Chemical Substances Control

The SII Group believes that safe and appropriate chemical substance handling is important for risk management. We also strive to voluntarily achieve total elimination or reduction of hazardous substances in manufacturing processes and our products.

Our Concept and Current Status
The SII Group believed that safe and appropriate chemical substance handling is important for risk management. To reduce the environmental impact of chemical substances used in our manufacturing processes, we continuously control the use and emission of PRTR substances, SII voluntarily specified 22 substances, and 100 VOC (volatile organic compounds) substances.

At overseas sites, we also promote complete elimination of chlorinated solvents. In FY2008, methylene chloride is eliminated at all SII overseas sites.

As well as Green Purchasing, we proactively address the reduction and total elimination of specified chemical substances contained in our products. By adding chemical substance standards used in our products and their production processes as SII Green Products criteria, elimination and reduction of specified chemical substances are designed to be systematically promoted in the creation of SII Green Products.


PRTR Results

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*PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register): This system is designed to assess, gather and disclose data on the volume of chemical materials handled, amounts released into the environment, and volumes transferred in waste materials to points outside of plant locations. Companies collect data on the relevant substances and report them to the appropriate government agency once a year.