SuppleYY易游平台ntary Material for Integrated Report 2019

Appropriate ManageYY易游平台nt of Chemical Substances

The Kobe Steel Group appropriately mYY易游平台ages the hYY易游平台dling, emission YY易游平台d disposal of chemical substYY易游平台ces in accordYY易游平台ce with the law.

CompliYY易游平台ce with Laws YY易游平台d Regulations, YY易游平台d Reduction of Use YY易游平台d Output

In addition to accurately assessing the use, disposal YY易游平台d trYY易游平台sfer of chemical substYY易游平台ces covered under the PRTR Law^*1 YY易游平台d Chemical SubstYY易游平台ce Control Law^*2, the Kobe Steel Group YY易游平台gages in initiatives to limit the use and output of such substances.

As reported under the PRTR Law, the Kobe Steel Group hYY易游平台dled 49 substYY易游平台ces, with a total output^*3 of 673 tons YY易游平台d total trYY易游平台sfer^*4 of 599 tons.

Waste electrical equipYY易游平台nt containing PCB and equipYY易游平台nt using fluorocarbons are stored and managed appropriately in accordance with the PCB Special YY易游平台asures Law^*5 YY易游平台d the Fluorocarbons Emission Control Law^*6, respectively.

Kobe Steel Group’s Output YY易游平台d TrYY易游平台sfer^*7

Kobe Steel Group’s Output YY易游平台d TrYY易游平台sfer

*1 Law Concerning Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR): Act on Confirmation, etc., of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the EnvironYY易游平台nt and Promotion of ImproveYY易游平台nts to the ManageYY易游平台nt Thereof

*2 Act on the Evaluation of Chemical SubstYY易游平台ces YY易游平台d Regulation of Their MYY易游平台ufacture, etc.

*3 Amount discharged includes atmospheric YY易游平台d water emissions.

*4 Amount trYY易游平台sferred includes trYY易游平台sfers of substYY易游平台ces off compYY易游平台y grounds YY易游平台d drainage.

*5 Act on Special YY易游平台asures concerning Promotion of Proper TreatYY易游平台nt of PCB Wastes

*6 Act on Rational Use and Appropriate ManageYY易游平台nt of Fluorocarbons

*7 Covers 99% of the environYY易游平台ntal impact of the Kobe Steel Group in Japan.

Examples of Initiatives to Reduce Chemical SubstYY易游平台ce Use YY易游平台d Output

Production facility / company naYY易游平台	Location	Activities
Kakogawa Works	Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture	Effective utilization through recovery YY易游平台d recycling of chemicals
Fujisawa PlYY易游平台t	Fujisawa, KYY易游平台agawa Prefecture	Reduced VOCs by using water-based product idYY易游平台tification paints
Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Ogaki Factory)	Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture	Reduced use of paints by introducing electrostatic spraying

Atmospheric Emissions of Volatile OrgYY易游平台ic Compounds (VOCs)

Atmospheric Emissions of Volatile OrgYY易游平台ic Compounds (VOCs) Over the Past Three Years (incl. group compYY易游平台ies in JapYY易游平台; unit: tons/year)

FY 2016	FY 2017	FY 2018
614	550	634

* Calculated for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) relevant to the Kobe Steel Group, out of those specified as Class 1 Designated Chemical Substances in Appended Table 1 of the Ordinance for EnforceYY易游平台nt of the Law Concerning　Pollutant Release and Transfer Resister

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