The Fujieda Plant has received the Director-General of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award for Excellent Energy Management Businesses for FY 2024

The Chugai Pharmaceutical Fujieda Plant, a Chugai Pharmaceutical group company, was awarded the Director-General of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award as an excellent energy management business at the FY 2024 Kanto Region Energy Conservation Month Award Ceremony held on February 13, 2025.
 

About the Director-General of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award for Excellent Energy Management Businesses

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry holds this award ceremony every year in February in conjunction with Energy Conservation Month to promote further energy conservation. It recognizes excellent businesses and others who have made significant contributions to energy conservation.
 

Energy Conservation Activities at the Fujieda Plant

At the Fujieda Plant, through years of awareness-raising activities aimed at fostering a strong energy conservation mindset, effective energy-saving initiatives have been proposed by the manufacturing department. This initiative optimized the air circulation frequency in the manufacturing building with cleanroom environments, reducing the air conditioning airflow to two-thirds of the conventional amount. This achievement resulted in significant energy savings while maintaining the quality required for the cleanroom environment, even with the strict quality control requirements unique to the pharmaceutical manufacturing business. Our company has established an organizational structure that makes it possible to implement employee proposals, and this achievement has been expanded to other manufacturing buildings at this Plant. We will continue to promote ongoing energy conservation activities throughout the entire Fujieda Plant.

The Chugai Pharmaceutical Group has set a mid-term environmental goal for 2030, aiming to reduce energy consumption relative to floor area by 5% compared to 2019 levels by 2025, and by 15% by 2030. Moving forward, we will continue to implement initiatives to reduce energy consumption, such as the introduction of highly energy-efficient equipment, fuel switching, the adoption of eco-friendly vehicles, and energy-saving efforts in our daily business activities.
 

News Release by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry
https://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/press/20250206shouene_hyousyou_press.html
 

Comment from the Energy Manager

Kenichi Honma, Chugai Pharmaceutical Fujieda Plant Facilities Group

At the Fujieda Plant, energy conservation activities have been successful due to collaboration between multiple departments. This initiative aimed to improve the overall energy efficiency of the plant, with members from different areas of expertise, such as manufacturing, quality assurance, and facility management, working together in collaboration.

This initiative has improved the plant’s energy efficiency and contributed to reducing its environmental impact. The Fujieda Plant will strive for continuous improvement by optimizing energy usage associated with the construction of new buildings and exploring the introduction of further energy-saving technologies.

For information on the environmental initiatives at Chugai Pharmaceutical’s three plants that serve as Chugai Pharmaceutical Group’s development and production bases (Utsunomiya, Ukima, and Fujieda), please click here.
https://cpmc.chugai-pharm.co.jp/sustainability/environment/index.html