Data on Environmental Impacts by Production Site except Japan

  • CO2 emissions indicate total amount scope1 and scope 2.
  • COD load reflects subtraction at the swage treatment plant based on the subtraction ratio.
  • VOC emissions indicate the reported values from each site based on the local laws and regulations.

Data on Environmental Impacts by Production Site except Japan

Kao Corporation Shanghai (Shanghai, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 12,190 12,694 766 984 870
Water Consumption
(m3)		 53,988 48,892 47,307 50,846 51,878
Waste discharged
(tons)		 1,088 1,157 2,046 2,832 3,036
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 11 11 11 13 7
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1> 1> 1> 1>
COD loads
(tons)		 1 1> 1> 1 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 1 1 1

Kanebo Cosmetics (China) Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
Water Consumption
(m3)		 - - - - -
Waste discharged
(tons)		 - - - - -
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 - - - - -
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Kao (Hefei) Co., Ltd. (Hefei, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 4,614 3,850 0 0 1
Water Consumption
(m3)		 11,310 13,002 11,468 8,822 5,263
Waste discharged
(tons)		 531 358 238 272 185
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 8 7 4 0 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Kao Chemical Corporation Shanghai (Shanghai, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 10,457 9,658 2,352 - -
Water Consumption
(m3)		 90,862 77,812 76,738 - -
Waste discharged
(tons)		 1,014 533 1,009 308 13
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 0 1 1 1 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1 1 - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1 2 - -
COD loads
(tons)		 1 1 1 - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 4 - -

Kao (Shanghai) Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 11,038 12,161 15,852 14,496 11,988
Water Consumption
(m3)		 69,261 84,173 91,042 148,851 135,077
Waste discharged
(tons)		 349 364 441 1,108 1,266
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 75 34 1 1 6
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - 1> 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - 1> 1>
COD loads
(tons)		 2 3 2 4 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 1> 1 1>

Huludao Jinxing Casting Materials Co., Ltd. (Huludao, China)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 1,740 1,759 965 1,009 773
Water Consumption
(m3)		 12,894 14,171 7,926 9,155 13,977
Waste discharged
(tons)		 7 27 10 21 34
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 7 27 10 0 11
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 1 1 1> 1> 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - 1> 1>

Kao (Taiwan) Corporation (Hsinchu, Taiwan)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 20,131 20,820 20,768 20,305 20,812
Water Consumption
(m3)		 191,939 167,261 177,624 180,108 185,720
Waste discharged
(tons)		 1,313 1,219 1,381 1,024 1,106
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 382 152 124 103 127
SOx emissions
(tons)		 2 1 1 2 2
NOx emissions
(tons)		 4 3 3 4 4
COD loads
(tons)		 5 1 1 1 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 14 14 13

Kao Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Bien Hoa, Vietnam)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 1,632 2,037 1,451 1,569 1,364
Water Consumption
(m3)		 32,628 40,324 43,477 37,637 32,355
Waste discharged
(tons)		 181 321 240 211 243
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 21 28 25 22 24
SOx emissions
(tons)		 11 14 11 10 11
NOx emissions
(tons)		 9 11 9 8 9
COD loads
(tons)		 1> 1 3 1 1>
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Pilipinas Kao, Incorporated (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 150,117 159,796 161,336 142,563 129,193
Water Consumption
(m3)		 1,230,191 1,291,921 1,227,865 1,117,437 1,144,060
Waste discharged
(tons)		 2,096 2,595 2,022 1,245 1,231
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 222 412 399 245 93
SOx emissions
(tons)		 21 22 21 18 17
NOx emissions
(tons)		 124 111 92 70 63
COD loads
(tons)		 20 20 23 16 15
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Chonburi, Thailand)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 35,989 34,389 34,931 33,685 21,597
Water Consumption
(m3)		 611,092 547,962 629,473 614,580 617,876
Waste discharged
(tons)		 5,495 5,405 5,502 5,744 5,983
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 90 21 1> 1> 1>
SOx emissions
(tons)		 110 70 7.544 5 6
NOx emissions
(tons)		 17 16 13 19 13
COD loads
(tons)		 17 14 13 15 17
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 1> 1> 1>

Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and three other firms (Penang, Malaysia)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 165,834 160,759 152,067 163,841 148,972
Water Consumption
(m3)		 1,108,228 1,108,420 1,004,130 1,079,077 1,004,558
Waste discharged
(tons)		 7,468 8,188 6,554 6,901 7,316
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 2,448 2,779 3,940 3,842 3,604
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1 1 1 1
NOx emissions
(tons)		 53 40 46 52 50
COD loads
(tons)		 30 31 23 26 22
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

PT Kao Indonesia Chikarang Plant (Cikarang, Indonesia)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 25,373 25,879 26,051 26,433 24,062
Water Consumption
(m3)		 160,506 165,431 157,205 173,238 148,227
Waste discharged
(tons)		 4,185 3,752 3,438 3,110 3,321
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 1,869 1,485 1,459 570 603
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 10 10 10 8 -
COD loads
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

PT Kao Indonesia Karawang Plant (Karawang, Indonesia)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 24,402 27,397 31,489 35,132 36,175
Water Consumption
(m3)		 66,469 73,229 69,407 63,262 62,099
Waste discharged
(tons)		 2,180 2,684 2,723 2,968 3,283
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 180 370 310 424 381
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1 1 1 1
NOx emissions
(tons)		 2 2 2 2 2
COD loads
(tons)		 0 1 1> 2 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

PT. Kao Indonesia Chemicals (Karawang, Indonesia)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 24,536 23,781 27,898 28,427 25,334
Water Consumption
(m3)		 438,162 454,387 482,649 491,302 432,407
Waste discharged
(tons)		 2,282 2,240 2,460 2,963 2,667
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 473 648 849 8 20
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1 1 1> 1 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 3 1 1> 2 13
COD loads
(tons)		 70 74 54 13 17
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - 3 -

Kao USA Inc. (Cincinnati, U.S.A.)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 11,868 5,891 6,250 59,182 5,804
Water Consumption
(m3)		 209,231 223,738 223,742 197,309 195,376
Waste discharged
(tons)		 2,511 2,875 2,654 2,889 4,869
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 778 1,157 955 1,047 3,088
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 2 2 2 2 2
COD loads
(tons)		 27 13 9 12 16
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 1> 1> 1>

Kao Specialties Americas, LLC (High Point, U.S.A.)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 15,609 15,043 14,496 15,247 15,898
Water Consumption
(m3)		 267,966 257,203 214,867 236,459 248,810
Waste discharged
(tons)		 840 857 738 785 763
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 691 623 519 460 504
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 12 11 11 11 12
COD loads
(tons)		 40 36 31 27 29
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 14 14 17

Kao Collins Inc. Edison Plant (Cincinnati, U.S.A.)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 781 711 608 637 194
Water Consumption
(m3)		 2,707 2,204 2,105 1,896 1,699
Waste discharged
(tons)		 202 204 196 223 186
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 147 148 143 167 131
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Kao Collins Inc. Rossash Plant (Cincinnati, U.S.A.)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 104 99 90 96 32
Water Consumption
(m3)		 329 293 342 316 246
Waste discharged
(tons)		 5 5 5 5 5
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 5 5 5 5 5
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Quimi-Kao S.A. de C.V. (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 31,779 29,259 28,936 30,065 34,133
Water Consumption
(m3)		 205,854 189,500 201,180 216,525 204,492
Waste discharged
(tons)		 1,686 2,936 2,145 1,857 2,038
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 255 600 486 136 131
SOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 21 20 20 21 23
COD loads
(tons)		 7 6 2 1 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 14 18 4

Kao Manufacturing Germany GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 1,007 1,050 1,289 1,500 1,238
Water Consumption
(m3)		 47,189 49,904 49,230 54,192 54,094
Waste discharged
(tons)		 711 762 794 988 1,074
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 1> 1> 1 1> 1>
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 1 1 1 1 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 1> 1> 1>

Kao Chemicals GmbH (Emmerich, Germany)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 5,864 5,444 6,534 6,539 5,773
Water Consumption
(m3)		 1,298,709 1,016,259 1,094,756 993,875 1,029,093
Waste discharged
(tons)		 3,948 3,827 4,173 4,252 3,931
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 4 6 3 431 4
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - 1>
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - 1
COD loads
(tons)		 60 57 60 66 57
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Molton Brown Limited (Bishop Stortford, U.K.)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 270 311 231 266 223
Water Consumption
(m3)		 8,790 7,849 4,502 6,655 6,750
Waste discharged
(tons)		 2,369 2,598 1,578 1,996 1,975
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 70 68 36 57 8
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Kao Corporation S.A. Mollet Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 15,480 12,173 13,776 13,185 12,217
Water Consumption
(m3)		 136,714 133,298 157,320 156,381 148,972
Waste discharged
(tons)		 3,528 4,031 4,467 3,909 2,655
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 306 642 311 240 319
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 14 13 15 14 13
COD loads
(tons)		 4 3.049 5 1 3
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 7 1 1

Kao Corporation S.A. Olesa Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 26,362 26,912 28,206 27,508 27,294
Water Consumption
(m3)		 148,839 144,943 146,669 148,213 135,271
Waste discharged
(tons)		 3,816 3,798 3,747 3,562 3,772
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 1,562 1,485 1,529 1,311 1,547
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 29 29 30 29 29
COD loads
(tons)		 1 1.438 2 1 1
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 10 6 4

Kao Corporation S.A. Santiga Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 3,755 16 18 21 23
Water Consumption
(m3)		 7,240 9,135 7,124 8,182 11,064
Waste discharged
(tons)		 327 355 339 276 293
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 114 169 178 276 137
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 1> 1> 0 1> 0
COD loads
(tons)		 1> 1> 1> 1> 1>
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Chimigraph Rubi-1 Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 380 23 98 76 86
Water Consumption
(m3)		 1,196 1,375 789 976 970
Waste discharged
(tons)		 336 320 303 280 264
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 88 86 56 57 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 53 25 25

Chimigraph Rubi-5 Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 394 23 21 14 17
Water Consumption
(m3)		 2,148 2,343 2,033 1,946 2,101
Waste discharged
(tons)		 143 161 136 121 130
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 16 88 26 17 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 2 3 1

Chimigraph Mollet Plant (Barcelona, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 90 0 0 0 0
Water Consumption
(m3)		 299 271 316 387 496
Waste discharged
(tons)		 126 113 130 140 127
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 2 3 1 2 1
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 7 1 1

Chimigraph Madrid Plant (Madrid, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 13 0 0 0 0
Water Consumption
(m3)		 76 68 60 57 56
Waste discharged
(tons)		 12 23 45 39.065 46
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 0 3 4 1> 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -

Chimigraph Valencia Plant (Valencia, Spain)

Classification 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions
(tons)		 37 0 0 0 00
Water Consumption
(m3)		 216 170 190 238 253
Waste discharged
(tons)		 56 62 60 57.339 68
Final disposal amount of waste
(tons)		 1 1 1 0 0
SOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
NOx emissions
(tons)		 - - - - -
COD loads
(tons)		 - - - - -
VOC emissions
(tons)		 - - 3 2 2

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