Aichi Complex | Environmental Initiatives

At our company, we aim to create all Refineries/Complexes Refineries/Complexes "beautiful, pollution-free,'' Refineries/Complexes beloved by local people.'' Based on this basic stance, our Complex has been set up as a green "park factory" with a green belt planted with 450,000 trees since the time of operation. In the green belt, you can see many small animals and birds, and it also acts as a buffer zone to prevent noise. We will continue to place great importance on harmony with the natural environment.

As a result of our efforts to achieve the goal of "achieving zero emissions* in fiscal 2008,'' which is part of our Complex-wide medium-term environmental plan, we achieved this goal in 2004, three years ahead of schedule.
To achieve zero emissions, we have been promoting measures such as reducing the amount of waste through dehydration, reusing used catalysts, and Resources waste. Aiming to further reduce waste, we will promote activities from the viewpoints of the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Resources.

Aichi Complex began Complex as the newest Refinery in Japan, having been completed in 1975 after the first oil shock, and has been extremely energy efficient since its construction. In addition, all staff members have worked together to repeatedly improve energy efficiency.
Our goal is to reduce CO₂ emissions from our own operations by 7.3 million tons by 2030, and we have begun considering energy-saving improvements and fuel conversion.

Environmental measures

The Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act went into effect in February 2003, making it mandatory to conduct a soil contamination investigation when a designated facility that uses hazardous substances is closed down or when the governor recognizes that there is a risk of health damage.
Although there was no obligation to investigate at our Complex, we conducted voluntary investigations of the premises from 2003 to 2008 based on the company-wide medium-term environmental plan and confirmed that there were no problems related to soil contamination. Additionally, since 2003, we have been measuring groundwater at the site boundary once a year, and we continue to confirm that there are no problems with groundwater.

Chemical substances discharged from our Complex that are subject to the PRTR Law (Law for Promoting Identification of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Improvement of Their Management) include benzene, toluene, and xylene, which are contained in crude oil and petroleum products, as well as asbestos, which was used as a pipe insulation material.
For targeted substances derived from crude oil and petroleum products (benzene, toluene, xylene), we are working to reduce emissions by using floating roof tanks, which reduce the amount of vapor emitted into the atmosphere from the tanks, and by installing volatile hydrocarbon recovery equipment at shipping facilities.

In 2010, our Complex was certified as a "Socially and Environmentally Contributing Green Space" by the Social and Environmentally Contributing Green Space Evaluation System (SEGES) operated by the Urban Green Infrastructure Fund (now the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Urban Green Infrastructure Organization).
This recognition recognizes our efforts in creating a "Park Factory," which has been our goal since the construction of Refinery, and in the creation of the "Idemitsu 100 Year Forest" project as part of Idemitsu's 100th anniversary of operations. Aichi Complex received the "Excellent Stage 3" certification.
In addition, based on the Green Garden City Concept of the Chita Citizens' Pledge, "the green belt is an important environmental Resources for the region," Chita City's coastal businesses are working together to maintain and improve the green belt with the aim of contributing to improving biodiversity and linking ecosystems. This certification recognizes the fact that our Complex is positioned at the center of these activities.
In 2016, their activities were recognized and they were certified as "Superlative Stage", the highest level in SEGES.
Our Complex will continue to carry out green space activities that contribute to the local environment.

Aichi Complex is a member of the Chita Sanshi Association, which organizes a cleanup event for the Meiko Service Road twice a year. Volunteers are recruited from among the plant's employees to collect trash that has been dumped on the median strip and along the side of the road gutters.