Management of Chemicals

Promotion of the Chemicals Management at Domestic and Overseas Locations

The Unitika Group promotes initiatives that correspond to the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, the European regulations for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), and other chemical management systems in Asian countries. Also, the Chemicals Management Working Group, which comprises the persons in charge of chemicals management at each business department and affiliated companies, checks the status of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations on chemicals, shares information on revision trends, and carries out education and training for relevant persons.

Management of Substances Subject to PRTR System Notification

The Unitika Group is making efforts to monitor and reduce the volume of chemical substances that are emitted into the atmosphere, as regulated by the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system as chemical substances that are potentially hazardous to human health and the ecosystem.