| OSG | Group Company | ||
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| Company | Factories | ||
| 1996 | Declared "Eco-Friendly Company" | Stopped using trichlorethylene | |
| 1997 | OSG Korea obtained ISO 14001 | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Established "Environmental Policy" | ||
| 2000 | Nine offices received ISO 14001 certification | Installed new washer designed not to use methylene chloride in Shinshiro factory | OSG Coating Service obtained ISO 14001 OSG System Products obtained ISO 14001 |
| 2001 | Started to recycle diatomaceous soil used to filter waste oil Stopped using package made from chloroethene Abolished salt bath heat treatment |
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| 2002 | Installed the ice thermal storage air conditioning system "Eco-Ice" in the headquarters | Carried out an inspection of hazardous substances in the packaging materials Started conversion of factories to controlled temperature facilities |
OSG Brazil obtained ISO 14001 |
| 2003 | Carried out an inspection of hazardous substances in the all goods purchased | ||
| 2004 | Accomplished a recycle rate 98% in accordance with OSG Zero Emissions Plan | Abolished totally the combustion furnace | Noda Precision obtained ISO 14001 |
| 2005 | Completed switching to chlorine-free grinding oil in Yana factory | Sanwa Seiki Shiga factory obtained ISO 1400 | |
| 2006 | Abolished all the washers which use methylene chloride Abandoned private power generators in Shinshiro, Toyohashi, and Oike factories |
Omori obtained KES | |
| 2007 | Awarded the Environmental Grand Prize and the Environmental Contributor Prize at the Japan Small Cutting Tools' Association's first Awards of 2007 Declared "Environmental Policy on OSG Products" |
Nihon Hard Metal Kyushu factory obtained ISO 14001 Aoyama Seisakusho obtained ISO 14001 |
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| 2008 | OSG being awarded 2nd Year "Grand Prize" and "Environmental Contribution Award" by Japan Solid Cutting Tools' Association Environmental Awards. | Completed switching to chlorine-free grinding oil in all factories | Ohtaka Seikoh factory obtained ISO14001. Taiho Sangyo obtained ISO14001. |
| 2009 | OSG being awarded "Environmental Special Award" by Japan Solid Cutting Tools' Association Environmental Awards. | YANA Factory switched the chiller system to "Top Runner"system on it's Total Coolant System. | |
