali, waste plastics, waste oil, metalslag, glass, ceramics, dusts, waste wood chips, waste paper,
waste textile, animal and plant residues (food wastes) and sludge
in septic tanks

Volume of Wastes and Recycling Ratio
Volume ofWastes（ton）

Disposal by
Recycled asincineration or landﬁll raw materials

Recycling ratio

Recycling
ratio
（％）

5,000

100

4,000

80

3,000

60

2,000

40

1,000

2000

Wastes by Type
Others 14%

Waste oils 16%

Waste textiles 9%
Waste woods 13%
Sludge 9%
Metal slag 13%'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05(FY)

Waste paper 13%
Waste plastics 13%
Breakdown of Recycled Wastes (1,590 tons)

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Promotion of Green Factories

Environmental Protection Measures to Plants
In order to prevent soil, underground water and air pollutions, the FDK Group is involved in various environmental protection activities.
Environmental limits are voluntarily set for eﬄuents, vibration and noise which are stricter than those set by the authorities, and themeasurement data are periodically notiﬁed to the authority.

Soils and Underground Water

Emergency Drills

The FDK Group conducted a series of investigations for soil andunderground water contamination in 1998 and 1999 to investigate how they are contaminated by volatile organic compounds.
The results at the four plants of Washizu, Sanyo, Hosoe andOsuga where soil and underground contaminations were found in
the investigations in October 1999, were voluntarily disclosed tothe public and works for removing contaminations are going on.

Due to an existing risk of Tokai earthquake, Kosai Plant inShizuoka Prefecture conducts an earthquake and disaster prevention drill every year. In addition to an evacuation drill, arescue drill and a ﬁre extinguishing drill, the emergency drill
assumes occurrence of environmental pollutions out of the plantpremises. In FY2005, an emergency response drill was held
under the assumption of an oil leakage from the compressor

In 2002, Hosoe Plant was totally puriﬁed.
In 2004, the former Osuga Plant site was reinvestigated to checkthe condition of the soil in accordance to the Soil Contamination
Countermeasures Law, and the healthiness of the soil was conﬁrmed. For other plants, we will continue purifying soil andunderground water using an air stripping method, while checking the eﬀects regularly.

room.

Washizu Plant
Volume of contaminants
Major contaminants in underground water before
starting purification

Current volume ofcontaminants inunderground water

A drill for prevention of oil leakage
from the compressor

Environmental limit

Tetrachloroethylene 1.5 mg/L (Oct. 1999) 0.5 mg/L (June 2005)

0.01 mg/L

Storage and Control of PCB

Soil Puriﬁcation at Washizu Plant (tetrachloroethylene)
Concentration (mg/L)

1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0The volume of storage of PCB in FY2005 was notiﬁed to eachgovernor of the prefecture according to the Law Concerning Special Measures Against PCB Waste. At the FDK Group, PCB areappropriately stored and controlled by accurately recording thevolume to a ledger. In the future, they are controlled andtreated appropriately as designated.

Total Volume of PCB Retained by the FDK Group in Japan
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005 (FY)

Item

Volume (pcs)

Capacitor

5

Environmental limit

Transformer

1

０．
０3㎎／Ｌ

Fluorescent light stabilizer

22

Sanyo Plant
Volume of contaminants
Major contaminants in underground water before
starting purification

Trichloroethylene

Current volume ofcontaminants inunderground water

8.1 mg/L (Oct. 1999) ０．
１1㎎／Ｌ(Oct. 2005)

Soil Puriﬁcation at Sanyo Plant (trichloroethylene)
Concentration (mg/L)

987654321027

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005 (FY)

Storage of PCB at Iwaki Plant

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Asbestos

Prevention of Discharging Dioxins
All existing incinerators in FDK s domestic plants have been notin use since 2001 to prevent generation of dioxins.

Compliance

Social performance

In FY2005, no cases of non-compliance to environment-related
laws and environmental accidents were reported in the FDKGroup.

Management andOrganizational Structure

After the case of health damages caused by asbestos was covered by the mass media on June 30, 2005, the FDK Group investigated the condition of asbestos use in all of its plants in Japanand conﬁrmed that asbestos were used at none of them.
As to the building demolition works of the former Osuga Plant
from October to December 2005, though no asbestos were foundsprayed at the building, asbestos were found to its building materials such as slates. The FDK Group instructed the workers totake necessary measures
to prevent asbestos dusts
f rom sc at ter i ng a nd toprotect the health of workers there.

Demolition works of the former
Osuga Plant No.2
Environmental Protection
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Effluent Analysis Result
FDK s Kosai Plant is situated near Lake Hamana. Eﬄuentsfrom the plant are strictly controlled than water quality criteria
of Lake Hamana.

Kosai Plant (Plant that has been specially designated in accordance with antipollution laws)
Chemical substances

Unit

Voluntary limit

Actual value(Japan)(FDK)(max.)PH (Hydrogen- ion concentration)−

5.8〜8.6

6.0〜8.4

7.6〜7.9

COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)

mg/l

160

159.9

BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand)

mg/l

160

1511SS (Suspended Solids)

mg/l

200

20

1.3

N-hexane extract

mg/l

53

＜0.5

Copper

mg/l

3

0.5

＜0.05

Zinc

mg/l

5

0.5

0.05

Soluble iron

mg/l

103

＜0.3

Soluble manganese

mg/l

103

＜0.1

Nitrogen

mg/l

120

40

17

Total phosphorous

mg/l

165

3.7

Nickel

mg/l

−

0.5

＜0.05

Lead

mg/l

0.1

0.05

＜0.01

Boron and its compound

mg/l

105＜0.1Ammonia, ammonium compound, nitrites and nitric compound

mg/l1001009.0

The following substances were found as significantly below the voluntary standards and official detection limits: benzene, fluorine, arsenic, trichloroethylene,
tetrachloroethylene, 1-1-1-trichloroethane, total mercury, carbon tetrachloride and cadmium.

Site Report

Control limit

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