Safety, Health and Environmental Policy
Our commitment is to protect the health and safety of our employees, the communities in which we operate and the users of our products. We aim to meet or exceed all relevant legislative requirements and minimise the effect of our operations on the environment.
- INEOS Oxide has embraced the goals of the chemical industry's voluntary "Responsible Care" programme, a continuing effort to improve the chemical industry's health, safety and environmental performance, and applies them to the entire business.
- INEOS Oxide strives to prevent all accidents and injuries trough the active participation of every employee. The company is committed to continuous efforts to identify and eliminate or manage safety risks associated with its activities. This commitment is supported by the International Safety Rating System (ISRS) INEOS Oxide is applying at all its sites. The Antwerp site excels as it achieved a level 9 rating in ISRS, placing it among the top 5% of companies worldwide evaluated by an independent auditor (Det Norske Veritas).
- INEOS Oxide is dedicated to produce environmentally responsible operations and has a long-standing commitment to continuous efforts to improve its environmental performance. The sites in Lavéra and Köln have been endorsed by ISO14001 certificates.
Total Quality Policy
INEOS Oxide is committed to meeting customer requirements, both internal and external, for all products and services at all times. This is a continuous process involving:
- The identification of customer needs and the development, manufacture and delivery of products and services to meet those needs consistently.
- Feedback from the customer on the company's performance and appropriate action to improve our quality performance.
- It is supported by applying total quality management systems: all production and service units at our sites have now been ISO9001 certified for more than ten year.
Certificates
ISO 9001 Certificates 2006 [download]- Alkoxylated Products: Production and/or distribution of alkoxylated products
(tolling activities included) - Utilities: Production and/or distribution of Utilities
- EO/Glycols: Production and distribution of ethylene oxide + glycols
(tolling activities included) - Esters: Production of acetate esters/glycol ether esters
- Glycolethers: Production and distribution of products manufactured on the
glycolether unit - Waste: Treatment and disposal of liquid and solid waste
- ENB: Production and distribution of ethylidene norborene
- Ethanolamines: Distribution of ethanolamines
- Manufacturing of Antifreeze on the Antwerp site, January 15th, 2004 [download]