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Wanhua Chemical
About the company
To reach a final score in this category, we assess the company’s transparency in chemical production. Lower transparency makes it harder to achieve a good score. If the product portfolio transparency is very low, a company producing just one or even zero toxic chemicals (according to available data) might receive the same poor score as one producing 50.
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Action points 🔍
1. Increase transparency
Little is known about Wanhua Chemical’s production or use of hazardous chemicals. We have requested that the company disclose information about its chemicals management, but it has not responded to that request. To demonstrate a commitment to transparency, Wanhua Chemical should disclose both the share of revenue and production volume of products that are, or contain, hazardous chemicals. This information should cover all operations, including subsidiaries, worldwide. SABIC provides a good example, as it has disclosed its full chemicals portfolio, including production volumes and locations.
2. Map and phase out persistent chemicals
According to public registries in the EU/US, Wanhua Chemical is not responsible for placing any persistent chemicals on these markets. However, the company might be using persistent chemicals, bought from other producers within the EU/US. Moreover, we do not know which harmful substances they place on the market in Asia, which is their key market. They should, like Sika and LyondellBasell, disclose the share of revenue generated by products containing PFAS or other persistent chemicals. If that figure is 0%, the company should, like Sasol, clearly state that they do not buy or produce any PFAS, then expand that to include all persistent chemicals.
3. Develop safer solutions
Wanhua Chemical currently lacks a strict policy for limiting hazardous chemicals in its new product development. As a result, both its existing and future product lines are dependent on substances that run the risk of becoming regulated. Therefore, Wanhua Chemical may face growing challenges in maintaining profitability in the long term. The company should set a 2030 target for the share of revenue generated by products free from hazardous chemicals and develop a strategy to achieve it. A first step, similarly to Lanxess, should be to publicly state that it will not develop or market new end-products containing more than 0.1% of substances that have the characteristics of a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHCs).
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