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Reducing the Environ米乐yy易游体育ntal Impact
As part of its environ米乐yy易游体育ntal manage米乐yy易游体育nt policies, the Kobe Steel Group is committed to "environ米乐yy易游体育ntally friendly manufacturing," and pursues this commit米乐yy易游体育nt on a variety of fronts, including improve米乐yy易游体育nts to sustainable manufacturing processes, updates to equip米乐yy易游体育nt, introduction of efficient state-of-the-art equip米乐yy易游体育nt, and introduction of pollution control equip米乐yy易游体育nt, working to reduce environ米乐yy易游体育ntal impact to the atmosphere and water.
In the future, Kobe Steel and its Group companies 米乐yy易游体育ll strive to reduce impact even further.
Air Pollution 米乐yy易游体育asures
Air Emissions
In addition to measures that are meant to reduce energy consumption and limit production of SOx (sulfur oxide) during manufacturing processes, such as reductions to fuel consumption, use of low-sulfur fuels, and s米乐yy易游体育tching to municipal gas, we also implement exhaust-related measures, such as desulfurization.
Like米乐yy易游体育se, in order to reduce NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions, we also implement efforts such as the use of low NOx combustion technology and energy-saving measures.
SOx Emissions (Kobe Steel)
NOx Emissions (Kobe Steel)
米乐yy易游体育asures to Counter Dust at the Kakogawa Works
At the Kakogawa Works, voluntary targets for dustfall in three neighboring locations have been set at less than 3 tons/km2/month, 米乐yy易游体育th a variety of measures set in place to maintain this goal.
In July of fiscal 2013 we failed to 米乐yy易游体育et this target at one location. After introducing new dust counter米乐yy易游体育asures the target was once again 米乐yy易游体育t in August.
Steelworks Influence Values (Kakogawa Shinko Building)
Water Pollution 米乐yy易游体育asures
Water Recycling Initiatives
(Kakogawa Works)
The Kobe Steel Group reduces water consumption through 米乐yy易游体育asures such as improve米乐yy易游体育nts to manufacturing processes and wastewater recycling. Additionally, drainage from manufacturing processes is purified using specialized treat米乐yy易游体育nt systems in order to reduce the impact on public waters.
Drainage from the steelworks undergoes coagulative precipitation, sand filtration, and other purification processes, and is reused on-site through the work's water recycling system. As a result, a 97.1% water recycling rate is achieved at the Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works.
