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Wanhua Chemical Group | Sustainability Performance

https://en.whchem.com/

Produces and supplies chemical products, including specialty chemicals and industrial materials, serving various applications.

1978

China

10,001+ employees

Chemicals

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12276
Overall
#868
in China
#341
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

360 out of 403

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

28.0M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Waste generated

1.5M tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female employees

14% 2024
Critical

Externalities

1.4B $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

232.7B $, 2026▼26.9% YoY

Revenue

182.1B $, 2024▼3.7% YoY

R&D intensity

1.7% 2024

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 99 out of 403


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 99 out of 403

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Scope 2 location based
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Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

991.4

B/M 311.8

1.4K

B/M 544.4

52.0

B/M 11.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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1.5M2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


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Noticeable
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Severe
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  • Wanhua Chemical Group Co Ltd, Chinese world's largest MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)/polyurethane producer (stateaffiliated), has faced sustained Chinese MEE enforcement scrutiny over emissions at the massive Yantai and Ningbo integrated chemical complexes, plus the contested historic 2010 BorsodChem (Hungary) USD 1+ billion controlling acquisition antitrust review affecting institutional ESG investor concerns.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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78 assets assessed
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61High
$35.7Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

232.7B $, 2026▼26.9% YoY

Revenue

182.1B $, FY2024▼3.7% YoY

EBITDA

21.4B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

11% Industry: 5▲12.4% YoY

P/E ratio

17.2 Industry: 21▼16.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$182.1BFY2024 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-5.8B 2024▲182.2% YoY

Capex

35.8B 2024▲20.3% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

1.1 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

1.7%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

6.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

165.6

▼ 1.0%

2022

175.4

▼ 2.3%

2023

182.1

▼ 8.7%

2024

239.4

2027

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Asset manager exclusions

1 2026▼NaN% YoY

Exclusions by region

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Environmental policy coverage

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Workplace health & safety policy

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31%
Independent Directors

4 out of 13 incl. management

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Overall score

67

Environment

99

Social

76

Governance

25

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3


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