Empowering "Carbon" Lutron Green Future

Huntsman executives talk about helping China's low-carbon transition

On July 26, Huntsman Group released the 2021 Sustainability Report entitled "Lighting the Future: Helping Achieve Sustainable Development", which comprehensively expounded the positive achievements of Huntsman Group in the field of sustainable development in the past year.

Low carbon is the main tone of development

Peter R.

In 2019, Huntsman developed its new corporate environment, health and safety (EHS) strategy, Vision 2025

On the basis of "Vision 2025", Huntsman also announced a long-term vision for sustainable development: it plans to achieve its own carbon neutrality by 2050, and formulate a low-carbon transformation plan and related assessment methods for this purpose; comprehensively promote circular economy, Further increase the proportion of recycled materials and degradable products in the product portfolio; commit to producing sustainable chemicals and ensure that the content of substances of very high concern in products sold is less than 4%

In Huntsman's view, under the "dual carbon" goal, green and low carbon has become the main tone of China's high-quality economic development

　　Buildings are the key to reducing carbon emissions

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, in 2021, carbon dioxide emissions from buildings and construction will account for 37% of global emissions

Huntsman believes that technological innovation is the only way to fight the tough battle of low-carbon transformation in the construction industry.

According to Huntsman, in terms of civil buildings, Huntsman and local customers jointly developed doors and windows with polyurethane energy-saving systems that are at the international advanced level in terms of thermal insulation, wind pressure resistance, and air tightness, which can effectively reduce building energy consumption.

　　In December 2021, Huntsman signed a memorandum of cooperation with China IOT Cold Chain Logistics Research Institute, China Academy of Building Research Co.

　　Build a green ecosystem

　　It is understood that since Huntsman entered China in 1996, the company has always adhered to the sustainable development concept of "rooting in China, serving China, and talent in China", gathering forces from various parties to actively promote sustainable public welfare actions and talent training

　　In 2021, Huntsman has successively launched the "Small Bottles of Love" and the Green River Environmental Protection Public Welfare Activities to collect empty polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic beverage bottles to turn waste into treasure and build a green corporate ecosystem

　　PET is the most used beverage packaging material in the world

　　In the "Small Bottles of Love" public welfare activity, Huntsman and its partners collected and donated 40 tons of PET plastic beverage empty bottles, which were made into 500 sets of environmentally friendly school uniforms containing recycled polyester fibers and donated to Guizhou mountainous primary schools