{"id":97,"date":"2026-07-03T13:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/csr\/environment\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:34:34","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/csr\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section-philosophy inner02\" id=\"csr-philosophy\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Environmental Philosophy\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"text bottom03\">\n          New Japan Chemical recognizes the conservation of the global environment as one of the important issues common to humanity. We are engaged in the manufacturing and sale of chemical products, and actively aim to reduce the environmental burden.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n      <section class=\"section-material_flow inner02\" id=\"csr--material_flow\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Environmental policy\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"text\">\n          We are engaged in the research, development and production of chemicals and, accordingly, conduct environmental management activities to reduce the environmental impact of the products we make. We are particularly concerned about preventing resource depletion and work to procure recyclable materials to the greatest extent possible, while promoting activities to reduce environmental impact.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">1 . Legal compliance and pollution prevention<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"text\">We comply with environmental laws, regulations and other requirements, strive to prevent environmental pollution, and work to protect the environment of society and local communities.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">2 . Environmental load reduction activities<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"text\">We grasp the environmental pollution that accompanies business development, manage the environment through continuous improvement, and work to prevent pollution.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"area02\">\n            <div>\n              <ul>\n                <li class=\"indent01\">\u2460 We purchase environment-friendly products and develop product design, development, manufacturing, and sales activities.<\/li>\n                <li class=\"indent01\">\u2461 Strengthen the understanding and management of hazardous chemical substances and carry out activities to reduce emissions.<\/li>\n                <li class=\"indent01\">\u2462 We strive to conduct research and development managing emissions in consideration of the environmental burden.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">3 . Education and publicity activities<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"text mb40\">\n            We set environmental objectives to achieve this environmental policy, informing all employees through environmental education to practice environmental pollution prevention.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"section-material-flow inner02 mb15\" id=\"csr--management\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Environmental Management System\n        <\/h2>\n        \n        <p class=\"text\">\n          In 2004, we obtained ISO 14001 certification for our environmental management system (Kyoto Plant, Tokushima Plant, Kawasaki Plant, Sakai Plant, and Research Laboratory).\n          <br>We utilize an environmental management system to clarify organizational roles and responsibilities. Each organization sets its own environmental goals and works for continuous environmental improvement through a PDCA cycle. These woeks are evaluated by the Energy Conservation and Environment Committee and internal environmental audits, and the evaluation results are reflected to top management for improvement and review of the environmental management system.\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"ray-column row-reverse\">\n          <div>\n            <figure class=\"img-area\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/PDCA-cycle.png\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <figure class=\"img-area\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/environmental-management.png\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"section-material-flow inner02 mb15\" id=\"csr-reducing\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Environmental Performance\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"head03\">\n          Material flow(FY2025 actual results)New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd. &#038; Nissin Chemical Co., Ltd.\n        <\/p>\n        <figure class=\"pc-only\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/material-flow-pc.svg\" alt=\"Material flow\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure class=\"section-material-flow-figure sp-only\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/material-flow-sp.svg\" alt=\"Material flow\">\n        <\/figure>\n\n      <\/section>\n\n\n      <section class=\"section-environmental-load-reduction inner02\" id=\"csr--material_flow-figure\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Approach to Environment Load Reduction\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">The Challenge of Going Carbon Neutrality<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"ray-column\">\n            <p class=\"text\">As a company that conducts business using petrochemical resources, we recognize that it is a very important responsibility to go CN (Carbon Neutrality).We have set a goal of reducing CO2 emissions from our domestic business sites by 50% from the FY2013 level by FY2030, and achieving CN by FY2050.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <figure>\n            <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/challenge-CN2026.svg\" alt=\"CO2 emissions reduction\"><\/p>\n          <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"ray-column\">\n            <p class=\"text\">\n              To achieve our goals, we are promoting energy-saving activities such as fuel efficiency improvement and conversion to renewable energy as well as approaching a low-carbon society through our business.\n            <\/p>\n            <p class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n              <span class=\"btn02\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/njc_CSRreport2025_CN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                  <span>The Challenge of Going CN<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">Waste Reduction<\/h3>\n              <p class=\"text\">From the perspective of reducing environmental impact and processing costs, We will continue to strive to reduce waste.<br>\n              It is difficult to directly reduce the amount of waste per production volume, but we are working to reduce waste by promoting 3R<sup>\u203b<\/sup> activities.<\/p>\n              <p class=\"text\"><small>\n                \u203b3R\uff1aReduce, Reuse, Recycle\n              <\/small><\/p>\n            <!--\n            <figure class=\"chart-container\">\n              <canvas id=\"chart-waste-reducing\">\n              <\/canvas>\n            <\/figure>\n            -->\n        <\/section>\n\n        <!--\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">Promoting Energy Conservation<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"ray-column\">\n            <div class=\"chart-text\">\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                \u3000Each factories promote the reduction of fuel and electricity usage by implementing steam & waste heat recovery systems and streamling steam piping, including process control value optimization and active introduction of energy saving equipment.\n              <\/p>\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                \u3000Moving forward, we will continue to promote activities aimed at reduction of energy intensity per production volume. We will promote activities to reduce CO2 emissions toward the target of 1% reduction every year, in regulation to the \"Act on Rationalization of Energy Use\" set by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <figure class=\"chart-container\">\n              <canvas id=\"chart-energy-saving\">\n              <\/canvas>\n            <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        -->\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">Water resources<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"text\">\n            Presently, there are no water intake restriction areas in our production bases. However, we recognize the importance of water resources that are vital to our production activities, and we are working reduction and preservation of water resources risk. In FY2025, the total water intake by water source at our domestic production bases was 3,185 thousand tons. In regards to drainage water quality, we are independently managing quality at standards stricter than the standards determined by each municipality.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">Atmosphere<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"text\">\n            Through measures such as promoting proper operation of boilers and incinerators, we have been managing at standards set stricter than each municipality, as well as advancing our reduction in toxic substance emissions into the atmosphere.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">\n            Sustainable Raw Material Procurement &#8211; RSPO Certified Oil &#8211;\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"text\">\n              We together with its business partner suppliers, conducts procurement activities based on its CSR policy in order to meet the demands and expectations of society, continuing to create various values \u200b\u200bthrough its business. Environmentally friendly raw material procurement efforts include sustainable procurement of palm oil derivatives, one of our main raw materials.\n          <\/p>\n        \n          <p class=\"text\">\n            The Group manufactures and sells products such as fatty acids, higher alcohols, and surfactants made from palm oil and palm kernel oil.\n            In order to reduce the environmental burden of these products and strive to procure sustainable raw materials, we became Ordinary Member of &#8220;Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)&#8221; in July 2015. We promote the procurement and use of RSPO certified oils.\n          <\/p>\n          <p class=\"text section-rspo-link tac\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/rspo\/\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/company\/img\/products16_img.png\" alt=\"Check here for more information about RSPO certified\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/company\/office\/img\/products01_img.png\" alt=\"Certification Image\">\n            <\/a>\n          <\/p>\n\n        <\/section>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n      <section class=\"section-research-development inner02 bottom01\" id=\"reserch-development\">\n        <h2 class=\"head02\">\n          Approach to Environment Value Creation &#8211; R&#038;D &#8211;\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">100% Biomass Ester Oil<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"ray-column\">\n            <div class=\"text-area01\">\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                In response to the recent trend of active efforts to go carbon neutral, we have developed a 100% biomass-derived ester-based lubricant by utilizing our oleo products and the esterification technology we have developed over the years. With these developments, we will contribute to the carbon neutralization of lubricants. First of all, we will mainly target the automotive sector, where efforts to become more environmentally friendly are flourishing.\n              <\/p>\n              <h4>Product characteristics<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                Our 100% biomass ester oil is primarily comprised of fatty acid acquired from palm trees and alcohol. With superior low temperature liquidity, for 28 days it primarily showed excellent signs of biodegradability.\n              <\/p>\n              <h4>Lineup<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                \u30fbRiKANATURA&reg; (Emollient agent for cosmetics raw materials)<br>\n                \u30fbNJLUB&reg; (Ester oil for Industrial lubricants)\n              <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <figure class=\"img-area01\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/viscosity-pour.png\" alt=\"Viscosity and pour point of each oil\">\n            <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section>\n          <h3 class=\"head03\">Biomass Plasticizer GREENCIZER&reg;<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"ray-column\">\n            <div class=\"text-area02\">\n              <p class=\"text\">\n                We developed our GREENCIZER&reg; plasticizer series; with over 70% biomass, it has equivalent or greater cold and heat resistance than our products, DOP, DINP and DUP that are made from fossil-based raw materials.  Since Plasticizer is mixed in large quantities in the processing of resins, by using our product the percentage of biomass in the resin itself can significantly increase. As our entire GREENCIZER&reg; series has been recognized by the Japan Organics Recycling Association, we have received the Mark of Biomass.\n              <\/p>\n              <p class=\"text\"><small>\n                \u203bThe Biomass Mark is a mark of environmental-friendly products certified by the Japan Organics Recycling Association that utilize biological resources (biomass) and conform to relevant laws, regulations, standards, and specifications in terms of quality and safety.\n              <\/small><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <figure class=\"img-area02\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/nj-chem-theme\/static-en\/csr\/assets\/img\/greensizer.png\" alt=\"Comparison of cold resistance and heat resistance of petrochemical-derived plasticizer and Greensizer\">\n            <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n      <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Philosophy New Japan Chemical recognizes the conservation of the global environment as one of th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":95,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"njc_subtitle_en":"Environmental Initiative","njc_lead":"","njc_lead_class":"","njc_titwrap_class":"bottom01","njc_no_titlehead":"","njc_no_section_nav":"","njc_body_class":"","njc_wrap_class":"","njc_breadcrumb_extra":"","njc_breadcrumb_no_ancestors":"","njc_redirect_to":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1397,"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/1397"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nj-chem.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}