CSR Report 2007
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CSR Report 2007 The Mitsui Chemicals Group—Chemistry, Innovation, Dreams— Profile of the Mitsui Chemicals Group In order to enrich people’s lives, the Mitsui Chemicals Group is constantly pursuing innovation and materializing dreams with the wonder of chemistry. Net sales Operating income, recurring income, and net income Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2007) (¥ billion) (¥ billion) Company Name 1,750 1,688.1 100 95.5 91.7 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 1,472.4 90 1,500 80.5 79.7 80 Head Office 1,227.5 Shiodome City Center, 1-5-2, 1,250 70 58.762.0 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, 1,000 60 52.3 Tokyo, Japan 105-7117 50 44.1 750 40 President 30 26.2 Kenji Fujiyoshi 500 20 250 Paid-in Capital 10 ¥103,226 million 0 0 05 06 07 (FY) 05 06 07 (FY) Employees NOperating income NRecurring income NNet income 12,511 (Consolidated) 4,493 (Non-consolidated) Total assets, shareholders’ equity, and shareholders’ equity ratio R&D and capital expenditures Domestic manufacturing sites (¥ billion) 34.9 (%) (¥ billion) Ichihara Works (including Mobara Branch Factory), 1,750 33.7 33.7 35.0 100 Nagoya Works, Osaka Works, Iwakuni-Ohtake Works, 1,498.2 81.4 and Omuta Works 1,500 30.0 1,328.9 80 72.7 1,250 1,205.2 25.0 R&D laboratory Sodegaura Center 1,000 20.0 60 47.1 Domestic sales offices 750 15.0 40 34.9 37.1 36.9 464.0 504.5 Head Office and three branches 500 405.8 10.0 (Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka) 20 250 5.0 Overseas office Beijing Office 0 0 05 06 07 (FY) 05 06 07 (FY) WEB Site data NTotal assets N Shareholders’ equity Shareholders’ equity ratio NR&D expenditures NCapital expenditures Globalization of Our Business Operations "USINESSSITESOF-ITSUI#HEMICALS #ONSOLIDATEDSUBSIDIARIES .ON CONSOLIDATEDSUBSIDIARIESANDAFFILIATES Number of subsidiaries and affiliates Net sales of overseas consolidated subsidiaries Number of employees of overseas consolidated subsidiaries (¥ billion) (persons) 80 domestic 37 overseas 300 275.3 2,500 companies companies 2,121 2,094 250 239.5 2,023 201.8 2,000 70 consolidated 200 43 27 1,500 subsidiaries 150 100 1,000 47 non-consolidated 37 10 50 500 subsidiaries and affiliates 0 0 05 06 07 (FY) 05 06 07 (FY) 1 Products manufactured by the Mitsui Chemicals Group can be found everywhere! Personal computers Mobile phones Printers N LC-STRUCTBOND N Nitrogen trifluoride N NEOFLEX™ N MITSUI EPT (liquid crystal sealant) (cleaning agent for (flexible printed-circuit board (used in printer paper SILVER REFLECTOR™ semiconductor and liquid crystal materials) feeder/discharger rolls) Newspaper and N production equipment) (reflector for liquid crystal N OLESTER™ N Hi-WAX corrugated backlights) (N Monosilane (hardcoat paints) (toner additive) cardboard (N WHITE REFSTAR™ (raw material for silicon N FTR™ membranes) Acrylamide (reflector for liquid crystal (toner additive) N Electrolyte for (raw material for paper backlights) N Bisphenol A ALMATEX™ (raw material for polycarbonate lithium cells (N reinforcing agent) (N ARLEN™ (toner binder resin) resin of high impact resistance HOPELON™ (heat-resistant resin suitable for N MiReT™ N and weather resistance) (N AURUM™ use with lead-free solder) (used in mobile phones, personal (paper reinforcing agent) computers and digital cameras) (bearings) N BONRON™ (paper processing resin) Plasma display panels Digital cameras N FILTOP™ N PLAPACS™ (optical filter for PDPs) (plastic packages for Insulator for (N FILFINE™ image sensors) Sneakers refrigerators (film-type optical filter for PDPs) N ACTFINE N TAFMER™ (midsoles) Tea bags N SWP™ (heat-seal type tea bags) Tableware and food containers (N L ACE A™ (plant-derived resin) Polyester fibers N Purified terephthalic acid N Ethylene glycol (polyester fiber feedstock Detergent containers and food packages (N HI-ZEX™ N ULTZEX™ CDs and DVDs (N EVOLUE™ N Bisphenol A (N PRIME POLYPRO (raw material for N MIRASON™ highly transparent polycarbonate resin) N Functional dyes Disposable HDD suspensions diapers (N SYNTEX™ P. 17 N SCL Cushions G (flexible substrate) N ESPOIR™ (N ACTFLEX E (N DVD drives Wrapping films Food TPX™ A P E L™ N packages N (heat-resistant wrapping films) (resin used in pickup lenses) N ADMER™ (N Hi-wrap (adhesive for resins of different properties) PET bottles (N TAKELAC™ Gas pipes Pipes and fittings (adhesive for resins of N MITSUI PE gas pipe for cold/hot water N MITSUI PET different properties) system (pipes and N ELMEX™ (N PRIME POLYPRO (N CHEMIPEARL™ (adhesive for resins of fittings) Pharmaceuticals different properties) N Taurine N Shinbit™ (base for anti-arhythmia agent) N L-serine (natural amino acid) Gear oil/engine oil additive (N LUCANT™ N Performance material Hoses N Advanced chemical N MITSUI EPT N Basic chemical (Products that contribute to Resin for headlamp lenses environmental preservation N Bisphenol A (raw material for polycarbonate resin of high WEB List of businesses, products and transparency) technologies that contribute to Antifreeze Bumpers Binder resin for brake pads environmental preservation N Ethylene glycol (N PRIME POLYPRO Binder resin for shell molds N TAFMER™ (N MILEX™ 2 Mitsui Chemicals CSR Report 2007 Agricultural chemicals N TREBON™ Raw material for Fertilizer (N STARKLE™ (N ALBARIN™ transparent resin N Urea for windows N NEBIJIN™ N Bisphenol A N Chloropicrin (raw material for polycarbonate (N Milbeknock resin of high transparency, weather resistance and impact Electric wire N Tachigaren resistance) sheathing Hybrid rice seeds (N HI-ZEX™ N MITSUHIKARI™ 2003 (N EVOLUE™ N MITSUHIKARI™ 2005 Solar cells (N SOLAREVA™ (photo voltaic solar module encapsulating sheets) (N Monosilane (raw material for silicon membranes) Pipes and fittings for fire sprinkler N ELMEX™-SP s Glasses N MR series Drug (materials for high refractive—index plastic s packages lenses) c N A P E L™ N BAREX™ N UNISTOLE™ k) Infusion bags N ULTZEX™ (N PRIME POLYPRO Syringes (N PRIME POLYPRO Medical devices N DEGRIX™ (suture eliminating the need for removal of stitches) Masks N Dental materials N TEKNOROTE™ (N SYNTEX™ Glass run channels Rear monitoring Disinfectants N MILASTOMER™ cameras N Meta/para-cresol N PLAPACS™ Prosthetic legs (plastic package for image sensors) N ACTCOL LR Gasoline tanks N HI-ZEX MILLION™ (N HI-ZEX™ N ADMER™ Business Outline Performance Materials Segment The Mitsui Chemicals Group Materials with unique functions, born from Mitsui divides its business activities into Chemicals’ original catalyst and polymer technology. three segments, offering society Clear coat paint a variety of products used in both Advanced Chemicals Segment (N ALMATEX™ consumable and durable goods, Performance products born from Mitsui Chemicals’ spanning a broad range of fields, NOx reducing additive agent synthetic organic technology. diesel-powered vehicles from automobiles, electronics (N AdBlue P. 35 and IT to medical, health-related, Basic Chemicals Segment (high-quality aqueous urea) agricultural, housing, construction A variety of raw materials useful in our daily lives, Tire adhesive Mudguards and household products. processed through chemical technologies from N Resorcinol (N MILASTOMER™ petroleum and natural gas. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Policy Profile of the Mitsui Chemicals Group 1 This CSR Report is aimed at improving Products manufactured by the Mitsui Chemicals Group can be found everywhere! communication with our stakeholders. Of the 2 three aspects of CSR (economy, environment, Editorial Policy / Table of Contents 4 society), we report here mainly on the Mitsui Chemicals Group’s environmental and social Message from the President 5 initiatives. We report separately on financial Aiming for Even Greater Growth 7 (economic) matters in our Annual Report. Mitsui Chemicals Group CSR 9 This report is comprised of three main sections: (1) the Mitsui Chemicals Group Special Feature 1 Employees Use Action Guidelines as “Shared Language” in Day-to-Day Work and Society; (2) the Mitsui Chemicals Group 11 and the Environment; and (3) the Systems Special Feature 2 Social Activities Lead to Closer Ties with Local Supporting our CSR initiatives. In the first Communities 13 section we report on our activities by Goals and Results 15 stakeholder type. Also included are special reports that introduce employee-centered The Mitsui Chemicals Group and Society activities promoted by the Mitsui Chemicals Making Life Easier with Disposable Diapers 17 Group. Together with our Customers 19 Relevant information and data with the Together with our Suppliers 21 WEB mark are available on our website. Together with our Shareholders 22 URL: http://www.mitsui-chem.co.jp/e/index.htm Together with Local Communities 23 Together with Industrial and Academic Sectors 26 Scope of the Report Together with Employees 27 Period: In this report, FYXXXX indicates the Dialogue Toward Dream-Inspiring Innovation fiscal year starting April 1 the year Transferring Technology to the Next Generation 33 before XXXX and ending March 31 of XXXX. For example, FY2007 indicates The Mitsui Chemicals Group and the Environment the fiscal year starting on April 1 of Keeping the Air Clean through the Wonder of Chemistry 35 2006 and ending on March 31 of 2007. (Some sections cover activities Business Activities and Environmental Impact 37 in the period beyond April 2007) Commitment to Global Warming Prevention 39 Data: The data presented in this report were Commitment to Environmental Impact Reduction 40 taken mainly from Mitsui Chemicals, Commitment to Accident and Disaster Prevention 43 Inc. sites. Where data pertains to Community Meeting to Exchange Opinions Held at Omuta Works 45 subsidiaries