BASF in Japan - BASF Asia Pacific

BASF in Japan
Report 2010
Environment and Safety
09
ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
BASF bases all of its activities on the principles of
sustainable development. This means we combine
economic success with environmental protection and
social responsibility. Thus, we contribute to the quality
of life of the next generation. Sustainable development
is incorporated into the company’s Values and
Principles.
Protecting the climate together
Climate protection is an issue that affects us all. That is
why we are committed to ambitious global climate
protection. We help by offering products and system
solutions that conserve resources, and we are aiming to
continuously reduce emissions along our value-adding
chain.
Emissions to air
Emissions were influenced by the closure of plants at the
company’s Yokkaichi site as well as by pollution reduction
measures implemented at each site, along with the
increase in production from the inclusion of Ciba sites in
2009. Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants
amounted to 61,698 tons and 39 tons, respectively, in 2010.
On balance, greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly while
air pollutants were reduced.
Air pollutants (metric tons)
80
60
57
55 55
51
39
40
Trends in Japan in 2010
BASF in Japan saw reduced emissions due largely to the
closure of two plants at BASF in Japan’s Yokkaichi
operations (a chemical intermediate plant in 2005 and a
processed chemicals plant in 2006), production
adjustments and measures to curtail the environmental
impact from each site. However, following the integration
of data from sites of the legacy Ciba group in 2009 for a
full year, all indicators were affected in 2010.
20
0
2006 2007
2008
2009
CO, NOx, NMVOC, SOx, dust, NH3 / other inorganics
Greenhouse gas emissions (metric tons of CO2 equivalents)
80,000 72,864
60,772
60,000
52,681 50,120
40,000
2010
61,698
Environmental Data: The following graphs have been prepared using aggregate environmental
data from BASF’s principal manufacturing operations in Japan.
20,000
0
2006 2007
2008
2009
2010
CO2, N2O, CH4, HFC, PFC, SF6
NEW GLOBAL CORPORATE CARBON FOOTPRINT
Since 2008, BASF has been the only industrial company worldwide to regularly present a comprehensive corporate carbon
footprint. In 2010, we recalculated the reduction in emissions from the use of our climate protection products as well as
the recording of emissions along the value-adding chain. For the first time, we included emissions from the oil and gas
business and took into consideration emissions that arise when our customers burn oil and gas produced by BASF’s
subsidiary Wintershall. Our calculations take into account the draft of the new Greenhouse Gas Protocol standard. The
standard was developed under the leadership of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World
Resource Institute, which we participated in.