Chemicals move across borders under sanctions law, transport regulation, product registration and customer audit. Our compliance system is built to clear all four before an order is accepted, and to prove it afterwards.
The compliance programme is owned by the Head of Quality and Regulatory and reported to the executive board quarterly. Each control has a written procedure, a training requirement and an audit cycle.
One code covering fair dealing, conflicts of interest, gifts and confidentiality.
Prohibition on bribery and facilitation payments, with an approval register for hospitality.
Sanctions, dual-use and end-use screening at onboarding, order entry and renewal.
Classification, labelling, transport documents and site standards for hazardous goods.
Lawful processing, retention limits and a published route to exercise your rights.
Confidential reporting channel with non-retaliation and case tracking to closure.
The business conduct code applies to employees, agents, contractors and anyone acting on Chemtive’s behalf. Breach is a disciplinary matter up to and including dismissal and contract termination.
No misrepresentation of specification, origin, availability or lead time in any quotation or negotiation.
Personal, family or financial interests in a customer, supplier or competitor are declared in writing on arising.
Modest and infrequent only, never around a tender decision, and recorded above the disclosure threshold.
No discussion of pricing, allocation or customers with competitors, including in trade association settings.
Customer formulations and supplier terms are handled on a need-to-know basis and never used commercially elsewhere.
Batch records, certificates and transport documents reflect what actually happened, without adjustment.
of employees completed conduct and anti-bribery training in 2025, refreshed annually and on role change.
A compliance committee of the CEO, Head of Quality and Regulatory and external counsel meets quarterly and reviews every reported case to closure.
Chemtive prohibits bribery in any form, direct or through a third party, in every market we operate in. The rule holds even where a payment is customary or a shipment is delayed as a result.
Small payments to expedite routine clearance are prohibited even where they are locally common and legal ambiguity exists.
Agents, brokers and customs handlers are contractually bound by the same standard and subject to due diligence.
Any payment outside standard commercial terms requires prior written approval from the compliance committee.
Employees who refuse a demand and report it are protected, whatever the commercial consequence of the refusal.
Sanctions lists, dual-use classification and end-use declarations are checked at onboarding, at order entry and again at renewal. Screening is automated against consolidated lists and reviewed manually on any hit.
Legal entity, beneficial owners and directors screened against consolidated sanctions and watch lists at onboarding.
Each product assessed for dual-use, precursor and restricted status in both origin and destination jurisdictions.
Restricted materials require a signed statement of intended use and site of consumption before release.
Automated re-screening at order entry catches list changes since the last transaction.
Screening evidence, declarations and shipping documents retained for the period the destination market requires.
Restricted and dual-use substances are flagged in the product finder before a quotation can be raised.
Classification, labelling, packaging and transport documentation follow the destination market. Storage and loading sites are audited against our HSE standard, not only local minimums.
GHS classification and destination-market labelling prepared before dispatch, not at the border.
UN-approved packaging selected for the mode of transport and the class of goods carried.
IMDG, ADR and IATA documentation issued by trained dangerous goods safety advisers.
Storage, bunding, segregation and loading audited against our standard at every partner site.
Chemtive processes customer, supplier and applicant data under a published privacy statement. Requests are answered within thirty days.
Contact details, order history, credit information and, for applicants, recruitment records.
To quote, supply, invoice and meet legal retention duties. We do not sell personal data.
Access control, encryption in transit and at rest, and vendor assessment for hosted systems.
Access, correction, deletion and objection requests answered within thirty days of verification.
Employees, customers, suppliers and members of the public can raise a suspected breach of law, our code or our supplier standard. Reports may be made anonymously and retaliation is itself a disciplinary offence.
The fastest route for most concerns, and the one we expect employees to try first where it is safe to do so.
Direct, named contact for matters involving a manager or a commercial relationship.
Operated independently, available in local languages, anonymous reporting supported.
Post or email to the compliance committee, including from customers and suppliers.
Principals and service providers sign the supplier code covering labour, safety, environment, anti-bribery and sanctions. High-risk suppliers are audited on site.
Current versions are issued to customers and auditors on request through your account contact. Placeholder set pending final legal review.
Customer audits, supplier qualification packs and regulatory questionnaires are handled by the quality and regulatory team, usually within ten working days.