We completed fuel conversion from heavy oil including recycled oil to natural gas in the reheating furnace in March, 2010. This will lead to a significant decrease in Carbon dioxide emissions.

In the steel business sector, we are making efforts to shift transportation means from trucks to railways as one of environmental measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This modal shift contributes to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 70% or even more.

Two stands were added to the rolling mill in September, 2010 to achieve low-temperature rolling levels. These additional stands have enabled a further reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and improvements in energy efficiency and product quality.

The Asahi Industries Group has achieved zero-emissions targets for four consecutive years since March, 2007 when the rotary hearth furnace started to work.

Special emphasis is placed on the prevention of air pollution through improvements in facilities such as the dust collecting equipment and rotary hearth furnace and enhancement of the monitoring system.

Being fully aware of production friendly to the environment, effective measures have been taken against odors generated during the fertilizer production process: installation of a deodorizing system using soil and a regenerative thermal oxidizer.