Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc. 2002 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2002 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc.
A050007
Year 2 Annual Performance Report

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1	Name of your facility:
	Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc.
A.2	Name of your parent company:
	Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc.
A.3	Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:
	Name:	Mr. Joseph L. Stevenson
	Title:	EHS & ISO Manager
	Phone:	(847) 259-8800 x. 226
	Fax:	(847) 259-7682
	Email:	jstevenson@fujihuntusa.com
A.4	Facility location:
	Street Address:	900 Carnegie St.
	Address Cont:
	City:	Rolling Meadows
	State:	IL
	Zip Code:	60008
	Mailing address (if different from above):
	Mailing Address:
	Address Cont:
	City:
	State:
	Zip Code:
A.5	Facility's website address (if any):
	http://www.fujihuntusa.com
A.6	Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:
	100-499
A.7	North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:
	333315
A.8	In your application and, perhaps, in previous annual performance reports, you described what your facility does or makes. Have there been any (additional) changes to your facility's list of products and/or activities? If yes, please list them here:
	No Changes

A.9	Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period? If yes, please describe these changes here.
	No Changes
	No Changes.

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a	When was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?
	2002
	If an assessment was conducted during 2002, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type	Scope	Dates
ISO 14001 Certification	The environmental management system at the Rolling Meadows plant associated with the manufacture of photographic chemicals. Audit conducted by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. on October 3-4, 2002.	October 2002

B.1.b	When was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
	2002

B.1.c	When was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?

B.1.d	(Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.

B.1.e	Briefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.
	Placed monthly safety checklists under document control. Regulatory Tracking Calendar placed under document control. Backflow prevention listed as an environmmental aspect. Required cleaning service to properly label their bottles of cleaning chemicals. Weekly summary of internal audits submitted to Manufacturing Manager for review, discussed in weekly staff meetings.
B.1.f	Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?
	Yes
	If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.

B.1.g	When was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?
	January 2003
	Who was the senior manager present at the review?
	Name: Mary Ann Poch
	Title: Director of Human Resources

B.2.a

ISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?

Yes

B.2.b

Is your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?

B.3

Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?

February 2003

B.4

Progress Toward Achieving Objectives and Targets. In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Commitments in Section C. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year. Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? Yes

Environmental Aspect	Progress Made This Year (e.g., quantitative or qualitative improvements, activities conducted)
Construction Projects	Project leader monitors compliance to company safety and environmental procedures by using the Construction Project EMS Checklist
Inventory Control	1/2% variance in 2002, objective was <1%
Hazardous chemical waste disposal	6% decrease in hazardous waste disposed per million gallons of product made. Objective was 5% decrease.
Internal Air Quality	Continued use and calibration of sulfur dioxide meters in plant. Conducted industrial hygiene studies of key areas - all areas tested below acceptable OSHA Permissable Exposure Limits.

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENT 1


Category:	Energy Use
Aspect:	Total Energy Use
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Performance Commitment
Calendar Year:	1999	2001	2002	2003	2003
Actual Quantity (per year):	3698160	3529677	3602844		3170710
Measurement Units:	KwH	Other:
Normalizing Factor:	1.0	1.05	0.97		1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Production
Normalized Quantity per year:	3698160	3361597.14	3714272.16		3170710

* Estimated

C.1.b	Briefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
	This aspect fluctuates from year to year based on air conditioning and dehumidification requirements for product quality. Hotter summers require more electricity to air condition and dehumidify certain production areas to ensure product quality. Purchased and installed some additional automated equipment that may have contributed to higher use of electricity. When practical, energy efficient equipment is purchased to reduce electricity usage.
C.1.c	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).

COMMITMENT 2


Category:	Materials Use
Aspect:	Recycled/Reused Materials Use
Specific Information on Aspect (Optional):	Increase product reworked into batches
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Performance Commitment
Calendar Year:	1999	2001	2002	2003	2003
Actual Quantity (per year):	55308	115104	190586		64026
Measurement Units:	lbs	Other:
Normalizing Factor:	1.0	1.05	0.97		1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Production
Normalized Quantity per year:	55308	109622.86	196480.41		64026

* Estimated

C.2.b	Briefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
	Developed product return program with remote warehouses so products are returned and reworked rather than becoming waste at the warehouse. Added 2 more employees to work on re-work projects. The products produced at the facility are photographic chemicals.
C.2.c	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).

COMMITMENT 3


Category:	Water Use
Aspect:	Total Water Use
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Performance Commitment
Calendar Year:	1999	2001	2002	2003	2003
Actual Quantity (per year):	18737600	15607300	18317900		17737600
Measurement Units:	gallons	Other:
Normalizing Factor:	1.0	1.05	0.97		1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Production
Normalized Quantity per year:	18737600	14864095.24	18884432.99		17737600

* Estimated

C.3.b	Briefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
	Change in production mix. Baseline 1999 was 50% Liquid and 50% Powder production. In 2002 the product mix was 60% Liquid and 40% Powder. Liquid batches require more cooling water and wash water. A specific product line that requires more cooling and wash water is no longer made at this facility. 2003 YTD water use indicates we are back to the 2001 levels. Developed and implemented a system to recycle cooling water as wash water.
C.3.c	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).

COMMITMENT 4


Category:	Waste
Aspect:	Total Solid Waste
Specific Information on Aspect (Optional):	Increased Recycling
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Performance Commitment
Calendar Year:	1999	2001	2002	2003	2003
Actual Quantity (per year):	307540	307357	321696		356016
Measurement Units:	lbs	Other:
Normalizing Factor:	1.0	1.05	0.97		1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Production
Normalized Quantity per year:	307540	292720.95	331645.36		356016

* Estimated

C.4.b	Briefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
	Began new recycling program with cardboard supplier that is more efficient than the previous program. Cardboard is collected and shipped daily to the supplier rather than baled and stored for later shipment. An increase in recycled cardboard indicates cardboard is not being sent to a landfill.
C.4.c	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING


D.1	Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.
	Redesigned visitor brochure to show our updated Environmental and Quality Policies. The brochure is made available to all visitors and to anyone requesting environmental information. The Environmental and Quality Policies are framed and displayed in the front lobby and the employee entrance. Per the company ISO-14001 external communication procedure all requests for additional environmental information are determined based on the request. The Environmental, Health and Safety Manager will consider aspacts, impacts, objectives, targets and environmental programs when making this individual determination. For 2003 we are considering placing our Environmental Policy on our website and providing a phone number to call to receive a copy of this Annual Performance Report.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public.
	Web Site
	URL: http://www.fujihuntusa.com

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