Material balance of the Noritake Group (In Japan / For the year ended March 31, 2009)

Noritake always tries to understand the environmental burdens generated by its business activities from the perspective of material balance. Noritake ensures that the input and output of substances and energy which are associated with its production and distribution activities in Japan are displayed correctly using easy-to-understand units and symbols. The input and output figures are then used as indices for promoting the effective and efficient reduction of environmental burdens.

	CO2 emission coefficient: source - "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" (promulgated on Dec. 26, 2002)
	CO2 emission / household / year: 5,203kgCO2 / household (source: "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Absorption Database" by Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan, Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies)
	Elementary swimming pool: calculated based on 250m3

3R Activities

Noritake's activities are operated based on the 3R principles; "reducing", "reusing" and "recycling" of industrial waste and general waste which are generated at production sites and operating offices. Noritake defines 3R as the best approach for the effective use of resources.

Global Environmental Protection Measures

As part of the measures to reduce CO2 emissions, Noritake supports the adoption of inverters for air-conditioning, the improvement of firing furnace efficiency and the shift to low-carbon fuels.

Reduction of Substances with Environmental Impact

Noritake strengthens the establishment and operation of its system to control chemicals contained in products while developing criteria to ensure the procurement of environmentally-conscious raw materials and components.