For Kumho Polychem to become a company
that continuously challenges sustainability
2023 Kumho Polychem
Sustainability Report
Kumho Polychem published its first sustainability management report
in 2024 to more actively communicate with stakeholders on ESG
management performance and activities. This report contains transparent
efforts to promote sustainability management and key achievements.
Greenhouse Gas
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHG emissions | Total (Scope 1, Scope 2) | tCO2-eq | 315,132 | 292,044 | 328,201 |
| Scope 1 emissions | tCO2-eq | 2,396 | 6,172 | 7,857 | |
| Scope 2 emissions | tCO2-eq | 312,736 | 285,872 | 320,244 | |
| GHG emissions per unit intensity | tCO2-eq/KRW 1 billion | 403 | 452 | 491 | |
Energy
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total energy consumed | TJ | 5,292 | 4,907 | 5,567 | ||
| General energy consumed | Total | TJ | 5,292 | 4,907 | 5,567 | |
| Direct energy | Total | TJ | 6.0 | 32.0 | 87 | |
| LNG | TJ | 0.5 | 27.0 | 83 | ||
| LPG | TJ | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| Gasoline | TJ | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1 | ||
| Diesel | TJ | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | ||
| Coal | TJ | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| Others | TJ | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| Indirect energy | Total | TJ | 5,286 | 4,875 | 5,480 | |
| Electricity | TJ | 4,157 | 3,936 | 4,443 | ||
| Steam | TJ | 1,129 | 939 | 1,036 | ||
| Others | TJ | - | - | 0 | ||
| Renewable energy consumed | TJ | - | - | 0 | ||
| Energy consumed per unit intensity | TJ/KRW 1 billion | 6.8 | 6.7 | 8.3 | ||
Water
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water withdraw and consumption | Water withdrawn | Total | m³ | 2,799,989 | 2,445,802 | 2,641,288 |
| Water supply | m³ | - | 2,372 | 1,883 | ||
| Groundwater | m³ | - | - | - | ||
| Industrial water | m³ | 2,799,989 | 2,443,430 | 2,639,405 | ||
| Others | m³ | - | - | - | ||
| Water consumed | m³ | 625,534 | 538,919 | 449,587 | ||
| Water consumed per unit intensity | m³/KRW 1 billion | 800 | 833 | 673 | ||
| Water risk (Data disclosure from 2023 onwards) |
Ratio of business sites located in water-stressed areas | % | - | 75 | 75 | |
| Water consumption rate in water-stressed areas | % | - | 100.00 | 100 | ||
| Water withdrawal rate in water-stressed areas | % | - | 100.00 | 100 | ||
| Effluent | Effluent discharged | m³ | 2,174,455 | 1,906,883 | 2,191,701 | |
| Effluent discharged per unit intensity | m³/KRW 1 billion | 2,782 | 2,948 | 3,279 | ||
Air Pollutant
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollutants Emissions | NOx | ton | 5.3 | 4.6 | 9.2 |
| SOx | ton | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
| VOCs | ton | N.A | N.A | N.A | |
| HAPs | ton | N.A | N.A | N.A | |
| PM | ton | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Water Pollutant
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pollutants Emissions | COD | ton | - | - | - |
| BOD | ton | 67.7 | 48.7 | 44.4 | |
| SS | ton | 10.1 | 21.8 | 60.5 | |
| TOC | ton | 35.1 | 43.0 | 54.0 | |
| T-N | ton | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | |
| T-P | ton | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Hazardous chemical
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous chemicals used | ton | 1,690 | 1,621 | 1,940 | |
| Hazardous chemicals used per unit intensity | ton/KRW 1 billion | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | |
Waste
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General waste + Hazardous waste | Total waste generated | ton | 5,397 | 4,708 | 5,052 | |
| Total waste recycled | ton | 4,796 | 4,140 | 4,423 | ||
| Rate of total waste recycled | % | 88.9 | 87.9 | 87.5 | ||
| Total waste treated | Total | ton | 549 | 567 | 629 | |
| Incineration | ton | 429 | 501 | 483 | ||
| Landfill | ton | 120 | 66 | 146 | ||
| Others | ton | - | - | - | ||
| General waste | General waste generated | ton | 4,661 | 4,006 | 4,240 | |
| General waste recycled | ton | 4,072 | 3,448 | 3,622 | ||
| Rate of general waste recycled | % | 87.4 | 86.1 | 85.4 | ||
| General waste treated | Total | ton | 536 | 557 | 618 | |
| Incineration | ton | 416 | 490 | 472 | ||
| Landfill | ton | 120 | 66 | 146 | ||
| Others | ton | - | - | - | ||
| Hazardous waste | Hazardous waste generated | ton | 736 | 702 | 812 | |
| Hazardous waste recycled | ton | 724 | 692 | 801 | ||
| Rate of hazardous waste recycled | % | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.6 | ||
| Hazardous waste treated | Total | ton | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
| Incineration | ton | 12 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Landfill | ton | - | - | - | ||
| Others | ton | - | - | - | ||
Raw material
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials used | ton | 199,016 | 180,866 | 197,020 |
Environmental Management
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental investment | Total | KRW 1 million | - | 31,349 | 19,607 |
| CAPEX | KRW 1 million | - | 30,783 | 18,314 | |
| OPEX | KRW 1 million | - | 566 | 1,294 |
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
Employee
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of employees | Person | 226 | 245 | 254 | ||
| By gender | Female | Person | 31 | 39 | 44 | |
| Male | Person | 195 | 206 | 210 | ||
| By age | Under 30 | Total | Person | 32 | 43 | 59 |
| Female | Person | - | 21 | 26 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 22 | 33 | ||
| 30~49 | Total | Person | 147 | 154 | 150 | |
| Female | Person | - | 18 | 18 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 136 | 132 | ||
| 50 and older | Total | Person | 47 | 48 | 45 | |
| Female | Person | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 48 | 45 | ||
| By employment type | Full time employees | Total | Person | 217 | 238 | 244 |
| Female | Person | - | 33 | 36 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 205 | 208 | ||
| Temporary employees | Total | Person | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
| Female | Person | - | 6 | 8 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Non-affiliated workers | Total | Person | - | 211 | 217 | |
| Female | Person | - | 9 | 14 | ||
| Male | Person | - | 202 | 203 | ||
※ Some data disclosure from 2023 onwards
Employee Training
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita training time | Hour/Person | 75 | 53 | 41 | |
| Per capita training cost | KRW 1 million/Person | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Human rights training | Ratio of employees who have completed environmental training | % | - | - | 49 |
| Ratio of employees with job-related training | % | - | - | 100 | |
| Ratio of employees who have completed diversity, discrimination & harassment training | % | - | - | 100 | |
| Ratio of employees who have completed safety-related training | % | - | - | 79 | |
| Ratio of purchasing employees who have completed sustainable procurement training | % | - | - | 0 | |
※ Some data disclosure from 2024 onwards
Welfare Benefits
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare costs as a percentage of revenue | % | 0.79 | 0.67 | 1.00 | ||
| No. of employees on parental leave | Total | Person | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | Person | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No. of employees who returned to work after taking parental leave | Total | Person | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Female | Person | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Male | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No. of employees who returned to work after taking parental leave | Total | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Male | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ratio of employees who returned to work after taking parental leave | Total | % | 0 | 100 | 100 | |
| Female | % | 0 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Male | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No. of employees who worked for more than 12 months after returning to work | Total | Person | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Female | Person | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Male | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Occupational Health and Safety Management
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Assessment | Company | No. of process hazard analysis conducted | Time | 29 | 30 | 21 |
| No. of job risk assessment conducted | Time | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
| On-site contractor | No. of process hazard analysis conducted | Time | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| No. of job risk assessment conducted | Time | 5 | 6 | 25 | ||
| Occupational Accident Rate | Employees | Fatality | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TRIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fatality rate | ‱ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Occupational accident rate | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lost working days | Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| On-site contractors | Fatality | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LTIFR | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| OIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TRIFR | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Supply Chain
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contractors | EA | - | 77 | 80 | ||
| New Contractors | EA | - | 2 | 1 | ||
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
Occupational Health and Safety Management System
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of workplaces certified with ISO 45001 | % | - | 50 | 75 | ||
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
BOD Composition
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of directors | Person | - | 6 | 5 | |
| By gender | Male | Person | - | 5 | 4 |
| Female | Person | - | 1 | 1 | |
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
BOD Activities
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD meeting | Time | - | 9 | 7 | |
| BOD agenda | Resolution item | Case | - | 17 | 10 |
| Reporting item | Case | - | 2 | 4 | |
| BOD average attendance rate | % | - | 100 | 100 | |
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
Research&Development
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of R&D employees | Person | - | 21 | 31 | |
| R&D investment costs | KRW 1 million | - | 4,769 | 5,764 | |
※ Data disclosure from 2023 onwards
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