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The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) 2023 Responsible Care® Performance Metrics has been released, highlighting GPCA members’ steadfast dedication to advancing sustainable practices, enhancing employee safety, and minimizing environmental impact across their operations.
In 2023, GPCA received 1,154 data entries from 39 companies, representing a 100% reporting success rate by GPCA’s Responsible Care® member companies. The report focuses on five key performance metrics: Occupational health and safety; Process safety; Emissions and discharges; Resource utilization; and Distribution.
In 2023, GPCA members achieved an impressive 68% reduction in combined Total Recordable Incidents (TRIs), covering incidents involving both employees and contractors. 2023 marked a 38% decrease in Tier 1 process safety incidents when compared to the year before. In addition, we are pleased to announce that RC companies across GPCA reported Zero employee fatalities in 2023.
Hazardous waste generation over the past decade dropped by 63% compared to 2013. Furthermore, hazardous waste generation in 2023 reflects an impressive 54% decrease when measured against the average levels recorded over the previous 10 years (2013–2022). In 2023, GPCA members reported a new record low of 0.71 (wastewater discharged to environment/ ton of production) marking an extraordinary 88% reduction from the 2013 baseline.
The report found that NOx emissions decreased by 46% and SOx emissions decreased by an impressive 82%, compared to the average emissions reported over the previous 10 years. GPCA members have been continuously improving their carbon-neutral operations, as evidenced by the average greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reported in 2023 at 2.45. This represents a 2% decrease from 2.50 in 2022 and a 13% decrease from 2.80 in 2021.