Management of Chemical Substances

Based on the Environmental Management Activity guideline, Fujikura and its domestic group companies report to the government every year the amount of designated chemical substances discharged or transferred from each business that are used in product raw materials or manufacturing processes and that are handled in quantities of 1 ton or more as stipulated by the PRTR Law*.
*PRTR Law: Law concerning the promotion of understanding the amount of specific chemical substances released into the environment and the improvement of their management

Fujikura and its domestic group companies have set a target in their environmental management activity guideline to reduce the amount of PRTR substances they handle, aiming to improve the emission and transfer intensity (per unit of sales) of major environmentally hazardous substances by 5% or more compared to fiscal year 2020 (an improvement of 1% or more per year) by fiscal year 2025.
The main substances we handle, such as antimony, lead compounds, and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, are used as additives in plastics and rubber materials. Xylene and toluene are used as ink solvents and are contained in gasoline for transport vehicles. To reduce the emissions and transfer of these chemicals, we are promoting lead-free and eco-friendly products, as well as the use of alternative materials.
In fiscal year 2025, Fujikura and its domestic group companies will handle 153 tons of Class I designated chemical substances, a 46% improvement compared to fiscal year 2020. Emissions and transfers will be 12.1 tons, a 36.4% improvement compared to fiscal year 2020. The unit consumption will be 5.0 tons/billion yen, a 36.4% improvement compared to fiscal year 2020, thus achieving the targets.

*Total value for Fujikura and domestic group companies

VOCs are a general term for organic compounds that exist as gases in the atmosphere and are said to be the cause of suspended particulate matter and photochemical oxidants that affect human health.
Fujikura and its domestic group companies have set a target in Fujikura Group 2025 Environmental Management Activity guideline to reduce VOC emissions into the atmosphere, aiming to "improve the emission intensity of major VOCs (per unit of sales) by 5% or more compared to FY2020 (improvement of 1% or more per year)" in FY2025.
Fujikura and its domestic group companies projected VOC emissions for fiscal year 2025 to be 39.2 tons, an 18% improvement compared to 47.9 tons in fiscal year 2020. The emission intensity was 16.2 tons/billion yen, a 27% improvement compared to fiscal year 2020, thus achieving the target.