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Chemical Substance Management
Utilization of chemical substances by the Anritsu Group
companies in Japan is determined through a prior assessment system.
Substances whose use is banned or limited are decided in consideration of
legal regulations and hazardousness and we regulate the substances that
cause ozone layer depletion and global warming. Each division inputs into a
computer database the amounts of chemical substances purchased, used and
disposed of every three months in order to compile statistics of the entire
Company for each law regarding chemical substances, including those covered
by the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Law.
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Chemical Substances Whose Use Is Regulated
by Anritsu Group |
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Banned substances |
Class of 7 substances:
CFC(Chlorofluorocarbons),halon,
carbon tetrachloride,1,1,1-trichloroethane,
HBFC(Hydrobromofluorocarbons),
bromochloroethane,methyl bromide |
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Limited-use substances |
Class of 7 substances:
HCFC(Hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
trichloroethylene,
tetrachloroethylene,dichloromethane,
HFC(Hydrofluorocarbons),
PFC(Perfluorocarbons),sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) |
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Chemical substance on-line entry screen |
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Anritsu has been striving continuously to slash its use of
chemical substances and has abolished treatment processes, among other
measures. The utiliztion of such substances had been leveling off since
fiscal 2003, but rose 3.6 tons in fiscal 2006 due to increased use of epoxy
resin.
PRTR Law None of the Atsugi, Tanasawa and
Tohoku Sites discharged chemical substances that required a report under the
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Law in fiscal 2006.
However, the amount of bisphenol A epoxy resin (liquid) handled at the
Atsugi Site sharply rose from 192 kilograms in fiscal 2005 to 942 kilograms
in fiscal 2006 because we started putting epoxy resin into metal detectors
made by Anritsu Industrial Solutions Co., Ltd. at the Atsugi Site in 2006.
As in fiscal 2005, the substance used in the largest quantity was bisphenol
A epoxy resin (liquid) at the Atsugi Site, followed by ethylene glycol
monoethyl ether at the Tanasawa Site (176 kilograms) and lead and lead
compounds at the Tohoku Site (230 kilograms). We will keep improving
processes to slash use of chemical substances, including those covered by
the PRTR Law, to prevent environmental pollution.
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