Responsible Operations

Responsible Operations

As a leading global solutions company and manufacturer of diverse materials, we are focused on meeting your unique needs through tailored solutions. We are committed to minimizing the impact of our products on human health and the environment throughout all stages of the material's life cycles.

By aligning Trinseo’s mission with four sustainability pillars: products, people, planet, and profit, we can deliver unified strategic direction, investment opportunities, and communications to our business units. Through these endeavors, we continue to build a portfolio of sustainable, innovative chemistries and drive corporate and business strategies in sustainability.

For Trinseo, sustainability is more than what our materials are made from — we believe in our corporate responsibility. As a dedicated member of Operation Clean Sweep®, an industry initiative to limit pellet, flake, and powder loss into the environment, we have successfully achieved no significant or reportable losses of plastic materials from our facilities for several years.

Responsible Operations is just one part of our 2030 Sustainability Goals, which together, will help us achieve a more sustainable future for our company and the communities we serve.

2030 Sustainability Goals
Our Responsible Operations goals have guided our strategic business plans to minimize our impact on the environment.

Water plays a critical role in the chemical manufacturing industry, and Trinseo facilities use recycled water, where feasible, to reduce freshwater intake. We  maintained a 30% reduction in water intake for 2024, as compared to our 2017 base year.

We are dedicated to reducing our waste generation through a variety of projects, including increasing our recycling and reuse opportunities to divert materials from landfills or incineration. In 2024, we reduced our waste generation by 21% compared to our 2017 base year.

Our facilities continue to actively explore alternative strategies to minimize the use of landfill waste disposal, such as recycling and incineration. In 2024, we reduced our waste disposal to landfill by 5% compared to our base year.

Our 15 manufacturing sites that handle plastic pellets continue to implement strategies to improve the collection of flakes, pellets and plastic dust and reduce loss to the environment through the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) program. In 2024, we made significant progress in our EMEA region, with Tessenderlo, Belgium; Terneuzen, Netherlands; Hoek, the Netherlands; Schkopau, Germany; and Saint-Avold, France facilities achieving external OCS certification. Additionally, we advanced our efforts by installing drain filters at our Louisville, U.S. site, and improved dust collection at our Schkopau, Germany site.  

TIDES OF CHANGE

Trinseo's Fiscal Year 2024 Sustainability Report

TIDES OF CHANGE (English Version)

Trinseo's Fiscal Year 2024 Core Impact Report

TIDES OF CHANGE (Chinese Version)

Trinseo's Fiscal Year 2024 Core Impact Report

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From design to manufacturing, we’ll work hand in hand with you to deliver customized sustainable solutions unique to the needs of your company and customers.

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