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Environmental Data Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Yokohama Technical Center

Energy data

Electricity consumption 3,421,752kWh/year
Fuel consumption 163kl/year

※The fuel consumption values have been obtained by converting the consumptions of heavy oil, kerosene and fuel gas into the equivalent consumption of petroleum. For this purpose, the conversion coefficient for plants in Japan and overseas is the one mentioned in the regular report per "Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy in Japan".

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Waste volume data

Total waste released 45t/year
Annual mean recycling ratio 100%

※"Recycling ratio" refers to a ratio of waste (including salable waste) sold or recycled to the total amount released (other than a waste that appears not to be coped with by the efforts of Murata).

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Water quality data

The management level is strictly enough to meet the target level.

Process wastewater

Item Unit Target level Average Max value
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH)   5-9 7.4 7.7
Soluble manganese mg/l 600 0.8 0.8
Total chromium mg/l 0.5 N.D. N.D.
Hexavalent chromium mg/l 0.1 N.D. N.D.
Cadmium mg/l 220 N.D. 1.9
Cyanide mg/l 8 N.D. N.D.
Lead mg/l 10 N.D. N.D.
Mercury mg/l 1 N.D. N.D.
Iodine mg/l 0.2 N.D. N.D.
Fluorine and its compounds mg/l 0.5 N.D. N.D.
Boron and its compounds mg/l 1 N.D. 0.013
Organic phosphides mg/l 1 N.D. 0.019
Hexavalent chromium compounds mg/l 1 N.D. 0.002
Copper and its compounds mg/l 3 0.2 0.29
Nickel and its compounds mg/l 2 N.D. N.D.

 

Domestic wastewater

Item Unit Target level Average Max value
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH)   5-9 6.9 8.2

※N.D. : not greater than minimum limit of determination (Not Detected)
※Target levels are taken form the strictest values stipulated by laws, Kanagawa Prefecture regulations and Yokohama city regulations.
※Water quality data are the values measured at the final discharge point.

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Air quality data

The management level is strictly enough to meet the target level.

Item Unit Target level Average Max value
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) B-1 boiler Nm3/h 0.147 0.141 0.141
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) B-2 boiler Nm3/h 0.047 0.027 0.031
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) chilled/hot water generator Nm3/h 0.042 0.028 0.031

※Target levels are taken form the strictest values stipulated by laws, Kanagawa Prefecture regulations and Yokohama city regulations.
※Air quality data are the values measured at the exhaust point.

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Amount released or transported of substances to be subjected to PRTR

Any substance to be subjected to PRTR is used in an amount that necessitates registration.

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NOTE

The accounting term is the 12-month period from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.

Past Environmental Data

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