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Table 1     Number of Specified Factories Installing Specified Facilities and Specified Facilities Registered in Accordance with the Noise Regulation Law (As of March 31, 2003)


Table 1-1    Number of specified factories

Specified facilities installed Number %
Metal processing machine 44,786 21.5
Air compressor 75,750 36.4
Rock crusher 4,443 2.1
Loom 25,823 12.4
Construction material manufacturing machine 3,730 1.8
Flour mill 582 0.3
Timber processing machine 21,473 10.3
Paper mill 690 0.3
Printing machine 21,397 10.3
Injection molding machine for synthetic resin 8,523 4.1
Molding machine 1,210 0.6
Total 208,389 100.0
Note: "Specified factories" are those having specified facilities which are also subject to noise control as laid forth in the Noise Regulation Law.

Table 1-2    Number of specified facilities

Specified facilities Number %
Metal processing machine 277,411 18.0
Air compressor 595,537 38.6
Rock crusher 25,748 1.7
Loom 415,697 27.0
Construction material manufacturing machine 5,569 0.4
Flour mill 3,685 0.2
Timber processing machine 66,863 4.3
Paper mill 2,275 0.1
Printing machine 80,158 5.2
Injection molding machine for synthetic resin 60,682 3.9
Molding machine 8,562 0.6
Total 1,542,187 100.0

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Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan