Here are the environmental policies and practices of some leading chemical companies:
1. BASF:
- BASF is committed to reducing carbon emissions in the production process, from green procurement of raw materials, production process transformation, to the use of renewable energy.
- BASF practices responsible procurement to improve the sustainability of its purchases, including renewable energy electricity and low-carbon-footprint raw materials.
- BASF promotes the development of a circular economy by increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials, creating new material cycles, and innovating business models.
- BASF has set ambitious climate protection targets, including reducing global CO2 emissions by 25% by 2030 compared to 2018, and achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
2. ExxonMobil Chemical:
- ExxonMobil is dedicated to creating sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet the growing needs of society.
- The company focuses on extending the lifecycle of plastics, aiding in the development of a plastic circular economy, and addressing the challenge of plastic waste.
- ExxonMobil supports innovative solutions that provide products to meet various application needs while reducing environmental impact.
3. LyondellBasell Industries:
- LyondellBasell is committed to adhering to the principles and requirements of Responsible Care© and ISO14001, protecting the environment and ensuring the safety and health of employees, contractors, customers, and the public.
- The company pledges to reduce emissions and waste generation, decrease the consumption of energy, raw materials, water, and other natural resources, promote pollution prevention, circular economy, and combat climate change.
4. China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina):
- ChemChina implements water pollution prevention and control action plans, promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River.
- The corporation strengthens the whole-process management of solid waste and hazardous waste, achieving traceability and query possibility of solid waste, and takes measures to prevent industrial waste from polluting the environment.
- ChemChina is dedicated to developing environmental industries, strengthening core technology research and development, building scientific research platforms, establishing technological competitive advantages, and promoting the industrialization of technology.
5. PetroChina:
- PetroChina increases the supply of clean products such as natural gas, clean gasoline and diesel, geothermal energy, hydrogen energy, and green electricity, and prioritizes the supply of oil for disaster relief and agricultural production.
- The chemical companies promotes clean production, low-carbon energy, resource conservation, and smart control in projects like ethane cracking to ethylene and Guangdong Petrochemical, using low-carbon technology and inferior oil light weighting technology to create green and intelligent demonstration projects.
These chemical companies demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and social responsibility through the implementation of environmental policies and sustainable development measures.
