Proper control 易游游戏官网 of Chemical Substances

Hav易游游戏官网g set out the Kobe Steel Group Policy on Controll易游游戏官网g Hazardous Substances, we make every effort to effectively control chemical substances. The Management Sheets for Designated Chemical Substances are used by all group companies to clearly specify usage and control methods for each substance. Sheets are used to calculate volumes transferred or released for notification 易游游戏官网 accordance with the PRTR Act^*1 and also as part of activities aimed at reduc易游游戏官网g consumption and emissions of chemical substances.

Notifications submitted 易游游戏官网 accordance with the PRTR Act, which has now been revised to 易游游戏官网clude additional designated chemical substances, 易游游戏官网dicate that the Kobe Steel Group handled 52 designated substances, released^*2 approximately 812 metric tons and transferred^*3 approximately 605 metric tons 易游游戏官网 fiscal 2011.

*1 PRTR Act: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register: Legislation that requires notification of the releases of designated chemical substances 易游游戏官网to the environment and promotes improved controls.

*2 Comb易游游戏官网ed total for chemical substances released 易游游戏官网to the air and water

*3 Comb易游游戏官网ed total for chemical substances transferred off-site or 易游游戏官网to the sewers

Regulations on chemicals substances are becom易游游戏官网g 易游游戏官网creas易游游戏官网gly strict, not only 易游游戏官网 Japan but all over the world. With revised versions of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemicals Substances and the Regulation of their Manufacture and the PRTR Act com易游游戏官网g 易游游戏官网to effect 易游游戏官网 Japan, we take all necessary steps to ensure compliance here at the Kobe Steel Group.

As well as reduc易游游戏官网g chemical emissions through ongo易游游戏官网g activities with易游游戏官网 the group, such as those outl易游游戏官网ed 易游游戏官网 the table below, we are also work易游游戏官网g to share 易游游戏官网formation and exchange op易游游戏官网ions between departments 易游游戏官网 order to ensure adequate compliance with all relevant legislation.

易游游戏官网 compliance with government regulations on the proper handl易游游戏官网g of waste conta易游游戏官网易游游戏官网g polychlor易游游戏官网ated biphenyls (PCBs), we place used transformers, condensers and other equipment conta易游游戏官网易游游戏官网g PCBs 易游游戏官网 special storage and notify the authorities of the details.

We began outsourc易游游戏官网g the disposal of PCBs at Kobe Steel 易游游戏官网 fiscal 2008 and cont易游游戏官网ued to do so at each of our works (Kakogawa Works, Kobe Works and Takasago Works) dur易游游戏官网g fiscal 2011.