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Innovating for a Sustainable Future Sustainability Report 2012
01
Our Highlights
Introduction At Croda, we strive to create value for our
shareholders by driving sales growth through
successful new product development, moving ever
closer to our customers and increasing our focus on
fast growing markets. We are a business committed
to financial growth, high returns, environmental
protection and social progress. In today’s world, we
recognise that people not only want to look and feel Return on Sales 2008-2012 (%)
good, they increasingly want to use top performing 25
products made from renewable raw materials. 20
15
10
Ranked 25 in the Global Top 100
th
From March 2012 5
Most Sustainable Corporations 0
Reporting Parameters This report covers the sustainability performance
of the Group for the period from 1 January 2012
We acquired Istituto Di Ricerche Biotecnologiche
(IRB) in July 2012 and in December we and number one in the UK 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
to 31 December 2012. purchased the trade and assets of Innovachem
LLC. Due to the timing and nature of these
The scope of this report covers all fully managed
£1,051.9m £255.4m
investments, their activities have not been
operations. This includes all of those functions included within this report. Performance data
controlled by our Board and Group Executive from our Cremona manufacturing site in Italy
Committee, who are responsible for policies, has also been excluded, due to its disposal in
standards and performance. November 2012.
Revenue* Operating profit*
2011: £1,028.0m 2.3% 2011: £237.7m 7.4%
www.croda.com/csr
Contents Business Overview
Our Highlights
Chief Executive’s Statement
01
02
Employees
Recruitment & Retention
Compensation & Benefits
22
23
24
130.0p 59.5p
Our Business 03 HR Policies & Systems 25 Earnings per share* Dividends per share
Talent Management & Employee 2011: 120.1p 8.2% 2011: 55.0p 8.2%
Strategy & Governance Development 26
Our Sustainability Approach 04 Performance Management 28
Our Targets 06
Corporate Stakeholders 29
15.2 50 66.3
Environment 08 Corporate Stakeholder Engagement 30
Air Quality & Climate Change 09 Ethical Supply Chain 31
Water Quality & Supply 11
Land Impact 12 Community 32
Community Communication 33 Energy from non-fossil Reduction in waste to Materials used from
Health & Safety 13 Community Involvement 34 fuel sources* landfill since 2010* renewable sources
Process Safety Management 14 Community Education 36
Occupational Health & Safety 15
GRI Index 38
Responsible Sourcing 17
Renewable Raw Materials
Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing
Product Data Gathering
18
20
21
Contact Us and Glossary 40
75 92,668 4,541
Employee Save As You Earn Training hours covering Employee volunteering
Scheme membership in the UK 85% of employees hours through our 1% Club
and 48% of non-UK employees
*Continuing operations
GRI Profiles: 2.1-2.10, 3.1, 3.6, 3.8 GRI Indicators: EC1, EN1, LA1
Our Operations
Locations Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
We are a global organisation with 3,288 Americas
employees across 34 countries. By being Europe
Employees Total Revenue
close to our customers around the world, Employees Total Revenue
680
20.7% of Group Total 36.4% of Group Total
£383.4m
1,989
60.5% of Group Total 41.2% of Group Total
we have a collaborative approach toEnvironment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
£433.4m
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
business, which allows us to respond
quickly and efficiently to unmet needs. 3 Manufacturing Sites 8 Sales Offices
10 Manufacturing Sites 14 Sales Offices
Revenue & Value Added
Bought in Materials and Services Value Added
£608.5m £443.4m Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
To Employees £175.0m
Asia Pacific
To Governments £78.1m
Revenue Employees Total Revenue
£1,051.9m To Providers of Capital £79.0m
619
18.8% of Group Total 22.4% of Group Total
£235.1m
Head Office Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Retained in the Business £111.3m Manufacturing Sites
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
Sales Offices
4 Manufacturing Sites 11 Sales Offices
Products & Markets
We are a supplier of speciality chemicals so, whilst our name is not seen on the high
street, millions of people throughout the world benefit on a daily basis from the many
thousands of consumer and commercial goods that incorporate our products.
Consumer Care Performance Technologies Industrial Chemicals Employee Overview Raw Materials by Source
Revenue Revenue Revenue Gender Split Age Profile
11.1% 0.3% 6.7%
£586.4m
55.7% of Group Total
£382.8m
36.4% of Group Total
£82.7m
7.9% of Group Total
32%
17-25 years 26.7%
33.7%
26-35 years
Male 36-45 years Renewable
25.8%
Operating Profit Operating Profit Operating Profit Female 46-55 years Non-renewable
56-65 years
£185.4m
72.6% of Group Total
£59.7m
23.4% of Group Total
£10.3m
4.0% of Group Total
68%
66 years+
66.3%
29.4%
02 03
Chief Executive’s Statement Our Business CONTENTS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
ENVIRONMENT
Management & Governance Health & safety
Responsible sourcing
Our management structure allows us to respond quickly and employees
effectively to individual business challenges and opportunities. corporate stakeholders
community
gri index
CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
Our two senior decision making bodies
are the Board of Directors (Board) and the The Board of Directors The Board Committees
Sustainability is central to our culture and a key Group Executive Committee. They are
Three Executive Directors Audit Nomination
element of our strategy for growth. It is embedded in ultimately responsible for our business
performance, and work closely with a Five Independent Non-Executive Directors Remuneration
all of our businesses and enthusiastically embraced number of advisory committees to develop
our business strategy and set
by our employees around the world. performance targets.
Our Regional and Business Boards, each Group Executive Committee Executive Committees
led by an Executive Committee member,
We were delighted to receive recognition consumption of water and cutting the are responsible for localising and Chief Executive Finance
of our achievements in the latest report quantities of waste that we send to landfill. implementing strategy and delivering Risk Management
from Canadian company Corporate These are both areas where we have Group Finance Director
results. They, along with our Board and Routine Business
Knights, where we were ranked 25th in made significant progress in the last two Group Executive Committee, are Chief Technology Officer
the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable years. supported by specialists who manage our Group Counsel and Company Secretary Group SHE
Corporations in the World. We were the corporate functions.
It is critical to our continuing business Five Regional Directors
highest ranking UK based company in this
success that we have the ability to attract Global Operations President
survey, providing independent testimony
and retain outstanding individuals: I am
to the effectiveness of fully integrating Group Financial Controller
pleased to report that our staff retention
sustainability into our approach at all of
rates around the world are at record
our operations, both manufacturing and
levels. The fact that we have a highly
non-manufacturing.
motivated workforce who want to share in
Our strong ‘green’ credentials are rooted our success is reflected in that more than Regional & Business Boards Corporate Functions
in our focus on the use of natural 75% of our UK based employees, and
ingredients, with around 70% of our raw 48% of our non-UK workforce, participate Consumer Care Europe CSR Business
materials derived from renewable in a Save As You Earn scheme. This Development
Performance Technologies SHE
sources. As a leader in sustainable performance was honoured for ‘Best
& Industrial Chemicals Europe HR Legal & Intellectual
technologies, we take great pride in the Overall Performance in Fostering Employee
North America Property
fact that so many of our products enhance Share Ownership’ at the 2012 IFS ProShare IT
the quality of life through their beneficial Awards. Latin America Finance & Treasury
impact on human health, wellbeing and Asia Pacific
Interaction with our local communities has PSRA
the wider environment.
always been a major part of our culture,
During 2012, we made excellent progress with community education a particular
in reducing energy usage and increasing focus as it allows us to promote the
our use of non-fossil fuel across the importance of studying science and
business, with all of our manufacturing business, which we hope will ultimately Business Strategy Business Sectors
sites working proactively on energy secure a gifted pool from which we can
projects that have delivered exceptional recruit in the future. As an alumnus of the
results. One particular highlight was the Croda Graduate Development Our purpose is to be a leading speciality Our business is divided into three core segments:
development of a £5.4 million renewable Programme myself, I am keen to see chemical company, providing innovative
energy project at our Atlas Point young talent come into our business. This technologies that will give our customers what
manufacturing site in North America. is why I am particularly pleased to report they need to be leaders in their own markets. Consumer Care Performance Technologies Industrial Chemicals
Using gas from a nearby landfill site to fuel the implementation of the scheme in Asia
To achieve this, we focus on fast growing niche Personal Care Coatings & Polymers • E xtract value
a combined heat and power plant, this during 2012, following the years of success
markets and high margin businesses where
innovative development will reduce our we have had in Europe and North Health Care Geo Technologies •C
ost control
we can utilise our global reach. We are driven
dependence on fossil fuels and cut America. By the end of 2013 it will also be Crop Care Home Care
by strong megatrends in beauty and ageing,
greenhouse gas emissions at the site. available in Latin America to ensure that
health and wellbeing, and the increasing • New technology capture Lubricants
we have a succession of future leaders
We continue to place a strong emphasis importance of sustainability and • New product and Polymer Additives
across our global operations.
on minimising the environmental impact of environmental protection. Our continued focus performance claims
our operations through a range of Steve Foots, Chief Executive on innovation and our heritage in naturally • Niche market focus
innovation
initiatives, such as reducing our derived products ensures that we are well • Emerging market
placed to deliver sustainable solutions. • Emerging market development
development
• Specialisation of resource
GRI Profiles: 1.1-1.2, 4.10 GRI Indicator: EC2 GRI Profiles: 4.1-4.4
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Our Sustainability Approach
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Material Area STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
ENVIRONMENT
Targets Health & safety
Responsible sourcing
Material Issues employees
corporate stakeholders
community
Management & Governance Materiality gri index
CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
Sustainability underpins our business strategy, playing a Our Materiality Matrix, established in 2011, maps the most
holistic role across our business. significant issues that will affect the long term success of our
business against their importance to our stakeholders.
Environment
Implemented through our CSR activities, we Airdeveloping
Responsible for Quality & andClimate Change
supporting the We continually monitor and report progress Managed through our Four Pillar approach, we Group Executive Committee. As a result of this During 2012, particular focus was placed on two
ensure that the Material Issues of our business implementationWater
of ourQuality & Supply
sustainability strategy and against our targets to the Group Executive have six Material Areas and 18 Material Issues. meeting in 2012, we have broadened our Material Issues following a risk review;
and key stakeholders are addressed as part of targets, our CSR Steering Committee consists of Committee. Our annual results, covering CSR targets have been set with our Group previous Landfill Waste Material Issue to Land responsible supply chain management and
our sustainability strategy. Landfill
four Pillar Owners who Waste
are senior managers with economic, social and environmental Executive Committee to ensure that progress is Impact in order to reflect our growing focus on consistent community engagement. Increased
expertise in one of our Four Pillars: Environment, performance are communicated through our made in addressing our Material Issues, which biodiversity. We have also redefined Ethical communication and interaction with our
Our CSR Department is a corporate function and
People, Partners and Neighbours. Reflecting our Annual Report & Accounts, Sustainability Report, ultimately supports our sustainability strategy. Supply Chain to incorporate product stewardship suppliers, customers and community groups
part of our dedicated CSR Steering Committee, Health & Safety
overall business management approach, we online GRI response, CDP disclosure and on our and product quality, and all three Community through our management of Corporate
who report directly into our Group Executive Our materiality and targets are reviewed on an
also have four Regional Representatives who are website at www.croda.com. This open and Material Issues have been revised to provide a Stakeholders and Community ensured that we
supported by Process Safety Management
Committee and subsequently the Board. This is annual basis at a Strategic Review Meeting
Regional CSR Steering Committees transparent reporting ensures that our better illustration of the community impact and can report progress in these areas.
via an Executive Committee member who sits between the CSR Steering Committee and our
to ensure thatOccupational
our sustainabilityHealth
strategy,&targets
Safety stakeholders are kept informed of our CSR resulting business benefit.
alongside the CSR Steering Committee Chairman.
and progress are communicated and supported activities and can see how our sustainability
around the world. strategy is safeguarding our future.
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Sustainability Strategy Employees Our Material Issues 18 Material Issues
Recruitment & Retention 5 6
We manage our business across the tripleCompensation
bottom line, as a
& Benefits
Environment 4 6 Material Areas
7
product or service can only be consideredHRtruly sustainable
Policies & Systems Environment 1.HealthAir
Safety
& Quality & Climate
Responsible
Sourcing
Change
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
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when the demands of economy, environment and society& Employee Development
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Responsible Sourcing
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Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
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Our sustainability strategy is underpinned by our Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
7. Compensation & Benefits
Process Safety Management
tives
mission to: 8. HR Policies & Systems
Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing 9. Talent Management & Employee Strategy
s
holder
• continue innovating to improve our products • set consistent standards across all operations, To ensure that our sustainability strategy is well Development
18
and processes by minimising their effect on the so as to provide a safe and healthy Product Data Gathering
informed, we use our risk management 10. Performance Management
take
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
environment, whilst maximising the efficient environment in which to work; framework, stakeholder engagement and Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
11
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use of all resources; • foster open and comprehensive dialogue with strategic discussions with our Group Executive Community
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• safeguard the responsible management of our all stakeholders and work cooperatively to Committee to define our Material Issues. Health
Environment & Responsible Corporate Employees
11. Community Communication
Community
Corporate Stakeholders
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Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
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12. Community Involvement
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Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
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raw materials and products both up and down address our Material Issues; Each Material Issue has a clear management un
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Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
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our supply chain; 13. Community Education ng
• provide development opportunities for all Corporate Stakeholder
approach Engagement
within the business to establish clear ou
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• invest in truly global and profitable innovation employees to reach their full potential; and strategy development, performance Responsible Sourcing sible
Respon 1
12
Ethicalmanagement
Supply Chain
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where we will have long term growth; • ensure fair and equitable employment and implementation 14. Renewable Raw Materials
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
• comply with all legislative requirements and, conditions, providing a stimulating working responsibilities. Safety Sourcing 15. Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing
Stakeholders
15
when appropriate, set our own more environment based on respect and 16. Product Data Gathering 13
demanding standards; partnership. Community Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Corporate Stakeholders
14
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
17. Corporate Stakeholder Engagement
Community Communication Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
18. Ethical
Employees
Supply Chain
Community
Community Involvement
Community Education
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
GRI Profiles: 1.2, 4.8, 4.12, 4.17 GRI Indicators: EC2, LA6 Safety
GRI 1.2, 3.5
Profiles:Stakeholders
Sourcing
06 07
Our Targets Employees
CONTENTS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
Recruitment & Retention All regions to have a To complete one global employee
Our underlying approach to sustainability has focused on establishing clear commitments programme of local graduate engagement survey in 2014,
ENVIRONMENT
and performance targets aligned to our Material Issues. and trainee recruitment by
the end of 2013
which will then be conducted at
least every third year
Health & safety
Responsible sourcing
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
Environment
Environment
Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
Compensation & Benefits To ensure that all locations
undertake health promotion
Develop company share scheme
membership by continuing to
employees
corporate stakeholders
activities during 2013 improve advertisement, promotion
10
Air Quality & and availability to ensure that all community
Climate Change Based on 2010, to reduce To have 25% of the employees can make an informed
total Group energy Group’s total energy decision for the 2013 programme gri index
consumption by 5% by 2015 requirements
CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
generated from Based on 2010, to reduce
non-fossil fuel total Group VOC emissions HR Policies & Systems
To ensure that our policies remain consistent with the spirit and intent
sources by 2015 by 10% by 2015 of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work,
where applicable to business
Water Quality & Supply
100
Talent Management & To make personal skills development accessible to During 2013, support our talent management
Based on 2010, to reduce total To achieve 100% Employee Development all through the development of a comprehensive procedures by coaching and actively involving
Group water consumption by compliance with effluent online learning zone by the end of 2013 senior managers, and their teams, in the
10% by 2015 discharge consents by 2015 identification and effective management of talent
10
Performance Management All employees to have a formal annual appraisal by the end of 2015
Land Impact To complete pilot biodiversity surveys
Based on 2010, to reduce total
Group waste to landfill by 20% at two of our operations by the end of Corporate Stakeholders
20 by 2015 2013
Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees
Corporate Stakeholder
Community
Develop and implement a global action plan to further Engage with our investor community during 2013 to
Engagement our engagement with respondents to our global and obtain feedback on our sustainability performance
regional customer surveys during 2013
Health & Safety
Ethical Supply Chain
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders Further engage with our Following a detailed audit of Gain EFfCI GMP certification for our
Process Safety At the end of every At the end of every To define a programme To develop and Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community major suppliers on our product stewardship across the remaining five manufacturing sites
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
Management quarter in 2013, have quarter in 2013, have that attains external implement a training Supplier Code of Conduct Group, ensure that best practice that produce cosmetic ingredients
during 2013 is communicated and any and EXCiPACT certification for six
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100% of all Process Risk no outstanding critical post-graduate programme to
Assessments reviewed actions from Process certification for members improve incident appropriate improvement actions manufacturing sites producing
to stringent internal Risk Assessments of our internal Hazard investigation through are taken by the end of 2014 pharmaceutical excipients by the
quality standards at overdue across the Study Leaders’ Academy the use of a common end of 2015
Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
least once every five Group during 2013 methodology by the
years across the Group end of 2014
Community
Occupational Health & Safety Environment Health &
Safety
Responsible
Sourcing
Corporate
Stakeholders
Employees Community
Sustain the improvement since 2010 (0.39 per 100,000 hours) on the Community To support our
+ +
frequency of injuries to all personnel, to ultimately reduce the rate to manufacturing sites and
Communication
0.2 per 100,000 hours worked on a sustainable basis
100,000 offices of more than 30
employees in their efforts to
hold a minimum of two
Environment Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
face to face dialogue local authorities, local businesses or local educational
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
sessions within each of our councils, governments, business representative institutions (schools,
Responsible Sourcing key stakeholder groups: emergency services; groups; and colleges, universities)
1
Health & Responsible Corporate Employees Community
12
Safety Sourcing Stakeholders
Renewable Raw Materials Monitor the sustainability of new products by measuring the renewable raw Community Involvement To provide support to those teams within our business Establish communication
material content and by assessing them against the 12 Principles of Green that have had a significantly lower than average channels that will help to
Chemistry during 2013 number of employees using any 1% Club time since its share 1% Club news and
global launch in 2010, with the intention of enabling best practice across the
more employees in these locations to participate in the
Health &
Safety
Responsible
Responsible
Sourcing
Palm Employees
Corporate
Oil Sourcing
Stakeholders
Community
Continue to work closely with
suppliers and RSPO to seek ways
Ensure that the small quantity of
palm oil purchased directly
Where relevant, gain RSPO
certification to manufacture
programme during 2013 Club Group in order to
encourage participation
to extend the range of sustainable supports sustainable sourcing by sustainable palm oil and palm
palm oil and palm kernel oil the end of 2013 under RSPO kernel oil derivatives at Community Education To ensure that all Develop an internal To ensure that at least Following a review of
derivatives we manufacture guidelines additional manufacturing sites Research and Education Ambassador 5% of employees at all the UK STEM
during 2013 Development Centres and training programme to operations with a education
locations with a significant underpin community Research and programme, facilitate
engineering team have education activity in all Development Centre or the implementation of
Product Data Gathering implemented an relevant local languages significant engineering at least two
Gather product data at manufacturing site level to populate our Ingredient Sustainability database in
education programme by the end of 2013 team receive Education programmes at new
accordance with the gap analysis completed in 2012
with local schools, Ambassador training by locations tailored to
colleges or universities by the end of 2014 meet local needs by
the end of 2013 the end of 2014
08 09
Environment CONTENTS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
ENVIRONMENT
As an environmentally responsible company, we have established an effective Air Quality & Climate Change Health & safety
Responsible sourcing
means of managing the material business risks of Air Quality and Climate Change,
Water Quality and Supply and Land Impact. From our baseline year of 2010, we set To reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases to the employees
five year targets to focus our efforts as we continually work towards reducing greenhouse gas environment from our manufacturing sites to ensure that corporate stakeholders
(GHG) emissions and our impact on the increasingly stressed resources of water and land. we progress towards more sustainable operations community
gri index
CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
2012 Targets Key Highlights Energy from Non-Fossil Fuel Sources Energy Usage for Continuing
for Continuing Operations by Year (%) Operations by Year (GJ)
15.2
13.6 14.1 13.8 15.1 15.2 3,865 3,650 3,980 3,772 3,767
Air Quality & Climate Change 30
25
5000
• Based on 2010, reduce total Group energy
20 4000
consumption by 5% by 2015
15
• To have 25% of the Group’s total energy
10 3000
requirements generated from non-fossil fuel
sources by 2015 5
• Based on 2010, reduce total Group VOC emissions 0 2000
by 10% by 2015 Group energy from non-fossil fuel sources
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Water Quality & Supply
572,000m 3
• To create the capability of measuring the volume
of aqueous effluent arising from our processes
prior to its pre-treatment and its associated Strategy This was driven by a number of energy
content of organic material by the end of 2013 reduction projects across the Group, although it
With the link between the emission of CO2 and
is also affected by a slight reduction in
• Based on 2010, reduce total Group water climate change well established, we want to
production volumes.
consumption by 10% by 2015 Water reduction, equivalent to continue reducing the impact of our emissions.
By focusing on two critical areas; reducing our A multi-million pound project at our Atlas Point
• To achieve 100% compliance with effluent
discharge consents by 2015 240 Olympic swimming pools* overall energy consumption and increasing the manufacturing site in North America was our
proportion of energy we consume from flagship investment to reduce energy usage and
5.4
Land Impact† non-fossil fuel sources, we hope to progress
towards more sustainable operations.
increase our use of renewable resources during
2012. Smaller scale programmes have also
• Based on 2010, reduce total Group waste to shown significant gains, with electricity
landfill by 20% by 2015 Supported by our investments in captive power
consumption reduced by 22% at our Cikarang
sources, the optimisation of plant equipment
manufacturing site in Indonesia as a result of
and production processes, and the education
increased diligence and observation.
and training of our employees, we are
committed to minimising our impact in this area. Progress has also been made to increase the
proportion of our energy originating from
Our primary focus is on reducing our direct CO2
non-fossil fuel sources. During 2012, 15.2% of
outputs since the contribution from our Volatile our energy came from renewable sources Optimising Our Processes
Reduction in energy consumption* Organic Compound (VOC) emissions is much
less significant, although we continue to set VOC
compared to 13.8% in 2010. Whilst this is
influenced by external factors, such as the During 2012, our Leek manufacturing site
targets and review our performance in order to sources feeding into national electricity grids, our
minimise our impact wherever possible. in the UK installed a combined heat and
investments in the optimisation of our wind power plant (CHP), the first of its type at
All of our manufacturing sites are required to turbine and the installation of power generation any of our operations. Whilst conventional
50
develop an energy reduction plan, taking units that run on alternative fuels ensure that this electricity generation is inefficient, with
advantage of alternative, non-fossil fuel sources reduction is increasingly under our control. more than half of the fuel’s energy wasted
where practicable. During 2012, we made further progress against as heat, CHP plants capture this heat to
our target to reduce VOC emissions with the improve the efficiency of the input fuel by
2012 Performance
relocation of a manufacturing process from more than 80%.
Pleasing progress has been made against our
Reduction in waste sent to landfill, 2010 baseline, with our total energy
our Rawcliffe Bridge site in the UK to a new Our CHP plant at Leek is made even more
sustainable by its fuel source, which is
more efficient manufacturing plant in Leek, also
equivalent to over 120 truck loads consumption having now decreased by 5.4%. in the UK. based on renewable materials from our
manufacturing processes, reducing the
fossil fuel carbon emissions at this site by
more than 50%.
* Compared to 2010
GRI Indicators: EN3, EN4, EN26 †
Previously Landfill Waste GRI Indicators: EC2, EN3, EN4, EN16, EN20, EN26 Continued
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Environment CONTENTS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
ENVIRONMENT
Air Quality & Climate Change Water Quality & Supply Health & safety
Responsible sourcing
To minimise the environmental burden arising from water employees
usage and waste water discharges from our corporate stakeholders
manufacturing sites community
gri index
CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
VOC Emissions for Continuing Water Usage for Continuing Water Discharge Compliance for
Operations by Year (Tonnes) Operations by Year (million m³) Continuing Operations by Year (%)
303 262 307 284 248 7.88 7.25 7.63 6.92 7.06 96.6 96.7 98.8 99.2 99.7
400 8 100
300 7
95
200 6
90
100 5
0 4 85
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Looking Ahead Strategy Meanwhile, a major water recovery project at Gouda Goes Greener
our Gouda manufacturing site in Holland also
We will continue to seek ways to optimise the Fresh water resources are becoming
made significant progress, following a pilot
operation of our three CHP plants during 2013 increasingly stressed as population and Our Gouda manufacturing site in Holland
study that gained approval for the £1.7 million
and beyond. The largest of these is located at industrial activity increase. Whilst our operations currently consumes the Group’s largest
investment.
our Gouda manufacturing site in Holland, are not in regions where resources are under volume of water, using 2.75 million cubic
where a project design is under development immediate threat, many of our manufacturing Our compliance with effluent discharge metres in 2012. However, the site has
following a feasibility trial, which demonstrated sites use water for cooling and cleaning. As a consents increased from 99.2% in 2011 to 99.7% identified an opportunity to replace the
how electricity and steam can be generated result, we are committed to reducing our impact in 2012. Whilst our target to create the capability plant that treats groundwater for use as
from the methane gas produced by the on this depleting resource. of measuring the volume of effluent arising from boiler feed water with new technology
anaerobic fermentation of by-products. This our processes prior to its pre-treatment, and its that purifies effluent. By using this
We measure the total volume of water used by method, and by moving cooling duty to a
would enable us to significantly increase the associated content of organic material, has
our processes from all sources. Focusing on our closed cooling tower system, the use of
proportion of non-fossil fuel used by the Group. been met ahead of schedule and is now being
sites that use the highest volumes, we strive to groundwater can be stopped completely.
used to inform our further improvement plans.
As we continue to seek areas where we can reduce our requirement as much as practicable.
upgrade our plants to modern, more energy Looking Ahead This new process purifies the effluent by
By measuring the quantity of oxygen demand in separating solids through the use of
efficient standards, a pilot study at one of our
effluent arising from our processes before By continuing to focus on our manufacturing membranes and removes salts by
major manufacturing sites will be conducted
treatment, we are able to gain greater insight sites that consume the most water, two of our reverse osmosis. As a result, the existing
during 2013, to identify whether any
No Such Thing as Waste into our process efficiency. This will allow the major users, Gouda in Holland and Shiga in calcium pre-treatment stage required
opportunities have been missed .
identification of improvement projects, leading Japan, have developed projects that will when using groundwater is eliminated,
Our Atlas Point manufacturing site in North The project, which attracted a £318,000 state to reduced expenditure on effluent treatments conserve significant volumes. A pilot study at reducing the amount of additional
America identified an opportunity to use grant, has cost over £5.4 million and is and supporting our target of 100% compliance Gouda has demonstrated that savings of up to chemicals in the process and the quantity
methane gas from a nearby landfill site to expected to fulfill 55% of the site’s energy with effluent discharge consents. one million cubic metres of water per annum of salt discharged to the environment.
generate electricity and steam. A 3.5 mile needs, delivering more than 85% of its could be achieved. Meanwhile, Shiga is looking Once operational at full site scale, more
2012 Performance
pipeline was laid in 2012 to connect the two required electricity and more than 35% of its at how they can significantly reduce the amount than one third of the current water
sites, feeding gas to two 1.1 megawatt CHP steam load. It should also lift the proportion of Our overall water usage has reduced by 7.5% of water they use for cooling by using the water volume used should be saved.
units and a new multi-fuel steam boiler. the Group’s total energy consumption derived since 2010, indicating that we are on track to they abstract from the ground many times
from non-fossil fuel sources to more than 23%. meet our 2015 target. before discharging it.
During 2012, improvements have been made to The reasons for the 0.3% of effluent that did not
equipment and processes at our Mevisa comply with discharge consents during 2012 are
manufacturing site in Spain and our Jurong now well understood and work will continue to
Island manufacturing site in Singapore. The address each of these issues.
result has been a combined saving of
600,000m3.
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Land Impact We recognise the major business risk associated with
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the poor management of process risks, which is why
To mitigate the environmental burden our activities place on Process Safety Management is placed at the top of our
employees
land, water and air by seeking to preserve biodiversity and list of priorities. Occupational Health and Safety is just as
corporate stakeholders
phase out the disposal of waste to landfill important, requiring the sustained commitment of all employees
community
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to comply with legislation and our own high standards. We are CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
dedicated to developing a competent workforce who take
Waste to Landfill for Continuing Total Waste to Landfill for Atlas responsibility for the safety of our operations.
Operations by Year (Tonnes) Point (Tonnes)
4,347 4,103 4,870 2,767 2,419 1,164 1,083 962 715 659
5,000 1250
4,000 1000
3,000 750
2,000 500
1,000 250
0 0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Strategy By focusing on our sites with the largest Waste Down, Quality Up
As with other finite natural resources, land is
amounts of waste to landfill there have been a
number of successful initiatives, such as
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under increasing strain and fauna and flora are Our Atlas Point manufacturing site in
improved quality controls at our Atlas Point
under threat. North America has seen an impressive
manufacturing site in North America.
reduction in waste disposal to landfill over
We recognise that the deposition of waste to
landfill is not sustainable, permanently
The innovative use of waste streams at our Mill the past two years, falling from 962 Process Safety Management
Hall manufacturing site in North America tonnes in 2010 to 659 tonnes in 2012. This • At the end of every quarter in 2012, have 100% of
modifying land and potentially introducing continues to make the most significant 32% reduction has been the result of
contamination to both air and water. As a result, all process safety studies* reviewed at least once
contribution to our total reduction. Even without targeting improvements in the site’s first every five years across the Group
a detailed list of all landfill waste arising from this, a 19% decrease has been achieved from pass quality (FPQ) rate, which has
each of our manufacturing sites has been • At the end of every quarter in 2012, have no
the efforts of our other manufacturing sites, increased from 82.0% to 99.4%.
produced and the feasibility of eliminating, outstanding critical actions from process safety
which is just short of our 20% Group target. This was achieved by establishing FPQ as
reducing or recycling this waste is being studied. studies* overdue across the Group
We aspire to a goal of zero waste to landfill, Looking Ahead a priority goal both for individuals and the
• To establish a KPI that tracks the compliance of
although we know cost and feasibility will be manufacturing site. Historical data on
Our reduction in total waste to landfill is a result Process Risk Reviews* with internal quality
increasingly challenging. failures was gathered and analysed by
of the work and commitment at a number of our standards by the end of 2012
We understand that our operations may have manufacturing sites. To ensure that our targeted
production area and product, allowing
the root cause of each to be determined.
Point Quality Criteria for PRAs implemented
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an impact upon local biodiversity and we take performance is sustainable, we will continue to Actions to address these were then
the stewardship of our own land very seriously. focus on the list of items that are still sent to agreed and any relevant upgrades to • Sustained year on year improvement on the
Therefore, we will continue to review our impact landfill and our manufacturing sites that have equipment, amendments to operating frequency of injuries to all personnel across all
on land, water and air. achieved zero waste to landfill will be cited as procedures and work instructions were manufacturing sites and offices, to ultimately
examples for others to follow. made. By ensuring that all successful reduce the rate to 0.2 per 100,000 hours worked
2012 Performance
changes were embedded into normal on a sustainable basis
During 2013, our first thorough biodiversity
We are proud to announce that our five year surveys will be conducted at two of our UK operations, the site expect to sustain this
target to reduce waste to landfill by 20% has based operations. These pilot surveys will performance, which delivers an
already been surpassed, with an impressive examine the existing variety of species around environmental, economic and
reduction in our disposal standing at 50% by these sites in order to highlight if any consequently a social benefit as
the end of 2012. Additionally, six of our improvements could be made. manufacturing efficiency increases.
manufacturing sites achieved zero waste to
landfill during 2012.
Lost time injury rate well below the
industry average†
* Now referred to as Process Risk Assessments (PRA)
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To reduce risks associated with all of our chemical To reduce the frequency of injuries to all of those who work at employees
processes to a point deemed to be as low as reasonably our operations to a level compatible with the top quartile of corporate stakeholders
practicable (ALARP) peer companies, with an aspirational goal of zero harm community
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Lost Time Injury Rate per 100,000
Hours Worked*
0.33 0.29 0.30
0.50
0.40
0.30
of all Process Risk Reviews* 0.20
completed on time 0.10
0
2010 2011 2012
* Now referred to as Process Risk Assessments *Croda employees and contractors
Strategy Our target to have no outstanding critical actions Quarterly KPI Monitoring Strategy been sustained at 15 during 2011 and 2012.
from PRAs beyond their agreed completion date Looking at the more traditional measure of a lost
Process safety management has been identified No one should expect to be injured when
was only missed on one occasion, which was A new comprehensive set of balanced time injury rate of three or more days, employee
as the most Material Issue for our business, with working at one of our operations; this includes
the result of a third party supplier delay. process safety Key Performance injury numbers for 2012 were at a new low of 11,
the potential to have the most significant impact our contractors as well as our employees.
Indicators (KPIs) was implemented equivalent to a frequency rate of 0.19 injuries per
on both our business and our stakeholders. We During 2012, eight of our senior managers
across all of our manufacturing sites at As we continually strive to improve upon our 100,000 hours worked. It is disappointing that
commit significant time and resource to joined the 10 who have received process safety
the beginning of 2012. These KPIs injury rate, we have implemented a three point contractor injury numbers have not consistently
monitoring and assessing all processes capable leadership training by the UK National Skills
include: management approach: we focus our attention fallen, this remains an area of continued focus.
of causing fatalities in order to minimise the risks Academy for the Process Industries (NSAPI).
on the manufacturing sites who consistently Top STAR Rating For Atlas Point
that they pose. The course provided essential background and • efficiency of the Permit to Work system Looking at the performance of individual
show a below Group average performance; we
ensured that our leaders are well informed on each site; manufacturing sites and regions, a significant
By registering each of our 152 processes and improve incident investigation methodology; Our Atlas Point manufacturing site in
when making decisions on the allocation of • efficiency of the Management of improvement was seen in North America, whilst
subjecting them to a seven stage hazard study and we ensure that each site has an active North America has had an exemplary
operational investments. Meanwhile, those Change system on each site; our operations in Asia maintained a satisfactory
process, the last stage of which is to conduct a behavioural safety programme. year, achieving more than one million
responsible for process safety at each of our • efficiency of systems for inspection of level. Additionally, our Rawcliffe Bridge
Process Risk Assessment (PRA) within a strict five operations have continued to meet regularly hours worked without a lost time injury
safety critical equipment; Our aspirational goal of zero harm drives our manufacturing site in the UK made significant
year cycle, we are able to evaluate whether they through our Hazard Study Leaders Academy to and receiving the top STAR rating in the
• demands on the final layer of control safety culture and is the reason we base our progress in this area, by providing training
present an intolerable risk to the business and learn from experts and share ideas. OSHA VPP (Voluntary Protection
and protection of a process; and performance on very strict criteria. This is the around safe and unsafe behaviours in the
pursue mitigating actions. Programme) for the eighth consecutive
• rate of completion of actions arising number of injuries that result in one day or more workplace.
Looking Ahead year.
By proactively supporting those responsible for from PRAs. lost time, or result in working restrictions, per
As we strive for our target of 0.2 injuries per
process safety through our own Hazard Study Training will remain one of our top priorities, with Used on a quarterly basis to highlight 100,000 hours worked, which is the average Following a rigorous onsite evaluation by
100,000 hours worked, one area of focus has
Leaders Academy, we can continue to improve specialist courses offered to our employees leading and lagging performance to the number of hours in a working life. OSHA, the department charged with the
been the quality of incident investigations as it
the standard of our work. Members meet throughout 2013 and beyond. Further education Group SHE Steering Committee, these enforcement of health and safety
2012 Performance was felt that the depth of these reviews could be
throughout the year with a remit to raise our risk on the compliance of PRAs against our 13 point indicators are designed to give an early legislation in North America, the STAR
improved to arrive at genuine root causes. This
assessment standards to the level where our quality criteria will be delivered, whilst the indication of where improvements can Our injury rate remains well below the industry rating recognises operations that have
will lead to the identification of more sustainable
operations are self-sustaining. Additional fundamentals of process safety will be taught to be made to members of our Group average† at 0.30 injuries per 100,000 hours implemented exemplary health and
corrective and preventative action.
coaching from internal and external experts is our manufacturing site engineers and Executive Committee and Operational worked during 2012. safety management systems, with injury
provided to both Academy members and senior managers. Managing Directors. and illness rates maintained below the
managers from across the business. Considering the lost time injury measure of one national average for their industry. Atlas
NSAPI will be commissioned to run another This preventative measure has proven day or more, employee injury numbers have Point is one of only four STAR rated sites
2012 Performance event for senior business managers and our successful during its first year, allowing
in the state of Delaware, demonstrating
Hazard Study Leaders Academy already has a our senior business managers to react to
By the end of 2012, all of our manufacturing sites our commitment to managing injury
number of meetings planned. We also hope to potential areas of underperformance
succeeded in reviewing the PRAs that were due prevention and safety promotion.
gain external post-graduate certification of our before they became a major issue.
within the five year cycle. The standard of these Academy syllabus for our members to work
PRAs showed an encouraging improvement, towards.
which was due to training on our 13 point quality
criteria.
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Occupational Health & Safety The foundation of our business rests upon natural
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ingredients, with such a large percentage of our raw employees
materials originating from renewable sources. Our new corporate stakeholders
product developments also foster this principle, whilst meeting the community
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our industry. This goes hand in hand with sustainable supply, which is CONTACT US AND GLOSSARY
why we continue to be strong advocates for the responsible sourcing
Lost Time and Restricted Work Lost Time and Restricted Work Injuries of palm oil and its derivatives. To ensure that we make fully informed
Injuries of One Day or More of Three or More Days decisions, we place growing importance on the management of the
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increasing amounts of data regarding our products and processes.
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10 10
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66.3
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
• Employees • Contractors • Employees • Contractors Renewable Raw Materials
• Monitor the sustainability of new products by
measuring the renewable raw material content
Looking Ahead and by assessing them against the 12 Principles of
Green Chemistry during 2012
Early in 2013 a course will be provided by an of our raw materials originate
external expert for a cross section of our SHE Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing from renewable sources,
managers, operation leaders and Quality
Assurance (QA) professionals. This will inform
• Work more closely with suppliers and RSPO to seek
ways to source sustainable palm oil and palm
making us industry leaders
the design of a new incident investigation
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kernel oil derivatives wherever possible during 2012
methodology, which will be applied to SHE and
QA functions across the business. We intend to • Ensure that the small quantity of palm oil
roll this out progressively during 2013 and 2014. purchased directly is sourced sustainably by
seeking certification by the end of 2012 under RSPO
The Behavioural Safety Programme developed guidelines
at our Rawcliffe Bridge manufacturing site will
be offered to additional operations during 2013,
especially those who need to deal with
Product Data Gathering
consistently below Group average • Complete a gap analysis for the products within
performance. our Ingredient Sustainability programme by the end of PO and PKO used in 2012
of 2012 to allow data gathering to start at
Behavioural Safety Pilot Study manufacturing site level in 2013
supported sustainable palm oil
During 2012, our Rawcliffe Bridge the situation as real as possible and share
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manufacturing site in the UK developed a learning between colleagues.
highly interactive Behavioural Safety Reflection – A classroom session was held
Programme. Focused on the interaction to consolidate and reflect on the learning
between line managers and supervisors with from the first two stages, ensuring that
their teams when communicating attendees are committed and feel confident of new products
observations of unsafe and safe behaviours, in reacting to all issues in the future. originate from
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the programme consisted of four stages:
Coaching – An opportunity to ensure that the
Theory – A classroom event enabled techniques attendees had learned were
managers to learn about leadership styles, being applied and to offer additional support
personal reflection and understanding in any areas they were finding challenging.
human factor failings.
The nature of changing behaviours takes
Practical – Role play based on typical time to have an effect, but the course was
violation scenarios was employed to practise very well received, with further coaching
and reinforce the theory. This took place planned during 2013 and the implementation
within the working environment, in the of the programme at other operations.
renewable raw materials
presence of the manager’s team, to make
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To ensure that our product portfolio is sustainable and to employees
dedicate new product development to meeting our customer corporate stakeholders
needs in this area community
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Average Renewable Content in New Products by Industry Sector (%)
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80
60
40
20
0
Lubricants Health Care Personal Care Industrial Polymer Home Care Geo Coatings &
Chemicals Additives Technologies Polymers
Strategy Throughout 2012, we have continued to monitor Sustainable, Efficacious Innovation Looking Ahead
the percentage of renewable raw materials
The focus on sustainable raw materials and We were delighted to announce the Our strong ‘green’ credentials stem from our
within the new products we launched across our
greener, cleaner, safer manufacturing methods acquisition of Italian based Istituto di innovative use of renewable and natural raw
market sectors, even those where demand and
is continuing to grow in the speciality chemicals Ricerche Biotecnologiche SpA (IRB) in July materials, alongside our continuing focus on
functionality makes this challenging.
industry. Our heritage in naturally derived 2012, the world leader in developing sustainable production processes.
products puts us at the forefront of this evolution, In total, 30% of our new products originated from actives for Personal Care and Health Care We will continue to monitor the renewable raw
with sustainability embedded in our innovations 99% or more renewable raw materials, with applications from plant stem cells. This material content of our products, and we remain
since the launch of our first product, lanolin. over half of these products coming from 100% innovative, sustainable and renewable committed to enhancing the proportion of
renewable sources. It is often the required raw material source complements the
Adoption of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry renewable raw materials in our new products
preservative that makes the difference between product developments of our research
by our research scientists ensures that our through sustainable innovations, wherever
99% and 100%, but our sustainable product team at Sederma, who launched our first
products have little or no environmental impact possible.
innovation in this area is overcoming some of product in this area, Resistem™, in 2011.
and the highest safety credentials. these difficulties. The average percentage of We also endeavour to continue assessing our
renewable materials across all the products we IRB has an exclusive, versatile method to
Our attention to the renewable raw material new products against the 12 Principles of Green
launched in 2012 was 60.2%. use biotechnology for sourcing plant stem
content of new products demonstrates our Chemistry to ensure that our ingredients have a
cell ingredients from small amounts of
commitment to developing and manufacturing minimal impact upon the environment.
New products from 100% renewable raw leaf, flower and even seed tissue. This
high performance products from sustainable material sources include additions to our process allows a truly sustainable path to With the integration of IRB into the Group during
sources wherever reasonably practicable. The NatraGem™ range of solubilisers and plant based active ingredients and 2012, we are looking forward to seeing a
challenge remains in achieving this safely, whilst emulsifiers, our Priplast™ polyester polyol range ensures a total absence of environmental number of exciting new product developments
meeting our customers’ needs on price and for and our NatraSense™ range of bio-based contaminants. Comparative data against launched under our Sederma brand in the near
high performance. surfactants. These all match or outperform their conventional agriculture shows a 99.9% future. Bio-Based Building Blocks Sustainable Construction
2012 Performance petrochemical equivalents. decrease in water consumption,
Our Coatings & Polymers team launched During 2012, a unique carbon neutral
guaranteed purity with negligible soil
Our use of renewable raw materials continues to We also continued to measure our new products another 100% bio-based polyester polyol masonry brick was developed by Encos Ltd
occupation and the total absence of
be industry leading, with 66.3% of the materials against the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. The to our Priplast™ range in 2012. using a product from our BioStack range.
pesticides or other contaminants.
used to manufacture our products across the average score for 2012 was nine, with 16% of our Like other products in the range, Priplast Offering the ability to produce a high
Group in 2012 originating from such sources. new products meeting all 12 principles. 3293 can be used in adhesives, coatings, performing binder based on renewable
The purchase of IRB during the year, a company foams, elastomers and engineering biopolymer chemistry, this range provides
specialising in plant cell biotechnology, further plastics. It can also be included in an innovative route to sustainable new
strengthens our position in this area. polyurethane, offering protection against products for the construction industry.
high temperatures and UV rays. Priplast Combined with Enco Ltd’s patented method
impart excellent hydrolytic stability for of manufacture, the production of these
resistance against degradation caused by new bricks consumes no water, eliminates
acid, alkali and alcohol, allowing for waste and uses 80% less energy
countless application possibilities. compared to the construction of traditional
clay bricks and brick slips.
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