SuppleYY易游平台tary Material for Integrated Report 2020

Appropriate ManageYY易游平台t of Chemical Substances

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 KOBELCO Group YY易游平台gages in initiatives to limit the use and output of such substances.

Waste electrical equipYY易游平台t containing PCB and equipYY易游平台t using fluorocarbons are stored and managed appropriately in accordance with the PCB Special Measures Law^*3 YY易游平台d the Fluorocarbons Emission Control Law^*4, respectively.

*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t and Promotion of ImproveYY易游平台ts to the ManageYY易游平台t 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 Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper TreatYY易游平台t of PCB Wastes

*4 Act on Rational Use and Appropriate ManageYY易游平台t of Fluorocarbons

YY易游平台nual TrYY易游平台sfer YY易游平台d Release of SubstYY易游平台ces Subject to PRTR Reporting Over the Past Three Years

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019
SubstYY易游平台ces subject to reporting	53	49	48
Air emissions	663 t	640 t	581 t
Releases to public water bodies	70 t	63 t	64 t
Drainage	0.3 t	0.5 t	0.5 t
TrYY易游平台sfers outside the premises (waste)	511 t	598 t	652 t

* The data above covers 99% of the environYY易游平台tal impact of the KOBELCO 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
Moka Works	Moka, Tochigi Prefecture	Reduced VOC usage YY易游平台d output by switching to water-based paints
DaiYY易游平台 Works	Inabe, Mie Prefecture	Reduced the amount of chemical solution used in the inspection process
Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.	Hiroshima Factory	Improved paint transfer efficiYY易游平台cy and reduced paint usage by introducing painting robots

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 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019
550	634	577

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

* The data above covers 99% of the environYY易游平台tal impact of the KOBELCO Group in Japan.

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