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Research Center

Research Center

The Research Center researches and develops with the basic policy "1. Useful research and development, 2. Building and exerting the power of execution, 3. Global activities".

Location: Hazawacho 1150, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 221-8755, Japan
Start of operation: 1965
Representative: Tomoya Takigawa
Employees: 569 (as of June 2011)
Main business activities: R&D of materials for display, new materials and products of environmental friendliness such as solar and energy-saving for architecture and automobiles, and common basic technology

Environmental Performance Data

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Air CO2 (1,000 of tons) 13 11 13 11 11
NOx (tons) 0 0 0 0 0
SOx (tons) 0 0 0 0 0
Soot and dust (tons) 0 0 0 0 0
Water Wastewater (1,000 m3) 47 53 85 74 48
COD (tons) 0 0 0 0 0
Waste Waste finally sent to landfill (tons) 97 28 3 0 0

Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0.00 0.79 1.57 0.00 0.74

* The data cover all employees at the center (including business partners).

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