Nan Ya Plastics

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation is part of the Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group. The company manufactures and markets plastic and chemical fibre products, more specifically polyester filament yarns, flexible PVC (polyvinyl chloride) film products, plastic leather products and rigid film products. Nan Ya also manufactures printed circuit boards.

Total score

18 / 48

Grade summary

Nan Ya Plastics does not produce any SIN List chemicals or substances officially recognised as chemicals of high concern by the EU. However, data is available for less than a quarter of the company’s production, as the rest…

Product Portfolio

4 / 18

Nan Ya does not produce any SIN List substances, nor does the company produce any chemicals present on the REACH Candidate List or the REACH Authorisation List. It does not produce any persistent chemicals either. However, no data is available for the 77% of the company’s production that takes place outside the EU and US.

Development of Safer Chemicals

4 / 12

Nan Ya has a method in place to screen and assess the sustainability of its products and includes intrinsic hazards of ingredients in the screening process. The company does not make use of the GreenScreen assessment tool nor does it exclude substances with toxic properties from new products. It does not follow the principles of green chemistry or market safer alternatives on its website either.

Management & Transparency

4 / 12

The Taiwanese company shares chemical safety information on its website but does not have a phase-out strategy for hazardous substances. Nan Ya Plastics is a member of Responsible Care and follows voluntary standards such as a Code of Conduct and a Supplier Code of Conduct.