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Product Stewardship
Product stewardship is a cornerstone of Hexion’s • Actively engaging with internal and external Hexion’s Product Stewardship team is a resource Hexion’s formaldehyde and derivative resins and
sustainability eff ort by stimulating innovation organizations to anticipate regulatory, industry, for global customers in a variety of additional areas, adhesives are used in a wide range of applications
and helping the company meet society’s needs societal and value chain trends to eff ectively including providing important product information. that enable key aspects of society, including
with products and processes that are more manage risk, support business sustainability and For example: aff ordable housing and construction, sustainable
environmentally suitable and off er improved anticipate need for product evolution; wood products, food and agriculture, modern
• The Company’s commitments and positions
performance. Hexion extends this commitment • Driving the adoption of science-based regulations; regarding confl ict minerals are described in our automobiles, and transportation systems, reliable
to its customers by being a strategic partner and • Proactively guiding Research and Development Policy Statement on Responsible Sourcing of supply chains, fi re safety, and other products. The
supporting their respective innovation eff orts. teams in the selection of lower hazard and more Minerals and Supplier Code of Conduct. chemistry of formaldehyde continues to make it a
Consistent with the principles of the Responsible Care sustainable raw materials during early design phase • Hexion does not intentionally add nor anticipate versatile and valuable material, with applications that
Product Safety Code, Hexion’s product stewardship of new developments; per- and polyfl uoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enhance the quality and sustainability of modern life.
eff orts include: • Regularly reviewing product safety based on substances, including perfl uorooctanoic acid The product stewardship team works closely with
• Supporting business and new product Hexion’s Risk Assessment Process to identify and (PFOA) and perfl uorooctanesulfonates (salts of its business teams to ensure safe use of these
development to ensure global compliance, risk prioritize risks and actions to mitigate them; and perfl uorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOF)), to be present products and education of the downstream value
management and product safety with regards • Promoting regulatory compliance, product in its products. chain. Emissions from wood products bonded
to existing product lines and innovation; enhancements, and lower emissions. • Hexion does not intentionally add or anticipate the with formaldehyde resins have been dramatically
reduced in recent years. Hexion has led the way in
• Educating associates and customers to ensure presence of chemicals designated as persistent,
targeting emission reductions by focusing on four
products are designed, manufactured, stored, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) by the U.S.
fronts: resin formulation/composition, manufacturing
transported, used, and disposed of in a safe Environmental Protection Agency.
techniques, methods of resin use and the application
and environmentally responsible manner to
of formaldehyde scavengers. Learn more at Hexion’s
protect people, customers, communities,
product stewardship summary for formaldehyde.
and the environment;
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