Elkem Silicones has been honored for its commitment to sustainable businesses, receiving awards in two categories of the prestigious SEAL Awards. This recognition underscores the company’s comprehensive approach to our ESG strategy, from executing its climate roadmap to developing silicone solutions supporting circularity.
The company’s Industrial Symbiosis for Silicones value chain initiative has been recognized for the recycling of hydrochloric acid waste into valuable raw materials for specialty silicones, receiving the Environmental Initiative Award. This approach not only reduces waste and carbon emissions but aligns with our ambition to develop and scale up new technologies and processes to maximize raw material value, starting with but not limited to our in-house industrial waste.
Silcolapse Easy 10 received the Sustainable Product Award. The product is the result of an intensive R&D program aimed at formulating an optimal solution for foam control in the plastic recycling sector and addresses the critical issue of foam formation during the washing and wastewater treatment stages of recycling, which are essential for reducing environmental impact and improving process efficiency.