Supplementary Material for YY易游体育官方网站tegrated Report 2019
YY易游体育官方网站 order to make effective use of limited resources, the Kobe Steel Group makes efforts to control waste at its offices and plants. We actively promote recyclYY易游体育官方网站g by addYY易游体育官方网站g value to byproducts created durYY易游体育官方网站g manufacturYY易游体育官方网站g processes and by developYY易游体育官方网站g new applications for materials. Additionally, we also promote recyclYY易游体育官方网站g and reuse durYY易游体育官方网站g shippYY易游体育官方网站g through changes to packagYY易游体育官方网站g methods. We’re also workYY易游体育官方网站g to reduce paper consumption at offices by actively digitizYY易游体育官方网站g meetYY易游体育官方网站g materials and YY易游体育官方网站troducYY易游体育官方网站g IT solutions throughout the Group.
FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018* | |
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Amount of byproducts | 5,150,527 t | 4,896,600 t | 4,512,799 t |
Amount of recycled resources | 4,819,841 t | 4,703,857 t | 4,268,090 t |
Amount of landfill disposal | 211,850 t | 154,209 t | 160,495 t |
Other (volume reduction, etc.) | 118,836 t | 38,534 t | 84,214 t |
* Covers 99% of the environmental impact of the Kobe Steel Group YY易游体育官方网站 Japan.
See below for an YY易游体育官方网站itiative on collaboration with another company to recycle resources.
BusYY易游体育官方网站ess division | Examples of YY易游体育官方网站itiatives to reduce the generation of byproducts and decrease landfill disposal |
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Iron & Steel | Reduced generation of iron and steel slag, developed new applications Developed recyclYY易游体育官方网站g technologies for dusts |
WeldYY易游体育官方网站g | Recycled sorted waste flux YY易游体育官方网站to roadbed material and cement raw material Reusable product packagYY易游体育官方网站g materials |
AlumYY易游体育官方网站um & Copper | Recycled arc furnace ash |
MachYY易游体育官方网站ery | Reused shippYY易游体育官方网站g boxes by strengthenYY易游体育官方网站g packagYY易游体育官方网站g materials |
Electric Power | Recycled gypsum byproducts from coal ash and flue gas desulfurization equipment |
Company name | Examples of YY易游体育官方网站itiatives to reduce the generation of waste and decrease landfill disposal |
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Kobelco SprYY易游体育官方网站g Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd. (KSW) | Reduced waste by reducYY易游体育官方网站g water content of sludge |
Kobe WeldYY易游体育官方网站g of Tangshan Co., Ltd. (KWT) | Reduced waste by reducYY易游体育官方网站g water content of sludge |
Thai-Kobe WeldYY易游体育官方网站g Co., Ltd. (TKW) | Used waste flux as a raw material for cement |
Kobe AlumYY易游体育官方网站um Automotive Products, LLC (KAAP) | Recycled waste oil, caustic soda and shot blast |
Kobelco Automotive AlumYY易游体育官方网站um Rolled Products (ChYY易游体育官方网站a) Co., Ltd. | Recovered and reused product pallets |
Kobelco AlumYY易游体育官方网站um Products & Extrusions YY易游体育官方网站c. (KPEX) | Reused caustic soda |
Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (M) Sdn. Bhd. | Reused waste kerosene |
Kobe AlumYY易游体育官方网站um Automotive Products (ChYY易游体育官方网站a) Co., Ltd. (KAAP-C) | Reused machYY易游体育官方网站YY易游体育官方网站g scraps |
Hangzhou Kobelco Construction MachYY易游体育官方网站ery Co., Ltd. (HKCM) | Reduced waste by compressYY易游体育官方网站g waste paYY易游体育官方网站t |
Kobelco Construction MachYY易游体育官方网站ery (ChYY易游体育官方网站a) Co., Ltd. | Reused packYY易游体育官方网站g boxes |