In addition to complying with the laws and regulations, SUBARU sets voluntary standards that are 20% stricter than the legal regulation values to manage the controlled substances.
The following shows the regulation values and measured performance data for our plants and offices regarding the main substances.

Atmosphere (Air Pollution Control Act, Prefectural Regulations)

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant

Main Plant
Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
NOx Paint drying oven ppm 230 184 60 45
Particulate matter g/Nm3 0.2 0.16 0.004 0.003
VOC Paint booth, etc. ppm-C 700 - 645 117
Yajima Plant
Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
NOx Paint drying oven ppm 230 184 63 44
Particulate matter g/Nm3 0.2 0.16 0.004 0.003
VOC Paint booth, etc. ppm-C 700 - 422 60
VOC ppm-C 400 - 393 96
Oizumi Plant
Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
NOx Aluminum melting furnace ppm 180 144 104 52
Particulate matter g/Nm3 0.3 0.24 0.036 0.007

Tokyo Office

No applicable equipment / facility

Aerospace Company

Utsunomiya Plant

Main Plant
Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
NOx Cogeneration ppm 600 480 157 152
NOx Drying oven ppm 230.0 184.00 136.000 136.000
South Plant and 2nd South Plant

No applicable equipment / facility

Handa Plant

Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
SOx 2-ton boiler ppm 1.5 1.2 < 0.02 < 0.02
NOx ppm 180 144 37 30
Particulate matter g/Nm3 0.1 0.08 < 0.002 < 0.002

Handa West Plant

Substance Equipment / Facility Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Average
SOx 2-ton boiler ppm 1.5 1.2 < 0.02 < 0.02
NOx ppm 180 144 40 28
Particulate matter g/Nm3 0.1 0.08 < 0.002 < 0.002

Water Quality (Water Pollution Prevention Act, Sewerage Act, Prefectural/Municipal Regulations)

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant

Main Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation
(Prefectural Regulation)
Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.1~8.3 7.4 7.1 7.2
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 4.3 < 1.0 2.3
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 7.2 < 1.0 2
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
Fluorine and its compounds mg/L 8 6.4 2.7 < 0.2 1.0
Zinc content mg/L 2 1.6 0.474 0.016 0.140
Soluble iron content mg/L 10 8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Soluble manganese content mg/L 10 8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Phosphorus content mg/L 16 (8) 6.4 3.4 0.1 1.2
Nitrogen content mg/L 120 (60) 48 7.3 1.3 4.9

Measured at two drainage outlets (New No. 2 and No. 5 waterways). Values for total phosphorus content and total nitrogen content are daily averages.

Yajima Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation
(Prefectural Regulation)
Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.1~8.3 7.3 7.2 7.2
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 20.0 1.4 10.0
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 5.6 < 1.0 3.7
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
Fluorine and its compounds mg/L 8 6.4 10.0 0.2 3.0
Zinc content mg/L 2 1.6 0.773 0.211 0.560
Soluble iron content mg/L 10 8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Soluble manganese content mg/L 10 8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Phosphorus content mg/L 16 (8) 6.4 3.1 0.2 1.6
Nitrogen content mg/L 120 (60) 48 7.1 1.1 5.6

Values for total phosphorus content and total nitrogen content are daily averages.

Oizumi Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation
(Prefectural Regulation)
Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.1~8.3 7.5 6.7 7.1
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 13.5 1.7 5.0
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 5.6 < 1.0 2.1
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
Fluorine and its compounds mg/L 8 6.4 < 0.2 < 0.2 0.2
Zinc content mg/L 2 1.6 0.264 0.020 0.120
Soluble iron content mg/L 10 8 0.2 < 0.1 0.1
Soluble manganese content mg/L 10 8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Phosphorus content mg/L 16 (8) 6.4 0.4 < 0.1 0.3
Nitrogen content mg/L 120 (60) 48 15.2 2.1 8.6

Values for total phosphorus content and total nitrogen content are daily averages.

Ota North Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation
(Prefectural Regulation)
Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.1~8.3 7.7 7.5 7.6
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 1.9 < 1.0 1.5
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 2.4 < 1.0 1.7
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 < 1.0 < 1.0 1.0
Fluorine and its compounds mg/L 8 6.4 < 0.2 < 0.2 0.2
Zinc content mg/L 2 1.6 0.036 0.019 0.028
Soluble iron content mg/L 10 8 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Soluble manganese content mg/L 10 8 0.2 < 0.1 0.2
Phosphorus content mg/L 16 (8) 6.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1
Nitrogen content mg/L 120 (60) 48 1.0 0.9 1.0

Values for total phosphorus content and total nitrogen content are daily averages.

Tokyo Office (Discharged into sewage.)

Item Unit Regulation* Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.0~9.0 5.4~8.6 8.7 7.8 8.3
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 600 480 390 24 131
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 600 480 490 34 147
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 0 0 0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 34* 1 7
Total phosphorus mg/L 16 12.8 6 3 4
Total nitrogen mg/L 120 96 110 20 52
Soluble manganese mg/L 10 8 0.02 0.00 0.01
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0 0 0

[Effluent is discharged into public sewers]

*
Our regular water quality analysis revealed n-Hexane extract content (animal and plant oil and fat content) and total nitrogen levels that exceeded the exclusion criteria of the city’s sewage ordinance, as well as the voluntary criteria for pH. We are conducting a root cause analysis of the issue, including investigating necessary water discharge amounts and water inflow, and will explore and implement measures to rectify the situation.

Aerospace Company

Utsunomiya Plant

Main Plant (Discharged into sewage.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5~9 5.4~8.6 8.4 6.8 7.6
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 600 480 433 1.0 56
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 600 480 436 0.5 71
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 1.0 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 15.6 1.0 6.1
Fluorine compounds mg/L 8 6.4 0.9 0.2 0.6
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.005 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.08 0.01 0.02
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.1 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.01
Main Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.0~8.3 8.1 6.7 7.4
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 1.2 1.0 1.1
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 30 24 10.7 0.6 2.2
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 1.0 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 1.0 1.0 1.0
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.003 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.01 0.01 0.01
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
South Plant (Discharged into sewage.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5~9 5.4~8.6 8.6 7 7.5
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 600 480 317 1 64
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 600 480 386 1.7 96
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 1.0 1.0 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 5.1 1.0 2.1
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.003 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.01 0.01 0.01
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.1 0.08 0.02 0.02 0.02
South Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.0~8.3 7.8 6.8 7.2
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 3.2 1.6 2.4
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 30 24 13 0.8 2.5
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 1.0 1.0 1.0
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.003 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.01 0.01 0.01
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
2nd South Plant (Discharged into sewage.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5~9 5.4~8.6 8.6 7.2 7.8
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 600 480 388 2 48
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 600 480 256 2.4 56
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 5 4 1.0 0.1 1.0
n-Hexane extract content
(Animal and plant oil and fat content)
mg/L 30 24 7.8 1.0 3.8
Fluorine compounds mg/L 8 6.4 0.7 0.2 0.3
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.003 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.31 0.01 0.10
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.1 0.08 0.02 0.02 0.02
2nd South Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)
Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.0~8.3 7.8 6.3 6.9
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 40 1.2 1.0 1.1
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 30 24 6.2 1 3.6
n-Hexane extract content(Mineral oil content) mg/L 5 4 1.0 1.0 1.0
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.003 0.003 0.003
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.01 0.01 0.01
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Handa Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)

Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5~9 5.8~8.3 8.0 6.2 6.9
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 30 24 8.0 1.0 1.6
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 8.0 0.5 2.9
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) mg/L 25 20 11.0 1.0 4.5
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 2 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Cyanogen mg/L 1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.005 0.005 0.005
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.04 0.04 0.04
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.5 0.4 0.04 0.04 0.04

【Discharged into public rivers.】

Handa West Plant (Effluent is discharged into public rivers.)

Item Unit Regulation Voluntary Standard Maximum Minimum Average
Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) - 5.8~8.6 6.0~8.3 7.5 6.2 7.2
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 30 24 9.0 1.0 3.8
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 20 9.3 2.1 3.9
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) mg/L 25 20 9.3 2.4 4.8
n-Hexane extract content
(Mineral oil content)
mg/L 2 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Cyanogen mg/L 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cadmium mg/L 0.03 0.024 0.005 0.005 0.005
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.6 0.04 0.04 0.04
Hexavalent chromium mg/L 0.3 0.3 0.04 0.04 0.04

【Discharged into public rivers.】

Noise (Noise Regulation Act, Prefectural Regulations, Agreements)

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation*
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Main Plant dB(A) 55 54 18 50
Yajima Plant dB(A) 55 54 20 55
Oizumi Plant dB(A) 50 49 20 48
*
The Oizumi Plant exceeded regulatory levels due to intermittent noise. We have confirmed that this intermittent noise is no longer occurring.

Aerospace Company

Utsunomiya Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Main Plant dB(A) 60 58 8 49
South Plant dB(A) 50 48 3 40
2nd South Plant dB(A) 50 48 3 45

Handa Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Handa Plant dB(A) 65 63 3 49

Handa West Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Handa West Plant dB(A) 65 63 6 52

Kisarazu Office

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Kisarazu Office dB(Z) 50 48 2 - *
*
Excluded from calculations: spraying booths (due to not being in operation)

Vibration (Vibration Regulation Act, Prefectural Regulations, Agreements)

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Main Plant dB(A) 65 64 18 44
Yajima Plant dB(A) 65 64 21 47
Oizumi Plant dB(A) 60 59 20 39

Aerospace Company

Utsunomiya Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Main Plant dB(Z) 65 63 8 32
South Plant dB(Z) 60 58 2 < 30
2nd South Plant dB(Z) 60 58 3 < 30

Handa Plant and Handa West Plant

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Handa Plant dB(Z) 70 68 3 < 30
Handa West Plant dB(Z) 70 68 5 < 30

Kisarazu Office

Measurement Location Unit Regulation
(Night)
Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Kisarazu Office dB(Z) 55 53 2 - *
*
Excluded from calculations: spraying booths (due to not being in operation)

Odor (Offensive Odor Control Act)

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant

Measurement Location Regulation Voluntary
Standard
Number of
Measurement Sites
Maximum
Main Plant 21 20 7 < 10
Yajima Plant 21 20 8 < 10
Oizumi Plant 21 20 6 < 10

[Odor index]

Chemical Substances Subject to Japan’s Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) System: Amount Handled and Emissions

Automotive Business

Gunma Plant (Main Plant, Yajima Plant, Oizumi Plant, Subaru Test & Development Center (SKC))

Chemical Substance Amount Handled Emissions Amount Transferred Amount Consumed Amount Removed through Processing Amount Recycled
Atmosphere Water Sewer Waste
Water-soluble zinc compounds 11,526 0 127 0 0 9,221 0 0
Ethylbenzene 125,773 70,463 0 0 0 0 23,640 31,669
Xylene 162,262 62,155 0 0 0 51,666 21,096 27,345
Trimethylbenzene 340,239 94,752 0 0 0 181,568 18,997 44,923
Toluene 410,501 65,335 0 0 415 302,961 19,870 21,920
Naphthalene 2,194 1,382 0 0 0 0 361 450
Nickel compounds 691 0 19 0 327 345 0 0
Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts 7,700 0 7,007 0 0 693 0 0
n-Hexane 125,700 425 0 0 0 125,275 0 0
Benzene 21,717 73 0 0 0 21,644 0 0
Formaldehyde 12,432 5,994 0 0 1,363 0 3,413 1,662
Manganese and its compounds 4,567 0 123 0 2,160 2,284 0 0
Dioxins
Unit: mg-TEQ/year
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Methylnaphthalene 8,551 43 0 0 0 8,474 0 0
Total 1,233,854 300,624 7,276 0 4,265 704,131 87,377 127,970
307,900

[Unit: kg/year, excluding dioxins (mg-TEQ/year)]

Tokyo Office

Chemical Substance Amount Handled Emissions Amount Transferred Amount Consumed Amount Removed through Processing Amount Recycled
Atmosphere Water Sewer Waste
Ethylbenzene 10,511 0.11 0 0 398.9 0 0 0
Xylene 43,738 0.41 0 0 1,659.3 0 0 0
Toluene 134,229 4.14 0 0 5,105.6 0 0 0
Benzene 5,514 0.62 0 0 209 0 0 0
n-Hexane 21,232 5.28 0 0 797.8 0 0 0
Trimethylbenzene 44,122 0.11 0 0 1,675.3 0 0 0
Heptane 6,375 0.38 0 0 478.7 0 0 0
Total 265,721 11.05 0 0 10,325 0 0 0
11.05

[Unit: kg/year]

Aerospace Company

Chemical Substance Amount Handled Emissions Amount Transferred Amount Consumed Amount Removed through Processing Amount Recycled
Atmosphere Water Sewer Waste
Toluene 25,915 9,099 0 0 2,587 14,227 0 0
Xylene 2,382 613 0 0 202 1,567 0 0
Total 28,297 9,712 0 0 2,789 15,794 0 0

[Unit: kg/year]