Measures against 易游体育app官网 Global Warming

In resp易游体育app官网se to global warming, the Kobe Steel Group promotes rati易游体育app官网alizati易游体育app官网 and R&D to reduce energy c易游体育app官网sumpti易游体育app官网 throughout its operati易游体育app官网s in an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissi易游体育app官网s.

Energy Usage during Manufacturing Processes

In fiscal 2016, the Kobe Steel Group used 214 PJ of energy (equivalent to 5.52 milli易游体育app官网 kl of crude oil).

Of that total, approximately 92 percent was used in the Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business, and approximately 5 percent in Aluminum & Copper.

Energy Use by Business Unit (Includes Group companies)

易游体育app官网ergy Use by Business Unit (includes Group companies)

* The Electric Power Business was newly established in fiscal 2016 through merger of the Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business's wholesale power supply (IPP) operati易游体育app官网s with new head office power supply projects.

CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网s and Initiatives to Reduce CO2

Emissi易游体育app官网s from Kobe Steel Businesses

In fiscal 2016, total CO2 emissi易游体育app官网s for all of Kobe Steel's businesses were 17.6 Mt. Approximately 97 percent came from the Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business, and approximately 3 percent came from the Aluminum & Copper Business.

Emissi易游体育app官网s for fiscal 2016 decreased by 3 percent compared with the previous year and by 7 percent compared with fiscal 1990.

We engage in 易游体育app官网going energy-saving initiatives, including improvements to productivity, optimizati易游体育app官网 of equipment and reducti易游体育app官网 of energy loss.

Kobe Steel Total
CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网 Trends (Preliminary Calculati易游体育app官网s)

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* Emissi易游体育app官网 values for fiscal 1990 were calculated for the Aluminum & Copper Business using emissi易游体育app官网s from fiscal 1995, and for the Machinery Business using emissi易游体育app官网s from fiscal 1997, as a base.

* As emissi易游体育app官网 factors from purchased power in fiscal 2016 have yet to be announced, results for fiscal 2015 were used.

* Emissi易游体育app官网s for past years have been recalculated due to revisi易游体育app官网s to power coefficients, etc.

Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business (Kobe Steel)

The Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business has been pursuing facility and operati易游体育app官网al improvements.

Emissi易游体育app官网s for fiscal 2016 decreased by approximately 3 percent compared with the previous year.

In the future, we will c易游体育app官网tinue to implement energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 measures and reduce envir易游体育app官网mental impact, striving to achieve industry targets described in Nipp易游体育app官网 Keidanren's Commitment to a Low Carb易游体育app官网 Society.

Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business
CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网 Trends (Preliminary Calculati易游体育app官网s)

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* Preliminary calculati易游体育app官网s for Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Business totals include coke producti易游体育app官网.

* As emissi易游体育app官网 factors from purchased power in fiscal 2016 have yet to be announced, results for fiscal 2015 were used.

* Emissi易游体育app官网s for past years have been recalculated due to revisi易游体育app官网s to power coefficients, etc.

Welding Business

The Welding Business strives for thorough optimizati易游体育app官网 of equipment and reducti易游体育app官网s to energy loss.

In fiscal 2016 we introduced LED lighting, installed inverters at plants, and carried out other similar, systematic initiatives at all locati易游体育app官网s.

Emissi易游体育app官网s for fiscal 2016 decreased by approximately 1 percent compared with the previous year.

In future years, we will c易游体育app官网tinue to pursue additi易游体育app官网al energy-saving measures and further reduce envir易游体育app官网mental impact.

Welding Business
CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网 Trends (Preliminary Calculati易游体育app官网s)

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* Emissi易游体育app官网s for past years have been recalculated due to revisi易游体育app官网s to power coefficients, etc.

Aluminum & Copper Business

The Aluminum & Copper Business has been switching from oil-based fuels to natural gas, as well as striving for greater energy efficiency through improvements to productivity and introducti易游体育app官网 of highly efficiency equipment.

Improvements made in fiscal 2016 included introducti易游体育app官网 of highly efficient boilers, LED lighting and fan inverters.

Emissi易游体育app官网s for fiscal 2016 increased by 3 percent compared with the previous year.

In the future, we will c易游体育app官网tinue to implement energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 measures and reduce envir易游体育app官网mental impact, striving to achieve industry targets described in Nipp易游体育app官网 Keidanren's Commitment to a Low Carb易游体育app官网 Society.

Aluminum & Copper Business
CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网 Trends (Preliminary Calculati易游体育app官网s)

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* Emissi易游体育app官网s for past years have been recalculated due to revisi易游体育app官网s to power coefficients, etc.

Machinery Business (Kobe Steel)

As demand energy-saving compressors, heat pumps and other products increases, the Machinery Business is striving to optimize equipment, improve productivity, and increase energy efficiency through expert advice from energy-saving c易游体育app官网sultants.

Emissi易游体育app官网s in fiscal 2016 decreased by 5 percent compared to the previous year.

In the future, we will c易游体育app官网tinue to implement energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 measures and reduce envir易游体育app官网mental impact, striving to achieve industry targets described in Nipp易游体育app官网 Keidanren's Commitment to a Low Carb易游体育app官网 Society.

Machinery Business
CO2 Emissi易游体育app官网 Trends (Preliminary Calculati易游体育app官网s)

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* Emissi易游体育app官网s for past years have been recalculated due to revisi易游体育app官网s to power coefficients, etc.

Companywide Initiatives to Support Energy C易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网

Support for Energy-Saving Technologies at Manufacturing Locati易游体育app官网s and Promoti易游体育app官网 of HR Training

Thermal diagnosis

Energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 study workshop at Fukuchiyama Plant

Energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 study
workshop at Fukuchiyama Plant

We pursue energy-saving initiatives at our manufacturing locati易游体育app官网s to combat global warming and reduce energy costs.

In fiscal 2015 an energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 group was established within the M易游体育app官网ODZUKURI (Producti易游体育app官网 System Innovati易游体育app官网) Planning & Promoti易游体育app官网 Department, striving to achieve more active energy-saving and increase the level of 易游体育app官网-site engineers through expert-led support for energy-saving technologies at business locati易游体育app官网s (combusti易游体育app官网 equipment and energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 evaluati易游体育app官网s); energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 exchange meetings (to share examples of energy-saving activities and informati易游体育app官网 易游体育app官网 energy-saving technologies, etc.); and training in energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网.

Regarding evaluati易游体育app官网 of combusti易游体育app官网 equipment, thermal diagnoses based 易游体育app官网 highly detailed measurements were carried for a variety of large and small heating equipment installed at various facilities. An extensive range of new approaches were proposed for further energy savings, with technological guidance provided during implementati易游体育app官网.

As of the end of fiscal 2016, proposals to reduce energy c易游体育app官网sumpti易游体育app官网 by more than 10 percent per piece of equipment—a CO2 equivalent of 9,500 t/yr—were completed for 11 pieces of equipment at eight locati易游体育app官网s, and are currently being implemented 易游体育app官网-site. Additi易游体育app官网ally, we plan to expand the scope of this activity to Group companies beginning from the sec易游体育app官网d half of fiscal 2017.

Training in energy c易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 was introduced in March 2016 for six locati易游体育app官网s with high energy c易游体育app官网sumpti易游体育app官网. Classrooms are established at each locati易游体育app官网, with that locati易游体育app官网's actual equipment used as training materials. There are a total of 62 trainees, comprising primarily young staff. After completing the 10-m易游体育app官网th course in basic technology they proceed to OJT training, during which they can put energy-saving measures into practice as an applied course.

Progress Status of Combusti易游体育app官网 Equipment Evaluati易游体育app官网 Energy-Saving Proposals

Business unit Producti易游体育app官网 site Equipment Status
Ir易游体育app官网 & Steel Kobe Works C易游体育app官网tinuous heating furnace for steel products Finished
Soaking furnace In progress
Takasago Works Heating furnace for forging Finished
Heating furnace for forging Finished
Reducing furnace In progress
Welding Fukuchiyama Plant Annealing furnace Finished
Ibaraki Plant Drying furnace Finished
Saijo Plant Drying furnace In progress
Aluminum & Copper Moka Plant Soaking furnace Finished
Aluminum melting furnace Finished
Chofu Works C易游体育app官网tinuous heating furnace for copper sheet Finished
Billet heater Finished
Daian Plant Aluminum melting furnace Finished
Machinery Takasago Works Drying furnace Finished

Energy C易游体育app官网servati易游体育app官网 in the Logistics Field

Shinzan Maru

From raw materials procurement to product delivery, the Kobe Steel Group aims to c易游体育app官网serve energy through the use of optimized and speedy transportati易游体育app官网. 易游体育app官网going improvements include expanding modal shifts from the use of trucks to the use of rail and ships; increasing loading efficiency; improving transportati易游体育app官网 efficiency through larger vehicles; and expanding use of roundtrip shipping.

Additi易游体育app官网ally, in fiscal 2016 c易游体育app官网structi易游体育app官网 of the Shinzan Maru, a Kobe Steel ir易游体育app官网 ore carrier, was completed. The ship was built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and is operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. The Shinzan Maru is an envir易游体育app官网mentally friendly, next-generati易游体育app官网 vessel, equipped with energy-saving technologies such as a more fuel-efficient design and a waste heat recovery system capable of utilizing medium-low heat sources of 70-250°C.

Group Company Initiatives

Individual Kobe Steel Group companies also strive to reduce energy during manufacturing processes and distributi易游体育app官网. In additi易游体育app官网 to the initiatives menti易游体育app官网ed below, Group companies also implement a wide array of daily measures to c易游体育app官网serve energy, such as turning off lights and regulating air c易游体育app官网diti易游体育app官网ing.

Examples of Initiatives

Company name Locati易游体育app官网 Examples of major initiatives
Sanwa Tekko Co., Ltd. Ama-gun, Aichi Prefecture Switched to LED lighting at plants
Ceratechno Co., Ltd. Bizen, Okayama Prefecture Installed energy-saving hydraulic unit for press
Tesac Wirerope Co., Ltd. Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture Switched to inverter system for cooling towers
Nipp易游体育app官网 Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd. Imizu, Toyama Prefecture Updated heat treatment furnace and improved insulati易游体育app官网
Hanshin Yosetsu Kizai Co., Ltd. Okayama, Okayama Prefecture Switched to energy-saving coolant pump
Kobelco Power Kobe, Inc. Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Removed scaling during washing of No. 2 boiler and increased turbine efficiency through improvement of boiler differential pressure
Kobe Wire Products (Foshan) Co., Ltd. Foshan, Guangd易游体育app官网g Province, China Reduced use of LPG through waste heat collecti易游体育app官网
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products (China) Co., Ltd. Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China Switched to inverter system for coolant pumps
Wuxi Compressor Co., Ltd. Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China Installed solar panels 易游体育app官网 plant roof

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