For the Environment
Asahi Holdings Group has formulated and implementedpolicies to address conservation activities for the global
environment, and aims for sustainable development
harmonious with the environment.

INDEX
19 Environmental Impact Resulting
from Business Activities
21 Global Warming Prevention Efforts
23 Reduction of Environmental Burden
Through Business Activities
25 Environmental Management18

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Environmental Impact Resulting from Business Activities
This indicates the INPUT of the resources and energy needed for our group’s business activities,
as well as OUTPUT in the form of the environmental impact produced through our business activities.

<Legend>OUTPUT■ Envisioned positive environmental impacts

INPUT

Recycling

Recycling

Resources

Products

Cement, raw material for steel,emulsion fuel,fuel for biomass power generation,
fuel for cement, gravel, sand,plastic, glass, fire-proof bricks,
fermented compost.

■ Envisioned negative environmental impacts

Procurement

Sales

Precious
metal bullions

Dental alloys

Industrial society

Production

Distribution■ Effective utilization ofresources■ Effective utilization ofresources

Reuse
Liquid crystalmonitors

Recycling raw materials

Computers■ Effective utilization ofresources

Industrial waste

Asahi Holdings GroupWastePlants■ Reducing the final disposal

volume■ Capacity shortage for final
disposal sites

Exhaust fumes

Effluent

Business sites,
research lab,etc.

Energy■ Consumption of resources,

Water

Global warming* Electrical generation time at powerplants(Purification until it is within the standard values for discharge)■ Global warming

19■ Consumption of resources

Environmental Performance
The energy, resources (water), chemicals, and so on used in our
precious metal recycling and environmental protection businessactivities are listed as INPUT, while the environmental burdens given
off from conducting business activities with the substances in the formof INPUT are listed as OUTPUT data.

As our number of business sites increased, there was a small increasein energy consumption volume. However, we managed to keep thevolume of CO2 emission as low as possible through improvements inbusiness, etc.

INPUT
Unit

FY2006

FY2007

FY2008FY2009FY2010Electricity

MWh15,892

18,942

23,167

21,67424,097

Heavy oilkℓ

1,410

2,433

2,406

1,466

1,466

Kerosenekℓ574569547

379

440

Light oilkℓ

2,823

2,746

2,852

2,965

3,216

Gasoline

kℓ

632

704

804

848

899

Urban gas3

1,000 m

784

700

684

527

64

Water

1,000 m3

206

253

366

345

378

t

20,082

21,336

17,347

13,293

13,189Chemical, etc.

OUTPUTUnit
CO2 emissions *1

FY2006t

FY2007

FY2008FY2009FY201021,65325,23327,75024,34624,867

Effluent *1,000 m

252

250

245

208

246

Waste

t

23,70024,84820,886

16,644

16,24923*1 : Calculated in accordance with the Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming in 2009.
*2 : Purified until it is within the standard values for discharge.

Environmental Accounting
For the promotion of environmental management, we have introduced
environmental accounting starting in FY2005 and publicly disclose costs
related to environmental protection. These are prepared in line with theEnvironmental Accounting Guidelines of the Ministry of the Environment.

●●Environmental Protection Costs

1. Costs within the business area

2. Upstream and downstream costs(Unit: million yen)

Category

Contents of major initiatives

Expenses

Investments(1) Cost of preventing pollution

Control and maintenance of gas emission
facilities, water drainage, and so on.

334.46232.36(2) Cost of protecting the earth’senvironment

Energy saving (Decreasing electric consumption,improving fuel-efficiency for vehicles, and so on.)

10.14

43.76

(3) Cost of recycling resources

Entrustment of industrial waste treatment

941.97

0.00

—0.00

0.00

3. Cost of management activities

Management activities of ISO14001
Preparation of Corporate Report

65.26

0.00

4. Research and development costs

Improving efficiency for the precious metal refining
process Decreasing the landfill disposal volume

85.88

0.00

5. Cost of social activities

Clean up activities in the neighboringcommunities

5.23

0.00

6. Cost of handling environmental damage

—

0.00

0.00

Total

—

1,442.94

276.1220

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GLOBAL WARMING PREVENTION EFFORTS
Target: Cutting GHG* emissions by more than 25% by 2020 from a 2008 base of 100*Energy source CO2 determined in the Global Warming Countermeasures Law

Major Actions① Effective use of waste (alternative use for fossil fuels)② Renewal to energy efficient equipment, facilities and buildings③ Effective use of waste heat from incinerators④ Expansion of use of waste fuels●●Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Energy sources*: production, transportation and offices, etc.)
30,000CO2 Emissions Volume (t)25,000Target Value of25% Reduction

20,00015,000GHG emission volume for reduction target
GHG emission volume in relation to increases in our number of business sites

10,0005,00002008

2009

2010

●●Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Net Emissions* production,transportation and offices, etc.)
80,000The volume of GHG emissions for the entire group increased by2.7% compared with the previous year, as the number of ourbusiness sites increased.
However, the volume of GHG emissions, in our business sites in a2008 base decreased by 17.1% from 2008 through energy saving
operations of waste incinerator and active use of fuel wastes, etc.

75,10072,000*Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emission Volume[Energy Source CO2] = [CO2 released in connection with use of electricity
and fossil fuels][Net Emissions] = [Energy Source CO2] + [CO2 released in connection withincineration of industrial waste]●●Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Electricity

74,500CO2 Emissions Volume (t)70,000

Vehicle fuel60,00011%

50,000

Heavy fueloil, etc.

40,00010%

30,00020,000Total Emissionsfor 2010
Appx. 74,000t

Non-energy Source CO267%

10,000
012%

2008

2009

2010

●●Green Curtain
The Techno-Center endured extreme heat by growing bitter gourd(goya) outside the west window.

●●Received “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential

Diagnostic Check” from the Ministry of theEnvironment

The industrial waste incinerator at
the Kitakyushu Plant was selected
as a subject target and received adiagnostic check.
We received effective advice onrecovery of gas waste heat fromincinerators, improvement inincineration efficiency by petrochemical treatment of waste
plastics and conversion of fuels to
LNG (liquefied natural gas) andadoption of LED lights, etc.
Based on the diagnostic check
results, we will make efforts forfurther reductions of greenhousegas emissions.

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Energy-Saving Efforts
Status of Efforts in 2010
Energy consumption volume increased in 2010 as our number of business sites increased. However, in existing business sites, energy consumption volume declined by 2% from 2009 through active energy reduction under energy-saving target, although influenced by the record-highheat last summer.

●●Energy Consumption by Business Segment(Asahi Pretec)●●Energy Consumption(production, transportation and offices, etc.)

Headquarters,
Offices

Energy Consumption (GJ/year)

600,000
500,000

EcomaxEnvironmentalprotection

Fuji Rozai

400,000

27%

JW Glass Recycling
Sansho300,000

3%

Shioiri Kenzai

Energy Consumption

Taiyo Chemicalfor 2010

Nihon Chemitech

200,000

Asahi Pretec

Precious metal recycling

100,000
070%

200820092010●●Specific Energy Consumption (Asahi Pretec)●●Vehicle Fuel Consumption (Asahi Pretec)
Increase in air conditioning use due to extremely hot summer andincrease of auto weight due to the replacement of our vehicles withenvironmentally safer wing trucks, etc. led to high fuel consumption.

100Standard Year

85.61
80

78.12

81.24（km/ℓ）

10Precious metals recycling

71.87

Waste treatment

87.08

7.01

6.93

2008

2009

2010

60

640

4

20

02

2009

2010

0

●●Energy-Saving Efforts at Each Plant●●Efforts to Improve Recycling Rates(1) Saitama Plant
Converted each facility to energy-saving operations (conversionof energy into 37.8Kl of crude oil)(2) Fukuoka Plant
By improving productivity, energy comsumption volume wasreduced (conversion of energy into 75.3kl)(3) Kitakyushu Plant
Used 2,178.2t of raw materials and fuels from industrial waste(4) Introduction of hybrid vehicles to Hanshin Office

We have promoted recycling from different waste and achieved thehighest rate in 2010.

<Recycling Rate>
（%）

84

82.4

82
80

80.8
78.6

78
76
74
7270

2008

2009

2010

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Reduction of Environmental Burden through Business Activities
Results of Our Group’s Environmental Burden Reduction (FY2010)

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Minimization of thefinal disposal volume

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Results of reducing the final disposal volume: Covers the quantity by which the volume of waste brought to us(excluding waste oil, waste acids, and waste alkalis) is reduced (the quantity that could avoid controlled landfilldisposal) as a result of going through our waste treatment process.

Photovoltaic power
generation●

IT equipment recycling●

Freon detoxification
treatment●

Fuel production forenergy generation●

Fermenting andcomposting

Reduction ofgreenhouse gasesTreatment byincineration●Recycling

Recycling of glass andfire-proof bricks●Construction waste
recycling

Saving exhaustible naturalresources

Business process

Environmental Protection
Treatment of effluent

Reduction ofenvironmental
burdenPrecious Metal Recycling

We evaluated the major businesses andtasks of the company group to see howmuch of the environmental burden in
the society as a whole has been
reduced through our business activities. The subjects of the evaluation
were the two business divisions for
precious metals recycling and environmental protection, implementing at
our plants and offices activities to saveresources and make calculations inregard to (1) the reduction volume ofnatural resources, (2) the volume ofrecycling, (3) the volume of controlledgreenhouse gas emissions and (4) theeffects of reduction of final disposal.

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: Calculated by weight: Not targeted for numerical evaluation

Results of Saving Exhaustible
Natural Resources
Through recycling all kinds of raw materials, we are cutting back on the amount of natural resources (precious metals, non-ferrous metal ores,
gravel, sand, agalmatolite, quartz sand, plaster, forests, etc.) that are being mined or felled, thus contributing to the protection of the global environment.

Precious Metal Ores

GravelFossil Fuels

TimberRecycling materials containing a lot of
precious and rare metals contributes tosaving mineral resources, such as
precious metal ores.

Materials such as sand, gravel and backfill
soil are recycled from construction wastes
like concrete waste.

By making effective use of waste heat
energy (waste oil and plastics, etc.) in an
incinerator, fuels (fossil fuels) required forincineration can be reduced.

Wood chips made from wooden
construction waste are used as acarbon-neutral fuel in place of fossil fuels.

3,210.0 thousand tons / year

14.3 thousand tons / year

7.7 thousand tons / year

3.0 thousand tons / year

(Precious Metal Recycling)

23(Construction Waste Recycling)(Effective Use of Waste)(Construction Waste Recycling)Recycling (Including Reused Products)
Various industrial wastes are treated for reuse as raw materials, with the following major recycled/reusable products being manufactured.

Rivers*Glass Cullet

Gravel, Sand

Fermented Compost

232.1 thousand tons / year

99.4 thousand tons / year

14.3 thousand tons / year

12.5 thousand tons / year

Fuel for Cement

Fire-Proof Bricks

Wood Chips(Waste Liquid, Food Waste)(Bottles, Waste Sheet Glass)(Construction Waste)(Food Waste)* : Water discharged from waste
treatment facilities

Raw Materials for
Non-ferrous Metals(Effluent containing metals)

4.8 thousand tons / year
Metal Scraps(Plastic Waste, Waste Oil)

4.2 thousand tons / year

(Construction Waste, OA Equipment)

Calcium Sulfate for Recycling

1.8 thousand tons / year

0.4 thousand tons / year

Results of Reducing Greenhouse Gases
140.3 thousand tons

(High-Temperature Furnace Waste)

3.1 thousand tons / year

3.0 thousand tons / year

Results of Minimizing the Final Disposal Volume
Waste reduction volume: 21.1 thousand tons

We are making contributions to help reduce greenhouse gas
emission through business activities such as the collection of
precious metals, glass, fire-proof bricks and CFCs.

The final disposal volume (landfill disposal) can be reduced byincinerating waste.

●●GoldWaste

Amount of CO2 emitted frommine production
Amount of CO2 emitted fromour company’s recycling
production(Construction Waste)

100%
Treatment by incineration

73% or greater
reduction

Incinerated
ash

14.3%

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Environmental Management
Environmental Policies
We will contribute to the environmental protection of the earth
and establish a sound material-cycle society through the company’s businesses on recycling of precious and rare metals andindustrial waste treatment.
(1) In all business activities we will strive to conserve resources andenergy and reduce, reuse, and recycle waste to minimize theenvironmental burden.
(2) We will promote the recycling of resources of precious and rare
metals to achieve a more effective use of the limited resourcesof the earth.
(3) We will adequately and safely perform our operations for thecollection, transportation, and treatment of industrial waste toprevent environmental pollution.
(4) We will prioritize a harmonious coexistence with nature andregional communities. We will strictly follow the relevant
environmental laws and regulations and other requirements
which we recognize.
(5) We will establish environmental objectives and targets andperiodically review them to continue improving our activities.

Environmental Management
Promotion System
Our “Company-wide Environmental Purpose/Goal (annual plan)” isdevised based on the Environmental Policy that establishes ourenvironmental protection philosophy.
With this established, the business offices which have acquired ISO
14001 approval, set the “Center Environmental Purpose/Goal(annual plan)” and implement environmental protection activities
closely related to their business tasks. Furthermore, the Environment
Committee of each center abides by the regulations set by theenvironmental law, revises plans and examines environmental
education, etc. and provides reports to the management. While theISO Office controls the environmental management system (EMS),
an environmental protection supervisor is assigned for each business office as an aim to implement thorough promotion of environmental activities.

Manager(6) We will educate all our employees and increase their environmental awareness as members of the community, promote theirunderstanding of environmental protection activities, andparticipate in such activities.
These environmental policies shall be conveyed to all of ouremployees and all those working for the company and announced
to the public as our commitment.

Environmental Management Supervisor
General Environment Committee
ISO Office
ISO 14001 approved center
Center Chief
Environmental Protection Supervisor

ISO14001 Approval
The Asahi Holdings Group has obtained comprehensive ISO approval for the 10 centers including the 6 large centers of Asahi Pretec.
In addition, 4 companies and 7 centers related to Japan Waste havealso individually obtained the approval.

ISO14001 Authentication Certificate

25Internal Environmental Inspection Team
Environment Committee

ISO14001 Environmental Audits
Regular inspections are carried out on the state of compliance withspecifications by an external examining authority for ISO14001
activities. Moreover, internal environmental audits are conducted atleast once a year at business sites in order to ensure that EMS isbeing properly administered.

An internal environmental audit