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Product Stewardship Strategy

Short-term Target

  • Products assessed with Eco-Design Criteria on an annual basis
  • 100 percent of GC products received Carbon Footprint of Product (CFP)

Long-term Target

  • Increase proportion of high-performance and green products to 30 percent of total products by 2030
  • 100 percent of products to be certified with Carbon Footprint of Product (CFP)
  • Terminate the use of HCFCs and CFC that are harmful substance to ozone by replacing R-22 with Non-CFC refrigerants by 2030

For more information on The Termination of Chloro Fluoro Carbon can be found on the Air Quality , visit

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Challenges and Opportunities

Petroleum, petrochemical, and chemical products have become the basic necessities of living while creating benefits for the country in terms of basic products and key export products which generate country’s income.

However, the problem of plastic waste has become a global concern, which requires the joint efforts of the international community to find a solution, e.g. campaigning to reduce, refrain from, and stop using plastic bags and single-use plastic, etc. Taking this issue into account, GC is committed to develop environmental-friendly, health-friendly, low-carbon, and recyclable products, including the establishment of full circularity. These responsible actions are in respond to the behavior of consumers who have become more concerned about health and environment, and to shift society’s perspective towards the importance of petrochemical products. Additionally, GC encourages consumers to use environmental-friendly and health-friendly products.

Product Stewardship Management Process

GC has continuously invested in research and development of environmental-friendly and healthy-friendly products, and has adopted Eco-design principles and environmentally friendly production process to reduce environmental impacts throughout the supply chain. This has enhanced competitiveness and growth opportunities for healthy and environmentally friendly chemical products. As GC determines to be a role model in product stewardship, GC has continuously set product stewardship policy and strategy plan since 2009.

2009

Set up the first proactive environmental management plan to be the core plan for proactive environmental implementation

2010

Executed the CFP pilot project for HDPE product

2011

CFP certifications for HDPE product from TGO. GC was the first company in Thailand's petrochemicals industry

2012

CFP certification for EO & EG products from TGO

2013

CFP certifications for EO & EG products from TGO

2014

GC's SD&AR reports were the first reports to be certified with carbon neutral by TGO

2015
  • Received CFR certification for LDPE, LLDPE, Refinery, Aromatics and Green Chemicals
  • Implemented the pilot project of LCA and PWF of the Olefins and HDPE products
2016
  • Conducted Life Cycle Management (LCM)
  • Studied Eco-design criteria
  • Studied Product Eco-Efficiency
  • Improved and planned second proactive environmental management to cover the GC Group
  • Conducted LCA for all products
  • Assessed PWF of the EO-Based products
2017
  • Conducted the study of Environmental Footprint of Product
  • Conducted the Green GDP Study
  • Recertified CFP and CFR
  • Conducted the study to control hazardous substances
2018
  • Certified PWF by F.T.I.
  • Certified PTT GREEN FOR LIFE label
  • Applied Eco-design criteria for new product
  • Recertified CFP and CFR
2019
  • Engage stakeholders for product stewardship
  • Apply Eco-design in the product design
  • Study and analyze the Environmental Footprint of Product
2020
  • 100% products under GC group received Carbon Footprint of Product (CFP) certification from TGO
  • Hazardous chemicals will be terminated using in product
2021
  • 100% products under GC group acquire CFP
  • Water footprint (WFP) certification of ARO, REF, GC-M PTA products. Feasibility study on transportation facilitation to support quality-improved fuel products
2022
  • Sustain products footprint certification under GC group
  • Certified CFP and WFP for products from our new facilities including, GCO and GCP.
  • Certified CFP for products from our recycling plant e.g. ENVICCO

Product Stewardship

Product Stewardship

Health-and Environmental-Friendly Products

GC aims to develop petroleum, petrochemical, and chemical products for daily use to create a better living and respond to consumer’s needs, while at the same time, GC is also focusing on responsibility towards the environment and the society as well as create income for the country.

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However, GC is also aware of the product stewardship in regard to the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by representing the statement of safety in feedstock and use of GC’s product.

GMO Statement