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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Energy

GHG

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 Scope2020202120222023
GHG emissions (Scope1) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.3,4983,5953,3363,537★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates646365117★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates17815414322
Mitsui Chemicals Group3,7403,8123,5453,675
GHG emissions (Scope2) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.514531470534★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates150145138146★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates530384350232
Mitsui Chemicals Group1,1931,063957912
GHG emissions(Scopes 1 and 2)/ thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group4,9334,8734,5024,587
GHG emissions (Scope3) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.9,32611,39811,691ー
 01: Purchased goods and servicesMitsui Chemicals, Inc.2,9454,6035,525ー
02: Capital goods128126136ー
03: Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 and 2)249265272ー
04: Transportation/distribution (upstream)505265ー
05: Waste generated from operations374943ー
06: Business travel117ー
07: Employee commuting554ー
08: Leased assets (upstream)111ー
11: Sold product specifications2,8103,3292,985ー
12: Sold product disposals2,2872,2972,034★ー
15: Investment812672619ー
GHG emissions intensity per sales revenue / tons・billion yen-1Mitsui Chemicals Group40.730.224.026.2

GHG emissions reduction rate (Scopes 1 and 2)/ %

* compared to FY2013

Mitsui Chemicals Group20212725

Energy

 Scope2020202120222023
Energy consumption / PJMitsui Chemicals, Inc.72.974.569.567.8★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates3.83.93.75.3★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates10.49.79.54.8
Mitsui Chemicals Group87.188.082.877.8
Non-renewable energy consumption / MWhMitsui Chemicals Group20,985,00021,659,00022,984,40021,497,000
Renewable energy consumption / MWhMitsui Chemicals Group110,00085,40096,300203,000
Energy intensity index (FY2009=100)Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.96.692.797.199.8
Five-year annual energy intensity reduction rate / %Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.△0.7△0.2△0.71.0

Industrial Waste

 Scope2020202120222023
Waste generated / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group206.1221.9213.2362.6
 Hazardous waste*1 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupーーー39.5
Waste sent off-site / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group149.5167.7152.5162.0
 Hazardous waste*1 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupーーー30.5★

Waste diverted from disposal (Recycling)

 Scope2020202120222023
Total recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupーーー142.7
 Hazardous waste*1 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupーーー17.6
Onsite recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupー15.528.723.8
Offsite recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group115.6122.7111.3118.9
Recycling rate*2 / %Mitsui Chemicals Group77.373.273.073.4

Waste directed to disposal (Incineration, Landfilling)

 Scope2020202120222023
Total Incineration / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Groupーーー217.9
 with energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー155.2
 Hazardous waste*1 / thousand tonsーーー12.8
 without energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー62.6
 Hazardous waste*1 / thousand tonsーーー8.7
Onsite Incineration / thousand tonsー38.832.0176.3
 with energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー122.0
 without energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー54.3
Offsite Incineration / thousand tonsー44.240.641.6
 with energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー33.2
 without energy recovery / thousand tonsーーー8.4
Total landfill / thousand tons0.70.70.61.9★
 Hazardous waste / thousand tonsーーー0.3
Onsite landfill / thousand tons0.40.30.40.4
Offsite landfill / thousand tons0.30.30.21.5
Landfill Rate for Industrial Waste*3 / %0.30.30.30.5

Substances Subject to the PRTR Act

 Scope2020202120222023
Substances subject to the PRTR Act emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.808827756779

Air

 Scope2020202120222023
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,5371,5971,4861,443★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates434467527657★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates803541247★
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,0512,0992,0542,347★
NOx emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.2,1862,2532,2662,599★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates107837595★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates2012001331★
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,4942,5362,3532,725★
SOx emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.303414471483★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates43201017★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates4316424★
Mitsui Chemicals Group389451485523★
Soot and dust emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.93966846
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates11823
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates60513649
Mitsui Chemicals Group16415410798
Emissions of hazardous air pollutants / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.43111112
Fluorocarbons emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.5333
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates0000
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates6211
Mitsui Chemicals Group11554

Water

Efficient Use of Water

 Scope2020202120222023
Total water withdrawal (Surface water, Groundwater, Seawater, Produced water, Third-party water)  / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.505.3481.7479.3500.8★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates20.314.314.425.2★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates3.23.31.52.0★
Mitsui Chemicals Group528.8499.3495.1528.0★
 Surface water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.00.00.00.0★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates1.51.81.91.9★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0★
Mitsui Chemicals Group1.51.81.91.9★
Groundwater / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.50.60.60.5★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates1.21.21.21.2★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0★
Mitsui Chemicals Group1.71.81.81.7★
Seawater / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.422.0387.6392.2413.9★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates8.98.48.416.6★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0★
Mitsui Chemicals Group431.0396.0400.6430.5★
Produced water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.ーー0.00.0
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliatesーー0.00.0
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliatesーー0.00.0
Mitsui Chemicals Group0.00.00.00.0
Third-party water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.82.793.486.586.4★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates8.72.92.85.4★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates3.23.31.42.0★
Mitsui Chemicals Group94.699.790.893.8★
Recycled water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,625.61,663.31,606.51,576.6
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates101.199.4101.6120.1
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates36.536.029.721.8
Mitsui Chemicals Group1,763.31,798.71,737.91,718.5
Water recycling ratio / %Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.76.377.577.075.9
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates83.387.487.682.7
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates91.591.495.391.4
Mitsui Chemicals Group76.978.377.876.5
Discharge water volume / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.485.5447.3448.0466.7
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates20.114.314.324.2
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1.11.10.50.6
Mitsui Chemicals Group506.7462.7462.8491.5
 Discharge freshwater volume / million m3Mitsui Chemicals Group75.778.962.260.7
Water consumption / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.19.834.331.334.1
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates0.20.00.11.0
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates2.12.31.01.4
Mitsui Chemicals Group22.136.632.336.5
Freshwater consumption in water-stressed areas / million m3Mitsui Chemicals Group0.0130.0140.0120.014

Emissions of Water Pollutants

 Scope2020202120222023
COD, BOD emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.836850742723★
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates65504853★
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,2741,225149204★
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,1762,125939980★
Total nitrogen emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,0721,014891799
Total phosphorous emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.26232315

Environmental Accounting

 Scope2020202120222023
Environmental preservation costs (Investment) / billion yenMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1.41.42.62.3
Environmental preservation costs (Expenditure) / billion yen21.724.125.826.8
Economic impact of environmental initiatives / billion yen1.61.11.51.8

Visualization of Contributions to the Environment

 Scope2020202120222023
Blue Value™ products sales ratio / %Mitsui Chemicals Group15182224

Others

 Scope2020202120222023
Number of environment-related accidentsMitsui Chemicals Group0000
Number of violations to environmental laws and regulationsMitsui Chemicals Group0000
Purchased raw materials / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.4,3984,5593,8634,168
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates462414420458
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,4501,4939971,357
Mitsui Chemicals Group6,3106,3675,2815,983
Purchased materials / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.38383333
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates19988
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates202030214
Mitsui Chemicals Group776734355
Products shipped / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.4,4754,5614,1183,770
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates498498468495
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,4621,4891,0311,276
Mitsui Chemicals Group6,4356,5475,6165,542

*1 In Japan, calculated based on the definition of “specially controlled industrial waste” stipulated by Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act; overseas, calculated based on the definition of hazardous waste stipulated by local laws and regulations or the Basel Convention .

*2 Recycling ratio = Offsite recycling/Waste sent off-site

*3 Landfill rate for industrial waste = Landfill/Waste generated