Trinseo’s comprehensive decarbonization strategy is built upon three core pillars: achieving carbon excellence, actively implementing renewable energy solutions and exploring opportunities for clean power electrification within its facilities. A critical element of this strategy is the goal to increase Trinseo’s share of electricity from non-fossil sources—hydraulic, wind and tide sources—from 5% to 30% by the year 2030.
“Trinseo's sustainability goals are both ambitious and grounded in action,” said Han Hendriks, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer. “Transforming how we power our operations is essential to reducing our environmental impact, building a sustainably advantaged portfolio and staying competitive in a rapidly evolving market. By investing in renewable energy and assessing opportunities across our sites, we are establishing a foundation for innovation and long-term progress.”
Since 2023, Trinseo has been conducting comprehensive site-level energy assessments across its global facilities to identify viable on-site physical renewable energy source opportunities. This process helps the energy procurement team identify projects that present the strongest business case and contribute to grid stability.
The first tangible project to result from these assessments was the installation of 1,800 solar panel modules at Trinseo’s latex binders manufacturing facility in Hamina, Finland, in 2024. This project was executed in partnership with Finnish electricity supplier Helen Oy and the solar panels are helping to offset approximately 20% of the site’s annual power consumption.
Trinseo has also expanded its physical renewable energy sources at other operations. For example, solar panels have been installed at its polycarbonate dissolution pilot plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, to further support its recycling innovation efforts. These complement the existing solar installation at the manufacturing facility. Moreover, Trinseo has entered into two power purchase agreements for new solar installations that are slated to become operational in the coming years at its facilities in Rheinmünster, Germany, and Tessenderlo, Belgium. The installation at Tessenderlo will further help offset the energy used at the facility, which already utilizes windmills. The Company is also exploring opportunities in Asia.
“We are focused on finding practical opportunities to bring renewable energy into our operations that are advantageous to our business strategy and progress our sustainability targets,” said Ake Zondervan, Global Energy Procurement Manager at Trinseo. “The installation in Hamina was a fantastic step; now we’re ready to keep that momentum going. Our feasibility studies at Trinseo’s global sites helped build strong support from teams across the organization to keep driving this work.”
Trinseo’s strategic approach prioritizes the implementation of on-site renewable energy sources wherever practically and economically feasible. The Company is exploring opportunities to reduce its dependency on fossil-based energy consumption at its facilities. We are looking at options to transition from green energy certificates to physical, renewable energy generation capabilities. Our site-level energy assessments have identified additional opportunities, and the Company anticipates seeing more on-site renewable energy projects come to fruition throughout 2025 and 2026.
These efforts underscore Trinseo’s understanding that environmental responsibility is an ongoing culture woven into daily operations and long-term strategy. Achieving the Company’s sustainability goals requires both strategic planning and active engagement at the facility level, involving employees in site-specific energy management and collaborating with external partners for successful project implementation.
Trinseo’s focus on renewable energy is connected to achieving its sustainability goals. By focusing on on-site renewable energy solutions, Trinseo is taking actionable steps toward these targets.
For more information on Trinseo’s sustainability strategy and goals, visit Trinseo.com/Sustainability.
