The main objective of the “Approval of auxiliary and direct materials, storage management” procedure is to define how materials, such as auxiliary and direct chemicals (articles, substances and preparation/mixtures), are acquired and used by employees. This ensures that all health and safety and environmental risks associated with these materials are evaluated and prevented before their entrance within the perimeter of our production sites. The procedure applies to our production sites and to all employees and non-employees. This procedure aims at preventing impacts and risks, as well as managing opportunities, such as our potential contribution to pollution due to substances of concern and substances of very high concern. Moreover, the procedure aims to avoid incidents and emergency situations, and, if they do occur, to control and limit their impact on people and the environment.

The total amount of substances of concern that are used during production or that are procured is 1,970,070 kg. This includes 1,329,650 kg of Carcinogenicity categories 1 and 2 (gasoline) and 640,420 kg of other hazard classes. The total amount of substances leaving facilities as product, or part of product, is 185,324 kg.