MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP

Company Data (Environment and Safety)

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Companies Promoting Responsible Care Activities

As of March 2021

Carbon Chemicals Business Domain

  • Japan Polychem
  • Japan Polypropylene
  • Japan Polyethylene
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Indonesia

Carbon Business Domain

  • Kansai Coke and Chemicals

MMA Business Domain

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Lucite Group
  • Huizhou MMA
  • Thai MMA
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Polymer Nantong
  • Suzhou MRC Opto-Device
  • Diapolyacrylate

Advanced Polymers Business Domain

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers Europe
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers Thailand
  • MCPP India
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers
  • MCPP Compounds Indonesia
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers (China)
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers (Chengdu)
  • RHOMBIC

High Performance Chemicals Business Domain

  • Diachem Resins Indonesia
  • Toei Kasei
  • Dianal America
  • Japan Coating Resin
  • ARKEMA Yoshitomi
  • Mitsubishi-Chemical Foods

Information, Electronics and Display Business Domain

  • MC PET Film Indonesia
  • Mitsubishi Polyester Film Suzhou
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Converting Film Wuxi
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Taiwan
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Infonics
  • Cleanpart
  • Shinryo
  • Taisei Kayaku
  • Kansai Kagaku Kogyo
  • Qualicaps

High Performance Films Business Domain

  • J-Film
  • DiaPlus Film
  • Mitsubishi Polyester Film (U.S.A.)
  • Mitsubishi Polyester Film (Germany)

Environment and Living Solutions Business Domain

  • Dalian Rayon Environmental Equipment
  • Wuxi Rayon Membrane Technology
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Aqua Solutions
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Cleansui
  • Resindion
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Agri Dream
  • Astro
  • DIATEX

Advanced Moldings and Composites Business Domain

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials
  • Gemini Composites LLC
  • Toyama Filter Tow
  • Tosen
  • Ryoko Sizing
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites (U.S.A.)
  • Evanston Carbon Fiber
  • Challenge
  • MCC Composite Products
  • Aldila
  • Wethje Carbon Composites
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Infratec
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Composites America
  • MCC Advanced Moldings

New Energy Business Domain

  • MC Ionic Solutions UK
  • MC Ionic Solutions US
  • Qingdao Anode Kasei
  • MU Ionic Solutions

Corporate Domain

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Logistics
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation
  • Ryoko Tekunika
  • Hokuryo Mold
  • Mitsubishi Chemical High-Technica

Safety Data

Data for fiscal 2016 are the sums of the figures for the previous Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Plastics, Mitsubishi Rayon and their respective domestic group companies before the formation of the current Mitsubishi Chemical.

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Process Safety Incidents in Japan

Classification FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Incidents 16 21 33 31 19
Serious incidents 0 0 0 0 0

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Occupational Accidents in Japan

Classification FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Non-lost-time accidents 50 61 63 64 50
Lost-time accidents 5 0 3 6 6
Serious accidents 11 12 8 11 7

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Lost-Time Accidents by Classification

Classification FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Total
Cuts 6 1       7
Being caught and entangled in equipment 9 14 5 3 1 32
Falls on level surfaces 9 8 1 4 3 25
Contact with hazardous substances 6 2   1 1 10
Contact with high/low temperatures 2     1 3 6
Reaction to motion/improper motion     2 3 2 7
Collisions   5     2 7
Falls from high places 4 8 2 1   15
Struck by flying/falling objects 1   1   1 3
Others 2 4   4   10

Environmental Data

Data for fiscal 2016 are the sums of the figures for the previous Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Plastics, Mitsubishi Rayon and their respective domestic group companies before the formation of the current Mitsubishi Chemical.

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Emissions of Pollutants into the Atmosphere and Water Systems (t)

Pollutant FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
NOX 8,200 7,300 6,700 7,500 7,200
SOX 2,900 2,900 2,700 2,600 2,400
Dust 180 170 160 150 160
VOCs*1 4,300 4,900 4,400 5,300 5,000
BOD 100 250 160 160 230
COD 1,700 1,700 1,600 1,600 1,400
Total phosphorus 60 50 50 50 50
Total nitrogen 5,700 5,800 5,400 5,500 4,700
  • *1Includes PRTR-regulated substances.
  • ※Figures for fiscal 2019 and after have been revised in line with the expansion of the boundaries of the medium- to long-term basic management strategy of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation, KAITEKI Vision 30.

Mitsubishi Chemical and its group companies Water Intake and Discharge Volumes (km3)

Type FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Intake Tap water 31,300 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,600
Surface water - 47,800 48,300 52,900 51,600
Groundwater 23,200 25,500 25,900 26,000 24,300
Industrial water 97,800 82,900 77,000 75,200 72,500
Seawater 463,100 461,300 493,500 496,400 475,200
Discharge Oceans 495,100 488,800 552,000 565,000 543,900
Streams and wetlands 48,300 52,400 52,000 49,500 47,400
Sewage 3,600 3,300 3,800 4,000 3,600
  • ※Figures for fiscal 2019 and after have been revised in line with the expansion of the boundaries of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation’s medium- to long-term basic management strategy, KAITEKI Vision 30.

ISO 14001 Certified Mitsubishi Chemical Manufacturing Sites and R&D Centers

Site/Center Certification body Registration date
Ibaraki Plant JCQA*1 March 2001
Toyama Plant LRQA*2 July 2016
Aichi Plant LRQA July 2016
Mie Plant JCQA July 1999
Shiga Plant JQA*3 December 1999
Okayama Plant JCQA March 2000
Hiroshima Plant LRQA March 2016
Kagawa Plant LRQA December 2000
Fukuoka Plant JQA July 2000
Onahama Plant JCQA March 2003
Tsukuba Plant JCQA February 2000
Tsurumi Plant LRQA October 2016
Hiratsuka Plant JQA March 2000
Ogaki Plant SGS*4 July 2001
Kumamoto Plant SGS July 2001
Osaka R&D Center JCQA November 2019

As of March 31, 2021

  • *1JCQA: Japan Chemical Quality Assurance Ltd.
  • *2LRQA: Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited
  • *3JQA: Japan Quality Assurance Organization
  • *4SGS: SGS Japan Inc.

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