DIC CORPORATION OBTAINS CERTIFICATION FOR PRODUCT MANUFACTURED BY ITS MALAYSIAN SUBSIDIARY

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- DIC Corporation, one of the world’s leading fine chemicals companies, announced last month it has acquired certification under International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS, an international certification scheme for sustainable products, for a product manufactured by subsidiary DIC Epoxy (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

ISCC PLUS is a voluntary scheme that attests to the proper management of recycled and biomass-derived raw materials across the supply chain, including in production processes.

According to a statement, this certification facilitates the use of raw materials to which the mass balance approach has been applied.

Additionally, the use of mass balance bio-allocated raw materials is expected to reduce the DIC Group’s largest product carbon footprint by 19.4 per cent, compared with conventional products that use fossil-derived raw materials.

The DIC Group has identified contribution to the realisation of carbon neutrality, creation of a circular economy and building a sustainable supply chain as issues of material importance that it must address.

Going forward, in tandem with its group companies that operate in more than 60 countries and territories, DIC will continue working to help drive sustainable development, in line with its goal of contributing to sustainability for the global environment and for society.

DIC Corporation is the core of the DIC Group, a global leader in the markets for a variety of products essential to modern lifestyles, including packaging materials, display materials such as those used in television and computer displays, and high-performance materials for smartphones and other digital devices, as well as for automobiles.

-- BERNAMA