Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Environmental Policy:
Hitachi will “investigate and examine the effect of its business operations on the environment and seek to introduce new technologies and materials with superior functionality regarding environmental safety, energy conservation and resource conservation.”  As part of Hitachi’s efforts to reduce the usage of chemicals with an impact on the environment, the company is voluntarily controlling the use of key chemical substances.

Hitachi has categorized these chemicals as:

• prohibited substances,
• substances to be reduced, or
• controlled substances.

In addition to our efforts to reduce chemical use in our own facilities, Hitachi seeks to work with ISO-certified suppliers that are committed to environmental preservation activities and continual environmental improvement, including the support of chemical reduction priorities.