1. Philosophy

Water is an essential resource for living beings. Globally, freshwater, in particular, is an extremely valuable resources. In Japan, as in other countries, water resources are being affected by natural disasters caused by abnormal weather events, some of which are a result of climate change. This makes the appropriate management of water resources a necessity.
JSR Group uses such water resources for drinking water, of course, but also as a raw material and coolant in its manufacturing processes. We strive to recycle water in our processes and, after it is used, appropriately purify it before discharging it to rivers.

• Environmental load (COD discharges, total nitrogen emissions, total phosphorus emissions) → JSR Group ESG Data

2. Breakdown of water consumption (by intake source) and recycling rate

JSR consumed 14,888,000 m³ of industrial water, groundwater^*1 and tap water in FY2019. Of this amount, 29.3% was recycled in plant processes. We will endeavor to manage our water resources by continuing this effort, with the goal of “maintaining our current recycling rate.”

(x 1,000 m³/year)

* The table is slidable aside.

*1 Groundwater is not used at the Yokkaichi and Chiba Plants.

3. JSR Group’s Water Consumption and Total Amount of Wastewater

Our water consumption is growing as JSR’s production bases grow. Even so, in FY2019, our water consumption stood at 20,632,000 m³ (a 1% year-on-year decrease) and our total amount wastewater was 16,049,000 m³ (a 9% year-on-year decrease).
We will strive to appropriately manage our water resources with recognition of society’s growing attentiveness to them.

Water consumption

Amount of Wastewater