Health, Safety and Environment

KremsChem is certified according to:

ISO

ISO-9001.pdfISO-14001.pdfISO-45001.pdf     

Responsible Care

RC-Zertifikat_DE.pdfRC-Zertifikat_ENG.pdf      

EcoVadis Rating 2024: Silver for KremsChem Austria

KremsChem Austria was able to exchange its previous bronze medal for a silver medal this year, placing it in the top 15 % of companies rated by EcoVadis. We are proud to present our ongoing improvements and efforts in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement with this external award.  

 

ISCC+ für KremsChem Austria

This certification ensures that KremsChem meets the strict requirements of the ISCC+ system for sustainability and carbon management. The mass balance approach applied in our production process allows us to offer products with renewable content, contributing to the circular economy while minimizing environmental impact.

 

Health & Safety

Taking responsibility and caring for the health and safety of our employees, customers and neighbors is a basic pillar for KremsChem Austria as a chemical company. 

Occupational health and safety is always a top priority in all our processes at site. In 2023 we had our health and safety management system certified according to ISO 45001 to officially recognize our management system internationally. 

As we at KremsChem also believe that a certification may be only a basis for further improvement, we are always open and support discussion, dialogue as well as contributions by our employees and business partners.

Environment

Regarding our social, environmental and economic impacts KremsChem always strive to integrate a high level of sustainability in our whole value chain.

In our production and transport processes, KremsChem Austria performs a maximum of sustainable thinking by using different possibilities in terms of transport, resource use and energy consumption. 

Energy

KremsChem is very proud of its energy generating and consumption system. As a by-product of resin production, KremsChem produces a lean gas containing hydrogen. This hydrogen-containing lean gas is used in specially equipped gas engines on site to generate our own electricity.

Hydrogen-based electricity generation was started in a pilot project in 1996 and was significantly improved and expanded in 2024. KremsChem is a pioneer in environmentally friendly electrification with hydrogen-containing gas.

Today, KremsChem produces practically all of the electricity required for the industrial park from the electrification of the hydrogen-containing process gas. The majority of the steam used on site is also generated from process energy. The small remaining portion comes largely from the combustion of renewable resources. Nevertheless, at KremsChem we continue to strive for a higher level of sustainability and efficiency.

Transportation

Due to KremsChem's location at the Danube River and the proximity to the Krems Harbor, we get some of our raw material deliveries by shipping over the river route. However, the train is the main transport facility for our raw material. Due to connections to the main railroad in Northeast, KremsChem can be supplied by the train to a comparably high amount.

In respect to transportation of manufactured products, the balance is also mainly on the side of environmentally friendly transportation by train. Transport on the river is – due to the properties of resins – not advisable, and in most cases not possible.

Water Usage

Wastewater treatment is an important issue at KremsChem in Krems, primarily because the plant is connected to Austria´s biggest river, the Danube. The amount of wastewater is comparatively small because process water is reused to a high extent. 

The environmental quality of the residual water is continually measured before leaving the plant.