AGC Chemicals

AGC Chemicals: Innovators in Sustainable Technology

Founded in 1907, AGC Chemicals has been an innovator in developing technologies that positively impact the world. With a strong emphasis on safety, security, and sustainability, AGC Chemicals is dedicated to delivering value and achieving significant milestones, such as advancements in eco-friendly practices, product efficiency, and industry standards.

About AGC

As a major global player in fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers, AGC Chemicals Europe has been at the forefront of technological challenges since 1952. With their extensive knowledge in fluorine chemistry, they have developed distinctive products that directly contribute to environmental sustainability, promoting a greener and brighter future.

AGC's Dedication to Corporate Social Responsibility

AGC Chemicals Europe is dedicated to corporate social responsibility (CSR), going beyond legal compliance. Their dedication to safety, security, and environmental responsibility is showcased through programs like the Fluoropolymers Product Group Manufacturing Programme, which aims to achieve specific targets in reducing PFAS emissions.

AGC's PTFE Solutions at De Monchy

At De Monchy International, we offer AGC's cutting-edge PTFE solutions. AGC's responsible manufacturing approach aligns with our commitment to sustainability. Their focus on reducing PFAS emissions showcases dedication to environmental responsibility.

Creating The Future Together

The Monchy International is proud to partner with AGC Chemicals Europe. Together, we ensure access to AGC's PTFE solutions, delivering expert guidance to meet your specific needs.

We create the future together.

Since its establishment in 1907, AGC’s core principles have been focused on developing technologies that make a positive change for the future of our world. Our promise to our customers and stakeholders is to provide value in everything that we do and to help realise greater achievements.

As a world-leading manufacturer of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers, and number one in ETFE, AGC Chemicals Europe has been providing solutions for the most demanding technological challenges across all industries since 1952.

Our knowledge and experience in fluorine chemistry has enabled the development of a host of unique products that help to drive the push toward a greener, brighter future for everyone.

Safety

‘Safety first’ is the byword at every AGC Chemicals workplace. The safety of the end users of our products and of those who work at our facilities around the world, is at the forefront of everything we do.

Security

We insist that the products and chemicals we manufacture serve society and give people a sense of security. We are committed to doing business in a socially responsible way and to earning the trust of all of the stakeholders we deal with.

Comfort

We believe that human comfort and convenience are absolutely compatible with environmental stewardship. Chemistry has the potential to deliver solutions that satisfy both consumer demands and environmental imperatives.

Environment

We are proud to supply the chemicals needed to make products that contribute to sustainability, such as coatings to make solar panels work more efficiently and polyurethane foam to insulate homes. At the same time we are constantly developing and improving processes that save energy and prevent environmental pollution.

We know that Chemistry has the power to deliver exciting solutions, but we want to do this in a responsible way. To AGC Chemicals Europe ‘responsibility’ means going beyond legal compliance, continually improving our performance and products, working in partnership with our employees, customers and suppliers, and giving something back to the community in which we operate.

To co-ordinate our CSR efforts and ensure we focus on priority areas we have established a cross functional CSR committee. Already we have identified areas for improvement and are working hard together to find practical solutions that support our commitment to be a responsible business.

Chemistry for a Blue Planet is the AGC Chemicals slogan, summing up our mission. Viewed from space, planet Earth is predominantly blue in colour. We believe that chemistry is essential for progress, but we know that this can’t be at the expense of the Earth’s resources. It reminds us that innovation must be compatible with sustainability.

Responsible Manufacturing at AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd.

AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. sets the highest standards for itself as a responsible member of the local community and a sustainable business. We have adopted a Responsible Manufacturing approach and the management of substances used in and emitted from our manufacturing process is of utmost importance to us.

In relation to PFAS, AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. has been actively involved in development of and is a signatory to the Fluoropolymers Product Group Manufacturing Programme for European Manufacturing sites⁷ .

This is voluntary commitment aimed at reducing PFAS emissions, and it sets specific targets for all signatories to reach by the end of 2024, and the end of 2030.

Other examples of our approach include;

• Over 15 years of continued certification by independent external auditors of the AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. Manufacturing Process to the International Environmental Management System Standard ISO14001.
• Continuation of Ecological Monitoring of the River Wyre Estuary, providing a dataset which currently spans over 40 years . This concludes the Hillhouse industrial complex’s effluent discharge is not having a significant effect on the SPA (Special Protection Area), MCZ (Marine Conservation Zone), SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) or other protected habitats or species within the Wyre estuary.
• Investment and commitment to continued emissions reduction across the organisation in all areas, not just PFAS.
• Continued investment and development of advanced analytical capabilities for PFAS both within the AGC Group and independent laboratories.
• Signatory to FPG Responsible Manufacturing Principles in 2021.
• Voluntary phase out of the use of PFOA as an additive to the manufacturing process under a global US EPA Stewardship Agreement⁸ in 2012, before its inclusion in the Stockholm Convention.
• Ensuring detailed assessment of PFAS used on site in accordance with REACH requirements.