2003
Aug.15, 2003
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Minebea's Manufacturing Subsidiary in China is Selected as One of the TOP 100 Projects of National Environmental Protection in China
The State Environmental Protection Administration of China announced on August 4, 2003 its selection of Minebea Electronics & Hi-Tech Components (Shanghai) Ltd. (hereinafter "Shanghai Minebea"), a manufacturing subsidiary in China of Minebea Co., Ltd.(hereinafter "Minebea"), as one of the Top 100 projects of national environmental protection.
According to the State Environmental Protection Administration of China, Shanghai Minebea ranked fourth (first as the Japanese company) among the 77 companies selected nation-wide as the Top 100 projects of national environmental protection.
In June 2003, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau selected Shanghai Minebea as one of the eight exemplary companies that are totally committed to environmental protection in Shanghai. The captioned selection by the State Environmental Protection Administration of China is considered a proof that the Chinese Government has highly rated the efforts made by Shanghai Minebea toward environmental protection.
Minebea, the parent company of Shanghai Minebea, considers environmental preservation at all of its production bases worldwide to be a cornerstone of its management policy. Shanghai Minebea has likewise made an all-out effort toward environmental preservation since the start of its operations in October 1994. Especially because of its location near Lake Dianshan-hu, which is the principal source of drinking water for the residents of Shanghai, the manufacturing plants of Shanghai Minebea have advanced wastewater treatment facilities, which are equipped with automated monitoring systems, enabling 24-hour supervision of facility operations, to ensure flawless wastewater treatment.
In 1996, Shanghai Minebea established the Shanghai-Minebea Lake Dianshan-hu Environmental Protection Fund (the amount of fund 11 million yuan or about 166 million yen) with the aim of helping preserve the quality of the water in Lake Dianshan-hu and the environment of the surrounding area. The activities of the Fund to date include helping promote greening programs in Shanghai such as planting cherry tree saplings along nearby highway and donating saplings to the Shanghai Sapling Center, and installing chemical toilets in local residences.
The Top 100 Projects of National Environmental Protection
This aims to select and grant awards to the top 100 most ecologically-minded companies in China that operate environment-friendly facilities constructed during the period from January 1997 to August 2002.
In Shanghai, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau recommended to the State Environmental Protection Administration of China five projects including facilities of Shanghai Minebea that were selected from among about 10,000 construction projects within the jurisdiction of the Shanghai City on the basis of compliance with environmental protection byelaws, environmental consciousness in business plans, design and superveillance, and energetic environmental preservation activities.
For inquiries, please contact:
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Masaki Ishikawa
Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Office, Corporate Planning Department
ARCO Tower, 19th Floor,
1-8-1, Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8662
Tel : 81-3-5434-8637/ Fax: 81-3-5434-8607
E-mail:mishikaw@minebea.co.jp
URL:http://www.minebea.co.jp/
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