Nitto Group Report 2016

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28Nitto Group Report 2016Product ManagementThe Nitto Group adopts the following approaches across every value chain, from development and design to disposal, in order to provide safe and reliable products for our stakeholders.Chemical Substance ManagementBesides anticipating social changes and complying with the letter and spirit of the law in every country where we do business, we conduct chemical substance information management with the aim of fullling our social responsibilities as an enterprise.By property managing information on chemical substances contained in raw materials and information on chemical substances produced by the Nitto Group, we are able to ensure the safety of our products and our employees, whilst giving consideration to the environment. Furthermore, we provide proper and prompt information, not only on the chemical substances contained in our products, but also on conict minerals* to our customers.*Conict minerals: minerals which are produced in conict areas and become the source of funds for armed groupsConstruction of Information Management SystemRecently, against a background of heightened public concern about chemical substances and globalization, prompt responses to the establishment of new, or changes in, the laws and regulations of each country and area are required.Embracing the opportunity afforded by the tightening of REACH Regulation in Europe in 2007, Nitto Head Ofce has taken the initiative of unifying the management of raw materials, chemical substance information and information on the laws and regulations in each country and area. We are currently advancing the establishment of an information management system in each area independently, aiming to strengthen responses to laws and regulations.In scal 2015, responses to the laws and regulations in individual countries in Europe became possible. In the Americas, we are advancing establishment of a system to be in place by scal 2018. In addition, we have begun to develop the same system in East Asia (China). In the future, we will conduct autonomous information management in every area.PartnersCustomersValue chainDevelopment/DesignRaw materialsprocurementProductionDistributionSalesDisposalChemical substance managementQuality managementLogisticsapproachNitto GroupProcurement managementPartnersCustomersNitto GroupLocal communitiesLegal complianceEnsuringProduct safetyConsideration for the environmentEnsuringemployee safetyChemicalsubstanceinformationmanagementRaw materialsinformationProductionDevelopment/DesignRaw materialsprocurementDistributionSalesDisposal20052006 EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)2007 EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)2010201520202007Japan2010Europe2015the Americas20152016East AsiaSouth Asia• Establishment of area management system• Chemical substance management ow

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