Product Stewardship

<p>As a Responsible Care* company, Solenis has a long-standing commitment to product stewardship and the practice of making health, safety and environmental protection an integral part of the entire life cycle of chemical products.&nbsp; This includes environmental and regulatory programs; product risk management; product regulatory information; remediation; process safety management; and audits.</p> <p>At Solenis, minimizing the negative impacts of our products on the economy, the environment and all of our stakeholders is critical.&nbsp; Products that could pose unacceptable risk are not approved for production. Products approved for sale must also meet local and global regulations, such as the European Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) obligation and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for hazard communication.&nbsp; Products are labeled with accurate and complete warnings and Safety Data (SDS) content to provide important safety details for use.&nbsp; Product hazards are typically published in multiple languages for non-English speaking customers.</p>

<p>As part of our product development process, all innovations are reviewed against the following design criteria:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Product Safety:</strong> Our manufacturing process, customer needs and end user needs are analyzed against product design.</li> <li><strong>Resource Efficiency</strong>: Analysis of factors such as energy, water, logistics, production, chemistry and engineering and automation at our customer sites.</li> <li><strong>Carbon Footprint</strong>: Our development teams propose alternative or replacement raw materials and new product designs to ensure optimized footprint.</li> </ul>

<p>Proper management of hazardous substances is a critical part of product stewardship at Solenis.&nbsp; We routinely monitor new science, emerging regulations, and customer trends to ensure we use chemicals with the right environmental, health, and safety profile.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our global team of Product Regulatory, Safety and Stewardship professionals provide sound regulatory approval in accordance with the highest safety standards. The product stewardship team produces the necessary documentation and petitions and subsequent notifications for a wide range of compliances, including:</p> <ul> <li>US Food and Drug administration (FDA) regulations</li> <li>German Federal Application Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recommendations</li> <li>Chinese GB regulation framework</li> <li>Blue Angel, EU Ecolabel or the Nordic White Swan ecological requirements</li> <li>NSF, KIWA, EN standards for drinking water</li> </ul> <p>The portfolio of compliances also covers dietary certifications, such as kosher and halal, as well as quality-related approvals such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).</p> <p>Solenis&rsquo; product safety assessments are supported by internal toxicology specialists. With specialists located in every region of the world, close contact and communications is possible with our customers and with regional regulatory stakeholders, including authorities, customer organizations and NGOs.</p> <p>Our product stewardship and safety teams also participate as members in a broad network of industry organizations and engage external consultants to increase our knowledge and expertise. Solenis participates globally with the following organizations:</p> <ul> <li>American Chemistry Council (ACC)</li> <li>Association of International Chemical Manufacturers in China (AICM)</li> <li>Biocides for Europe</li> <li>Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM)</li> <li>Chemical Industries Association UK (CIA)</li> <li>European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)</li> <li>European Polymer Dispersion and Latex Association (EPDLA)</li> <li>European Pulp and Paper Chemicals Group (EPCG)</li> <li>Polyelectrolyte Producers Group (PPG)</li> <li>Science Industries Switzerland</li> </ul> <p>* Responsible Care is a registered trademark of the American Chemistry Council.</p>