Global Leader in Sustainable Chemistry
Shanghai Yichen drives global green transformation through chemistry and biotechnology, building a sustainable ecosystem for the full material lifecycle
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ESG Strategic Vision
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Key Initiatives & Global Practices
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Reports & Disclosures
Shanghai Yichen and Sustainable Development
Shanghai Yichen, as a globally leading supplier of polymer material anti-aging additive products and services, is actively expanding into new frontiers in biotechnology, continuously broadening its development horizons. We deeply integrate the concept of sustainable development into the green management system throughout the entire lifecycle of chemicals, committed to achieving broader development goals.
ESG Strategic Vision
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Global Governance
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Climate Action
Planning to establish a net-zero roadmap aligned with the Paris Agreement and participate in the development of green material standards under the Belt and Road Initiative
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Global Compliance
Aiming to implement a three-track parallel management system covering EU CSRD, U.S. SEC climate disclosure, and China's Corporate ESG Disclosure Standards
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Technological Innovation
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Green Process Laboratory
Accelerating the development of bio-based raw material substitution technologies (carbon footprint of select U-pack® products expected to be significantly reduced)
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Digital Twin System
Accelerating real-time monitoring and optimization of energy consumption across global production bases
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Value Chain Empowerment
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Supplier ESG Empowerment Program
Driving company suppliers to achieve EcoVadis certification
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Customer Carbon Services
Planning to launch material carbon footprint digital passports to help customers achieve RE100 goals
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Global Governance
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Climate Action
Planning to establish a net-zero roadmap aligned with the Paris Agreement and participate in the development of green material standards under the Belt and Road Initiative
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Global Compliance
Aiming to implement a three-track parallel management system covering EU CSRD, U.S. SEC climate disclosure, and China's Corporate ESG Disclosure Standards
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Technological Innovation
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Green Process Laboratory
Accelerating the development of bio-based raw material substitution technologies (carbon footprint of select U-pack® products expected to be significantly reduced)
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Digital Twin System
Accelerating real-time monitoring and optimization of energy consumption across global production bases
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Value Chain Empowerment
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Supplier ESG Empowerment Program
Driving company suppliers to achieve EcoVadis certification
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Customer Carbon Services
Planning to launch material carbon footprint digital passports to help customers achieve RE100 goals
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Global Governance
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Technological Innovation
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Value Chain Empowerment
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Global Governance
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Technological Innovation
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Value Chain Empowerment
Actively Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility
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Shanghai Yichen continuously focuses on its social responsibility practices, and has been participating in TfS audit assessments for many years to enhance its social responsibility management level
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Actively seizing the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development, joined the UN Global Compact in 2021 as a member
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Consistently conducting EcoVadis assessments, achieving a comprehensive score of 72 for two consecutive years, and earning a Gold Medal in 2023
Key Initiatives & Global Practices
We forge a low-carbon future through technological innovation, renew circularity with green solutions, weave a responsibility network through global public welfare, and build a people-centered foundation with employee well-being
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Green Manufacturing: Technological Innovation Driving Low-Carbon TransformationNational-Level Green Factory ClusterShanghai Yichen's Hangu Base, Zhongwei Base, and Hengshui Base have all been recognized as national-level "Green Factories."
Since 2023, through "improving refined operations, reducing energy consumption, enhancing waste heat utilization, and adopting energy-efficient equipment or technologies," the bases have cumulatively reduced carbon emissions by 25,001 tons of CO₂ as of June 2025.
Reference the EU's Green Deal, adopting photovoltaic power generation, biomass steam boilers, etc. Changshan Base has built a rooftop PV power station, generating 1.4 million kWh in 2023 and 1.2 million kWh in 2024, with cumulative carbon reduction equivalent to approximately 1,400 tons of CO₂.
Full utilization of waste heat and pressure. Taking the Hangu Base as an example, 5 hydraulic turbines were installed from 2021 to 2024, reducing carbon emissions by 815 tons of CO₂/year. It is estimated that by 2030, the company's waste heat and pressure projects will collectively reduce emissions by 8,200 tons of CO₂/year.
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Circular Economy: Full Lifecycle Material ManagementU-pack® Green SolutionsDevelop customized anti-aging additive combinations, extending material lifespan by over 30% and reducing raw material waste in customer production processes.
To date, serving 36 of the world's top 50 customers, helping downstream enterprises reduce their carbon footprint.
As of 2024, completed ISO 14067-2018 certification for 18 products, tracking and continuously managing product carbon footprints.
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Social Responsibility: Global-Local Public Welfare NetworkShanghai Yichen "Future Materials Scientist" Education ProgramPartnering with Chinese universities such as Tianjin University, Sichuan University, and Lanzhou University to establish scholarships and laboratories, planning to support over 1,200 materials science students in green chemistry research within the next 5 years.
Global expansion, planning to co-establish a "Sustainable Materials Joint Laboratory" with local universities at the Malaysia base to cultivate technical talent in Southeast Asia.
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People-Centric: Building an Employee Well-being Reaction ChainEmployee CareEmployee safety global benchmark. The company adheres to a people-oriented management philosophy that values both shareholder returns and employee care, creating a harmonious and warm working environment through regular communication and rich after-work activities.
Each base regularly conducts poverty assistance, parent-child activities, birthday parties, team-building excursions, and other activities.
Sustainable Development Goals
Reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 at the latest, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, through technological innovation, energy transition, and upstream-downstream cooperation, continuously promoting low-carbon development across the entire industry chain
Reports & Disclosures
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Sustainability Reports
