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We have suspended all business operations in Russia since 1 April 2022. Our business in Russia represented an exceedingly small proportion of our operations, consisting of four employees working in our sales group.

In 2019, we detected that as part of our Vitamin B3 production process at our Visp (Switzerland) manufacturing facility, we emitted N₂O.

As part of our merger with Troy Corporation in 2021, we added a manufacturing facility in Newark (NJ, USA) to our site portfolio.

In 2022, our facility based in Rochester (NY, USA) began working to implement manufacturing process upgrades for ongoing compliance with wastewater regulations for the local county’s pre-treatment facilities.

Our manufacturing facility in Auckland (New Zealand), uses water to produce our Tanalith C Oxide product.

For several years, we have been working to expand our hygiene product portfolio to include disinfectant cleaners based on sustainable chemistry.

In Visp (Switzerland), one of our biggest sources of CO₂ emissions is our AGU (Acetylene Generator Unit).

This year, we launched the Izzy Colon technology and innovation award to engage and incentivize our employees to continue innovating and developing high-quality products.

Our Lake Charles facility in Westlake (LA, USA), is a flagship example of Arxada’s Health and Safety culture.

In 2020, the One Million Trees Initiative — a collaboration of ten metro Atlanta (GA, USA) cities and ten local non-profits was launched to plant and conserve 1,000,000 trees in ten years.

Industrial timber still has many applications in today’s world, including railway sleepers, utility poles, as well as in heavy-duty agricultural applications. Traditionally, Creosote (a wood preservative pesticide) has been used to protect the timber and increase its longevity. Notably, the safety and environmental credentials of Creosote have been under review in Europe for years, and its use has been restricted under the EU’s Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).