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Genomatica, ICIS Chemical Sustainability Survey
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Sustainability Research Prepared by Heather Macleod, Reed Business Insight On behalf of Steve Weiss, Genomatica Inc.
August 2014 Job Ref: 5841
Background, Sample & Methodology
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î Research was undertaken in December 2012 amongst professionals working in the chemicals industry. The results were featured in an article in ICIS Chemical News. In the summer of 2014, there was a requirement to repeat this research, with the results appearing in ICIS Chemical News in September.
î In order to provide a robust sample for the study, research was conducted via a quantitative online questionnaire amongst professionals working in the chemicals industry.
î In total 958 respondents participated in the survey.
î A co-branded email was sent to a sample drawn from the ICIS database inviting potential respondents to take part in the online questionnaire.
î The fieldwork was conducted in July 2014.
î Results are shown on those answering each question.
Screenshot of the email
Screenshot of the survey
Respondent Profile
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24%
22%
17%
10%
7%
6%
5%
9%
40%
27%
10%
5%
7%
3%
3%
5%
Europe
North America
South East Asia
Middle East
South America
Africa
North East Asia
Other
2014
2012
Region
Base: all responding (550)
20%
13%
12%
10%
4%
41%
12%
22%
14%
16%
5%
31%
Chemicals distributor
Speciality chemicals manufacturer
Commodity / bulk chemicals manufacturer
Polymers manufacturer
Fine chemicals / intermediates manufacturer
Other
2014
2012
Type of company
Base: all responding (548)
18%
6%
3%
5%
22%
47%
15%
6%
1%
5%
24%
50%
CEO / Chairman / President
Other CXO
Executive vice president
Vice president
General manager
Other
2014
2012
Job title
Base: all responding (537)
62%
9%
12%
6%
11%
50%
9%
18%
8%
16%
$499m or less
$500m to $999m
$1bn to $4.9bn
$5bn to $10bn
Over $10bn
2014
2012
Global revenue
Base: all responding (487)
Average: 2014 $1.2bn 2012 $3.3bn
Main Findings
Whether the company has a sustainability strategy/policy
47%
22%
18%
13%
Yes - there is a sustainability strategy / policy already in place
Yes - we are currently developing a sustainability strategy / policy
No - but we are likely to develop a policy over the next 2 - 3 years
No - there is little interest at the moment
6 Q. Does your company have a sustainability strategy / policy? Base: all responding (1,058)
Sustainable initiatives over the next 5 years
71%
42%
40%
37%
28%
24%
Improve processes (by reducing energy use, waste)
Reduce / eliminate the use of toxic chemicals
Use / increase recycled raw material
Use / increase bio based / renewable content in materials
Develop new products that last longer
Develop biodegradable products
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9% have no sustainable initiatives over the next 5 years
Q. What are the sustainable initiatives within your organisation over the next 5 years? Base: excluding ‘none’ (806)
Top business priority in terms of sustainability
31%
18%
18%
11%
10%
9%
2%
Promote / market sustainable products
Take an active lead on sustainability issues
Engage sustainability-conscious customers at a business level
Sustainability is not a priority
Ability to respond to questions about your position on sustainability
Raise public profile in sustainability
Other
8 Q. Which of the following best describes your company’s top business priority in terms of sustainability?
Base: all responding (799)
89% see sustainability as a priority
Engagement in sustainable chemistry practices
Yes, 51% No, 34%
Don't know, 15%
9 Q. Is your company already engaged in sustainable chemistry practices?
Base: all responding (789)
Is your company … ?
29%
25%
20%
26%
Primarily a user of chemicals / producer of finished chemical products
Primarily a producer of basic / intermediate chemicals
Chemicals distributor
Other
10 Q. Is your company …..?
Base: all responding (765)
Producers of basic/intermediate chemicals
Company strategy regarding use of renewable feedstocks
12
35%
31%
24%
22%
22%
17%
16%
12%
Currently investing in research and development
Have strategic commitment to the use of renewable feedstocks
Already using some renewable feedstocks in commercial offerings
Actively investing and planning
Currently partnering with other companies
Currently investing in renewables-based production facilities
Little interest at this time
Considering
Q. Which of the following describes your company’s strategy with regard to the use of renewable feedstocks, such as sugars, starches or biomass? Base: producers of chemicals (178)
Expectations of offering more sustainable versions of chemicals
13
31%
14%
27%
13%
16%
Yes, we already are
Yes - within the next year
Yes - within the next 1-2 years
No
Don't know
Q. Do you expect to offer more sustainable versions of chemicals? Base: producers of chemicals (177)
Importance of factors when considering renewable-based production
68%
68%
64%
61%
57%
54%
51%
50%
39%
29%
27%
28%
26%
32%
34%
32%
38%
38%
45%
50%
45%
39%
Customer demand (152)
Safer operations (152)
Minimal impact on downstream products and customers (155)
Reduced operating cash costs of production (154)
Availability of renewable feedstocks (152)
Potential performance advantage (154)
Smaller environmental footprint for chemicals (152)
Strategic flexibility (150)
Reduced capex per round of capacity (152)
Economical to deploy smaller plants (150)
Disconnecting your feedstock from petroleum (152)
Very important Moderately important
14 Q. How important are each of the following factors when considering renewable-based production? Base: producers of chemicals (shown)
Main issues regarding production of bio-based chemicals
15
58%
37%
32%
31%
26%
22%
21%
8%
Reliability of supply of feedstock
Predictability of cost of feedstock
Consistent quality of feedstock
Customer qualification and acceptance
Development of effective supply chain
Customer acceptance of bio-based product
Current and potential legislation
Time for your customers to develop and test new products
Q. What do you see as the main issues around the use of bio-based chemicals? Base: producers of chemicals (154)
Long-term economic advantage in switching to renewable feedstocks
Yes, 43%
No, 28%
Don't know, 29%
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Q. In your opinion, will there be long term economic advantage to you in switching chemical manufacturing process inputs to renewable feedstocks, like sugars, starches or biomass?
Base: producers of chemicals (150)
Reducing exposure to the petroleum-based commodity market
Yes, 51% No, 34%
Don't know, 15%
17
Q. In your opinion, should your company reduce its exposure to the petroleum-based commodity market? Base: producers of chemicals (149)
How the level of interest from customers in sustainably produced chemicals has changed
18
10%
26%
44%
13%
7%
Much greater now
Slightly greater now
Stayed the same
Slightly lower now
Much lower now
Q. In the last year, how has the level of interest your customers have shown in sustainably produced chemicals changed? Base: producers of chemicals (145)
Time from launching a sustainable program to using it at commercial volume
19
7%
21%
26%
18%
8%
3%
17%
Less than a year
1 - 2 years
3 - 4 years
5 - 6 years
7 - 8 years
9 - 10 years
Over 10 years
Q. In your opinion, how long will it take from launching a sustainable chemicals program to using such processes at commercial volume?
Average: 5.2 years
Base: producers of chemicals (146)
Importance of being a front-runner in sustainable chemicals
Very important,
38% Moderately important,
43%
Not important, 19%
20 Q. How important is it for your company to be a front-runner in terms of sustainable chemicals?
Base: producers of chemicals (145)
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In 62% of cases customers have expressed interest in sustainably produced chemicals
Yes, 62%
No, 38%
Q. Have your customers expressed interest in sustainably produced chemicals? Base: all responding (144)
Chemicals or classes of chemicals interested in producing using renewable feedstocks
22
45%
38%
29%
28%
27%
22%
11%
7%
14%
Specialty chemicals
Polymers
C4s (e.g. butadiene, butanediol etc.)
C3s (e.g. propylene, propanediol etc.)
Polymer intermediates
Aromatics
C6s (e.g. adipic acid etc.)
C5s
Other
Q. Which chemicals or classes of chemicals are you most interested in producing, using renewable feedstocks? Base: producers of chemicals (139)
Applications in which customers are asking for increased renewable content
23
53%
44%
42%
22%
19%
15%
Personal care
Packaging plastics
Engineering plastics
Fabrics / fibers
Rubber
Other
Q. In which applications are your customers asking for increased renewable content?
For 23%, their customers have asked for none of the prompted applications.
Base: excluding ‘none’ (118)
The most effective strategies for promoting the sustainability benefits of products
24
51%
38%
35%
34%
31%
29%
Reference feedstock source
Publish standardised test results (e.g. ASTM) for sustainability attributes
Display third-party marks for sustainability
Describe conversion technology
Publish lifecycle data
List ingredients
Q. Which of the following do you believe are the most effective strategies for promoting the sustainability benefits of your products? Base: producers of chemicals (133)
Users of chemicals/producers of finished chemical products & chemical distributors
Ways of improving the sustainability of products and processes via suppliers
26
48%
41%
34%
30%
29%
18%
Require information from them on their sustainability practices
Jointly develop approaches to improving sustainability
Already using some renewables based chemicals in commercial offerings
Provide measurable sustainability requirements to suppliers
Include sustainability as a factor on supplier scorecard ratings
Drop suppliers that don't meet sustainability criteria
Q. In which of the following ways do you work with your suppliers to improve the sustainability of your products and processes?
16% do none of these.
Base: excluding ‘none’ (297)
Current strategy with regard to the use of renewables-based chemicals
27
31%
24%
23%
23%
19%
19%
14%
14%
9%
Already using some renewable feedstocks in commercial offerings
Strategic commitment to use of renewables-based chemicals
Currently investing in research and development
Actively investigating and planning
Currently partnering with other companies
Considering
Strategic interest to back-integrate and produce raw material
Little interest at this time
Currently investing in renewables-based production facilities
Q. Which of the following describes your company's strategy with regard to the use of renewables-based chemicals?
Base: users of chemical products/distributors (336)
Expectations of offering more sustainable versions of chemicals
28
33%
17%
25%
9%
15%
Yes, we already are
Yes - within the next year
Yes - within the next 1-2 years
No
Don't know
Q. Do you expect to use more sustainable versions of chemicals to make your products? Base: users of chemical products/distributors (323)
Importance of factors when considering using renewable-based chemicals
74%
61%
60%
55%
53%
52%
46%
22%
31%
31%
39%
41%
43%
44%
Minimal impact on product performance or characteristics
Ability to differentiate your products in the market
Customer demand
Potential performance advantage
Minimal impact on production processes and facilities
Similar costs as existing non-renewable chemicals
Smaller environmental footprint for your products
Very important Moderately important
29 Q. How important are each of the following factors when considering using renewables-based chemicals in your products?
Base: users of chemical products/distributors (shown)
Base:
301
301
303
297
294
301
299
Main issues regarding production of bio-based chemicals
30
43%
38%
38%
34%
29%
26%
25%
19%
Reliability of supply of bio-based chemical
Predictability of cost of bio-based chemical
Consistent quality of bio-based chemical
Customer qualification and acceptance
Customer acceptance of bio-based product
Current and potential future legislation
Time to develop and test new products
Development of effective supply chain
Q. What do you see as the main issues around the use of bio-based chemicals? Base: users of chemical products/distributors (303)
Chemicals or classes of chemicals interested in sourcing renewable versions of
31
52%
48%
26%
24%
24%
18%
12%
8%
10%
Specialty chemicals
Polymers
C3s (e.g. propylene, propanediol etc.)
Aromatics
Polymer intermediates
C4s (e.g. butadiene, butanediol etc.)
C6s (e.g. adipic acid etc.)
C5s
Other
Q. Which chemicals or classes of chemicals are you most interested in sourcing renewable versions to make your products?
Base: users of chemical products/distributors (295)
Applications in which customers are asking for increased renewable content
32
52%
36%
34%
21%
21%
18%
Packaging plastics
Engineering plastics
Personal care
Fabrics / fibers
Rubber
Other
Q. In which applications are your customers asking for increased renewable content?
For 17%, their customers have asked for none of the prompted applications.
Base: excluding ‘none’ (244)
The most effective strategies for promoting the sustainability benefits of products
33
55%
41%
39%
32%
30%
26%
Publish standardised test results (e.g. ASTM) for sustainability
attributes
Reference feedstock source
List ingredients
Publish lifecycle data
Display third-party marks for sustainability
Describe conversion technology
Q. Which of the following do you believe are the most effective strategies for promoting the sustainability benefits of your products?
Base: users of chemical products/distributors (284)
Brand Awareness
Technology developers - first mention 2%+ are shown
35
17%
8%
6%
3%
3%
Q. When you think of technology developers for sustainable chemicals, which companies come to mind? Base: all responding (405)
Technology developers - total mentions 5%+ are shown
36
32%
25%
21%
12%
6%
5%
5%
Q. When you think of technology developers for sustainable chemicals, which companies come to mind? Base: all mentions (405)
Producers - first mention 2%+ are shown
37
18%
9%
7%
5%
Q. When you think of producers for sustainable chemicals, which companies come to mind? Base: all responding (397)
Producers - total mentions 4%+ are shown
38
33%
28%
20%
13%
6%
6%
Base: all responding (397) Q. When you think of producers for sustainable chemicals, which companies come to mind?
Overall impression of companies with regard to sustainability
39
21%
24%
29%
35%
36%
37%
37%
40%
44%
67%
58%
57%
51%
53%
43%
50%
45%
47%
7%
15%
11%
13%
9%
17%
12%
12%
9%
4%
4%
3%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
1%
Amyris
Braskem
Solazyme
Novozymes
Bayer
Dow
Genomatica
DuPont
BASF
Very positive Fairly positive Fairly negative Very negative
Q. What is your overall impression of the following companies with regard to sustainability?
Base: those who are aware / with an opinion
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