BASF achieves 50 years with zero lost-time injuries at Rokuromi site in Japan

Tokyo, Japan – August 21, 2020 – BASF celebrated its 50 consecutive years of zero lost time injuries at the Rokuromi site in Yokkaichi, Mie. On August 18, 2020, the production plant has operated without a lost-time injury for 18,263 days since 1970.

“We are committed to ensuring safety at our site through various day-to-day activities. BASF engages in daily maintenance process as well as safety and instrumentation maintenance while implementing the ‘5S methodology’ at the site, according to the principles of seiri (sorting), seiton (set in order), seiso (systematic cleaning), seiketsu (standardizing), and shitsuke (sustaining),” said Kouzoh Kubota Vice President of BASF Japan. “Achieving 50 years of zero lost-time injury is the result of our continuous efforts to put safety first.”

Jeff Knight, Senior Vice President, Dispersions & Resins Asia Pacific BASF, said, “I am very proud to join the Rokuromi team and celebrate this remarkable industry milestone. I congratulate both current and past Rokuromi site employees for their professionalism and dedication to safety.” 

Under the brand name Acronal®, the Rokuromi site produces acrylic dispersions used in coatings and adhesives. The plant also supplies customers across Japan with styrene and acrylic polymers used in printing inks and functional coatings, marketed as Joncryl®. 

Since its inception, BASF has been at the forefront of the industry to provide 

environmentally-friendly, water-based resins to customers, as part of its innovative  and sustainable coatings solutions.   

 

BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments division 

The Dispersions & Pigments division of BASF develops, produces and markets a range of high-quality pigments, resins, additives and polymer dispersions worldwide. These raw materials are used in formulations for a number of industries, including coatings, construction, adhesives, printing and packaging, electronics and paper. With its comprehensive product portfolio and its extensive knowledge of the industry, the Dispersions & Pigments division offers its customers innovative and sustainable solutions and helps them advance their formulations. For further information about the Dispersions & Pigments division, please visit www.dispersions-pigments.basf.com. 

 

About BASF 

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 117,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2019. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.