Japan – all domestic Sanyo Epson production plants achieve 100% recycling target

Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corporation ("Sanyo Epson") has announced that Level 1 zero emissions (100% recycling of waste) has been achieved at the Gifu Plant as of June 30, 2005. Zero emissions was earlier attained at the Matsumoto Head Office and Tottori Plant, thus all domestic Sanyo Epson production facilities are now emission-free.



The following production facilities have achieved Level 1 zero emissions:



· Matsumoto Head Office (Nagano Prefecture) – March 2001

· Tottori Plant (Tottori Prefecture) – March 2005

· Gifu Plant (Gifu Prefecture) – June 2005



The Epson Group defines Level 1 zero emissions as the conversion of all waste generated by business activity into resources ("Waste" as defined by Epson does not include atmospheric emissions).



Sanyo Epson established a goal of achieving Level 1 zero emissions within one year of its launch in October 2004. The Matsumoto Head Office had already achieved zero emissions before Sanyo Epson was established through the merger of the LCD operations of Sanyo Electric Co. and Seiko Epson Corp., and the Tottori and Gifu Plants have become emission-free since then.



Sanyo Epson has thus achieved Level 1 zero emissions at all its production plants three months ahead of the target date. In working toward this goal, the Tottori and Gifu Plants established new channels to convert waste into resources according to the nature of the material (such as composition and property) and the location of the waste generated. Future efforts include an active, company-wide drive to not only maintain Level 1 zero emissions but also achieve Level 2 zero emissions, defined by the Epson Group as the reduction in the overall level of waste generated as well as the attainment of higher value-added recycling