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Responsible Development Report 2012 - 2013 Contents RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2012 - 2013 Contents MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT 03 - MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT 04 - A RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT DRT celebrates 80 years in business SINCE 1932 this year. To mark the occasion, we have chosen to look at our company in a 06 - DRT, A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS different light. 08 - DRT’S GENETIC MAKE-UP Since 1932, the year the company was 10 - FROM PINE TREE TO PRODUCTS founded, responsible development has 12 - NATURE AT THE HEART OF DRT’S BUSINESS been part of DRT’s genetic make-up. 14 - A LASTING RELATIONSHIP WITH EMPLOYEES Nature is our ultimate resource, and we 16 - RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION have always been careful to show it our respect. Through its history, its activities 18 - LOCAL, REASONED, CONTROLLED SOURCING and even the choices it makes when it 20 - QUALITY AND SAFETY: DRT’S COMMITMENTS comes to innovation, DRT has always 22 - ENERGY POLICY: CONTROLLED AND RESPONSIBLE lived by its values of acting ethically and 24 - PRODUCING CLOSE TO MARKETS responsibly, and demonstrating respect for humankind and the environment. 26 - UNIQUE KNOW-HOW 28 - R&D: INNOVATING FOR THE LONG TERM As our company now expands 30 - PIPERONAL: A CHOICE IN NATURE’S INTERESTS internationally, our commitment to these 31 - PITHYS® BY DRT: A NEW 100% NATURAL RANGE values is more central than ever to our 32 - REASONED DEVELOPMENT ON A PLANETARY SCALE priorities. Wherever we may operate, 34 - DIVERSIFYING KNOW-HOW in France or around the world, our 36 - A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE PLANT CHEMISTRY SECTOR development is and always will be guided by these same values. Laurent Labatut DRT President & Chief Excecutive Officer LES DÉRIVÉS RÉSINIQUES & TERPÉNIQUES - 30 Rue Gambetta - BP 206 - 40105 DAX Cedex - FRANCE www.drt.fr - email : [email protected] - Tél. : +33 (0)5 58 56 62 00 - Fax : +33 (0)5 58 56 62 40 Société Anonyme au Capital de 13.408.000 Euros - Siret 985 520 154 00016 B.R.C.S. Dax www.drt.fr 3 Crédit Photos : Getty, Fotolia, Istockphoto - Création : Bleu Ciel A RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT SINCE 1932 A RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT SINCE 1932 A RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT SINCE 1932 1932 1989 1991 DRT’s founding Building of the sewage Signatory to the Responsible plant with physico-chemical Care® charter treatment 1997 2008 2009 Commissioning of the biological DRT joins the plant chemistry Acquisition of SOLAREZO treatment of the sewage plant association Association de la Chimie du Végétal 2010 2011 2011 2012 1st phase of REACH regulations Launching of the 100% Launching of the biomass cogeneration DRT celebrates its 80th anniversary registration bio-based range : power plant project at its site in Pithys® by DRT Vielle-Saint-Girons (Landes, France) 4 5 DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS 6 7 DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DRT’s GENETIC MAKE-UP RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The company initially started out producing resins for the ink and rubber industries, and terpenes for use as solvents. Over the past forty years, DRT has expanded its activities to include the fragrances and adhesive sectors as well as developing a range of natural extracts. On the strength of its expertise and ongoing commitment to research and diversification, DRT now supplies some twenty industrial sectors with over 250 products in daily use by consumers all over the world. DRT TAKES PLANTS Best practices ONTO THE ROAD What makes these ranges so successful? Naturally- DRT plays its part in building more “natural” roads Through its history, its activities, its business model and even the choices it makes when it comes sourced and sustainable products developed using by producing plant-based binders to replace more traditional bitumen binders. to innovation, DRT has shaped itself, now and for the future, around three core values: acting environment-friendly processes. A real and viable ethically, behaving responsibly and demonstrating respect for humankind and the environment. alternative to petroleum-based products – an argument Embedded in DRT’s genetic make-up from the outset, these values have become more meaningful that appeals strongly to manufacturers keen to bring to than ever in today’s world. market products that are not dependent on fossil fuel resources. RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT DRT, AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIVERSIFIED NATURAL PRODUCTS AT THE HEART OF DRT’s VALUES WITH DEEP ROOTS IN ITS HOME SOIL DRT takes tall oil derivatives, rosins and terpene derivatives DRT has been a visionary firm since its founding in 1932. DRT is now an international firm with 1,000 employees, extracted from renewable plant resources and turns An independent, family-owned business founded and 300 of them based outside Europe, and is working to them into products with countless applications such as run by foresters, DRT began tapping the vast natural further its international development in the future. Its adhesives, rubber, chewing gum, inks, varnish, paint, etc. resources of the Landes forest by developing rosin and growth strategy across all its businesses is driven by turpentine extracted from pine resin. ongoing investment in its three French production sites DRT’s long experience and thorough knowledge of its and sites in China and India. raw materials are its best guarantee of expertise, flexibility The Landes forest, today the largest man-made maritime and security in the manufacture of a wide range of natural pine forest in Western Europe, came into being through products the efforts of generations of hardy folk who planted this 1000 marshy land with thousands of hectares of pine trees, EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE initially to cleanse the soil and halt the advance of shifting sand dunes. DRT is also strongly anchored in its native soil, with two DRT proved adept not only at identifying the potential of research laboratories and three production sites in France: this vast natural resource, but also at developing uses for Castets, specialising in fine chemicals, Lesperon, which a range of wood industry coproducts. focuses on rosin processing, and Vielle-Saint-Girons, RESEARCH which is responsible for tall oil, gum turpentine and R&D is a powerful growth driver for DRT, which concentrates on developing products using plant-based chemistry. The way DRT sees it, nothing is wasted; everything is sulphate turpentine fractionation, as well as the production DRT is one of the few firms on the market to offer 100% bio-sourced products. processed! of plant extracts. Best practices 8 9 DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS FROM PINE TREE TO PRODUCTS Fragrances, adhesives, rubber, chewing gum, ink, varnish, paint etc. are all everyday products The appeal of DRT’s product ranges lies not just in their effectiveness and innovative qualities, manufactured using some of the 250 ingredients that DRT provides. but also in their vegetal origins. 10 11 DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DRT A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS NATURE AT THE HEART OF DRT’s bUSINESS From its very beginnings, DRT has relied on the natural resources of the pine forest and the RECYCLING PAPER INDUSTRY wood industry. As client demands have evolved to become more important, the firm has COPRODUCTS adopted a strategy of constant diversification of its raw materials sourcing, with the emphasis on plant-based resources and the recycling of coproducts. DRT is dedicated to finding substitutes With DRT’s help, foresters and paper manufacturers for petroleum-based products. work hand in hand to protect the forest. With its visionary approach to recycling paper industry coproducts, DRT is involved, at more than one stage, in production. 85% Firstly, DRT recycles wood residues from forest thinning, extracting turpentine from what would otherwise be merely OF DRT’S PRODUCT RANGES a waste product. ARE BIO-SOURCED Then, when the harvested wood is processed, DRT DRT also uses traditional pine tapping techniques to recovers the tall oil and the crude sulfate terpentine from collect the turpentine or rosin. Pine tapping involves which it makes rosin and terpene derivatives. Resin extraction making incisions into the bark of the trunk to collect the resin. Not only does this preserve the tree for the future, it Two ways of recycling paper industry coproducts. can actually improve the tree’s health. SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT DRT also makes its technical expertise available to its OF RESOURCES Operating as it does in the very heart of the forest, DRT partners in the paper industry around the world. thus plays an active role in forest maintenance and DRT is a firm believer in the need to protect natural resources highlights how important, indeed how absolutely vital, it is over the long term, and puts its beliefs into practice by to protect the planet’s forests. working alongside its selected forestry partners. DRT is involved in areas such as improving pine species, NATure’s seCRET UNVEILED 90% Pine sustainable cycle developing activators, promoting the EUROGEM pine OF TALL OIL DERIVATIVES tapping technique, optimising product quality, etc. Throughout its life cycle, the pine tree produces a resin Reforestation is a top priority for DRT, so the firm also ARE SOURCED that, once distilled, gives the turpentine and rosin needed engages in extensive replanting programmes. to make resin and terpene derivatives. DRT broke new FROM FRENCH FORESTS ground with its decision to exploit this natural resource, but also to manage its use with moderation and consistency. A deliberate choice made by the foresters who founded the firm, inspired by their love and respect for the forest. For a world facing the challenges of climate change, the pine tree has much to offer. Requiring little in the way of PLANT CHEMISTRY water and nutrients, it makes limited demands on natural DRT is a member of the Association de la Chimie du Végétal resources and does not impoverish the soil. (ACDV), the French plant-based chemistry association, made up of key players in the agricultural and chemicals industries with a Best practices common goal: to promote the development in France and Europe of chemistry based on the use of renewable plant resources.
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