Promoting Environmental Conservation and Safety Through Responsible Care
Practicing Environmental Management
While endeavoring to develop environmentally-friendly products, Sanyo Chemical continues to actively promote Responsible Care (RC) activities, in environmental conservation, ensuring safety and accident prevention as well. By February 2001, every factory in Nagoya, Kyoto and Kashima had obtained ISO 14001, an environmental management certificate issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Sanyo Chemical places a great deal of importance on environmental conservation, occupational safety and product stewardship. We aim to live with society and to be in harmony with the environment through environmental management by adhering to the principles of RC.
Global S-TEC Level 2
Environmental conservation priority project: Global S-TEC* Level 2
Since FY2000, the entire company has developed S-TEC, an activities campaign that gives priority to conserve the environment. Since FY2018, activities have been promoted under newly developed Global S-TEC Level 2, foward the global objectives including overseas subsidiaries because with increasing their production ratios. We put effort into energy conservation and reduction of waste and chemical substance emissions on a group basis.
S-TEC：Sanyo Tactics Eco Challenge
Creating Model Plants for Performance Chemicals
All Factories in Japan Obtained ISO 9001 Certification
Sanyo Chemical factories in Nagoya, kinuura, Kyoto and Kashima obtained ISO 9001, a product quality certificate issued by the International Organization for Standardization.
With the aim to create model plants for performance chemicals, Sanyo Chemical is continuing to promote automation with our engineering workers constructing more unique and advanced production systems.
Nagoya Factory
The Nagoya Factory has the largest production capacity for us, located in a coastal industrial zone in South Nagoya. Products manufactured at this facility include polyurethane chemicals, base materials for electronic materials and surfactants.
Operation Date: 1968
Area: approx. 100,000 m2
Kinuura Factory
The Kinuura Factory has been producing alkylene oxide adducts (AOAs, raw materials for polyurethane foams, etc.) since October 2010.
Operation area: approx. 140,000 m2
Kashima Factory
The Kashima Factory located in Ibaraki Prefecture has Sanyo Chemical’s principal production and distribution facility in the Kanto area. This factory is responsible for the manufacture of products such as toner resins, lubricant additives, and water-soluble polymers.
Operation Date: 1976
Area: approx. 130,000 m2
Kyoto Factory, Head Office, and Research Laboratory
The Kyoto Factory is Sanyo Chemical,s first production facility. Products manufactured at this factory include lubricant additives, coating-adhesive agents and surfactants.
Area: approx. 26,000 m2