THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
Oct. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In its
most recent sustainability report, "Water Dependent, Water
Responsible," Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) explores global
water scarcity and discusses its responsibilities in reducing
intake, optimizing processes, innovating new products to save water
resources, protecting the environment and sharing solutions to
water needs with neighbors.
Huntsman published its report on October 30. The report
covers the corporation's sustainability initiatives from calendar
year 2014, including performance against 11 key metrics from the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines. It also features Huntsman's annual Communication
on Progress to the United Nations Global Compact and highlights
examples from around the Huntsman world of water conservation and
protection, including:
- Reduce: Huntsman manufacturing plants in Texas implemented measures to limit water use
by as much as 30 percent during the state's worst drought since
1895. Those measures remain in effect today, despite the drought
being over.
- Optimize: Global consolidation of a Huntsman division
that supports the water-dependent textiles industry shrank its
environmental footprint while reducing water intake and discharge
rates by 30 percent.
- Innovate: Huntsman's chemical product innovations help
agriculture, food processing and other industries consume less
water in their own operations.
- Protect: In Finland,
Huntsman's manufacturing site uses 16 billion gallons of river
water annually to manufacture its product, but returns 90 percent
of it to the river cleaner than it was originally, while also
providing emergency potable water supplies to the city where it is
located.
- Share: In India,
Huntsman provides nearly 3,000 gallons of clean drinking water
daily to residents of villages neighboring its plant in
Baroda.
"In this year's report, we focus on an aspect of risk management
and sustainability that has captured our attention and that of our
many stakeholders in recent years," said Huntsman Corporate
Sustainability Officer Ron Gerrard.
"Huntsman appreciates and respects precious natural resources like
water. We are committed to managing this essential element to
ensure we protect the long-term sustainability of our company and
that of society as a whole."
This is Huntsman's fifth sustainability report since launching
its corporate sustainability initiative in 2010.
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer
and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2014 revenues of
approximately $13 billion including
the acquisition of Rockwood's
performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses. Our chemical
products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to
manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and
industrial end markets. We operate more than 100
manufacturing and R&D facilities in more than 30 countries and
employ approximately 16,000 associates within our 5 distinct
business divisions. For more information about Huntsman,
please visit the company's website at
www.huntsman.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this release that are not historical are
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on
management's current beliefs and expectations. The forward-looking
statements in this release are subject to uncertainty and changes
in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that may
affect the company's operations, markets, products, services,
prices and other factors as discussed in the Huntsman companies'
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Significant risks and uncertainties may relate to, but are not
limited to, financial, economic, competitive, environmental,
political, legal, regulatory and technological factors. The
company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any
forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as
otherwise required by applicable laws.
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