How Teijin Aramid reached EcoVadis Platinum
Teijin Aramid scored 88/100 in 2025, placing us in the top 1% of companies rated by EcoVadis. CTO Stef Kamperman explains the circular innovation, process improvements, and value chain collaboration that drove an eight-point jump in a single year.
What EcoVadis Platinum means for the aramid industry
In 2025, Teijin Aramid achieved EcoVadis Platinum status, the highest sustainability rating the platform awards, reached by fewer than 1% of assessed companies globally. Our score rose from 80 to 88 out of 100 in one year.
For the chemical and high-performance materials sector, that result matters. It confirms that measurable sustainability progress is achievable in complex industrial manufacturing, not just in lighter industries where change is easier to implement.
Q&A with Stef Kamperman, Chief Technology Officer
What does EcoVadis Platinum mean for Teijin Aramid's innovation strategy?
This recognition confirms that sustainability is now inseparable from how we develop technology. From reducing emissions and waste in our production processes to designing aramid solutions with longer lifetimes and stronger circular potential, every part of our R&D roadmap carries a sustainability dimension.
The rating also sharpens our ambitions. We are continuing to develop circular aramid technologies, improving our recycling capabilities, and exploring raw materials with lower environmental footprints. These efforts directly support our customers in building more sustainable value chains across industries like automotive, personal protection, and offshore energy.
How did Teijin Aramid improve its EcoVadis score by eight points in a year?
Key drivers of the improvement:
- Investments in cleaner production technologies and more efficient energy use at our manufacturing sites
- Stronger supplier transparency programs, including the adoption of independent certification frameworks such as ISCC Plus and EUDR compliance
- Tighter alignment between R&D teams and sustainability specialists, operating from a single integrated roadmap
- Measurable waste reduction and improved process control across our plants
A jump from 80 to 88 reflects coordinated progress across the entire organization, not a single intervention. It begins with the raw materials we source and extends through how we produce, measure, and deliver.
How is Teijin Aramid accelerating circular innovation for high-performance aramid fiber?
Circularity is a central pillar of our long-term strategy, and R&D sits at the heart of making it an industrial reality.
We have demonstrated two things that were not previously proven at scale. First, that biobased raw materials can enter our aramid production processes without compromising the performance our customers depend on. Second, that used aramid materials can be recovered, processed, and respun into new yarn.
Twaron Next® is the clearest example. It combines circular and biobased content while meeting the same strict performance requirements as conventionally produced Twaron®. Pilot-scale validation is progressing toward industrial deployment.
How does Teijin Aramid ensure sustainable procurement and value chain transparency?
We work with independent certification bodies to create verifiable insight into the origin and impact of our raw materials. Our assessment framework includes:
- EcoVadis - annual sustainability performance rating across procurement, environment, labor, and ethics
- ISCC Plus - mass balance certification for biobased and circular content
- ISO 14040/14044 - peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology
- Publicly available product carbon footprint data - enabling customers to integrate our materials into their own emissions reporting
When a certification audit highlights a gap, our R&D and operations teams translate that finding into a process or product improvement. Certification is not the endpoint; it drives the next cycle of development.
What sustainability programs will shape Teijin Aramid's next phase?
The technology programs with the greatest impact are already in development. They include further scaling of circular and biobased aramid innovations, continued reduction of our production carbon footprint, and materials designed to deliver measurable environmental advantages throughout their lifecycle.
One challenge worth naming directly: market adoption of sustainable materials is progressing more slowly than the technology. Customers weigh sustainability benefits against affordability, and that balance takes time to shift. We are addressing this through closer collaboration with customers during product integration, helping them make the commercial and technical case for lower-impact aramid solutions within their own value chains.
Why this matters for the chemical and materials sector
Reaching EcoVadis Platinum in a process-intensive, chemical manufacturing environment demonstrates what is achievable when sustainability becomes an engineering and operations priority, not just a reporting exercise.
For procurement teams, sustainability managers, and R&D decision-makers working in industries that depend on high-performance materials, Teijin Aramid's 2025 result offers a concrete reference point: advanced material performance and reduced environmental impact are compatible goals.
To learn more about Twaron Next® and Teijin Aramid's circular aramid program, visit teijinaramid.com or contact us at sustainability@teijinaramid.com
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