Responsible Care Management
Roll Out Globally
Mitsui Chemicals is rolling out Responsible Care activities to subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and overseas as a part of efforts to promote Responsible Care across the Group as a whole.
Global Network
Mitsui Chemicals is building an information network across the five regions where its subsidiaries and affiliates operate: China, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Japan as its center. This network gathers Responsible Care-related information from industry associations located in each region, which after being summarized and analyzed by the Head Office is shared throughout the Mitsui Chemicals Group.
As part of the Responsible Care activity programs in each region, the Company holds RC meetings that gather together the staff in charge of Responsible Care of various subsidiaries and affiliates. The meetings are opportunities for subsidiaries and affiliates to mutually learn about accidents and occupational injuries through analyses of examples, as well as to learn about best practices. RC meetings have been held in China, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region in the past, but starting in fiscal 2022, the RC meetings will also be held in Europe, where interest in chemical regulations is growing.
China
The fiscal 2022 China Region RC Meeting was held in October and was attended by nine companies in the China region. Although the meeting was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it provided an online connection between Japan and the region. In addition to sharing information related to Responsible Care with Mitsui Chemicals, the companies exchanged information on the topics of security and disaster prevention, environmental preservation, and occupational safety.
Americas
The Americas RC Meeting for fiscal 2022 was held in December through an online conference, and a total of eight affiliates in North and South America as well as Europe participated and shared the initiatives of their respective companies. Life cycle assessment(LCA) and product carbon footprint (PCF) were the main topics of this year's discussion, and participants engaged in a lively exchange of ideas.
Asia Pacific
In fiscal 2022, an Asia-Pacific RC Meeting was held online in November, with 19 companies (a total of 90 participants) participating. LCA/PCF explanation was provided with the main topic of chemicals management. Various subsidiaries and affiliates presented various issues on chemicals control and inventive ideas as solutions. Mitsui Chemicals introduced the Safety Technology Enhancement Project, reported the contents of the Responsible Care Committee, and shared information that was useful to participants in each region.
Evaluation of the Responsible Care Activities of the Mitsui Chemicals Group
The Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Responsible Care activities are highly esteemed by external parties.
In fiscal 2022, our affiliates received awards in the areas of security disaster prevention and occupational safety/health.
Mitsui Chemicals Group's Responsible Care-related Awards
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Countries | FY2022 awards | Awardees |
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Thailand | Excellent safety workplace, National Level / Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare | GC-M PTA CO., LTD. |
ZERO ACCIDENT 2022 Platinum level / Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Excellent safety workplace, National Level / Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare | THAI PET RESIN CO., LTD. | |
Singapore | Responsible Care - Achievement Award for Employee Health and Safety Code / Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) Process Safety - Gold award / Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) | MITSUI ELASTOMERS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. |
Indonesia | Zero Accident Award / Manpower Ministry of Republic of Indonesia | P.T. PETNESIA RESINDO |