Ineos Styrolution Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report
Ineos Styrolution is a styrenics supplier, with a focus on styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS Standard and styrenic specialties. With world-class production facilities and more than 90 years of experience, Ineos Styrolution helps its customers succeed by offering innovative and sustainable best-in-class solutions, designed to give them a competitive edge in their markets, and at the same time, help make the circular economy for styrenics a reality. The company provides styrenic applications for many everyday products across a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, household, construction, healthcare, packaging and toys/sports/leisure. In 2020, sales were at 4 billion euros. Ineos Styrolution employs approximately 3,600 people and operates 20 production sites in ten countries.
Report highlights progress towards circular and low-carbon economy
Expansion of the company’s ECO product portfolio helps customers to meet their sustainability targets
Ineos Styrolution’s sixth sustainability report provides a comprehensive review of the company’s established environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, with a focus on the scale up of its recycling activities and measures to reduce its carbon footprint. This year’s report includes an overview of the company’s contribution to the fight against COVID-19.
Since the publication of the company’s first qualitative report on sustainability back in 2015, Ineos Styrolution has demonstrated consistent improvements, resulting in a platinum rating by EcoVadis in 2020. This places Ineos Styrolution in the top 1% category of plastics manufacturers. A refreshed materiality assessment undertaken in 2021 will enable the company to stay on track by mapping sustainability topics, which provide the most meaningful impact for its stakeholders.
“Despite the unforeseen challenges of the past year, we continue to maintain our commitment to operating sustainably and drive the shift to a circular, low-carbon economy for styrenics”, says Steve Harrington, CEO Ineos Styrolution.
This report has been prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Standards, the most widely recognised reporting framework for sustainability and has been assured externally.
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