Bakelite Releases 2025 Sustainability Update, Highlighting Strong Performance and Progress Toward 2030 Goals

Improvements Across Energy, Water, Waste, and Safety Performance Reflect a Year of Disciplined Execution

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakelite (“the Company”) today released its 2025 Sustainability Update, highlighting strong results across its environmental, social, and governance priorities and continued advancement toward its 2030 sustainability goals.

The report reflects a year of consistent execution, with improvements driven by site-level initiatives and supported by strengthened global systems and processes.

In 2025, Bakelite achieved the following outcomes, measured against a 2023 baseline:

• An 8.5% reduction in energy intensity
• A 27.0% reduction in water intensity
• An 11.4% reduction in waste
• A 44% improvement in safety performance

“Bakelite’s 2025 Sustainability Update reflects a year of disciplined progress and meaningful results. From achieving EcoVadis Gold status to expanding our sustainable solutions through the acquisition of Sestec, we are continuing to turn our commitments into action,” said JP Aucoin, President and CEO of Bakelite. “These advancements reinforce our belief that long-term impact is built through consistency, accountability, and a strong operational foundation.”

These results were enabled by operational enhancements across the Company’s global footprint, including energy recovery systems, expanded water conservation initiatives, and a continued focus on safe, efficient manufacturing.

The Company also strengthened the systems underpinning its sustainability strategy. During the year, Bakelite:

• Completed its first Double Materiality Assessment
• Conducted a Climate Risk Assessment aligned with TCFD recommendations
• Achieved ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management

“Sustainability at Bakelite is about building the right foundation for long-term progress. In 2025, we strengthened our approach through enhanced governance, deeper risk insights, and continued innovation in sustainable solutions. Together, these efforts ensure we are not only meeting expectations today but positioned to lead the way in delivering greater impact for our customers and the communities we serve,” said Andrea Croslyn, Executive Vice President - Business Process and Sustainability. “Bakelite continues to build on this momentum as it advances toward its 2030 sustainability goals, with continued focus on operational excellence, sustainable product innovation, and data-driven performance.”

About Bakelite

Based in in Atlanta, Georgia, Bakelite is a leading global integrated producer of thermoset specialty resins, solutions and engineered thermoset molding compounds serving a variety of segments and end markets across geographies.  Additional information about Bakelite and its products is available at www.bakelite.com.