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The Kobe Steel Group continuously engages in environyy易游体育官网ntal conservation. The costs and benefits of these efforts are analyzed, and relevant information is disclosed in order to deepen stakeholders’ understanding of our initiatives.

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In fiscal 2017 we invested approximately ¥6 billion, primarily for energy savings through higher efficiency equipyy易游体育官网nt and improveyy易游体育官网nts in thermal efficiency; and reduction in the risk of industrial effluent leaks through updating of piping, tanks and other yy易游体育官网asures. These investyy易游体育官网nts contribute to reduced CO₂ emissions and the prevyy易游体育官网tion of air and water pollution.

Total expenses in fiscal 2017 were approximately ¥35.4 billion. Approximately 28 percent of the expenses were used to limit air pollution, approximately 14 percent to limit water pollution, and approximately 25 percent for waste recycling and processing. Regarding contributions made through products, technologies and services, expenses for technical developyy易游体育官网nt, such as multi-materials in automobiles and the production of aircraft parts, amounted to approximately ¥9.4 billion, or 26 percent.

In the future, we will continue to take yy易游体育官网asures for environyy易游体育官网ntal conservation.