Changzhou, July 1, 2019 – On June 29, ARLANXEO, a world-leading synthetic rubber company, hosted the event titled “Open-to-public Day & Transforming for Sustainable Community 2019” at its Changzhou EPDM plant. Under the theme of “Promoting Circular Economy & Building Safety Culture”, the open day facilitated an industry-wide discussion for the purpose of enhancing chemical companies’ safety awareness, building safety brand and culture, and realizing a sustainable future. On the day of the event, ARLANXEO received about 350 visitors, including Changzhou government officials, representatives from local universities and neighboring companies, nearby residents, ARLANXEO employees and their family members.
Picture 1: Sun Hong, Managing Director of ARLANXEO China, delivers a welcome speech
During the event, ARLANXEO launched the commitment ceremony for “Transforming for Sustainable Community” program. Initiated by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), this program aims to bring together Chinese and foreign petrochemical companies and bolster the industry’s sustainable development. Meanwhile, ARLANXEO Open-to-Public Day also responded to the call of the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM), successfully brought the company closer to the public and served as a platform for exchanging ideas regarding the circular economy.
Picture 2: The commitment ceremony for Transforming for Sustainable Community
The improvement of safety production and regulation are indispensable for advancing industry’s future development. As the highlight of this open day event, ARLANXEO hosted a safety seminar, entitled “Establish and Improve Safety Management System, to Promote A Safety Upgrade of Chemical Companies”, which engaged government officials and industry peers to participate in the discussion about optimizing safety management of company and the industry.
Picture 3: Safety seminar
Committed to promoting safety and innovation for the future of the industry, ARLANXEO invited teachers and students from Changzhou University and Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering to attend the event, and three student representatives from Changzhou University shared their research results regarding chemical safety and environmentalism. Moreover, ARLANXEO also organized a school-enterprise cooperation exchange meeting, and arranged a plant tour at the same time, enabling the students to experience its front-line advanced technologies as well as production and operational processes, to contribute to talent cultivation for the industry.
Picture 4: Student representatives visit ARLANXEO’s Changzhou plant
Shan Zhengzhong, Member of Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of Administrative Committee of Changzhou Binjiang Economic Development Zone, stated that, “ARLANXEO Open-to-public Day provides an effective platform for leading chemical companies to share their best safety and sustainability practices while raising public awareness towards the industry. In the future, I hope to see more companies coming together to raise the overall chemical industry development in Binjiang Economic Development Zone to a new level.”
Sun Hong, Managing Director of ARLANXEO China, stated that, “Safety has always been our top priority at ARLANXEO, and we are committed to continuously improving our safety level and performance. Through our Open-to-Public Day, we hope to unite the industry to jointly address the challenges faced by the society and the industry during development, drive the establishment of safety standards and regulations, concurrently implement sustainability in company’s management and operational practice, and boost the upgrading of the petrochemical industry.”
Picture 5: ARLANXEO Open-to-Public Day group photo
In the afternoon, ARLANXEO held a “Family Day” event, which engaged its employees and their families to participate in diversified programs such as the painting competition titled “Safety in Your Eyes” and other creative games, to promote safety knowledge and enhance the company’s safety culture through actual dialogues and interactions.
As one of ARLANXEO’s most advanced production sites, the Changzhou EPDM plant was inaugurated in 2015 with an investment of EIR 235 million and a nameplate capacity of 160,000 metric tons per year. Today, the EPDM plant in Changzhou is a truly green plant as its ultra-low wastewater/gas emission is far below State Environmental-Protection Standard and its per-unit product energy consumption is well advanced.
Source:ARLANXEO China