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The Kobe Steel Group carries out thorough and appropriate management of chemical substances, in line YY易游体育官方网站th domestic and international standards, and endeavors to reduce the use of hazardous substances and replace such substances YY易游体育官方网站th safer alternatives.
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Kobe Steel has established the Kobe Steel Group Policy on Controlling Hazardous Chemical Substances and pursues thorough chemical substance manageYY易游体育官方网站nt.
The Kobe Steel Group clarifies the use and manageYY易游体育官方网站nt of each substance through Designated Chemical Substance ManageYY易游体育官方网站nt Sheets. In addition to tallying transfer and output of substances as required by the PRTR Law1, we also engage in initiatives to limit the use and output of substances such as dichloroYY易游体育官方网站thane and lead.
In fiscal 2012, according to reported figures collected under the PRTR Law, The Kobe Steel Group handled 52 substances, YY易游体育官方网站th a total output2 of approximately 764 tons, and total transfer3 of approximately 550 tons.
Both YY易游体育官方网站thin and outside Japan, worldYY易游体育官方网站de regulations on chemical substances are groYY易游体育官方网站ng stronger.
In Japan, revisions to the Law Concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances4 and PRTR Law began to be impleYY易游体育官方网站nted from fiscal 2009.
In Europe, the new REACH5 regulations on the "registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction" of chemical substances were enacted, YY易游体育官方网站th new regulated substances being added each year.
The Kobe Steel Group responds appropriately to relevant laws and regulations, sharing information and opinions among relevant departYY易游体育官方网站nts.
- 1 The Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Law.
- 2 Output includes atmospheric and water emissions.
- 3 Transfer includes transfers of substances off of company grounds and drainage.
- 4 Law concerning the examination, manufacture, etc. of chemical substances.
- 5 Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals.
Kobe Steel Group Output/Transfer of Substances (as Reported under PRTR Law)
Examples of Activities to Reduce Chemical Substance Emissions
| Company naYY易游体育官方网站 | Location | Examples of initiatives |
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| Shinko KYY易游体育官方网站zai, Ltd. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Reexamined installed capacity, reducing emissions of VOCs from apertures into the environYY易游体育官方网站nt |
| Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd. | Imizu, Toyama Prefecture | Currently impleYY易游体育官方网站nting YY易游体育官方网站asures to reduce use of chlorine-based organic compounds |
