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Sun Chemical’s 2014 Sustainability Report Focuses on Data
and Recent Eco-Efficient Products and Services
PARSIPPANY, N.J., U.S.A. – 11 February 2015 – Sun Chemical released its 2014 Corporate Sustainability
Report, which both details its continued data-driven metrics reporting and highlights specific examples of
new eco-efficient products and services.
Sun Chemical’s latest Sustainability Report first focuses on its data-driven sustainability efforts by reporting
the performance measurement for seven key sustainability metrics: energy consumption/conservation at
production and non-production sites, the energy carbon footprint at the production sites, process waste
reduction, water consumption, materials safety and employee safety.
“Our customers want to know that Sun Chemical is doing its part to be a sustainable organisation.
Providing meaningful data that will help meet their goals continues to be a key priority and emphasis in our
sustainability reports,” said Gary Andrzejewski, Sun Chemical’s Corporate Vice President of Environmental
Affairs. “In our newest report, we’re also showing many concrete examples of products and services we
recently developed that can help our customers produce less waste and/or carbon dioxide while also
improving their operational efficiency.”
The report highlights a variety of new Sun Chemical products and services that offer customers with
potential eco-efficiency benefits, including:
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its SunUno Solimax multi-purpose ink system for improved pressroom efficiency
a series of inks which have been certified OK Compost Home and Industrial by the Vinçotte
certification body
SunBar oxygen barrier coatings for the lightweighting of packaging
MirrorTech metallic inks as a foil replacement solution which reduces waste
SunFast Elastomer Black pigments made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled rubber
all SunLit sheetfed vegetable oil-based printing inks which fulfill EU Eco-Label criteria
de-seamable shrink sleeve coatings which enables easier bottle recycling
“Our sustainability policy pushes us as a company to improve the eco-efficiency of our processes and
products,” said Michel Vanhems, Sustainability Leader, Sun Chemical. “Product stewardship remains a
major tenet of our policy in action. With the development of green procurement, eco-labeling, complex
regulatory changes and brand owners and retailers embracing sustainability criteria in supply chain
selection, Sun Chemical is determined to be the inks, coatings and pigments partner of choice for today
and future challenges.”
The Sun Chemical Sustainability Report is available to customers and can be requested online at
www.sunchemical.com/sustainability. Customers can also calculate the initial carbon footprint for their
facility operations by visiting http://www.sunchemical.com/services/consultative-services/.
About Sun Chemical’s Sustainability Policy
Sun Chemical’s sustainability policy stresses its responsibility to raise awareness about environmental
issues in the graphic arts industry. Product stewardship and risk management are also important
components of the policy with a commitment to take an analytical-based approach to its efforts.
Providing customers with enhanced sustainability of their processes and end products is the ultimate goal
of Sun Chemical’s sustainability policy. In order to reach that goal, Sun Chemical will use rigorous
development processes and analytical tools to evaluate and improve the eco-efficiency of both its
manufacturing procedures and products.
This data-driven approach in the policy means Sun Chemical will be able to identify target improvement
opportunities for its processes on energy and water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and solid
waste emissions as well as develop products with a structured approach that includes risk management
and eco-efficiency improvements as criteria.
Focusing on “Getting More---Using Less–Eco-efficiency,” Sun Chemical’s sustainability policy underscores
its proactive role in minimising the life cycle footprint of its products and its customers' impact on the
environment.
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About Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is the world's largest producer of printing inks and
pigments and a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics,
and other industrial markets. With annual sales of more than $3.5 billion, Sun Chemical has over
8,000 employees supporting customers around the world.
Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands,
and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our Web
site at www.sunchemical.com.