OQEMA Responsibility

Responsibility

Our aim is to protect people and the environment to the greatest extent possible. We do this by maintaining high demands for quality and safety. We are aware of the hazardous potential of our products and wish to act with this spirit of responsibility.

Our desire to be successful is not contradictory to this. On the contrary: it is necessary to contribute – in our effort to create a better world. Only in this way is it possible to progress sustainably.

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.

Immanuel Kant

Our areas of responsibility

Safety / Product Safety

We understand product responsibility as the continuous improvement of safety for people and the environment. We also do this in the name of our customers and partners who we support in their safe and environmentally conscious handling of our products and to whom we communicate the inherent risks and requisite safety precautions with regard to product use. We aim to secure corresponding levels of responsible behaviour in our procurement – and obligate our service providers and suppliers accordingly.

Globally Harmonised System (GHS) implemented as CLP Regulation (EG) No 1272/2008 in the EU

Health

Occupational safety and the protection of our employees’ health is of primary importance within our operational sequences. Simultaneously, with company-internal work cycles we also ensure compliance with the safety, health and environmental regulations currently valid – at all times and across all locations. We strengthen the individual’s awareness of responsibility by offering our employees clarification, further education and training courses in these areas.

Environment

It is our declared aim to prevent or minimise climate-damaging emissions in connection with our business practice wherever possible. As a consequence, along the length of our value creation chain, we continuously improve our environmental performance:

with our use of raw materials
with energy generation and consumption
in our own system and synthesis processes
with the transport and supply of our products
by reusing products and raw materials whenever possible and/or disposing of waste in an environmentally conscious manner. When selecting suppliers and partners, their compliance to our corporate principles is at least as important as their expertise and reliability.

EcoVadis Rating Certificate

Responsible Care

SQAS

Quality

You could say that the Q in OQEMA stands for quality, as high quality specifications determine our activities, products and services. In everything we do, we consider the interests of our employees, customers, suppliers, other business partners, shareholders, neighbours and society in general.

We see our customer relationships as partnerships on an equal footing. As a part of this, we attempt to identify the expectations of customers at an early stage and respond rapidly in the interest of their needs. We measure the extent to which we succeed in this with their satisfaction – each and every day.

IQNetES-1441-2010_2023

Quality Policy

Quality Management System Certificate

Food safety

Ensuring the safety and quality of our food products is the cornerstone of all our activities, products, and services. We are committed to considering the interests of all our stakeholders in everything we do.

We view our relationships with customers as true partnerships. Therefore, we strive to identify their expectations from the outset and respond promptly to their needs. Periodically, we verify compliance with food safety regulations to ensure we meet the highest standards and achieve the complete satisfaction of those who trust in us.

Quality and food safety policy