Kansai Plant
In 1909, two years after the establishment of Asahi Glass in 1907, the Kansai Plant started operating in Amagasaki City, the core of the Hanshin Industrial Zone. It was the first factory in Japan to successfully mass-produce flat glass. The plant currently produces various high-performance glass substrates for displays.
Location: Nishimukojima 2, Amagasaki City, Hyogo, 660-0857, Japan
Start of operation: 1907
Representative: Toshinori Ikeda
Employees: 383 (as of December 2008)
Main business activities: Production of glass substrates for LCD and plasma displays
Environmental Performance Data
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | CO2 (thousands of tons) | 112 | 150 | 174 | 179 | 170 |
| NOx (tons) | 630 | 609 | 620 | 655 | 559 | |
| SOx (tons) | 54 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 24 | |
| Soot and dust (tons) | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
| Water | Wastewater (1,000 m3) | 766 | 870 | 866 | 837 | 1,210 |
| COD (tons) | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waste | Waste finally sent to landfill (tons) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
* The data cover all employees at the operating site (including cooperating companies).
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