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Preventing air and water pollution

Preventing air and water pollution

Total Phosphorus and Nitrogen Emissions

Total Phosphorus and Nitrogen Emissions

Water consumption (excluding seawater)

Water consumption (excluding seawater)

Break down of water consumption (Mitsubishi Chemical)

1,000m³
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total consumption 86,740 81,720 82,670 78,140 76,670
Tap water consumption 1,520 1,490 1,240 1,300 1,220
Groundwater consumption 2,310 2,250 2,350 2,140 1,220
Industrial water consumption 82,910 77,980 79,080 74,700 70,230

Breakdown of water consumption (Group)

1,000m³
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total consumption 129,800 126,310 120,590 116,200 107,310
Tap water consumption 2,160 2,200 1,930 2,000 1,980
Groundwater consumption 16,970 16,100 16,910 15,770 13,720
Industrial water consumption 110,670 108,010 101,750 98,430 91,610

Energy consumption (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Energy consumption (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions

5 Greenhouse Gas* Emissions (Mitsubishi Chemical)

5 Greenhouse Gas* Emissions (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Actual reduction in unit energy consumption (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Actual reduction in unit energy consumption (Mitsubishi Chemical)
Figures enclosed in parentheses for fiscal 2009 and figures from fiscal 2010 onwards are specific consumption units excluding return voyages by empty vessels.

Breakdown of transport volumes by transport mode in fiscal 2011 (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Breakdown of transport volumes by transport mode in fiscal 2011 (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Discharge of PRTR-regulated substances

Discharge of PRTR-regulated substances

Total discharge and transferred amount of Nikkakyo specified substances (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Total discharge and transferred amount of Nikkakyo specified substances (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Volatile organic compound (VOC) discharge

Volatile organic compound (VOC) discharge

Details of Substances Emitted at 10 tons/year or more (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Substance No. (PRTR Act) Substance name (official name) Emissions Transferred amount (tons)
Atmosphere Water bodies Soil Total
C4 to C8 Hydrocarbon 431 0 0 431 183
240 Styrene 54 0 0 54 213
Chlorine 0 48 0 48 0
Acetone 45 0 0 45 217
Butyl alcohol (excluding Sec-BuOH) 41 0 0 41 105
Methyl alcohol 40 0 0 40 1,479
Phosphorus and its compounds 3 36 0 39 9
300 Toluene 30 0 0 30 269
Cyclohexane 24 0 0 24 10
Tetrahydrofuran 21 2 0 23 78
392 Normal-hexane 15 0 0 15 161
400 Benzene 14 0 0 14 92
83 Cumene 13 0 0 13 109
9 Acrylonitrile 11 0 0 11 18
  Creosote oil 11 0 0 11 0
Total emissions at 10 tons/year or more 753 86 0 839 2,943
Total for all monitored substances 825 117 0 942 5,648

Total Emission of Voluntarily Managed Substances Pursuant to Air Pollution Control Law (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Total Emission of Voluntarily Managed Substances Pursuant to Air Pollution Control Law (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Acrylonitrile Emissions; Vinyl Chloride Monomer Emissions; Dichloromethane Emissions/ 1,2-dichloroethane Emissions; 1,3-butadiene Emissions/ Benzene Emissions

Acrylonitrile Emissions; Vinyl Chloride Monomer Emissions; Dichloromethane Emissions/ 1,2-dichloroethane Emissions; 1,3-butadiene Emissions/ Benzene Emissions

Chlorofluorocarbons and Halons; Bromomethane Emissions

Chlorofluorocarbons and Halons; Bromomethane Emissions

Volume of industrial waste generated

Volume of industrial waste generated

Volume of industrial waste ultimately disposed of as landfill and recycling ratio

Volume of industrial waste ultimately disposed of as landfill and recycling ratio

Waste Processing Flow (including transient construction wastes)

Waste Processing Flow (including transient construction wastes)

Material Flow (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Material Flow (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Investments and expenses for the environment, accident prevention and safety (Mitsubishi Chemical)

(million yen)

Environmental conservation costs 2010 2011
Category Investment amount Expenses Investment amount Expenses
Environmental conservation costs for suppressing environmental load generated in business areas due to production and service activities (business area costs) 4,294 20,507 2,800 22,583
Breakdown 1. Pollution prevention costs 1,192 14,186 2,570 15,472
1. Global environmental conservation costs 272 911 0 736
1. Resource recycling costs 2,831 5,410 230 5,386
Environmental conservation costs in management activities (environmental management activities costs) 0 1,144 0 1,164
Environmental conservation costs in R&D activities (R&D costs) 0 3,712 0 3,774
Environmental conservation costs in social contribution activities (social contribution activities costs) 267 428 38 439
Costs for dealing with environmental damage (environmental damage costs) 9 31 9 7
Other environmental conservation costs (other costs) 0 534 0 518
Subtotal 4,571 26,356 2,847 27,796
Accident prevention and safety costs 2010 2011
Category Investment amount Expenses Investment amount Expenses
Legal measure costs for accident prevention and safety (legal accident prevention measure costs) 2 3,331 14 3,526
Voluntary risk management costs for accident prevention and safety (voluntary accident prevention measure costs) 113 5,190 575 4,693
Accident prevention and safety costs in management activities (accident prevention management activities costs) 0 768 0 746
Subtotal 115 9,289 589 8,965
Total 4,686 35,645 3,436 36,761

Prevention of air and water pollution by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies

Prevention of air and water pollution by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies

Water consumption (excluding seawater) by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies

Water consumption (excluding seawater) by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies

Volume of industrial waste generated and ultimately disposed of as landfill by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies

Volume of industrial waste generated and ultimately disposed of as landfill by overseas Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies
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