Ascend commits to 80% GHG reduction by 2030
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HOUSTON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- 2020 sustainability report highlights emissions reduction strategy and other
initiatives
Ascend Performance Materials today published its latest sustainability report
highlighting the company's performance and initiatives across three pillars:
Empowering People, Innovating Solutions and Operating Without Compromise.
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The company, which is the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66
resin, announced in the report an aggressive goal of reducing its greenhouse
gas emissions by 80% by 2030.
The report, Empowered People, features stories of Ascend employees who raised
their hands and advocated for a sustainable initiative, from Rachell Gold's
advocacy for diversity and inclusion (
) to Andy Leigh's effort to create post-industrial and post-consumer recycled
polyamide products (
).
"In our 2018 report, we said we have a responsibility to lead the industry in
sustainability," said Chris Johnson, Ascend director of sustainability.
"Despite the challenges in 2020, people across Ascend played an active role in
advancing our efforts."
In addition to employee-driven success stories, the report details the
company's initiatives and innovations around sustainability.
"Our report highlights the work we are doing to fulfill that commitment," said
Johnson. "Whether it's the nitrous oxide abatement project (
) in Pensacola, Florida, the solar power purchasing agreement (
) for our plant in Chocolate Bayou, Texas, or the cogeneration units (
) in Decatur, Alabama, we are making considerable investments to reduce our
greenhouse gas footprint."
The report mirrors Ascend's purpose statement -- to create performance
materials that improve the quality of life today and inspire a better tomorrow
-- announced last year, said Phil McDivitt, Ascend's president and CEO.
"Sustainability sits at the heart of our purpose, and it is exciting to see our
company mature so quickly in such a vital effort."
Ascend's sustainability report can be read at
ascendmaterials.com/sustainability (
).
About Ascend Performance Materials
Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday
essentials and new technologies. Our focus is on improving quality of life and
inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and
with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, we are a fully
integrated material solutions provider with nine global manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe and China. Our 2,600-person global
workforce makes the plastics, fabrics, fibers and chemicals used to make safer
vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and
longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety,
sustainability and the success of our customers and our communities.
Learn more about Ascend at www.ascendmaterials.com.
Contact: Ally Jahn, +1 713-210-9809, ajahn@ascendmaterials.com
SOURCE: Ascend Performance Materials
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