Environmental Protection

Regulations governing the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were introduced as part of revisions to the Air Pollution Control Act in May 2004.
The government set the target of achieving a 30% reduction in VOC emissions from non-mobile sources by fiscal 2011, compared to levels in fiscal 2001. Here at Mitsui Chemicals however, we set out the more ambitious voluntary target of reducing emissions to 3,000 tons or less by fiscal 2011, a target that we managed to achieve as early as fiscal 2008. Our VOC emissions in fiscal 2011 totaled 2,682 tons.
With the government expected to set out a new target during fiscal 2012, we remain united in our companywide commitment to reducing the environmental impact of VOC emissions.