Usable water resources on the planet are limited. In view of the expected future rise in water use due to economic growth and population increases in developing countries, the availability of water has been cited as a global risk. In response to this trend, TDK set a target for reducing the volume of water used in production activities and is striving to gauge the water risk
Fiscal 2019 Goals and Achievements / Evaluations and Future Activities
Fiscal 2019 Goal
Achievement
Improve water usage basic-unit by 1.5% of the previous FY
Improved by 0.8% compared with the previous FY
Evaluations and Future Activities
The total amount of water usage in fiscal 2019 declined by 2.2% compared to the previous fiscal year to 16,338,000 m3. In addition, though water usage basic-unit improved by 0.8% compared to the previous fiscal year, our target was not achieved here.
From now on, TDK will conduct water-risk surveys in each country and region, consider the establishment of water-risk indicators in site catchment areas, and in particular endeavor to promote the reduction of water use in water-shortage regions.
Fiscal 2019 Concrete Progress Report
Trend of amount water usage (global)
Concrete Activities
TDK is promoting the effective utilization of water resources through the following activities:
Cyclic usage of cooling water
Reuse of pure water from used vacuum pumps in cooling towers
Use of rainwater as toilet cleansing water, etc
Use of recycled water in production processes
Reuse of water through the introduction of sand filters
