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Hiroshima Plant

Hiroshima Plant

Hiroshima Plant

Address: 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, Japan
Operations started: March 1931
Major products: Passenger cars, trucks, engines, automobile manual transmissions
ISO14001 certification: June 2000
Site area (floorspace): 2,247,000 square meters (1,796,000 square meters)


Atmospheric pollutants Unit Regulation Actual(max.)
NOx Boilers ppm 180 87
150 62
Drying ovens ppm 250 59
230 31
Melting furnaces ppm 180 130
Diesel engines ppm 950 770
Heating furnaces ppm 200 31
180 51
150 63
130 42
Roasting furnaces ppm 220 25
Ash Boilers g/m³N 0.30 0.0018
0.10 0.0015
Drying ovens g/m³N 0.40 0.0061
0.35 0.0042
0.20 0.004
0.15 0.0066
Melting furnaces g/m³N 0.40 0.054
0.20 0.08
0.10 0.0082
Diesel engines g/m³N 0.10 0.0023
Heating furnaces g/m³N 0.40 0.0018
0.25 0.015
0.20 0.015
Roasting furnaces g/m³N 0.10 0.0015
SOx K-value regulation - 7 1.36
VOC Painting facilities ppm 700 282
Washing facilities ppm 400 124
Water pollutants Unit Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH (freshwater) - 5.8-8.6 7.6 6.5
7.1
pH (seawater) - 5.5-9.0 7.7 6.8 7.3
BOD mg/L 120 4 ND < 1.5
COD mg/L 15 9 1.6 3.8
SS mg/L 150 7 ND < 2.6
Oil mg/L 5 ND ND ND
Copper mg/L 3 ND ND ND
Fluorine (freshwater) mg/L 8 0.2 ND < 0.1
Fluorine (seawater) mg/L 15 6.1 0.1 2.3
Zinc mg/L 2 0.36 ND < 0.09
Soluble iron mg/L 10 0.2 ND < 0.1
Soluble manganese mg/L 10 0.8 ND < 0.3
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 11 1.9 5
Total phosphorus mg/L 8 0.7 ND < 0.06
Coliform groups Colonies/cm³ 3,000 110 < 10 < 16
Phenol mg/L 5 0.02 ND < 0.02
Chromium mg/L 2 0.04 ND < 0.01
Boron (freshwater) mg/L 10 0.32 0.09 0.21
Boron (seawater) mg/L 230 1.8 0.13 1.0
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds mg/L 100 4.3 1.1 3.0

The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium,arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, PCBs, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, 1.2-dichloroethane, 1.1-dichloroethylene, cis 1.2-dichloroethylene, 1.1.1-trichloroethane, 1.1.2-trichloroethane, 1.3-dichloropropene, thiuram, simazine, thiobencarb, benzene, and selenium.

(Items marked with an asterisk (*) are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 500 kg/year or more are handled.)
(Other items are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 1,000 kg/year or more are handled.)


Substance No Substance group Amount handled   Volume emitted Amount consumed Amount disposed Amount transferred Amount recycled
Air Water Soil Waste products
1 Water-soluble zinc compounds 19,157 0 302 0 302 15,397 0 3,458 0
37 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol 4,313 0 0 0 0 0 4,313 0 0
53 Ethyl benzene 151,988 77,638 0 0 77,638 43,043 28,104 0 3,203
80 Xylene 611,285 246,876 0 0 246,876 179,998 113,978 0 70,433
87 Chromium and trivalent chromium compounds 103,172 0 0 0 0 102,146 0 1,026 0
88* Hexavalent chromium compounds 2,508 0 0 0 0 1,482 1,026 0 0
258 1,3,5,7-tetraazetoricyclo [3.3.1.13.7] decane 135,542 0 0 0 0 0 135,542 0 0
277 Triethylamine 320,847 1,926 0 0 1,926 0 318,921 0 0
296 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene 183,830 13,699 0 0 13,699 113,043 57,088 0 0
297 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 56,301 25,165 0 0 25,165 5,219 13,722 0 12,195
300 Toluene 957,773 287,726 0 0 287,726 405,666 248,364 0 16,017
309* Nickel compounds 2,793 0 337 0 337 962 0 1,494 0
349 Phenol 771,619 19 23 0 42 0 771,577 0 0
355 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 14,511 0 0 0 0 14,076 435 0 0
374 Hydrogen fluoride and
its water-soluble salts
4,152 0 664 0 664 0 0 3,488 0
392 n-Hexane 141,754 355 0 0 355 113,906 27,493 0 0
400* Benzene 28,748 36 0 0 36 21,521 7,191 0 0
411* Formaldehyde 216,077 2,301 0 0 2,301 0 213,776 0 0
412 Manganese and its compounds 255,129 0 305 0 305 253,072 0 1,679 73
438 Methylnaphthalene 15,399 0 0 0 0 0 15,399 0 0
448 Diisocyanate (methylene-bis [4,1-phenylene]) 297,773 0 0 0 0 0 297,773 0 0
453 Molybdenum and
its compounds
3,839 0 0 0 0 1,934 0 91 1,814
Total 4,298,510 655,741 1,631 0 657,372 1,271,465 2,254,702 11,236 103,735

Miyoshi Office (including plant)

Miyoshi Office (including plant)

Miyoshi Office

Address: 551-1 Higashi-sakaya-cho, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Operations started: May, 1974
Major products: Engines
ISO14001 certification: ISO14001 certification: June 2000
Site area (floorspace): 1,667,000 square meters (64,000 square meters)


Atmospheric pollutants Unit Regulation Actual
(max.)
NOx Boilers ppm 250 180
Ash Boilers g/m³N 0.30 0.057
Water pollutants Unit Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH 5.8-8.6 7.7 7.2 7.5
BOD mg/L 70 3.5 0.8 1.9
SS mg/L 70 5.0 0.8 2.3
Oil mg/L 5 ND ND ND
Fluorine mg/L 8 0.2 0.2 0.2
Zinc mg/L 2 ND ND ND
Soluble manganese mg/L 10 0.6 ND < 0.3
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 2 2 2
Total phosphorus mg/L 8 0.02 0.02 0.02
Coliform groups Colonies/cm³ 3,000 < 10 < 10 < 10
Boron mg/L 10 0.03 0.03 0.03
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds mg/L 100 0.3 0.3 0.3

The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, PCBs, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, 1.2-dichloroethane, 1.1-dichloroethylene, cis 1.2-dichloroethylene, 1.1.1-trichloroethane, 1.1.2-trichloroethane, 1.3-dichloropropene, thiuram, simazine, thiobencarb, benzene, selenium, phenol, copper, soluble iron, and chromium.

(Items marked with an asterisk (*) are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 500 kg/year or more are handled.)
(Other items are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 1,000 kg/year or more are handled.)

Substance No Substance group Amount handled   Volume emitted Amount consumed Amount disposed Amount transferred Amount recycled
Air Water Soil Waste products
53 Ethyl benzene 4,249 0.48 0 0 0.48 0 4,249 0 0
80 Xylene 17,908 1.8 0 0 1.8 0 17,906 0 0
296 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene 11,481 0.44 0 0 0.44 0 11,481 0 0
297 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 1,278 0.04 0 0 0.04 0 1,278 0 0
300 Toluene 47,433 17 0 0 17 0 47,416 0 0
392 n-Hexane 9,019 23 0 0 23 0 8,996 0 0
400* Benzene 1,967 2.5 0 0 2.5 0 1,965 0 0
438 Methylnaphthalene 6,683 0 0 0 0 0 6,683 0 0
Total 100,018 44.78 0 0 45 0 99,973 0 0
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