Impact as a Result of Business Operations

We strive to identify the impact of our business operations on the environment in terms of resources and energy usage (INPUT) and gas, water and waste emissions (OUTPUT). This section shows the volumes of each category in a list covering Nissha Group’s business operations in Japan in fiscal year 2011.

The use of major raw materials in the Devices Business has come to comprise about 10% of the whole, with a nearly 1.5-fold increase compared to fiscal year 2010, due to rises in production volume at the Kaga Factory (Nitec Precision, Inc.), the key production factory. That in the Industrial Materials Business comprises about 26% of the whole, for an approximately 7% decrease compared to fiscal year 2010, despite the new opening of the Tsu Factory. That in the Information and Communication Business, at about 64%, continues to comprise the largest part of the whole, with the majority of materials used being paper for printing.
In resources “INPUT,” the use of major raw materials slightly decreased compared to the previous year, whereas energy use increased some 18% in electricity and some 16% in gas. As a consequence, “OUTPUT” in terms of CO₂ emissions increased approximately 11% as well.
Emissions of VOC from the use of solvents and ink in the Industrial Materials Business remained approximately the same as fiscal year 2010 levels, however, actual emissions into the atmosphere have decreased substantially due to the installation of a VOC combustion and treatment facility at the Kameoka Factory(Nitec Industries, Inc.)in late fiscal year 2010.