ELIX Polymers publishes its 2019 Sustainability Report

Tarragona, October 6, 2020 - ELIX Polymers is a leading producer specialized in thermoplastic materials, and since 2016, the year when it issued its first sustainability report, ELIX has been continuously strengthening its commitment to transparency and its defense of a growth model that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Continuing with this commitment, for the fourth consecutive year ELIX is presenting its 2019 sustainability report, which reflects all the advances achieved and the challenges that have been met over the last year, in line with the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations.

For ELIX, 2019 represented the beginning of a new stage of consolidation and growth as a member of the Sinochem Group, during which it increased its presence in the NAFTA and APAC markets as a benchmark provider of ABS solutions.

David Castañeda, CEO of ELIX Polymers, had this to say: “On the occasion of presenting this report, I’d like to take the opportunity to mention the lines and principles based on which ELIX Polymers is developing its sustainability strategy for the 2030 horizon, which include enhancing the transition towards the circular economy, reducing our ecological footprint, adopting ethical values, and committing to the development of human capital”.

“Only through cooperation between the various players in the value chain can the transition to a circular economy model be accelerated, according to which waste is converted into raw materials and an urgent response is given to reducing the impact on the environment caused by the use of plastics in our society. We will therefore include our stakeholders as participants in our goals, and we will establish partnerships as a part of our sustainability programs, focused on the following: developing a portfolio of more sustainable solutions; driving responsible innovation; and caring for the climate (reduction of GHGs), the supply chain, responsible operations, ethics, and people development”, Castañeda added.

ELIX has continued to advance on reducing its environmental impact by investing in projects that have allowed it to reach nearly a 10% reduction in its GHG emissions. Moreover, its desire to improve year after year has led ELIX to being recognized with several awards, including the Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020, which was earned for the third consecutive year and distinguishes the best ABS manufacturer of the year. ELIX also earned renewal of the EcoVadis certificate at the GOLD level, thereby placing ELIX among the top 2% of evaluated companies with the best score and reaffirming its commitment to sustainable growth.

Judith Banús, Head of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program, commented: “During 2019 we’ve worked based on the four cornerstones of the Corporate Social Responsibility policy defined in 2018, thereby incorporating sustainability at the company and throughout the value chain, which allows us to improve the environment, our human team, and our community and consequently contribute to the commitments defined by ELIX in the Management by Missions project”.

Furthermore, Banús wanted to make special mention of the Sustainable Development Goals: “The SDGs will guide ELIX’s new strategy of sustainability, to which we will give the green light in 2020. At the end of 2019, in a participatory meeting with key personnel of the organization, we internally identified those SDGs for which ELIX, because of its impact, has the special ability or responsibility to contribute to their improvement”.

You can discover ELIX’s 2019 Sustainability Report in the sustainability section of its web page, which, through specific results, describes ELIX’s performance in the implementation of good practices and consolidates its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. 

The GRI Standards Guide, the world’s primary benchmark for reporting, was followed when preparing this Report.

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