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Environment

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Energy

GHG

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 Scope2021202220232024
GHG emissions (Scope1) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.3,5953,3363,5373,383
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates6365117106
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1541432242
Mitsui Chemicals Group3,8123,5453,6753,531
GHG emissions (Scope2) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.531470534486
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates14513814697
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates384350232316
Mitsui Chemicals Group1,063957912897
GHG emissions(Scopes 1 and 2)/ thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group4,8734,5024,5874,428
GHG emissions (Scope3) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group15,98115,702
 01: Purchased goods and services8,5718,533
02: Capital goods508397
03: Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in scope 1 or scope 2)459478
04: Upstream transportation and distribution10691
05: Waste generated in operations9280
06: Business travel32
07: Employee commuting98
11: Use of sold products277319
12: End-of-life treatment of sold products5,9585,794
GHG emissions (Scope3) / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.11,39811,69110,673
 01: Purchased goods and services4,6035,5254,754
02: Capital goods126136255
03: Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 and 2)265272355
04: Upstream transportation and distribution526546
05: Waste generated in operations494344
06: Business travel1710
07: Employee commuting545
08: Upstream leased assets111
11: Use of sold products3,3292,9852,950
12: End-of-life treatment of sold products2,2972,0341,841
15: Investments672619414
GHG emissions intensity per sales revenue / tons・billion yen-1Mitsui Chemicals Group30.224.026.224.5

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

*compared to FY2013

Mitsui Chemicals Group21272628

Energy

 Scope2021202220232024
Energy consumption / PJMitsui Chemicals, Inc.74.569.567.864.6
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates3.93.75.34.1
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates9.79.54.86.2
Mitsui Chemicals Group88.082.877.874.9
Non-renewable energy consumption / MWhMitsui Chemicals Group21,659,00022,984,40021,497,00020,571,000
Renewable energy consumption / MWhMitsui Chemicals Group85,40096,300203,000145,000
Five-year annual energy intensity reduction rate / %Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.20.7△ 1.0△ 1.2

Industrial Waste

 Scope2021202220232024
Total waste generated / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group221.9213.2362.7321.4
 Hazardous waste*2 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group40.938.5
Waste sent off-site / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group167.7152.5162.2140.1
 Hazardous waste*2 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group32.028.6

Waste Diverted from Disposal (Recycling)

 Scope2021202220232024
Total recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group142.9108.4
 Hazardous waste*2 / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group18.414.2
Onsite recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group15.528.723.822.7
Offsite recycling / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group122.7111.3119.185.7
Recycling rate*3 / %Mitsui Chemicals Group73.273.073.461.2

Waste Directed to Disposal (Incineration, Landfilling)

 Scope2021202220232024
Total Incineration / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals Group217.9211.4
 with energy recovery / thousand tons159.1156.9
 Hazardous waste*2 / thousand tons15.819.1
 without energy recovery / thousand tons58.954.5
 Hazardous waste*2 / thousand tons6.54.9
Onsite Incineration / thousand tons38.832.0176.3158.3
 with energy recovery / thousand tons129.3117.2
 without energy recovery / thousand tons47.041.1
Offsite Incineration / thousand tons44.240.641.653.1
 with energy recovery / thousand tons29.839.7
 without energy recovery / thousand tons11.813.4
Total landfill / thousand tons0.70.61.91.6
 Hazardous waste / thousand tons0.30.3
Onsite landfill / thousand tons0.30.40.40.3
Offsite landfill / thousand tons0.30.21.51.3
Landfill Rate for Industrial Waste*4 / %0.30.30.50.5

Substances Subject to the PRTR Act

 Scope2021202220232024
Substances subject to the PRTR Act emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.827756779674

Air

 Scope2021202220232024
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,5971,4861,4781,427
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates467527651667
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates354124782
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,0992,0542,3772,176
NOx emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.2,2532,2662,5992,503
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates83759582
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates200133137
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,5362,3532,7252,622
SOx emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.414471483494
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates20101713
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1642418
Mitsui Chemicals Group451485523525
Soot and dust emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.96684643
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates8231
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates51364942
Mitsui Chemicals Group1541079887
Emissions of hazardous air pollutants / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.11111211
Fluorocarbons emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.3334
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates0000
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates2110
Mitsui Chemicals Group5544

Water

Efficient Use of Water

 Scope2021202220232024
Total water withdrawal (Surface water, Groundwater, Seawater, Produced water, Third-party water)  / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.481.7479.3500.8483.1
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates14.314.425.224.2
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates3.31.52.01.8
Mitsui Chemicals Group499.3495.1528.0509.1
 Surface water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.00.00.00.0
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates1.81.91.91.9
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0
Mitsui Chemicals Group1.81.91.91.9
Groundwater / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.60.60.50.5
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates1.21.21.20.3
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0
Mitsui Chemicals Group1.81.81.70.8
Seawater / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.387.6392.2413.9399.9
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates8.48.416.616.6
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.00.0
Mitsui Chemicals Group396.0400.6430.5416.5
Produced water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.0.00.00.0
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.0
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.00.0
Mitsui Chemicals Group0.00.00.00.0
Third-party water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.93.486.586.482.7
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates2.92.85.45.4
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates3.31.42.01.8
Mitsui Chemicals Group99.790.893.889.9
Recycled water / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,663.31,606.51,576.61,437.9
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates99.4101.6128.3113.0
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates36.029.721.86.3
Mitsui Chemicals Group1,798.71,737.91,726.71,557.2
Water recycling ratio / %Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.77.577.075.974.9
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates87.487.683.682.4
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates91.495.391.477.4
Mitsui Chemicals Group78.377.876.675.4
Discharge water volume / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.447.3448.0466.7457.3
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates14.314.332.931.7
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1.10.50.60.6
Mitsui Chemicals Group462.7462.8500.2489.7
 Discharge freshwater volume / million m3Mitsui Chemicals Group78.962.269.773.1
Water consumption / million m3Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.34.331.334.626.3
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates0.00.10.40.4
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates2.31.01.41.2
Mitsui Chemicals Group36.632.336.528.0
Freshwater consumption in water-stressed areas / million m3Mitsui Chemicals Group0.0140.0120.0140.015

Emissions of Water Pollutants

 Scope2021202220232024
COD, BOD emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.850742787730
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates50485369
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,225149204317
Mitsui Chemicals Group2,1259391,0431,116
Total nitrogen emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1,014891808853
Total phosphorous emissions / tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.23231715

Environmental Accounting

 Scope2021202220232024
Environmental preservation costs (Investment) / billion yenMitsui Chemicals, Inc.1.42.62.33.4
Environmental preservation costs (Expenditure) / billion yen24.125.829.529.3
Economic impact of environmental initiatives / billion yen1.11.51.81.2

Visualization of Contributions to the Environment

 Scope2021202220232024
Blue Value™ products sales ratio / %Mitsui Chemicals Group18222426

Others

 Scope2021202220232024
Number of environment-related accidentsMitsui Chemicals Group0000
Number of violations to environmental laws and regulationsMitsui Chemicals Group0000
Purchased raw materials / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.4,5593,8634,1683,279
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates414420458337
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,4939971,3571,251
Mitsui Chemicals Group6,3675,2815,9834,867
Purchased materials / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.38333332
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates9887
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates203021419
Mitsui Chemicals Group673435557
Products shipped / thousand tonsMitsui Chemicals, Inc.4,5614,1183,7702,069
Domestic subsidiaries and affiliates498468495371
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates1,4891,0311,276327
Mitsui Chemicals Group6,5475,6165,5422,767

*1 Calculated based on adjusted emissions that exclude temporary factors such as fluctuations in ethylene operating rates.

*2 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 .

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

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