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Product Stewardship

Training

The safe management of chemical substances throughout the product lifecycle, from development to disposal, is known as product stewardship, and raising the awareness of our individual employees is indispensable to its implementation. The Mitsui Chemicals Group provides them with training programs to acquire knowledge so they can comply with regulations and handle products correctly, and spreads the knowledge across the supply chain in order to establish a corporate culture that protects both human health and the environment.

Mitsui Chemicals' chemicals management training program comprises e-learning, a basic course, and an advanced course.

E-Learning	We provide employees with basic knowledge about chemicals management to ensure both the safety of our products and legal compliance. Educational records are managed using an internal system.
	Scope	All employees in business divisions and laboratories and all line managers of Works and indirect departments
	Details	(1) Legal basics for chemicals management (2) Fundamentals of Mitsui Chemicals' chemicals management Mitsui Chemicals Responsible Care Policy Basic knowledge specified by company rules on chemicals management
	Scope	All employees of business divisions, laboratories, purchasing and logistics divisions, and practical personnel of other divisions
	Details	Poisonous and deleterious substances control in sales and importation
Basic course	Introductory education for new employees
	Understanding of the background and overall picture of chemicals management work.
	Scope	New employees assigned to laboratories
	Details	What is chemicals management? Laws and Responsible Care (RC) Risk assessment and risk management for chemical substances, and basic knowledge on "safer product development"
	Basic seminar
	We provide employees with knowledge of specific procedures for chemicals management at our companies to secure the safety and compliance of our products.
	Scope	Employees responsible for practical handling in the business division, laboratories, etc.
	Details	Part 1: Chemicals management at Mitsui Chemicals Identification of chemical substances contained in products, and investigation and collection of safety information Product risk assessment in Mitsui Chemicals Providing safety information (SDS, labels, etc.) Compliance before product market introduction, and chemicals management after product market introduction Part 2: Domestic and overseas legal trends
Advanced course	Learning about chemicals specific to a certain product or application, such as food packaging materials.
	Scope	People involved in specific products and applications, and people responsible for practical chemicals management
	Details	Events held in FY2024 (example) Explanatory Meeting on Chemical Substances Control Law Seminar on Food Contact Materials Regulations and Recycling Regulations Seminars on Legal Regulations in Various Countries (Japan, US, EU, China, Korea, Taiwan, etc.) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Training Session