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The Takahama Chemical Tank Terminal started operation in October 1985 as an LPG secondary base under a 15-year contract with the K company, a comprehensive trading company, but unfortunately the contract ended at the end of September 2000. Thanks to Toyo Gosei's marketing prowess, subsequent contracts were signed with two companies and LPG operations were continued and maintained, but in the distribution environment that affects fuel related operations in recent years, for the sake of cost reduction, emphasis is placed on primary bases and factory shipments and the amount of LPG we shipped as a secondary base fell drastically.
Toyo Gosei judged that future development of LPG operations as a secondary base could not be expected and decided to lower the curtain on the 16 years of LPG operations at the end of September 2001.
The removal of all the LPG storage and shipping facilities built in the 8,275-square meter LPG area and the development of new business in this area was studied based on the following concepts.

1. A plan for efficiently using the entire area is drawn up and construction carried out in stages.
2. Careful consideration must be given to the environment, safety, and efficiency of the newly construction equipment, facilities, etc.
3. From simple storage and handling, we must be able to supply value added to customer products and verify quality.
4. Products filled into various vessels must be stored, managed, and maintained correctly.

First Construction Plan Summary

Currently, the centralization of tanks and the shift to larger tanks through the shared use of tanks for the same product are moving forward as chemical product distribution cost reduction measures. Fortunately, amidst these trends, large tank deals and long-term contracts for these tanks have become possible, so it was decided to use about half the area for the construction of chemicals tanks and to add two steel cone roof 2000kl tanks and six attendant truck loading booths.
In order to utilize the plot effectively, the oil-blocking dyke is 2 meters high, but as much as possible remote operations were adopted. Taking account of the fact that the products stored and handled are Type 4 No. 1 oil types under the Toxic Material Handling Law and Fire Prevention Law, vapor return pipes are installed at the ship side and truck side to prevent the release of vapor into the atmosphere as much as possible, making this an environmentally-friendly design.
Currently, the first construction plan is proceeding according to the schedule below, with the aim of completion by the end of July 2002.

Removal of LPG storage and shipping facilities by the end of 2001
End of the soil base alteration for the tank foundation by mid-February 2002
Start of sea-side bank protection reinforcement construction for the same area from March 2002
Completion of two 2,000kl tanks, and six truck filling booths by the end of July 2002

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Within the Toyo Gosei Chiba factory, there are bis-azide family photosensitive material manufacturing facilities, water-soluble photosensitive material manufacturing facilities (including chrome-free CRT materials), and organic alkaline developing solution manufacturing facilities and positive-type photosensitive material manufacturing facilities (naphthoquinone family). These facilities have been in operation for 14 years.
With the integration of semiconductors moving steadily forward, in February 2002, we completed KrF photoresist resin manufacturing facilities in order to supply our customers with the next-generation photosensitive materials with "high quality and low cost".
It is known that KrF photo-resist materials are used adding photooxidation agent (PAG) to the material in which the protecting group is introduced in PHS (polyhydroxystyrene). Toyo Gosei's PAG is already on the market and has achieved high marks.
The resin manufacturing facilities are dedicated to adding the protecting group (blocking) to PHS (polyhydroxystyrene). These facilities are equipped with reaction vessels, filtration machines, crystallization vessels, dissolving vessels, centrifuge separators, dryers, clean booths, and filters and products can be supplied as "powder" or "liquid", whichever the user desires.
All our employees are tackling production from the same angle of using the fruits of the introduction of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) to provide "high quality and low price".

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