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23 Extrusion International 2/2025 Bronze Medal Awarded SI Group has received a Bronze medal from EcoVadis, a globally trusted platform for evaluating cor- porate sustainability performance. This recognition highlights SI Group’s commitment to responsible business practices and its continu- ous efforts in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The EcoVadis assessment evalu- ates companies based on a com- prehensive range of stringent sustainability criteria, including environmental impact, labor prac- tices, ethics, and sustainable pro- curement. The methodology is built on international corporate social responsibility standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000. The company’s most recent ranking places SI Group in the top 35 percent of the more than 150,000 businesses worldwide assessed by EcoVadis. Key Highlights of SI Group’s 2025 EcoVadis Ranking: • SI Group scored in the 79th per- centile of all Bronze medals award- ed during the past 12 months by EcoVadis. • SI Group’s supporting docu- ments show an exceptional level of coverage of environmental actions or certi cation throughout compa - ny operations. • SI Group’s company policies demonstrate the intention to re- duce impact, mitigate risk and im- prove performance. SI Group has elevated its focus on sustainability in recent years and is continually striving to develop in- novative solutions that will improve sustainability worldwide. “We are proud to receive a Bronze ranking from EcoVadis,” said Dave Brassing- ton, Sr. Director, Regulatory & Sus- tainability. “It only strengthens our commitment to evolving and im- proving on the social and environ- mental initiatives we have in place. We are striving for a Gold medal or better in future years.” As part of its commitment to sus- tainability, SI Group has released several ESG Reports to maintain transparency across every aspect of its business operations and corpo- rate social responsibility. The com- pany plans to release a 2025 ESG Report later this year. SI Group www.siigroup.com/sustainability Market Study: Plastic Additives Solid or malleable, colored, du- rable, and inexpensive: Thanks to additives, plastics are becoming virtually invincible materials. Ad- ditives are usually only added in small quantities, but without them plastic products would not stand a chance against heat, UV rays, and oxidation. More than 10,000 differ- ent chemicals are used to improve the properties of plastics, includ- ing llers, plasticizers, pigments and colorants, ame retardants, antioxidants, light stabilizers and heat stabilizers, blowing agents for foams, impact modi ers, and lubricants. The demand for these additives is growing in line with the constant increase in plastics production: According to the latest market study by Ceresana, around 36.7 million tonnes of plastic addi- tives are already consumed world- wide every year. The study in breef: Chapter 1 provides a description and analysis of the global market for plastic additives – including fore- casts up to 2033: For each region of the world, such as Western Europe or NorthAmerica, demand in tonnes and revenues in US dollars and eu- ros are given. Furthermore, global and regional demand and revenues per application area are analyzed. In addition to market development, demand for product types and plas- tic types is also analyzed. These plastic additive types are ex- amined in detail: Fillers; Plasticizers; Pigments; Flame retardants; Stabi- lizers; Impact modi ers; Lubricants; Antioxidants; Blowing agents; other plastic additives. Application areas analyzed in this study: Packaging; Construction in- dustry; Transportation, especially the automotive industry; Electrical & electronics; Industry; other appli- cations. The following plastic types are con- sidered individually: Polyvinyl chlo- ride (PVC); Polypropylene (PP); Poly- ethylene (PE); Polyurethane (PUR); Engineering plastics; other plastics. In Chapter 2, 29 countries are ex- amined individually, particularly large national markets such as the USA, China, Japan, or Germany. Country-speci c demand, demand per additive type, additive demand per plastic type as well as revenues are depicted. Furthermore, demand and revenues are analyzed split by the individual application areas. Chapter 3 provides company pro- les of the largest manufacturers of plastic additives – clearly arranged according to contact details, rev- enues, net income, product range, production sites, and pro le sum - mary. In-depth pro les of 68 manu - facturers are given. https://ceresana.com/en/produkt/ plastic-additives-market-report