Copal consults on reducing the load which affects the global environment through business
  activity. On this page, from 3 points of view, prevention of global warming, control of
  chemical material, and effective utilization of resource, we are promoting by setting the aims
  of correspondence in reduction of environmental load in each business places and factories
  through business activity. Also, Rationalization in Energy Use Law has revised that
  object changed from business places and factories units each to employer unit each.

■ Work on Air Pollution Prevention and Water Pollution Prevention
  Natural environment and ecosystem are effected by discharge of environmental pollute
  product from  the see, air, and soil. COPAL is organizing decreasing activity of pollutant
  from the past.
  We set the base of “Environment Control Base of Each Business Establishment” as same or
  strict value than law or public regulation and thoroughgoing the control.

  (Taking measure for prevention of water pollution)
  COPAL enforces the gross weight regulation for draining of product which settled by law of     
  prevention of water pollution as item of “Related to Human’s Health Protection”. We
  strengthen the control of draining of discharge from each business establishment, and
  work on the decrease environmental load to rivers.
 
 【Koriyama Technical Center Effluent Treatment Facility】

■ Evaluation item of load


  Copal contributes to solve the global assignment, reducing 60%〜80% of greenhouse effect
  gas compare to 1990, and aiming to reduce 50% of greenhouse effect gas in global wide by
  2050.The greenhouse effect gas which discharge through business activity, is not only CO2
  based on energy roots that discharge by usage of electricity and fuel. There are also CO2
  which discharge through greenhouse effect gas and commodity distribution, not only by
   manufacturing process. In each business places, we consult to reduce all over greenhouse
  effect gas discharged through business activity by fixing reduction aims.
  Sales emission increased due to sales decrease by banking crisis of 2008.
  Also from 2008, new domestic company, COPAL YAMADA has joined the COPAL GROUP
  and added to counting object of environmental load material.

 (Carbon dioxide discharge amout change)        (All domestic business establishment)
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Discharge Amount(t) 14,356 15,606 16,639 16,415 17,738
Emission(million) 0.207 0.247 0.198 0.186 0.239



■ Work for Energy Saving
  The effect occurs to global worming through the progress of energy consumption
  magnificence. It is the common theme for world humankind to utilize effectively the
  limited energy resource in  industrial activity, too.
  COPAL settled the reducing target in each business establishment and working for promoting
  activity.

(Electric power change)                    (All domestic business establishment)
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Discharge Amount(Mwh) 21,603 23,290 24,700 23,957 27,209
Emission(million) 0.313 0.369 0.294 0.272 0.366



(Fuel change)                           (All domestic business establishment)
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Discharge Amount(kl) 6,450 6,892 7,332 7,226 7,899
Emission(million) 0.093 0.109 0.087 0.082 0.106



■ Work on the Reduction of Wastes and Recycling
  The businessman need to work on the following subjects; reduction of wastes and resource
  circulation. They are discharged from manufacturing activity. COPAL is working on
  recycling actively and thoroughgoing on operating prudent and gauging. Also, we promote
   the reduction of wastes and resource circulation through another domestic and oversea
  business establishment’s action.

(General Wastes)                         (All domestic business establishment)
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Discharge Amount(t) 131.33 59.79 35.82 32.09 32.14
Emission(million) 0.0019 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004



(Industrial wastes)                        (All domestic business establishment)
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Discharge Amount(t) 122.73 135.18 127.79 122.98 123.14
Emission(million) 0.00177 0.00210 0.00152 0.00139 0.00165
Recycle(t) 79.79 108.32 92.61 84.10 110.66
Final Disposal Amount(t) 42.90 26.86 35.17 38.19 22.48


 We work on not only for the discharge but also for the occurrence for the wastes of the
 wastes of “Industrial Wastes”, “General Wastes”, and “Valuables”.






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