Product Stewardship

• Green products: IRPC is committed to developing products that are environmentally friendly. our POLIMAXX brand includes the ECO-PRO product group, which supports reduced energy consumption and promotes sustainability.
• Sustainable materials: The Company is developing and promoting the use of alternative raw materials. Examples include bio-composite plastics made from natural fibers such as wood, sawdust, eggshells, and rice husks.
• Reduced resource use: IRPC has partnered with other companies, such as Beko (Thailand), to produce items like refrigerator parts from biomaterials. This innovation helps reduce the use of virgin plastic in the manufacturing process.
• Recyclable products: Many of IRPC’s product innovations are designed to be recyclable, supporting circular economy principles.
• Specialty products: IRPC has developed phthalate-free polypropylene (PP) using Non-Phthalate Catalyst technology, which enhances product safety for applications such as medical products and food packaging.

• Supply chain standards: IRPC requires suppliers to adhere to our Sustainable Code of Conduct, which includes guidelines on environmental and social performance.
• Chemical safety: The company provides Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for our products, detailing information on handling, storage, safe use, and disposal.
• Hazardous chemicals: IRPC seeks to minimize or eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals in our manufacturing processes where feasible.
• End-of-life management: The Company supports the recycling and proper disposal of its products and their packaging.

• Circular economy model: IRPC integrates circular economy principles into our business approach to create added value, align with Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) model, and promote responsible resource management.
• Waste management: IRPC’s commitment to effective environmental management is reflected in its continued achievement of “Eco Factory” awards for waste and wastewater treatment management.
• Carbon footprint reduction: The Company’s focus on innovation extends to processes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. IRPC has also received carbon footprint labels for selected plastic products.

• Transparent communication: IRPC is committed to transparent communication of its environmental policies and performance to stakeholders, including employees and contractors.
• Collaboration and sharing: The Company works with external partners on sustainable initiatives and shares knowledge, such as its partnership with Beko (Thailand) on biomaterial development.

IRPC is committed to expanding its portfolio of environmentally friendly and high value-added products through innovation and product development. To support this commitment, the Company has established a target to increase sustainable product revenues to 1% of total petrochemical product revenues by 2030. Progress against this target is presented in the table below.

In line with this direction, the Company has set a target to increase the share of specialty products to 60% of total sales by 2030. This supports the growth of environmentally friendly and sustainability-enhanced products within the Company’s portfolio. The Company’s innovation management framework, including dedicated research and development resources, ongoing investment in innovation, enhanced technical and laboratory capabilities, internal capability building initiative, enables the integration of sustainability considerations into product development and commercialization processes.

As of 2025, IRPC offers 4 key categories of environmentally friendly and sustainability-enhanced products, primarily driven through its specialty and eco-friendly polymer innovations. The Company identifies environmentally friendly or sustainability-enhanced products based on defined environmental and safety criteria applied throughout the product development process, aligned with EU Taxonomy’s environmental objectives.