Sustainability and environmental protection at PCC

The time is ripe for Green Chemistry, Silicon and Logistics.

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are firmly anchored in our corporate philosophy. We protect the environment and climate in our business areas in chemistry, silicon and logistics, for example, by using our production facilities and products to utilize natural resources and energy ever more efficiently. Through economic, social and ecological sustainability, we secure the future of our group of companies and contribute to safeguarding the future of our environment.

CSRD Stakeholder Survey – Sustainability Topics for the PCC Group

Dear interested parties, the following survey (external link) is part of the PCC Group’s sustainability reporting, and we kindly ask for your support. The survey is anonymous; no personal information about you will be stored.

We would like to ask you to share your knowledge and opinion on a range of questions related to environmental, social, and governance topics. This survey is conducted by the nova Institute, which is supporting the PCC Group in preparing the report.

The aim of the survey is to review and refine the selection of sustainability topics and subtopics relevant to the PCC Group. You can access the survey via this link. There, you will find a series of sustainability topics such as climate change, biodiversity, and working conditions, and we ask for your assessment of how relevant these are to the PCC Group. By clicking on the following button, you will be redirected to the external website with the survey.

Thank you very much!

PCC’s Sustainability Vision
PCC SE and the companies of the PCC Group are committed to their environmental and social responsibility strategy. Our goal is to make a meaningful contribution to climate protection and sustainable development. To achieve this, we are aiming to cut the greenhouse gas emissions (scopes 1 and 2) of our chemical production by half by 2030 as compared to 2020. By the end of the decade, we are also aiming to fully eliminate use of coal for our energy production. Our plan at Group level is to be climate-neutral, on a net basis, by 2050.

Our Sustainability Mission Statement
PCC is an innovative and dynamically expanding group of companies with extensive investment activities. In order to reach our sustainability goals, we implement our investment projects, particularly those related to production, using state-of-the art technologies that require less energy and resources and have a steadily shrinking carbon footprint. Additionally, we are conducting research and development with regard to a growing number of products that conform to high sustainability standards and the use of which will reduce greenhouse emissions.

Our latest Sustainability Report:

The Sustainability Report of the PCC Group for 2023 is part of the Group Management Report; the text can be found from page 40 onwards in our PCC Group Annual Report 2023.

The three pillars of our commitment

Economic sustainability

PCC SE is an investor aligned to the long term. We promote the sustainable growth of our affiliates so as to continually create new enterprise value within the PCC Group.

Environmental sustainability

Throughout the PCC Group, we ensure that all our investment projects are pursued with modern, ecologically sound, climate-friendly, resource-saving and energy-efficient technologies.

Social sustainability

As an international group of companies operating in many markets, we pursue a policy of positive social engagement within the neighborhoods surrounding not just our headquarters in Duisburg but also all our sites around the world.

Sustainability at PCC in figures

Silicon metal production

green electricity, primarily from geothermal sources

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Our new silicon metal plant in Iceland helps protect the climate thanks to clean energy generated using the country’s geothermal resources.

Chlorine production

kg less CO₂ per metric ton of caustic soda

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Our energy-efficient membrane technology keeps greenhouse gas emissions from the production of chlorine and its by-product caustic soda consistently low.

Intermodal container transport

metric tons of CO₂ saved in 2023

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Our container transshipment service combining road and rail transport produces real savings in greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmentally friendly hydropower

power plants save CO₂ emissions

In North Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6 PCC small hydropower plants are in operation.

Our sustainability guidelines

Our sustainability guidelines provide the framework for our Group-wide commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Certifications and initiatives

The companies of the PCC Group boast a wide range of validations, particularly relating to social and environmental issues – from membership of the global chemical industry initiative Responsible Care® to Gold or Silver certification status in the CSR rankings of the EcoVadis sustainability platform.

Now is the time for PCC Greenline®

PCC Greenline® is the name we have give to the portfolio of sustainable feedstock and products available from PCC’s chemical companies. Hence our commitment to sustainability extends beyond climate- and environment-friendly production to also encompass our manufactures and applications.