
Established in 1970, the Aichi Plant started operation as a factory producing flat glass that serves as material for laminated and tempered glass to be supplied to vehicle manufacturers. Today it produces safety glass for automotive and glass substrates for solar cells.
Location: Asahi 1, Taketoyo-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi, 470-2394, Japan
Start of operation: 1970
Representative: Kazuya Ohba
Employees: 1,152 (as of July 2009)
Main business activities: Production of flat glass, automotive safety glass and glass substrates for solar cells
Environmental Performance Data
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | CO2 (thousands of tons) | 334 | 371 | 401 | 356 | 369 |
| NOx (tons) | 624 | 671 | 703 | 584 | 461 | |
| SOx (tons) | 621 | 696 | 607 | 712 | 650 | |
| Soot and dust (tons) | 60 | 45 | 54 | 35 | 31 | |
| Water | Wastewater (1,000 m3) | 2,310 | 2,420 | 2,540 | 2,760 | 2,750 |
| COD (tons) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Waste | Waste finally sent to landfill (tons) | 1,500 | 874 | 216 | 589 | 202 |
Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
* The data cover all employees at the operating site (including cooperating companies).