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Environmental Report 2020
Environmental Report 2020
Environmental Report 2020
Contents

              ■ Environmental Management
                         ● Message from the CEO                                                            P.1
                         ● Hitachi Group Environmental Vision and                                          P.1
                               Long-Term Environmental Plans
                         ● Environmental Policy                                                            P.2
                         ● Global Promotion Structure                                                      P.2
                         ● Our Activities                                                                  P.2

              ■ Efforts to Incorporate Consideration of
                the Environment into Products                                                              P.3

              ■ Efforts in Addressing Environmental Conservation
                         ● Activity Objectives and Results (FY2019)                                        P.4
                         ● Awards and Qualifications (FY2019)                                              P.4
                         ● Activities Against Global Warming                                               P.5
                         ● Reusing Resources                                                               P.6
                         ● Chemical Substance Management                                                   P.7
                         ● Prevention of Environmental Pollution                                           P.7
                         ● Environmental Involvement & Community                                           P.7
                              Cooperation
                         ● Preservation of Bioecological Systems                                           P.7

              ■ Reference Information
                         ● Our Offices and Plants                                                          P.8

Cover: Native grass and Wildflower field at Harrodsburg plant, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
Environmental Report 2020
Environmental Management
Message from the CEO

 As a member of the Hitachi Group, our founding mission is to contribute
 to society through the development of superior, original technology
 and products. Building on this mission, in the 2021 Mid-term Management
 Plan, Hitachi declared its aim to help bring about a sustainable society
 through global leadership in the Social Innovation Business, simultaneously
 increasing social, economic, as well as environmental value. By doing
 so, we can improve people’s safety and quality of life, enhance value
 forour customers, and protect our environment.

 As a leading global automotive supplier, Hitachi Automotive Systems
 has a crucial role to play in helping to achieve a sustainable low-carbon
 society. Our vision is to provide value to all of our stakeholders by
 shaping the future of mobility by providing zero-emission electric
 vehicles for the masses, highly-efficient ICE powertrain systems, and
 advanced vehicle control and safety systems including autonomous
 driving.

 By developing and deploying such world-leading technologies, while
 at the same time adhering to sustainable practices throughout our                           Dr. Brice Koch
 value chain, we can contribute to the achievement of the U.N.                             President & CEO of
                                                                                    Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
 Sustainable Development Goals and to making our world better.

Hitachi Group Environmental Vision and Long-Term Environmental Plans
 As many environmental issues such as climate change,depletion of natural resources, and destruction of
 ecosystems are becoming more serious, expectations on corporations to reduce their burden on the
 environment have never been higher. Based on increased social expectations, as well as on their own
                                                    corporate policy,the Hitachi Group has created a
                                                    “Environmental Vision” and a long-term environmental
                                                    goal called “Hitachi EnvironmentalInnovation 2050” to
                                                    achieve “Low-Carbon Society”, “Resource Efficient
                                                    Society”, and “Harmonized Society with Nature” by 2030
                                                    and 2050.
                                                    We at Hitachi Automotive Systems will promote the
                                                    following initiatives based on Hitachi's “Environmental
                                                    Vision” and our “Long-Term Environmental Goal” as a
                                                    member of the Hitachi Group, utilizing the specia
 l                                                  characteristics of the business fields in each division.

                                                                     Hitachi Automotive Systems Activities
                                                                                ・ Expand low carbon business
                                                                     Low-         ⇒Promote electric powertrain products
                                                                    Carbon      ・ Eco-friendly factory/offices
                                                                                  ⇒Promote investment in environment/
                                                                    Society
                                                                                   convert to more high-efficiency equip.,

                                                                   Resource ・More Effective Usage of Water
                                                                              ⇒Process improvement, promote recycling
                                                                   Efficient ・Improve Resource Usage Efficiency
                                                                   Society    and Reduce Waste

                                                                   Harmonized
                                                                   Society w/   ・ Continuous Ecosystem and Forest
                                                                     Nature

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Environmental Policy
                                                             HIAMS Group Environmental Policy
 Environmental Vision
  Working in line with our corporate mission to build a brighter future as we bring new value to people, automobiles, and the world, we make active
  efforts to protect the global environment with an awareness of how our business operations, products, and servicesare deeply related with it.

 Environmental Slogan
    We help build a sustainable society in harmony with nature by taking action to protect the global environment.
 Environmental Action Guidelines
  1. Complying with environmental laws and regulations while preventing pollution
  We will:
  1) Comply with laws and regulations related to the environment and develop voluntary standards needed to ensure compliance;
  2) Implement measures designed to meet the needs of local communities and minimize the impact our global manufacturing operations may have on their environment whenever possible;
  3) Fulfill the environmental requirements of customers and other third parties once we have decided to agree to them;
  4) Assess the possibility of environmental problems, work to prevent pollution, and take appropriate measures to minimize the impact of any environmental problem that should arise.

  2. Enhancing environmental management functions and making continual improvements
  We will:
  1) Take action aimed at achieving our environmental impact reduction targets utilizing an ISO14001-compliant environmental management system, environmental
    regulations, and the capacity to implement environmental initiatives
  2) Take action aimed at continual improvement of environmental performance.
  3) Help the Group enhance their management system with these actions above.

  3. Promoting global manufacturing throughout product life cycle
  We will promote global manufacturing aimed at minimizing environmental impact at every stage of the product life cycle from R&D and design to procurement,
  production, distribution, sales, use, and disposal.
  We will:
  1) Develop and design environmentally friendly products;
  2) Work to conserve energy to stop global warming;
  3) Strictly control chemical substances and reduce emissions;
  4) Promote the conservation and recycling of resources to help build a closed -loop society; and

  4. Protecting Ecosystem
  We will promote action for protecting ecosystem based on both our business activity and social contribution activity relevant to nature protection rooted in our
  local community, aimed at implement of the society coexisting with nature.

  5. Education, Training and Awareness Raising
  We will ensure that all HIAMS Group employees as well as everyone who works with the Group are aware of this policy and provide them with training on protecting
  the global environment from every angle, with an eye to ensuring legal compliance with environmental laws and regulations and raising environmental awareness.

  6. Information Disclosure
  We will share information about our environmental initiatives with stakeholders and maintain lines of communication with them to further mutual understanding
  and build stronger relationships.

Global Promotion Structure
 All of our domestic and international divisions,
 as well as group companies, have acquired
 ISO14001 international standard certification
 to promote environmental initiatives based on
 the group's integrated EnvironmentManagement
 System.
 Japan division has been conducted mutual
 audits cooperatively. In oversea works, internal
 auditors of Japan division have been mainly
 conducted internal audit to priority management
 works to improve their management levels.

Our Activities
 To achieve the society set out in the “Environmental
 Vision” and “Long-Term Environmental Goal,”
 we will keep providing state-of-the-art products
 as a system that both satisfies our customers
 and protects the environment. We will systematically
 reduce the environmental impact that comes
 with our system to contribute to the “realization
 of a sustainable society.” For this purpose, we
 will keep running the integrated PDCA cycle as
 a group.

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Efforts to Incorporate Consideration of the Environment into Products
 We engage in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of environmentally friendly products such
 as engine management systems and electric powertrain systems. In addition, by combining these
 products with related products in the area of safety and information, we will contribute to the preservation of
 the environment with harmonized and integrated systems.
 Specifically, when we develop and design products anew, we are committed to reducing the burden which
 our products may have on the environment by endeavoring to improve the environmental performance by
 reducing the rate of CO 2 emissions of our products or services, and implementing environmental
 consideration design assessment during development and design.Also, we are making efforts to extend
 the implementation of "Life Cycle Impact Analysis", which concerns the environmental impacts of the
 entire life cycle of our products, from procurement of materials to disposal after use.

  Environment                                                                            Environment
                  Powertrain Systems (Engine)                                                            Powertrain Systems (Electric)
         Highly Efficient Power Transmission with Low Fuel Consumption                              Eco-friendliness with Outstanding Driving Performance

 We have developed high                                                                                                       In recent years, vehicle
 efficiency engine technologies                                                                                               electrification has seen
 which efficiently converts fuel                                                                                              remarkable progress, due
 into kinetic energy, reducing                                                                                                in part to environmental
 emissions of gases such as                                                                                                   regulations on zero-emissions
 CO2. In addition, we continually                                                                                             vehicles. Vehicle electrification
 refine our components,                                                                                                       systems will prove essential
 improve engine thermal                                                                                                       for meeting environmental
 efficiency, and produce clean                                                                                                regulations. We are developing
 engines to reduce the burden                                                                                                 technologies to maximize
 on the environment.                                                                                                          eco-friendliness and driving
                                         <Major Products>                                   <Major Products>                  performance.
                                         Control Unit for DIG System, Injector,             Motor for Electric Vehicles,
                                         High-pressure Fuel Pump,                           Inverter for Electric Vehicles
                                         High Energy Ignition Coil, and etc.

                            Environment/Safety/IoT                               Connected
                                                                  Automotive Society Enters a New Era

                                                                                                To meet high standards in areas such as
                                                                                                environmental conservation, accident
                                                                                                elimination, mobility support for the elderly,
                                                                                                traffic congestion reduction, and comfort
                                                                                                improvements, we offer an integrated suite
                                                                                                that combines our environmental, safety,
                                                                                                and information technologies with the social
                                                                                                infrastructure and services of the Hitachi
                                                                                                Group.
                                    IVI:In-Vehicle Infotainment   TCU:Telematics Control Unit

Safety                                                                                   Safety
          Advanced Driver Assistance Systems                                                                     Chassis Systems
    Toward a Future Where Autonomous Vehicles Can "See" and "Think"                                   Integrating Vehicle Motion for Autonomous Driving

 We are developing a                                                                                                         Chassis products which
 sensor fusion system that                                                                                                   determine the basic functions
 can detect the surrounding                                                                                                  of automobiles - moving,
 by integrating sensor data                                                                                                  turning and stopping - are
 from sources such as                                                                                                        becoming electrified and
 stereo cameras and radars.                                                                                                  electronically controlled.
 Data from this system is                                                                                                    We created a system that
 used by our autonomous                                                                                                      completely integrates all
 driving ECU to make                                                                                                         aspects of vehicle motion.
 instantaneous decisions
 on acceleration,                       <Major Products>                                 <Major Products>
 deceleration, and lane-                Millimeter-wave Radar,                           Electric Power Steering,
 changing.                              Stereo Camera, Map Positioning                   Electric Actuator,
                                        Unit, Central Gateway,                           Electric Parking Brake,
                                        Autonomous Driving ECU                           CFPR Propeller Shaft, and etc.

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Efforts in Addressing Environmental Conservation
Activity Objectives and Results (FY2019)
                                                                                                                                                               FY2019                      FY2020
                                                                                                                                                             (2019-2021)                 (2019-2021)
                                                                       Items
                                                                                                                                                                            Evalua
                                                                                                                                                  Target      Achievement           1      Target
                                                                                                                                                                            tion*
                              “Prevention of Violation of Environmental Law” Zero recurrence of violation of law                                Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Promotion of zero complaints                                                                                      Execution       Achieved      B           Achieved
                              Rate of voluntary environmental audit implemented at overseas works by BU or group companies (number
                                                                                                                                                   20%            18%         B         50%(Cumulative)
                              of implementing sites / number of overseas A sites* 2)
                              Rate of site-visit instruction implemented in Manufacturing (B sites*2) and Non-Manufacturing
       Governance                                                                                                                                  20%            25%         A         50%(Cumulative)
                              (Maintenance & Service, On-Site Construction Project) (number of implementing sites / number of planned sites)
                              Development of environmental human capital                                                                                       Total 122
                              • Education of environmental experts, enhancement of statutory qualified persons, etc.
                                                                                                                                                Execution                     A           Achieved
                                                                                                                                                                persons
                              Identification and review of risks and opportunities every three years                                            Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              GP of environmental activity level indicator “GREEN21-2021” (GP: Green Point)                                       160GP          171GP        A            240GP
                              CO2 emission reduction rate (vs. FY2010) * start from FY2019                                                         61%            62%         A             61%*3
                              CO2 emission reduction amount (vs. FY2010)                                                                        775 kt-CO2    503 kt-CO2      B         1092kt-CO2
               Products &                                                                                                                          18%                                      18%
                              Ratio of sales from low-carbon business *Same as traditional low-carbon business sales ratio
                                                                                                                                                 (FY2021)
                                                                                                                                                                Achieved      ‐
                Services                                                                                                                                                                  (FY2021)
                              Implementation rate (number of products assessed in the current year / number of products to be assessed in the
                               current year)
                                                                                                                                                Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Implementation rate (number of product groups with LCA executed / number of product groups with LCA to be
 Low-Carbon                   executed)
                                                                                                                                                Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
   Society                    Improvement rate of CO2 emission per basic unit (vs. FY2010) *start from FY2019                                    ▲5.0%          ▲10.7%        B            ▲7.3%
                              Update rate of high-efficiency devices (Rate of selecting and deploying high-efficiency devices)                  Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Improvement rate of transportation energy per basic unit (Japan) (vs. FY2010)
                Factory &
                              ※managed by rach each business
                                                                                                                                                  ▲9.7%          18.8%        A           ▲42.5%*3
                 Office
                              Understanding and reduction of transportation energy (outside Japan)                                              Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                                                                                                                                                 5,000kW                                  5,000kW
                              Active introduction of solar power generation                                                                                     Achieved      A
                                                                                                                                                 (FY2021)                                  (FY2021)
                              Improvement rate of water use per basic unit (vs. FY2010) *start from FY2019                                        19.7%          28.5%        A            18.4%*3
                  Water
               circulation
                              Promotion of response to water risks depending on results of water stress investigation                           Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Promotion of activities to reduce water use, horizontal deployment by building activity database                  Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
  Resource
   Efficient                  Improvement rate of waste and valuables generation per basic unit (vs. FY2010) ※start from FY2019                   20.0%          26.7%        A            20.5%
   Society                    Waste landfill rate (Aim for 0% landfill rate)                                                                      13.5%          3.7%         A            13.3%
               Resource
               circulation    Promotion of activities to reduce waste and valuables generation, horizontal deployment by building activity
                              database
                                                                                                                                                Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Promotion of managing raw material use amount and status of recycling of used products                            Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Improvement rate of atmospheric chemical substance emission per basic unit (vs. FY2010)
                Chemical      *start from FY2019
                                                                                                                                                  5.5%           26.7%        A            3.8%*3
                substance
 Harmonized                   Promotion of chemical substance management based on green procurement guidelines                                  Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
   Society
                              Consideration of calculation of negative impact (implementation of LCA)                                           Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
 with Nature
                Ecosystem
               conservation
                              Consideration of calculation of positive impact (forest preservation activities)                                  Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
                              Promotion of ecosystem preservation activities                                                                    Execution       Achieved      A           Achieved
 *1 Evaluation: A・・・Plan accomplished, Continuation of Good Conditions, B・・・Plan incomplete in part or underway,
                 C・・・Plan incomplete and Occurrence of Problems
 *2 A sites/B sites: Factories and sales offices are classified into three classes, A site, B site, and C site, based on activities that impose environmental impacts
                     such as the scale of bases, energy consumption, and waste emissions.
 *3: A part of FY2020 targets (items achieved 2019 target) are setted lower value compared to FY2019 target because of plant intergeration and production

Awards and Qualifications (FY2019)
                              Award                                       Winning Company/Office                                                  Winning Contents
                                                                                                                        Supported companies with vulnerable environmental management levels
                                                                                                     the level of environmental management of the company. As two of them
                                                                       Hitachi Automotive Systems
 Corporate Environmental Management                                                                                     were highly evaluated for their significant improvement effect and were
                                                                       (Suzhou) Ltd.
 Personal Award                                                                                                         awarded the "Environmental Management Improvement Progress
                                                                                                                        Award".
                                                                                                       Promote legal management by expanding investment in environment-

                                                                       Tokico Automotive (Suzhou) Ltd. drastically reducing VOC-containing exhaust from VOC exhaust
 Corporate Environmental Management
                                                                                                       treatment facilities and dust treatment equipment, and installing a
 Model Award
                                                                                                       warehouse dedicated to hazardous waste.

 Yasuhiro Tamegai,
                                                                               Evaluated as a meritorious person who made a remarkable contribution
 2019 Award for Excellent Person in Energy    Gunma Plant
                                                                               to energy conservation activities
 Management (Scope:Kanto Region)              Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

                 Qualification                                                                                         Newly Qualified Work/Worker

 Eco Factory/Office Selection *1                           2 works (*Total 16 qualified works since the selection started, best among all Hitachi group companies.)
                                                            -Hitachi Automotive Systems (Suzhou) Ltd.: Introducing high efficiency lighting for all production buildings
                                                            -Tokico Automotive (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.: Introducing high efficiency lighting for all production buildings

                                                           2 experts (*Total 122 experts)
 Environmental Experts *2
                                                             Water Quality(1), Waste Control(1)

   *1: Works/office of all Hitachi group companies which consider environment and its countermeasure to achive goals with higher level by promoting
       efficient consumption of energy, waste, chemicals, water and others.
   *2: Persons who qualified to be important roles of environmental management activities in Hitachi AMS and our related companies. They are required
       to have national certification or expert knowledge in the environmnetal protection field, also have a capability and knowledge to establish plan for
       reducing environmnetal risk in each field, give people education and support in our production.

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Activities Against Global Warming
The Hitachi Group newly declared “Carbon Neutrality in FY2030 Production” to accelerate the creation of
environmental value in corporate activities as a whole aimed at the achievement of “Hitachi Environmental
Innovation 2050.”
As a member of the Hitachi Group, Hitachi Automotive Systems will promote further energy savings and the use
of renewable energy even more actively aimed at “achieving carbon neutrality in FY2030” based on this policy.

1) Active promotion of energy saving
                                                           ◼ Awarding of Excellent Engineer of Energy
We are promoting efforts aimed at the realization of a     Conservation
low carbon society by introducing and updating to the      Yasuhiro Tamegai of Gunma Plant was presented
most efficient equipment in the world; reducing waste by   the award by the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade
optimizing operations/management and                       and Industryof the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
recovering/utilizing by-product energy throughout supply   Industry as an excellent engineer for his outstanding
lines and equipment; and reducing CO2 emissions by         contribution to energy conservation in order to
using alternative fuels, etc.                              promote the further diffusion of energy saving.

 2) Expanded use of renewable energy
 We have newly introduced solar power generation
 equipment at four sites since FY2019 and are
 promoting expansion of the use of renewable energy.
 The power generated at these four sites is expected to
 be about 2,620 MWh/year, with CO2 emissions
 expected to decrease by about 1,500 t/year.

                                                                    Hitachi Automotive Systems Chonburi, Ltd.

                        Sawa Plant

■ Trend of CO2 Emissions
Although we were unable to achieve the target of -10.7% in actual emissions compared with the target of -
5.0% compared with FY2010,the improvement rate for CO2 emissions per unit in FY2019 saw a reduction of about
4,000t-CO2/year against the previous year.
We will implement our plans steadily to achieve a low-carbon society by further improving cooperation and
promoting the expansion of renewable energy use through clarifying the points for improvement and issues,
and sharing advanced examples of energy saving.
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Reusing Resources
We are targeting “Zero Emissions” by recycling
resources from waste generated by the company.                                                [Zero Emissions Plants (12 Domestic Plants)]
Our current recycling rate is 96.3% and there is only                                                                  (FY2019)
                                                                                         Sawa, Atsugi No.1&2, Gunma No.1&2, Yamanashi,
one company with a rate below 80%, an improvement                                        Fukushima, Akita, Kyushu, Saitama
on last year. We will accelerate global sharing of                                       Hitachi Automotive Systems Hanshin, Ltd., Hitachi
our recycling techniques in order to strengthen                                          Automotive Systems High Cast, Ltd. Iwate
resource recycling.                                                                       *Zero Emissions = Less than 0.5% of waste discarded
                                                                                         (Rate of waste shipped to landfills compared with waste/valuables from
                                                                                         the plant)

1) Reuse of cutting oil
Akita Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. is using a dehydrator to remove cutting oil from inside the filters used in
equipment that produces lifter valves, which are used to open and close engine intake and exhaust valves.
Since fiscal 2018, we have been able to reduce 2.4 tons of waste annually by disposing of only filters with
reduced oil content. In addition, we have been able to reuse the removed oil and also reduce our cutting oil
purchasing costs.

 [Flow of Reuse of Cutting Oil]
  1. Place the used filter in the dehydrator                    2. The filter after dehydration

                                                                                                        Dispose as waste plastic

  3. Remove impurities from the oil by                         4. After precipitating impurities            5. After precipitating impurities
             precipitation                                               the first time                             the second time

                                                                                                                                                     Reuse as
                                                                                                                                                     cutting oil

 2) Use of rainwater for green curtain sprinkling
At Gunma Plant, a green curtain is put in place each year, with water sprinkled twice daily from the water supply
for four months from June to September. In FY2019, the company switched the source of the sprinkling water
from tap water to rainwater and reduced the amount of tap water used by automating water sprinkling.

                                          Sprinkling automation
                                                  system

                                                        Roof gutter                                           Green curtain in the No.4 plant office area

                                                                        Rainwater

                                                                                    Control
                                                                      Pump

    *The opening of the valves in the figure above is

■ Waste/Valuables Generation Trend
The improvement rate of waste and valuables generated per unit in FY2019 reached 26.7% compared with
FY2010, a level that exceeded the 20.0% target. We will continue efforts to improve the amount of generated
waste and valuables

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Chemical Substance Management
We are working to replace more harmful chemicals with chemicals that have a lower environmental impact, aimed at
reducing our chemical substance atmospheric discharge volumes.
The improvement rate of chemical substance atmospheric discharge volumes generated per unit in FY2019
reached 26.7% compared with FY2010, a level that exceeded the 5.5% target. This result is due to the
reduction of the amount of organic paint used and the introduction of VOC emission treatment equipment.
We will continue to promote reductions in the use of harmful chemical substances and their replacement.

Prevention of Environmental Pollution
The prevention of environmental pollution is positioned as one of the most important environmental activities of
a plant so each plant sets stricter self-control standards than those laid out by policy or law, and regularly
measures and monitors water and air quality.
In preparation for emergencies, all sites hold planned drills one or more times per year, where records are
monitored by internal audit. Moreover, it is confirmed whether this system is functioning in audits by an external
certification agency.

Environmental Involvement & Community Cooperation
 Plants are actively involved in conducting local area clean-up activities and environmental education for elementary
 school children each year. These activities have been established as part of plant environmental activities and have

                      Community volunteer clean-up activities                  Takizawa River riverbed clean-up activities
                                (Kyushu Plant)                                            (Yamanashi Plant)

Preservation of Bioecological Systems
 Plants in Japan and abroad are actively engaged in activities to preserve ecosystems based on the Hitachi Group
 Environmental Vision.
 The Harrodsburg Plant of Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. has been promoting the maintenance of the native
 plants and species habitat since 2018. This habitat is a place for bee pollination and a feeding ground for quail, so we are
 contributing to efforts against reductions in wildlife numbers in Kentucky, which were tending to decline. This habitat is
 also used as a place for local residents to learn about the environment.
 In addition, reforestation activities are being carried out at Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Lerma Plant
 and Hitachi Automotive Systems Asia’s Gateway Plant so we are promoting local ecosystem conservation activities.

                      Improvement of wildlife habitat                                       Forest Reforestation
      (Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Harrodsburg Plant)   (Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Lerma Plant)

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Our Offices and Plants
Scope of Activities of Our Environmental Management System (as of October 1st, 2020)
1) Japan sites
                                                                                                               Major Products               Major Facilities Affecting the Environment
             Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.               Headquarter
                                                            Tokachi
                                                            Ustunomiya
                                                            Ota
                                                            Mitaka, Ota
                                                            Hamamastu
                                                            Nagoya
                                                            Kansai
                                                            Hiroshima
                                                                                              Engine control systems,HEV systems,
                                                            Sawa                              Outside recognition drive systems
                                                                                                                                        Plating Facility, Stamping Machine

                                                                          District No.1       Engine control systems                    Air Compressor, Stamping Machine
                                                            Gunma
                                                                          District No.2       Fuel injectors,Printed circuit boards     Air Compressor, Stamping Machine
     Japan

                                                                          District No.1       Postons,Propeller shafts,VELs etc.        Boiler, Surface Treatment Facility
                                                            Atsugi
                                                                          District No.2       ABSs,Valve timing control systems etc.    Boiler, Surface Treatment Facility
                                                            Akita                             Power Steering Systems                    Boiler, Cleaner
                                                            Saitama                           Power Steering Systems                    Boiler, Spot Exhaust Equipment
                                                            Niigata                           Power Steering Systems                    Air Compressor, Stamping Machine
                                                            Kyushu                            Propeller Shaft, Piston                   Boiler, Electric Coating Equipment
                                                                          District No.1       Brake systems                             Aluminum Melting Furnance, Plating Facility
                                                            Yamanashi
                                                                          District No.2       Brake Calipers                            Boiler, Plating Facility
                                                            Fukushima                         Suspension systems                        Boiler, Plating Facility
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Hanshin,            HQ/Mita Office No.1
                                                                                              Ignition Coil                             Drying Oven
             Ltd.                                           Mita Office No. 2
             Hitachi Automotive Systems High Cast,          Iwate                             Oil Pumps, Water Pump                     Washer
             Ltd.                                           Fukushima                         Automotive brake parts, Bearing Cap       Melting Furnace, Plating Facility
             Akita Showa Industry, Ltd.                                                       Lifter valve, Rotor for oil pump          Washer
                                                                                              Development, manufacturing and sales of
             Hitachi Automotive Electric Moter Systems. Ltd.                                  electric vehicle motors
                                                                                                                                        Drying Oven, Stamping Machine

2) Overseas sites
                                                                                                               Major Products               Major Facilities Affecting the Environment
                                                           Harrodsburg    USA                 Engine Control Systems, xEV systems       Boiler, Plating Facility
                                                                                              Suspension Systems, Brake Systems
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.     Berea          USA                                                           Boiler, Plating Facility
                                                                                              Motor for HEV
                                                           Georgia        USA                 VTCs,Propeller shafts,etc                 Boiler
  America

                                                                                              Pumps, Balancers, Ignition system
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico,            Lerma          Mexico                                                        Melting Furnace,
                                                                                              equipment, Piston, Aluminum diecast
             S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Queretaro        Mexico              Suspension etc.                           Boiler, Plating Facility
             Hitachi Automotive Systems San Juan del Rio, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico              Engine control Units                      -
             Chassis Brakes International Mexico Manufacturing,
                                                                          Mexico              Disc Brakes                               Washer
             S. de R.L. de C.V.
             AB Sistema de Freios Ltda                                    Brazil              Calipers, Rotors, Drum brakes             Plating Facility
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe, GmbH Sachsen              Germany             Engine control systems                    Fuel for Testing
             Hitachi Automotive Systems U.K., Ltd.                        UK                  Engine Control Systems                    Drying Oven, Large Vacuum Pump
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Czech, s.r.o.                     Czech               Suspension Systems                        Boiler, Plating Facility

             Hitachi Automotive Systems Espelkamp, GmbH                   Germany             Repair and aftermarket parts              Drying Oven, Fuel for Testing
  Europe

             Foundation Brakes France S.A.S.                              France              Calipers                                  Plating Facility
             Chassis Brakes International Spain S.L.U.                    Spain               Calipers, Brackets                        Plating Facility, Washer
             Chassis Brakes International Portugal S.A                    Portugal            Drum brakes                               Washer, Welding Facility
             Chassis Brakes International Otomotiv Sanayive Ticaret
                                                                          Turkey              Calipers, Drum brakes, etc.               Plating Facility
             Anonim Sirketi
             Chassis Brakes International Poland Sp.z.o.o.                Poland              Calipers, Drum brakes                     Plating Facility, Washer
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Products (Guangzhou), Ltd.        China (Guangzhou)   VTC, Piston, etc.                         Melting Furnace, Drainage
             Hitachi Automotive Systems (Suzhou), Ltd.                    China (Suzhou)      Engine Control Systems                    Reflow Soldering Facility, Smoke Ventilator
             TOKICO AUTOMOTIVE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.                         China (Suzhou)      Shock Absorbers, Disc Brake, etc.         Boiler, Plating Facility, Drainage
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Products (Shanghai), Ltd.         China (Shanghai)    Starters                                  Drying Oven
             Hitachi Automotive Systems (Changshu) , Ltd.                 China (Changshu)    Ignition Coil                             Drying Oven
  China

             Hitachi Automotive Systems (Guangzhou), Ltd.                 China (Zengcheng)   Engine Powertrain Systems, ABSs           Welding Facility, Washer
             Hitachi Automotive Systems(Chongqing) Co.,Ltd.               China (Chongqing)   Propeller Shafts, etc.                    Boiler, Electric Coating Equipment
             Faw & Tokico Shock Absorber Co., Ltd.                        China (Changchun)   Shock Absorber, Suspension Strut          Boiler, Plating Facility, Drainage
             Xiamen Hengdon Brake Systems Co., Ltd.                       China (Xiamen)      Brake System                              Casting Facility
             Chassis Brakes International (Dalian) Co., Ltd.              China (Dalian)      Calipers, Brackets, Rotors                Plating Facility, Washer
             Chassis Brakes International (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.               China (Wuhan)       Calipers                                  Washer, Fuel for Testing
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Asia, Ltd.            Gateway     Thailand            Power Steering Systems                    Boiler, Washer
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Korat, Ltd.                       Thailand            Shock absorbers, Disc brakes etc          Boiler, Plating Facility
             Hitachi Automotive Systems Choburi, Ltd.                     Thailand            Electric equipment system                 Drying Oven
  Asia

             PT Hitachi Automotive Systems Indonesia, Ltd.                Indonesia           Brake for Motorcycle                      Washer
             Hitachi Automotive Systems India PRIVATE LIMITED.            India               Engine components                         Drying Oven
             Foundation Brakes Manufacturing Private         Jalgaon      India               Calipers, Rotors, Drum brakes, etc        Washer
             Limited                                         Manesar      India               Calipers, Rotors, Drum brakes, etc        Washer
             Chassis Brakes International (Thailand) Limited              Thailand            Calipers                                  Washer

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Inquiries

     Environmental Protection Department,
     Standard Operation Unit, MONOZUKURI Management Division

     8th Floor, Minatomirai Grand Central Tower
     4-6-2 Minato Mirai Nishi-Ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken,
     220-0012, Japan
     URL: http://www.hitachi-automotive.co.jp/
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