Hanwha TotalEnergies is strengthening its competitiveness in eco-friendly products, upgrading its safety management system, and expanding its competitiveness in environmental, responsible, and transparent (ESG) management.
According to the petrochemical industry on the 23rd, Hanwha Total Energy is expanding its competitiveness in eco-friendly products by obtaining ISCC PLUS certification of five synthetic resin products such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE).
ISCC PLUS is an international certification system that demonstrates the use of eco-friendly raw materials throughout the production process based on the European Union's renewable energy policy. About 130 oil refining chemicals and raw material manufacturers around the world are affiliated as member companies.
Hanwha TotalEnergies expects its synthetic resin products to reduce carbon emissions for customers who are expanding their production of eco-friendly low-carbon products such as clothing and home appliances. It is expected that demand for eco-friendly products will increase in the future by obtaining certification for BD and SM.
Hanwha TotalEnergies plans to introduce bio naphtha and waste plastic pyrolysis oil-based naphtha as alternative raw materials instead of existing fossil fuel-based naphtha for the production of ISCC PLUS-certified products, and expand the discovery of low-carbon plastic products.
Hanwha TotalEnergies strived to strengthen its stable factory operational capabilities and competitiveness. As a result, it was recognized for the performance of safety management by obtaining an International Safety Rating Review (ISRS) grade 8 from DNV GL, an international standard certification agency. ISRS, which has a 40-year history, evaluates the management system for safety, health, environment, and quality in general and gives grades 1 to 10, the highest grade, depending on the results. ISRS is known as the most reliable safety evaluation system in the world.
Hanwha TotalEnergies was recognized for the top 8% of the safety management system around the world by complementing the existing evaluation results in December 2021 after obtaining an ISRS grade 8 in 2016.
Hanwha TotalEnergies is not only achieving ISRS grade 8, but is also focusing its capabilities on securing the highest level of safety competitiveness in the world. To this end, we are continuously upgrading the safety level of major facilities in the factory and integrating digital conversion technology into safety to improve safety management capabilities. It is also expanding various education programs to strengthen safety awareness for executives and partners.
Hanwha TotalEnergies is also launching a social contribution campaign to promote the 'sustainability of plastics' by reducing the use of disposable products and expanding the recycling of plastics. A "Plastic Resource Circulation Social Contribution Campaign" was also held to install ondol mats made of recycled plastic materials where necessary in the community. The campaign is a social contribution activity to donate ondol mats produced by recycling multi-use cups used by employees to local self-support centers.
The company installed an unmanned rental and return system for multi-use cups at its Seoul office to encourage employees to use multi-use cups instead of disposable products, and sent multi-use plastic cups that exceed the set number of uses to recycling companies, which are suppliers, to build a resource circulation process that produces recycled plastic raw materials.
Hanwha TotalEnergies is simultaneously protecting the environment and co-prosperity activities by donating ondol mats produced from recycled plastic materials to neighbors in need of heating facilities.
"Due to the nature of petrochemical plants, we are pursuing various projects to gain ESG competitiveness, focusing on safety management and development of eco-friendly high value-added products," said an official from Hanwha TotalEnergies. "We plan to continue to push for investments in plant safety and energy saving as well as developing eco-friendly raw materials and high value-added synthetic resin products."
