Product Stewardship

Indorama Ventures is active in research and development projects aimed at using bio-based feedstocks for chemical products. Renewable raw materials and chemicals from bio-based content that we procure and use in our manufacturing needs to be certified (certifications must be provided) as originating from sustainable or environmentally friendly sources.

In order to realize greater acceptance and growth of these renewable alternatives, a number of current challenges -- such as scaling up the new technologies to achieve commercialization, staying on top of new technologies, as well as ensuring dynamic portfolio technologies and relationships -- will require continued innovation and deepened partnerships between Brand Owners, resin producers and others in the PET supply and value chain. The current confidential nature of these collaborations prohibits greater disclosure.

Indorama Ventures GMO Statement

Circular Feedstock Commitment

Bio-based feedstock: 16% against Indorama Ventures external feedstock

Recycled feedstock (Post-consumer PET bale input): 23% against Indorama Ventures PET feedstock by 2030

2025 Progress

Bio-based feedstock: 1.58% of our external feedstock

Recycled feedstock (Post-consumer PET bale input): 5.51% of our CPET and Indovida feedstock

Sustainable Pillow Made from Biopolymers PLA Feeling

The filling for the pillow consists of 95% biopolymer PLA made from sustainable raw materials offer a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based fibers, in addition to being recyclable and 100% biodegradable with industrial composting. This pillow has qualified for our Sinfineco brand, which is only awarded to sustainable Trevira products.

AEROPOWDER – biodegradable insulating material

This productive collaboration between Trevira and AEROPOWDER resulted in the creation of a completely biodegradable insulating material. A start-up based in London launched a new sustainable product called pluumo – a biodegradable, innovative packaging material that harnesses the power of feathers. Feathers have naturally insulating properties, and to find a fiber that would help realize their design idea, AEROPOWDER turned to Trevira GmbH. We developed special binding fibers – bicomponent fibers consisting of two different biopolymers.

As part of Indorama Ventures’ global Product Stewardship program, we maintain a Restricted Substances List while developing a “Beyond Restricted Substances” list to identify substances of concern and evaluate safer alternatives. While some of these substances may not currently be directly regulated, we proactively monitor emerging stakeholders and regulatory concerns and seek appropriate alternatives.

Our Product Compliance Risk Characterization (PCRC) process undertaken for 100% of our products, assesses their potential impacts on human health and the environment. The process incorporates information on intended downstream applications obtained through customer-facing teams and assesses each raw material, with particular attention to potentially new formulation components along with their implications for manufacturing hazards and product compliance including chemical registration and food safety requirements in target markets.

We evaluate chemicals used in our operations and their potential exposure to employees and the environment, with effective controls in place for substances on the SVHC and SIN lists that may present a risk, including volatile substances. We take a proactive approach to chemical compliance by monitoring regulatory developments, conducting relevant assessments, and ensuring compliance with applicable requirements, including the European Union’s REACH regulation and the SVHC list, while seeking safer alternatives to substances of concern where appropriate.

Indorama Ventures’ Hazardous Chemicals Commitment

Indorama Ventures’ Revenue 2025

Highlights

• 100% of relevant entities comply with applicable chemical registration and regulatory requirements, including REACH.
• 100% compliance with the SVHC list
• Zero violations of domestic and international regulations

Case Studies:

Antimony-free flame retardant fibers

Trevira CS®, an important functional fiber in our portfolio, incorporates antimony-free technology.

Heavy Metal-Free iCare^TM

iCare^TM symbolizes the fifth core value of Indorama Ventures: “We are responsible”, and our commitment to sustainability and innovation. The iCare^TM portfolio includes fibers, filament yarns and PET resins for applications across apparel, home care, hygiene, automotive and industrial sectors, including Heavy Metal Free Chips for filament yarns, spunbond/spunmelt and other products.

Our Portfolio Sustainability Assessment (PSA) methodology is based on WBCSD principles by design while the LCA is based on ISO 14040 and 14044.

As part of our strategy to develop more sustainable products in line with the needs of our clients and society, we developed a methodology that follows best market practices and which is based on the guidelines of the the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Portfolio Sustainability Assessment (PSA).

In 2021, we analyzed the sustainability performance of strategic products in our existing portfolio for the HPC, CROP, Coating, and Oil & Gas segments, to learn about their respective strengths and implement action plans that improve those classified as underperforming. The methodology and internal evaluation process were audited and validated by a third party. The methodology was also adapted for products in development in 2021. The purpose of this action is to ensure that Oxiteno’s current product portfolio is always updated with developments duly classified under sustainability, while also making it possible to monitor the project portfolio and respective solutions being developed in this regard. This initiative will give us clear visibility in how well new developments adhere to Oxiteno’s sustainability strategies and expand management's capacity over the company’s solutions portfolio.

The PSA assessment is made through a qualitative and quantitative questionnaire composed of 26 environmental, social, and economic criteria, which analyze the product being applied at different stages of its life – from intrinsic characteristics, the manufacturing process, and use of the product by our client or even by an end user. Depending on the level of performance, the product must have an action plan for the adoption of control measures or, in terms of a positive evaluation, to leverage its sales.

Also, as part of the strategy for more sustainable products, Oxiteno measures the environmental impacts of its products and processes through Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), a methodology governed by the ISO 14040 and 14044 standards, which quantifies environmental impacts – from the extraction of raw materials to the manufacturing and distribution stages, to use and final disposal. The results of the analysis can help the company make decisions regarding the choice of technological routes and raw materials with less impacts.

The 2030 sustainability strategic plan dedicated to the IOD business segment has a public target in which 15% of business revenues come from more sustainable products with 50% of new developments using the PSA and LCA methodology as a basis beginning in 2025.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a systematic analysis of a product life cycle used to assess its potential environmental impacts across relevant stages, from raw material acquisition through transportation, manufacturing and packaging, and, where applicable, end-of-life. At each stage, environmental impacts are evaluated by considering relevant inputs and outputs such as raw materials, energy and water consumption, air emissions, wastewater, waste and other environmental flows associated with the product system.

Indorama Ventures conducts LCA studies in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, supported by our in-house LCA capabilities and subject-matter experts.

Indorama Ventures’ journey towards LCA

As part of our sustainability efforts, Indorama Ventures monitors and evaluates the environmental impacts of our products by conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA).

The purpose of our LCA studies is to quantify the potential environmental impacts associated with our products, identify key contributors and environmental hotspots, and use the results to support product stewardship, R&D activities, product and process improvement, and communication with customers and other stakeholders.

With our in-house capabilities, the LCA team conducts assessments for existing products as well as newly developed sustainable products, including bio-based and recycled materials. In 2025, this included assessments responding to customer demand for Product Carbon Footprint information and environmental performance information for conventional, bio-based and recycled products.

As part of our LCA studies, we assess relevant environmental impact categories across resource use, ecological consequences and human health. These include abiotic depletion, land use, water depletion, acidification, dust and particulate matter, ecotoxicity, eutrophication, global warming, ozone depletion, photochemical ozone formation, species richness, human toxicity and ionizing radiation.

Highlights of Products Assessed through LCA

Indorama Ventures has conducted LCA studies across a range of products, including PET resins, preforms, recycled PET, fibers and yarns, and other intermediate chemical products. These assessments help us better understand the environmental impacts associated with manufacturing and other relevant life cycle stages of our products.

Our LCA studies have covered products and operations across different geographies and business segments. These assessments are used to identify key environmental impacts and improvement opportunities and to support product stewardship and communication with customers and other stakeholders.

The results of these studies help Indorama Ventures understand the environmental impacts of selected products, identify major contributors and hotspots, and support continuous improvement in product and process performance.

Life Cycle Management (LCM)

Life Cycle Management (LCM) is the proactive and systematic use of information gained through LCA to support improved decision-making. Through LCM, Indorama Ventures uses life cycle information to identify opportunities for process improvements, reduce environmental impacts and risks, and support strategic product decisions.

Indorama Ventures ensures that its products fully comply with all applicable legislation and local regulations. Our operations start from a baseline characterized by a low chemical toxicity footprint. To promote best practices and industry leadership, Indorama Ventures benchmarks all its production sites and is committed to further reducing potential toxicity in its products.

Indorama Ventures leads several industry organizations aimed at identifying emerging concerns related to the use of its monomers, additives and final products in sensitive applications such as food packaging, pharmaceutical products and drugs. Indorama Ventures monitors all international environmental regulations and takes appropriate action, where necessary, to ensure that its products remain in compliance with established toxicity threshold limits.

Indorama Ventures also identifies potential restrictions related to the use of its monomers, manufacturing processes and final products and works with industry organizations to address these concerns at an early stage before they may result in legislative restrictions.

With regard to chemicals and their safe use, REACH is one of the most important European Community Regulations. REACH aims to enhance the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances and the application of appropriate safety assessment and risk management for the use of those substances. Indorama Ventures met all the 2010 and 2013 REACH deadlines. Our REACH statements can be provided by the regional sales organization.

EU Member States’ Competent Authorities or the European Chemicals Agency may prepare dossiers for the identification of substances of very high concern (SVHCs). These substances may subsequently be restricted or prohibited.

Highlights

• 100% of European entities are compliant with REACH regulations
• 100% of relevant entities comply with applicable chemical registration and regulatory requirements, including REACH

Selected Product Certifications

PLA Fibers and Filament Yarns – ISEGA Certification

Trevira’s PLA fibers can help meet the needs of the food industry. Together with our customers, we have obtained ISEGA certification for selected products. Trevira offers both PLA staple fibers and PLA filament yarns.

STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®

Flame retardant Trevira fibers and filament yarns are certified to STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® and have received its highest rating, meaning that they are suitable for baby and toddler articles.

STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® tests textiles for harmful substances and supports high product safety.

OEKO-TEX® STeP

Fibers products at Indorama Polychem Indonesia have received Oeko-Tex STeP certification.

STeP is a modular certification system for textile and leather production facilities covering environmentally friendly and socially responsible production practices along the supply chain.

We are always seeking ways to lower the potential environmental impact and toxicity of the raw materials and other chemicals used in our processes. We stringently monitor our raw materials, and where a potential issue is identified, the material is replaced with known, registered materials or with alternatives considered safe based on their chemistry.

We evaluate chemicals used in our operations and their potential exposure to employees and the environment, with effective controls in place for volatile substances on the SVHC and SIN lists that may present a risk. We take a proactive approach, actively engaging in assessments and ensuring that we meet the European Union’s REACH regulations and other compliance requirements. We comply with the SVHC list and are proactively removing SIN-listed substances from our products.

The Product Compliance Risk Characterization (PCRC) process, undertaken for 100% of our products, assesses their potential impacts on human health and the environment. The process incorporates information on intended downstream applications obtained through customer-facing teams and assesses each raw material with a focus on potentially new formulation components along with their implications for manufacturing hazards and product compliance including chemical registration and food safety requirements in target markets.

Product and substance testing and monitoring

We test when required by law. We also test when we need data to complete a product risk assessment to an appropriate level of confidence. The assessment is driven by the intended use(s) of the product and the associated exposure scenarios.

For example, for an Indorama Ventures’ product intended for use as a formulation aid in an agricultural product that will be applied to agricultural soil and crops that are subsequently consumed by people, the risk assessment considers several environmental factors.

These include biodegradation in surface waters, such as rivers and lakes, particularly in the event of a spill or runoff from the land; potential toxicity to aquatic organisms; biodegradation in agricultural soil; potential toxicity to soil organisms; and migration in soil, which helps determine how far the product may migrate before it completely biodegrades.

The assessment also considers potential exposure of transportation workers, emergency response personnel and workers in our own operations, our customers’ operations and in the field including accidental exposure through the skin or eyes. Relevant data points include mildness to skin and eyes, potential for skin sensitization (allergic reactions), and skin irritation/corrosion. Skin irritation/corrosion is also assessed to determine whether the product is a dangerous good during transport. Our risk assessment approach aims to proactively assess each new product, across all relevant endpoints, before it is introduced into commerce.

We use various tools to replace animal studies when possible, such as read-across approaches, weight-of-evidence arguments, in silico modeling and in vitro testing where available and appropriate. When a replacement for an animal study is not possible, we use various approaches to reduce the number of animals required while maximizing the information generated from each study. These include combining a repeated-dose study with a reproductive study, including additional parameters to reduce the potential need for future studies, and alleviating stress where possible so as not to obscure vital endpoints.

Each laboratory we contract for animal studies is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), adheres to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) conduct and practices and has environmental and behavioral enrichment specialists, properly trained technical staff in animal care and husbandry, staff veterinarians and veterinary technicians.