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ESG Aggregate Data

Environment

Material Flow

Material Flow of Business Activities (FY2023)

Material Flow of Business Activities (FY2023)
  • Items listed below without additional notes represent combined domestic and overseas values.
  • *Nippon Kayaku alone

Amounts of Raw Materials Used

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Indicators Covering Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023
Principal raw materials non-consolidated tons 36,614 47,583 44,211 40,707
Auxiliary materials non-consolidated tons 16,581 18,529 17,026 12,512
Plastic packaging materials non-consolidated tons 194 266 389 180
Cardboard packaging materials non-consolidated tons 415 529 480 395
Other packaging materials non-consolidated tons 461 489 470 434
Total non-consolidated tons 54,266 67,396 62,576 54,227
  • *Products not included (goods stocked at plants)

Energy Input Amounts

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Amount of energy input (heat quantity equivalent) consolidated GJ - - - - 2,084,184
Renewable energy consolidated GJ - - - - 29,060
Non-renewable energy sources consolidated GJ - - - - 2,055,124
  • *When converting electricity amounts into heat amounts for fuel, heat and electricity consumed in domestic and overseas business activities, electricity purchased from electricity companies is converted at 1MWh to 8.64GJ, while renewable energy such as solar power is converted at 1MWh to 3.6GJ.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scope 1 and Scope 2 (Non-consolidated)

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020*2 2021*2 2022*2 2023*2
Energy-derived CO2 non-consolidated t-CO2e 79,476 71,632 63,168 62,267 57,760
Non-energy-derived CO2 non-consolidated t-CO2e 2,980 2,733 3,189 2,719 2,406
N2O non-consolidated t-CO2e 113 123 112 169 339
CH4 non-consolidated t-CO2e 24 26 29 30 34
HFCs non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 12 3 110 49
Other CFCs non-consolidated t-CO2e 405 34 336 622 70
PFCs non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
SF6 non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
NF3 non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
Total*1 non-consolidated t-CO2e 82,999 74,559 66,839 65,916 60,659
  • *1As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.
  • *2Joetsu Plant emissions are included in the non-consolidated figures from FY2020 onwards

Scope 1 and Scope 2 (Consolidated)

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Energy-derived CO2 consolidated t-CO2e 127,323 114,281 108,410 103,811 99,124
Non-energy-derived CO2 consolidated t-CO2e 2,989 2,771 3,230 2,745 2,463
N2O consolidated t-CO2e 113 123 112 169 339
CH4 consolidated t-CO2e 24 26 29 30 34
HFCs consolidated t-CO2e 26 16 7 138 113
Other CFCs consolidated t-CO2e 748 1,011 794 1,409 632
PFCs consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
SF6 consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
NF3 consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
Total*1 consolidated t-CO2e 131,223 118,227 112,584 108,301 102,705
Scope 1 consolidated t-CO2e 36,326 35,613 37,819 35,581 30,158
Scope 2 (Market base) consolidated t-CO2e 94,897 82,615 74,765 72,720 72,546
Emission volume per unit of sales*2 consolidated 0.75 0.68 0.61 0.55 0.51
  • *1As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.
  • *22 Emissions amounts (t-CO2e) / consolidated sales figures (million yen)

Scope3

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Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Products and services purchased consolidated t-CO2e 243,600 237,300 294,500 275,000 241,800
Capital goods consolidated t-CO2e 42,700 42,900 26,800 29,600 33,400
Fuels and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 and 2 consolidated t-CO2e 22,400 21,200 22,300 21,000 20,500
Exports and distribution (upstream) consolidated t-CO2e 19,000 17,600 22,300 19,700 16,600
Business waste produced consolidated t-CO2e 26,500 28,800 31,800 16,200 10,800
Business trips consolidated t-CO2e 800 800 800 800 800
Employee commutes consolidated t-CO2e 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
Leased assets (upstream) consolidated t-CO2e Included in Scope 1 and 2, and therefore not calculated here
Exports and deliveries (downstream) consolidated t-CO2e 1,000 1,000 1,600 1,500 1,200
Processing of sold goods consolidated t-CO2e - - - - -
Use of sold goods consolidated t-CO2e - - - - -
Disposal of sold goods consolidated t-CO2e 15,400 23,200 26,400 23,000 17,600
Leased assets (downstream) consolidated t-CO2e 400 400 400 400 400
Franchise consolidated t-CO2e n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments consolidated t-CO2e n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total* consolidated t-CO2e 374,300 375,600 429,300 389,600 345,500
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Energy Consumption

Energy Consumed (Crude oil equivalent)

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Production, R&D and office departments non-consolidated 1,000kL 34,939 38,700 40,325 38,583 32,634

Energy Consumed

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Non-renewable fuels purchased and consumed (A)
(Nuclear energy, coal, oil, natural gas etc.)		 non-consolidated MWh 138,083 155,201 165,494 153,390 137,447
Non-renewable electricity purchased (B) non-consolidated MWh 78,491 95,819 98,505 95,837 85,946
Non-renewable energy purchased (steam, heat, cooling, and others) (C) non-consolidated MWh 3,070 3,452 3,433 4,073 5,685
Renewable energy purchased and created (D)
(Wind power, solar power, biomass, hydro-power, geothermal energy etc.)		 non-consolidated MWh 58 59 57 162 2,028
Non-renewable energy sold (E)
(electricity, thermal, cooling)		 non-consolidated MWh 0 0 0 0 0
Total non-renewable energy used
(A+B+C-E)*		 non-consolidated MWh 219,644 254,472 267,432 253,300 229,078
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Air

Air Emissions

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) non-consolidated tons 28.6 33.3 52.1 38.7 32.9
Dichloromethane non-consolidated tons 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.7
Formaldehyde non-consolidated tons 0.04 0.04 0.15 0.13 0.13
NOx non-consolidated tons 9.1 7.5 7.7 8.3 6.7
SOx non-consolidated tons 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8
Particulate matter non-consolidated tons 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2

Wastewater and Waste

Wastewater Management

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
COD consolidated tons 231.9 218.8 223.6 243 274
Total phosphorus consolidated tons 10.6 3.2 11.2 7.1 18.5
Total nitrogen consolidated tons 74.8 83.2 73.5 114.0 68.5
SS* consolidated tons 46.0 48.4 49.9 49.2 44.6
  • *SS - Suspended solids: Refers to particulate matter of 2mm diameter or less either floating or suspended in water, including fine particles from minerals, plant and animal plankton or the carcasses of such, sewage, organic matter and metal sediments originating from plant wastewater. If present in large amounts, suspended solids can negatively affect water transparency and appearance, and – through impeding light-ray penetration – underwater photosynthesis as well

Waste

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Non-hazardous waste non-consolidated tons 17,971 19,411 22,069 21,154 16,146
Group companies tons 4,240 996 1,199 1,242 1,087
Total tons 22,211 20,407 23,268 22,396 17,233
General waste non-consolidated tons 714 643 673 648 464
Group companies tons 647 504 449 559 513
Total tons 1,361 1,147 1,122 1,207 977
Industrial waste non-consolidated tons 17,256 18,768 21,396 20,506 15,682
Group companies tons 3,593 493 750 682 574
Total tons 20,849 19,261 22,146 21,188 16,256
Hazardous waste non-consolidated tons 5,231 5,925 6,503 6,467 4,828
Group companies tons 190 92 86 71 59
Total tons 5,421 6,017 6,589 6,538 4,887
Source-specific hazardous industrial waste non-consolidated tons 131 221 146 182 182
Group companies tons 0 0 0 0 0
Total tons 131 221 146 182 182
Total*1 tons 27,631 26,426 29,857 28,934 22,119
Types of waste Sludge non-consolidated tons 2,206 1,979 2,309 2,338 2,291
Group companies tons 267 131 336 258 115
Total tons 2,473 2,110 2,645 2,596 2,406
Waste oil non-consolidated tons 5,296 5,766 6,386 5,848 4,809
Group companies tons 95 94 87 71 59
Total tons 5,391 5,860 6,473 5,919 4,868
Spent acid non-consolidated tons 617 2,244 2,185 1,523 1,116
Group companies tons 1,916 3 2 8 13
Total tons 2,533 2,247 2,187 1,531 1,129
Waste alkali non-consolidated tons 13,399 13,382 15,784 16,064 11,219
Group companies tons 631 17 11 11 8
Total tons 14,030 13,399 15,795 16,075 11,227
Plastic waste non-consolidated tons 642 954 888 885 788
Group companies tons 731 235 277 326 326
Total tons 1,373 1,189 1,165 1,211 1,114
Others non-consolidated tons 1,041 1,010 1,021 962 751
Group companies tons 790 609 572 640 624
Total tons 1,831 1,619 1,593 1,602 1,375
Landfill amount non-consolidated tons 844 404 298 233 144
Recycling rates*2 non-consolidated % 84 81 82 87 84
Zero-emissions rates non-consolidated % 3.7 1.6 1 0.8 0.7
  • *1As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.
  • *2Includes recovered and reused solvent

PRTR substances

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PRTR substance emission amounts Air non-consolidated tons 18.9 16.8 25.2 38.7 32.9
Water regions non-consolidated tons 13.3 9.1 14.7 51.4 75.0
Soil non-consolidated tons 0 0 0 0 0
Total* non-consolidated tons 32.2 25.9 39.9 90.1 107.9
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Water

Water Resource Use (non-consolidated)

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Amount of water taken Waterworks non-consolidated 1,000m3 356 390 381 377 320
Surface water (industrial water) non-consolidated 1,000m3 7,521 7,874 8,098 7,953 7,863
Groundwater (well water) non-consolidated 1,000m3 2,283 1,828 1,848 1,769 1,804
Others (reservoirs, rainwater storage) non-consolidated 1,000m3 0 0 0 17 28
Total*1 non-consolidated 1,000m3 10,160 10,092 10,327 10,116 10,015
From water-stressed regions*2 non-consolidated 1,000m3 0 0 0 0 0
Amount of water discharged*3 Sea areas non-consolidated 1,000m3 7,374 7,014 7,142 6,726 6,966
Rivers non-consolidated 1,000m3 2,677 2,395 2,408 2,350 2,441
Sewers non-consolidated 1,000m3 526 511 460 531 679
Total*1 non-consolidated 1,000m3 10,577 9,919 10,011 9,607 10,086
Amount of water recycled non-consolidated 1,000m3 0 0 0 0 0
Recycling rates non-consolidated % 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.
  • *2Using the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas of water-stress levels, we have confirmed that all our business bases are located in areas of Level 3 water stress or below.
  • *3Water of equal or higher quality is returned to the intake source

Use of Water Resources (Consolidated)

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Amount of water taken Waterworks consolidated 1,000m3 706 763 805 754 566
Surface water (industrial water) consolidated 1,000m3 7,758 7,897 8,138 8,003 7,912
Groundwater (well water) consolidated 1,000m3 2,388 1,918 1,947 1,819 1,847
Others (reservoirs, rainwater storage) consolidated 1,000m3 0 0 68 81 79
Total*1 consolidated 1,000m3 10,852 10,578 10,958 10,657 10,404
From water-stressed regions*2 consolidated 1,000m3 36 23 33 29 28
Amount of water discharged*3 Sea areas consolidated 1,000m3 7,374 7,014 7,142 6,726 6,966
Rivers consolidated 1,000m3 2,682 2,400 2,410 2,351 2,443
Sewers consolidated 1,000m3 928 974 987 910 1,045
Total*1 consolidated 1,000m3 10,984 10,388 10,539 9,987 10,454
Amount of water recycled consolidated 1,000m3 0 0 0 0 0
Recycling rates consolidated % 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.
  • *2We have used the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas with its 5 levels of water stress. Sites at Level 4 or above are considered "water-stressed regions."
  • *3Water of equal or higher quality is returned to the intake source

Water-stress Investigation Results for Nippon Kayaku Group Manufacturing and R&D sites (FY2023)*1

Region or Country Name Unit Water amounts used at each water stress level
High Medium-high Medium Low-medium Low
Asia Japan 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 0 2,799 (6) 7,216 (4) 0
China 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 15 (1) 0 0 213 (3)
Malaysia 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 0 0 0 45 (1)
Europe Czech Republic 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 0 0 21 (1) 0
Netherlands 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 0 0 0 3 (1)
UK 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
North and Central America America 1,000m3(Number of bases) 0 0 5 (1) 74 (1) 0
Mexico 1,000m3(Number of bases) 12 (1) 0 0 0 0
Total*2 1,000m3(Number of bases) 12 (1) 16 (2) 2,804 (7) 7,311 (6) 261 (5)
  • *1We are currently using the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas to investigate these points.
  • *2As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not eaxctly match the sum of each item above.

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Costs

Breakdown Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Invested amount Costs Invested amount Costs Invested amount Costs Invested amount Costs Invested amount Costs
Inside business areas Environmental pollution prevention Air pollution prevention non-consolidated million yen 40.2 83.9 20.9 97.0 37.1 124.2 68.1 141.9 40.5 103.4
Water pollution prevention non-consolidated million yen 70.5 148.0 109.7 174.8 266.9 178.9 206.7 186.0 0.0 186.3
Underseepage prevention non-consolidated million yen 13.4 10.0 5.5 3.7 4.9 5.6 7.2 5.1 5.0 8.3
Prevention of noise pollution and vibrations non-consolidated million yen 2.4 1.8 17.2 6.2 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 16.1 0.1
Others non-consolidated million yen - 386.0 - 435.0 - 394.7 - 7.0 - 6.4
Global environmental conservation non-consolidated million yen 40.3 20.1 172.6 100.4 244.6 92.3 236.6 63.5 425.6 87.7
Resource recycling non-consolidated million yen 30.9 576.7 106.6 709.8 111.2 772.2 5.1 805.9 2.9 578.6
Upstream and downstream Commissioning of container and package recycling non-consolidated million yen - 1.0 - 0.4 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.4
Sewage treatment expenses non-consolidated million yen - 90.3 - 78.7 - 75.2 - 66.9 - 80.0
Management activities System preparation and operation non-consolidated million yen - 87.4 - 105.3 - 174.9 - 93.3 - 85.9
Enviromental burden monitoring non-consolidated million yen - 38.5 - 42.5 - 38.3 - 38.4 - 39.9
Information disclosure non-consolidated million yen - 5.6 - 6.3 - 6.3 - 6.3 - 6.3
Education, training and others non-consolidated million yen - 80.1 - 59.4 - 59.3 - 59.6 - 60.2
Greening up (tree planting, etc.) non-consolidated million yen 1.0 58.0 - 70.0 0.5 43.9 0.0 70.0 0.0 59.4
R&D non-consolidated million yen - 81.7 - 57.2 - 39.2 - 158.3 - 85.5
Community activities non-consolidated million yen - 9.7 - 8.9 - 9.0 - 9.8 - 9.8
Environmental damage non-consolidated million yen - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0
Total* non-consolidated million yen 198.7 1,678.9 432.5 1,955.5 670.8 2,014.5 529.7 2,054.0 490.2 1,751.4
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Economic Benefits of Environmental Protection Measures

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Items for which we seek to derive benefits Main economic benefit details Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Inside business area benefits Environmental pollution prevention benefits Air pollution prevention non-consolidated million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water pollution prevention non-consolidated million yen 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0
Reduction of contamination load charges non-consolidated million yen 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3
Prevention of noise pollution and vibrations non-consolidated million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Global environmental benefits Prevention of global warming; energy-saving measures non-consolidated million yen 55.9 112.8 80.4 97.4 109.3
Waste and recycling Waste reduction non-consolidated million yen 9.5 9.5 4.1 2.6 2.2
Outside sales of renewable resources non-consolidated million yen 12.9 10.5 17.3 25.9 38.2
Others non-consolidated million yen 0.0 0.0 7.0 40.9 49.7
Upstream and downstream benefits Container recycling non-consolidated million yen 62.6 73.6 54.2 38.3 38.8
Others non-consolidated million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total* non-consolidated million yen 141.3 206.8 167.1 205.5 238.5
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Environmentally-related capital investments

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Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Air pollution prevention equipment non-consolidated million yen 40.2 20.9 37.1 68.1 40.5
Water pollution prevention equipment non-consolidated million yen 70.5 109.7 266.9 206.7 304.5
Underseepage prevention equipment non-consolidated million yen 13.4 5.5 4.9 7.2 5.0
Equipment to prevent noise pollution and vibrations non-consolidated million yen 2.4 17.2 6.0 6.0 16.1
Industrial waste processing equipment non-consolidated million yen 30.9 106.6 111.2 5.1 2.9
Greening up plants (through tree-planting, etc.) non-consolidated million yen 1.0 1.8 0.5 3.3 0.0
Energy saving; Global warming prevention non-consolidated million yen 40.3 172.6 244.6 236.6 425.6
Total* non-consolidated million yen 198.7 434.3 671.3 533.0 794.7
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

Safety and Health-related Equipment Certification

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Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Measures against equipment deterioration non-consolidated million yen 469.0 292.9 490.9 245.0 454.9
Safety and work environment measures non-consolidated million yen 165.3 171.4 171.4 86.6 281.6
Measures against fires caused by explosion and leaks non-consolidated million yen 39.4 9.2 14.1 60.6 54.4
Measures regarding natural disasters such as earthquakes non-consolidated million yen 2.6 51.4 4.4 6.5 65.2
Others non-consolidated million yen 4.0 4.5 6.4 32.0 0.0
Total* non-consolidated million yen 680.3 529.4 687.1 430.7 856.1
  • *As figures have been rounded off, the totals in some columns do not exactly match the sum of each item above.

ISO Certification Status

ISO14001 Certification

Area Certification secured Certifying Institution Certification Number
Himeji Plant March 1999 JIA-QA JE0054H
Joetsu Plant (including the distribution center) August 2002 SGS JP15/071413
Fukuyama Plant April 1999 JCQA JCQA-E-0062
Asa Plant September 1998 JCQA JCQA-E-0987
Tokyo Plant December 1998 JCQA JCQA-E-0036
Takasaki Plant January 2001 JCQA JCQA-E-0101
Kashima Plant March 1999 JCQA JCQA-E-0046
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe December 2002 BVCZ 250302-2017-AE-CZS-RvA
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) June 2016 SNQA 42144
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico June 2023 LRQA 00041092
Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia April 2017 SGS MY17/02395
WUXI POLATECHNO OPTICS April 2006 UCC 02420E31011518R2M
KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) August 2006 UCC 02421E32060755R0M
WUXI ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICALS July 2007 CQC 00121E33375R4M/3200
Cover rate* 70%
  • *The proportion of production facilities with ISO14001 certification owned by either Nippon Kayaku or its consolidated subsidiaries.
  • *The Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Cover Rate (the proportion of production facilities with ISO14001 certification) stands at 100%

Violations and accidents

Cases of Environmentally-related Violations and Accidents

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of violations of environmental laws and regulations consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
Number of environmental accidents consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
Violations of laws and regulations; fines issued for enrivonmental accidents; punishment costs consolidated yen 0 0 0 0 0

Social

Employee Situation

Employee Composition

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Indicators Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Regular employees Male consolidated persons - - - 3,883 3,991
Female consolidated persons - - - 1,797 1,832
Neither/ Don't know consolidated persons - - - - 2
Total consolidated persons - - - 5,680 5,825
Female rate consolidated % - - - 31.6 31.5
Male non-consolidated persons 1,730 1,751 1,754 1,748 1,770
Female non-consolidated persons 323 326 330 333 343
Neither/ Don't know non-consolidated persons - - - - 0
Total non-consolidated persons 2,053 2,077 2,084 2,081 2,113
Female rate non-consolidated % 15.7 15.6 15.8 16.0 16.2
Contracted/ part-time employees* Male consolidated persons - - - - 444
Female consolidated persons - - - - 246
Neither/ Don't know consolidated persons - - - - 0
Total consolidated persons - - - 726 690
Male non-consolidated persons - - 412 419 382
Female non-consolidated persons - - 194 194 182
Neither/ Don't know non-consolidated persons - - 0 0 0
Total non-consolidated persons 613 614 606 613 564
Temp staff and others Male consolidated persons - - - 89 90
Female consolidated persons - - - 132 103
Neither/ Don't know consolidated persons - - - - 0
Total consolidated persons - - - 221 193
Male non-consolidated persons - 5 19 24 26
Female non-consolidated persons - 14 28 44 37
Neither/ Don't know non-consolidated persons - - - - 0
Total non-consolidated persons - 19 47 68 63
  • *Average number of persons per year

Management Composition

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Indicators Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Below Section Chief Male non-consolidated persons 315 359 321 412 418
Female non-consolidated persons 36 24 38 42 43
Total non-consolidated persons 351 383 359 454 461
Female rate non-consolidated % 10.2 6.2 10.5 9.3 10.3
Section Chief and above Male non-consolidated persons 142 74 68 66 62
Female non-consolidated persons 6 4 4 5 3
Total non-consolidated persons 148 78 72 71 65
Female rate non-consolidated % 4.0 5.1 5.5 7.0 4.6
Overall Male non-consolidated persons 457 468 476 478 480
Female non-consolidated persons 42 44 47 47 46
Total non-consolidated persons 499 512 523 525 526
Female rate non-consolidated % 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.0 8.8

Age

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Indicators Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Age groups 29 and under non-consolidated persons 402 394 376 362 359
30-39 non-consolidated persons 580 579 575 578 610
40-49 non-consolidated persons 582 576 585 589 559
50-59 non-consolidated persons 497 523 547 498 580
Over 60 non-consolidated persons 8 5 1 1 5
Average age Male non-consolidated age 39.7 39.8 40.2 40.4 40.6
Female non-consolidated age 42.3 42.6 42.8 42.9 42.9
Total non-consolidated age 41.0 40.3 40.6 40.8 41.0

Continuous Service

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Indicators Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average number of years of continuous service Male non-consolidated years 14.1 14.2 14.5 14.4 14.9
Female non-consolidated years 16.2 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.4
Total non-consolidated years 15.2 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.1

Freedom of Association

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of union members*1 non-consolidated*3 persons 1,871 1,753 1,695 1,687 1,697
Union membership rate*2 non-consolidated*3 % 100 100 100 100 100
  • *1The number of persons for each financial year is accurate as of March 31st
  • *2Number of union members/number of qualified persons (excluding managers and persons specified in agreements)
  • *3Includes some related companies

Diversity

Recruitment

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Indicators Category Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
New employees (graduates)*1 Male non-consolidated persons 60 49 41 37 45
Female non-consolidated persons 4 8 7 6 13
Total non-consolidated persons 64 57 48 43 58
Female rate non-consolidated % 6.2 14.0 14.5 14.0 22.4
New employees (mid-career)*2 Male non-consolidated persons 35 28 32 45 44
Female non-consolidated persons 3 6 7 10 15
Total non-consolidated persons 38 34 39 55 59
Female rate non-consolidated % 7.8 17.6 17.9 18.2 25.4
  • *1Numbers entering the company in the April of the following financial year
  • *2Numbers entering the company between the April of one financial year and the March of the following financial year

Rates of disabled employees

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Disabled employees consolidated persons - - - 92 68
Disabled employment rate*1 consolidated % - - - 1.44 1.04
Disabled employment rate*2 non-consolidated % 2.04 2.01 2.00 1.98 1.93
(Statutory employment rate) non-consolidated % 2.20 2.20 2.30 2.30 2.30
  • *1Disabled employee numbers have been removed from the total of regular employees, contracted employees and part-time employees, hence calculation methods differ from those used for statutory employment rates.
  • *2Each year's data is accurate as of Jun 1st

Employment of retired employees

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Employment of retired employees non-consolidated persons 61 42 22 29 30
Employment rate of retired employees non-consolidated % 89.7 95.4 84.6 85.2 85.7

Work-life Balance

Working hours

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average number of annual hours worked per worker non-consolidated hours 1,911 1,885 1,911 1,896 1,876
Average monthly overtime hours non-consolidated hours 12.7 11.3 12.7 11.9 11.2

Paid Leave

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken non-consolidated days 11.1 12.2 11.1 12.0 13.3
Annual Paid Leave take-up rate non-consolidated % 60.1 65.8 59.8 63.7 72.8

Childcare

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Commencement of Maternity Leave*1 non-consolidated persons 13 13 11 22 21
Commencement of Childcare Leave*1 Male non-consolidated persons 5 11 9 62 50
Female non-consolidated persons 13 13 11 22 16
Childcare Leave System take-up rate*2 Male non-consolidated % 11.9 31.4 27.2 69.6 78.5
Female non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Post-childbirth and post-Childcare Leave return-to-work rate Male non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Female non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Post-childbirth and post-Childcare Leave retention rate Male non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Female non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Reduced Working Hours for Childcare take-up rate Male non-consolidated persons 2 0 1 2 3
Female non-consolidated persons 31 43 42 48 52
  • *1Not including leave taken during the last financial year which crosses over into this financial year
  • *2FY2022 calculations for the rates of Childcare Leave and Leave for the Purpose of Childcaring have been made using the methods in Article 71.4.2.

Nursing Care

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Employees taking Nursing Care Leave non-consolidated persons 1 0 0 0 1
Nursing Care Leave System users non-consolidated persons 1 1 0 2 3

Pay

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average annual pay Male non-consolidated 1,000 yen 7,526 7,423 7,683 8,003 7,704
Female non-consolidated 1,000 yen 6,119 6,133 6,366 6,707 6,336
Overall non-consolidated 1,000 yen 7,307 7,224 7,477 7,801 7,488

Employees leaving the company

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Regular employees leaving the company for personal reasons consolidated persons - - - 535 282
Rate of regular employees leaving the company for personal reasons consolidated % - - - 9.4 4.8
Regular employees leaving the company for personal reasons non-consolidated persons 37 41 48 50 51
Turnover rate non-consolidated % 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.9
Rate of employees leaving the company for personal reasons non-consolidated % 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.4
Employees leaving the company within 3 years of joining* non-consolidated persons 5 7 7 4 5
Rate of employees leaving the company within 3 years of joining non-consolidated % 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0
  • *The number of new graduate hires in each financial year quitting within the first 3 years

Transfers

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Transfers non-consolidated persons 2 1 2 3 3

Employee Engagement Survey Results

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Response rate non-consolidated % - - - - 85.9
Employee engagement non-consolidated score - - - - 47.1

Number of Labor Standards Law Violations

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of labor standard violations non-consolidated cases - - - 1 0

Human Resources Development

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Training hours per regular employee non-consolidated hours - 14 13 15 17.7
Total training hours non-consolidated hours - 29,156 27,092 31,045 37,465
Amount invested in education and training per employee non-consolidated yen 76,122 35,706 66,606 83,002 76,565

Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety and Health Management System (ISO45001 ) Certified Business Sites

Business Site Certification secured Certifying Institution Certification Number
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) January 2023 NQA 132021
Cover Rate* 5%
  • *The proportion of production facilities with ISO14001 certification owned by either Nippon Kayaku or its consolidated subsidiaries
    Even business sites without ISO45001 certification have Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems of equivalent standard.

Occupational Hazards

Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of work-related accidents resulting in death and other serious accidents non-consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
Number of work-related employee deaths Regular employees consolidated persons 0 0 1 0 0
Contracted employees/ part-time employees consolidated persons 0 0 0 0 0
Partner company employees*1 consolidated persons 0 0 0 0 0
Rate of Lost Time Injuries Regular employees non-consolidated *2 0.4
(2 cases)		 0.18
(1 cases)		 0.19
(1 cases)		 0
(0 cases)		 0
(0 cases)
Contracted employees/ part-time employees non-consolidated *2 0 0 0 0 0
Partner company employees*1 non-consolidated *2 0 0 0 0 0
Employees Group companies *2 - - - - 1.5
(9 people)
Lost Time Injury Intensity Rate non-consolidated *3 0.031 0 0 0 0
Number of violations of Occupational Safety and Health-related regulations and standards non-consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1Partner company employees: contractor (company) employees, temp (company) staff
  • *2Occupational hazard-related deaths and injuries per every 1 million actual working hours
  • *3Number of working days lost per every 1000 actual working hours

Employee Health

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Regular health check take-up rate* non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Stress-check take-up rate* non-consolidated % 97.3 97.2 98.1 97.9 98.0
Proportion of "highly-stressed" persons non-consolidated % 9.6 9.5 10.6 10.0 10.1
Mental health-related investments non-consolidated million yen 10.8 11.0 13.0 12.6 12.6
  • *Excluding employees on administrative leave

Quality

Business Sites with Quality Management System Certification

Business Site Name ISO9001 ISO13485 IATF16949 ISO22000
Safety Head Plant (Himeji) ●
Safety Systems Group
Research & Development Head Office
Polatechno Group ●
Joetsu Plant
WUXI POLATECHNO OPTICS
Fukuyama Plant ●
Asa Plant
Tokyo Plant
Fine Chemicals Business Unit
Fine Chemicals Research Lab
Taiwan Nippon Kayaku (Fine Chemicals Business Unit)
Takasaki Plant ● ●
Pharmaceuticals Group
Pharmaceuticals Research Laboratories
Kashima Plant ●
Agrochemicals Group
Agrochemicals Laboratories
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe ●
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) ●
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico ●
Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia ●
MOXTEK ●
Dejima Optical Films ●
RaySpec ●
KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) ●
Kayaku Advanced Materials ● ●
WUXI ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICALS ●
NIPPONKAYAKU FOOD TECHNO ● ●

Certification Status for GMP Approval

Business site name Principal certifying countries
Takasaki Plant Japan, America, Europe

R&D

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
R&D costs consolidated billion yen 11.0 12.4 13.0 13.3 19.8
R&D costs as a percentage of sales consolidated % 6.3 7.2 7 6.7 9.8

CSR

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
CSR expenditure non-consolidated million yen 254 146 154 149 158
Total donations non-consolidated million yen 222 114 123 120 126
Other CSR expenditures non-consolidated million yen 31 32 31 29 32

Governance

Corporate Governance

Board Member Composition*

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Directors Inside Male persons 7 7 6 6 6
Female persons 0 0 0 0 0
Total persons 7 7 6 6 6
Outside (Independent) Male persons 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3)
Female persons 0 0 0 0 1 (1)
Total persons 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4)
Overall Total (Independent) persons 9 (2) 10 (3) 9 (3) 9 (3) 10 (4)
Average term years 2.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.6
Independent Outside Director Percentage (Results) % 22 30 33 33 40
Female Director Percentage % 0 0 0 0 10
Executive Directors persons 7 7 6 6 6
  • *Each year's data is accurate as of the Shareholders Meeting yearly held on June

Audit & Supervisory Board Member Composition*

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Auditors Inside Male persons 2 2 1 1 1
Female persons 0 0 1 1 1
Total persons 2 2 2 2 2
Outside (Independent) Male persons 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3)
Female persons 0 0 0 0 0
Total persons 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3)
Overall Total (Independent) persons 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (3) 5 (3)
Average term years 1.8 2.8 3.0 4.0 4.4
Independent Outside Auditor Percentage (Results) % 20 40 40 60 60
Female Auditor Percentage % 0 0 20 20 20
  • *Each year's data is accurate as of the Shareholders Meeting yearly held on June

Number of Committee Meetings Held

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Meeting Frequency Meetings Held
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Board of Directors Monthly 14 14 14 14 14
Nominations & Remuneration Advisory Committee Whenever necessary - 3 5 6 6
Sustainable Management Meeting Weekly 50 51 48 50 48
Executive Directors Meeting Quarterly 4 4 4 4 4
Management Strategy Meeting Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Audit & Supervisory Board Monthly 12 12 12 12 12
Ethics Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Risk Management Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 4
Environment, Safety and Quality Management Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Research & Development Management Committee Twice a year plus convened ad hoc by the chairman when required 1 1 3 2 2
  • *Each financial year's data is taken from April to March

Board Member Attendance at Committee Meetings (FY2023)*

Executive Title Name Board Meeting attendance Nominations & Remuneration Advisory Committee attendance
President and Representative Director Atsuhiro Wakumoto 14/14 6/6
Representative Director Tomoo Shibuya 14/14 5/5
Member of the Board Yoshimi Inoue 11/11 -
Member of the Board Yoshitsugu Ishida 14/14 -
Member of the Board Masatomi Akezuma 14/14 -
Member of the Board Shigeyuki Kawamura 11/11 -
Outside Director (Independent) Yo Ota 13/14 5/6
Outside Director (Independent) Yasuyuki Fujishima 14/14 6/6
Outside Director (Independent) Seiichi Fusamura 12/14 4/6
Outside Director (Independent) Ikuko Akamatsu 11/11 4/4
Average rate of attendance 97.9% 91.7%
  • *Data taken from April 2023 to March 2024

Audit & Supervisory Board Members Attendance at Committee Meetings (FY2023)*

Position Name Board Meetings attended Auditor attendance
Standing Auditor Megumi Machida 14/14 12/12
Standing Auditor Yoichiro Wada 11/11 10/10
Outside Auditor (Independent) Katsuji Higashi 14/14 12/12
Outside Auditor (Independent) Yasuhiro Osaki 14/14 12/12
Outside Auditor (Independent) Ichiro Wakasa 14/14 12/12
Average rate of attendance 100% 100%
  • *Data from April 2023 to March 2024

Executive Remuneration*

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Category Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Directors Total remuneration amount million yen 443 449 410 382 349
(Outside Directors excepted) Number of directors concerned persons 9 7 8 6 8
Auditors Total remuneration amount million yen 44 44 45 45 45
(Outside Directors excepted) Number of directors concerned persons 3 2 3 2 3
Outside Directors Total remuneration amount million yen 40 47 55 57 71
Number of directors concerned persons 5 6 6 7 7
Total million yen 527 540 510 484 465
  • *The above figures and remuneration amounts for directors and auditors include those of directors retiring at the time of the Shareholders Meeting yearly held on June.
    Furthermore, our outside directors have not received any remuneration from Nippon Kayaku Group companies.

Remuneration for CPA Auditors (consolidated)

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Indicators Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Remuneration based on audit and certification work million yen 102 89 80 73 79
Remuneration not based on audit work million yen 1 0 0 0 0
Total million yen 103 89 80 73 79

Compliance

Inside Whistleblowing Cases

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Contents of Complaints and Consultations Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Harrassment (power harrassment, sexual harrassment, etc.) non-consolidated cases 8 6 2 7 16
Violations of company rules or manners non-consolidated cases 2 0 0 2 3
Work or labor-related non-consolidated cases 1 1 1 3 5
Others non-consolidated cases 0 0 1 4 3
Total non-consolidated cases 11 7 4 16 27

Number of Whistleblowing Complaints and Consultations from Suppliers

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Whistleblowing Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Whistleblowing complaints and consultations from suppliers non-consolidated cases - - 0 1 0

Employees punished, fined or dimissed for causing Anti-Corruption Policy violations

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of violations of anti-corruption-related policies non-consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
Employee punishments and dismissals non-consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0
Corruption-related fines issued non-consolidated yen 0 0 0 0 0
Applications of corruption-related penalties non-consolidated cases 0 0 0 0 0

Political Donations

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Indicators Covering Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Political donations non-consolidated 10,000 yen 118 113 104 106 89

Risk Management

Business Sites Certified by the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX), (concerned with the global automotive industry supply chain)

Business Site Certification secured Registered for inspection with Certification Number
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe January 2023 DNV SW215F
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico January 2023 TUV NORD DE MEXICO S6485M

Categories of Shares Issued (As of 2024-03-31)

Category Number of shares Number of voting shares Details
Non-voting shares - - -
Restricted voting shares (treasury stocks etc.) - - -
Restricted voting shares (other) - - -
Full voting shares (treasury stocks etc.) (treasury stocks)
Common shares　4,632,700		 - -
(Mutually-held shares)
Common shares　28,000		 - -
Full voting shares (other) Common shares　165,649,900 1,656,499 -
Shares of less than one unit* Common shares　192,970 - -
Total number of shares issued 170,503,570 - -
General shareholder voting shares - 1,656,499 -
  • *Shares of less than one unit include 85 of our own company's treasury stocks.
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