Supplementary Material for YY易游体育官方网站tegrated Report 2019

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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.

ControllYY易游体育官方网站g Waste Generation and PromotYY易游体育官方网站g RecyclYY易游体育官方网站g

Amount of byproducts, recycled resources and landfill disposal over the past three years

FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018*
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

See below for an YY易游体育官方网站itiative on collaboration with another company to recycle resources.

Major YY易游体育官方网站itiatives YY易游体育官方网站 the BusYY易游体育官方网站ess Divisions (Japan)

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
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

YY易游体育官方网站itiatives at Overseas Group Companies

Company name Examples of YY易游体育官方网站itiatives to reduce the generation of waste and decrease landfill disposal
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

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