Environment

Climate change and other global-scale environmental issues have gained much attention in recent years.
The MGC Group recognizes that not only do its business activities place a burden on the environment, but that environmental problems have a significant impact on its business activities, and is engaged in a variety of initiatives to address them.

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Scope of This Report

The scope of information tabulated in this report is classified as follows.

Designation Scope
(energy usage, GHG emissions)		 Scope
(other than items to the left)
MGC (Non-consolidated) Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
Consolidated subsidiaries Main companies engaged primarily in manufacturing among consolidated subsidiaries -
Domestic MGC Group - Those domestic subsidiaries which are members of the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council*
Overseas MGC Group - Those key overseas subsidiaries which are primarily involved in manufacturing
MGC Group MGC (non-consolidated) and consolidated subsidiaries Non-consolidated MGC, along with domestic and overseas MGC Group companies as noted above

Domestic MGC Group companies whose fiscal 2022 results are included in the scope of reporting (members of the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council*)

  • Eiwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Fudow Co., Ltd.
  • Japan Finechem Co., Inc.
  • Japan U-PiCA Co., Ltd.
  • JSP Corporation
  • MGC Advance Co.,Ltd.
  • MGC Ageless Co., Ltd.
  • MGC Electrotechno Co., Ltd.
  • MGC Farmix Co.,Ltd.
  • MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd.
  • MGC Terminal Company, Inc.
  • MGC Woodchem Corporation
  • Shin Sanso Kagaku Co.
  • TOHO EARTHTECH,INC.
  • Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
  • Yonezawa Dia Electronics Co., Inc

Overseas MGC Group companies whose 2022 results are included in the scope:

  • AGELESS (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  • Brunei Methanol Co. Sdn. Bhd.
  • Korea Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd.
  • MGC Advanced Polymers, Inc.
  • MGC Electrotechno (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  • MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc.
  • MGC Pure Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd.
  • MGC Pure Chemicals Taiwan, Inc.
  • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Engineering-Plastics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • PT Peroksida Indonesia Pratama
  • SamYoung Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd.
  • TAIXING MGC LINGSU CO., LTD.
  • Thai Polyacetal Co., Ltd.
  • Thai Polycarbonate Co., Ltd.

*MGC Group Environment and Safety Council:
MGC Group companies in Japan that manufacture and process chemical substances and resins as raw materials, those that engage in the business of transporting or storing chemical substances, and MCG undertake environmental and safety activities in accordance with Responsible Care through the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council.
The Council holds the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council Meeting twice each year to raise the levels of environmental and safety measures by developing annual plans for the environmental and safety activities of each company, conducting PDCA on the results, and reporting on and exchanging information concerning the status of accidents and disaster and other topics.

Tabulation Period for this Report

The tabulation periods for this report are as follows.

Designation Scope
(energy usage, GHG emissions)		 Scope
(other than items to the left)
MGC (Non-consolidated) April – Following March
(expressed as fiscal year)		 April–following March
(expressed as fiscal year)
Consolidated subsidiaries For Japan, April to the following March; for overseas, January to December -
Domestic MGC Group - April– following March
(expressed as fiscal year)
Overseas MGC Group - January – December**

** In the stacked bar chart, figures tabulated by calendar year are accumulated directly on the fiscal year graph.

Number of Companies and Locations Tabulated for This Report (Only Items Other Than Energy Usage and GHG emissions)

The number of companies and locations for which environmental data is tabulated (for subject to tabulation on energy usage and GHG emissions, refer to the Sustainability Data Book.)

Fiscal year
***		 MGC (Non-consolidated) Domestic MGC Group Overseas MGC Group Total (MGC Group)
Number
of
Companies		 Number
of
Locations		 Number
of
Companies		 Number
of
Locations		 Number
of
Companies		 Number
of
Locations		 Number
of
Companies		 Number
of
Locations
2017 1 10 13 36 14 16 28 62
2018 1 10 12 34 14 16 27 60
2019 1 11 12 34 14 18 27 63
2020 1 11 13 37 14 18 28 66
2021 1 11 16 45 14 18 31 74
2022 1 11 16 45 14 18 31 74

*** Overseas MGC Group tabulated by calendar year.

**** The number of locations tabulated was reviewed and errors were corrected.