Sustainability Report 2025

Corporate Sustainability

Reporting Period: 1 January 2025 to December 2025

| 700+

employees worldwide

| Production sites in Germany, the USA and Malaysia.

KRAIBURG TPE

is a global manufacturer of customized thermoplastic elastomers.

KRAIBURG TPE was founded in 2001 as an independent business unit of the KRAIBURG Group and is now the industry's competence leader in the field of TPE compounds. The company's goal is to provide safe, reliable, and sustainable products for customer applications.

With more than 700 employees worldwide and production sites in Germany, the USA and Malaysia, the company offers a large product portfolio for applications in the automotive, industrial and consumer goods industries, as well as for the strictly regulated medical sector.

Message From The CEO

Oliver Zintner, CEO of KRAIBURG TPE

Sustainability Goals of KRAIBURG TPE

Environment - Social - Governance

E1 - Climate change

SBTi: Reduce climate-relevant emissions (Scope 1–3)
Increase process and energy efficiency
Reduce fossil energy
100% renewable electricity by 2026
Reduce energy costs

E2 - Pollution

Prevent loss of plastic pellets
Reduce wastewater pollution
Keep air pollutants at a minimum
Systematically substitute or minimize hazardous substances

E3 - Water

Reduce water withdrawal
Reduce the amount of wastewater

E5 - Circular Economy

Develop sustainable and recyclable product solutions (increase use of recycled materials)
Promote partnerships for circular economy implementation
Design production, packaging and transport in a more sustainable way
Use production residues and by-products as raw materials, close material loops
Avoid waste, reduce it, and ensure separate collection and recycling

G1 - Business Conduct

Ensure compliance, ethical conduct and integrity
Identify and fulfil legal requirements and obligations
Ensure transparency through standards and certifications
Enhance transparency and traceability in the supply chain through supplier standards and assessments

S1 - Own Workforce

Strengthen employee satisfaction and engagement
Avoid and reduce occupational accidents
Promote employee well-being and healthy behavior through targeted programs
Recruit, develop and retain skilled employees Goal 5: Strengthen leadership culture

2025 Performance

Key Sustainability indicators

100 %

Share of electricity from renewable sources

20,981

Total energy consumption related to its own operations in MWh

608

Total number of employees

10

Number of recordable work-related accidents

Climate Programm 2031

KRAIBURG TPE commits to reduce absolute CO₂e emission.

46.2 %

Scope 1 and 2 reduction by 2031, starting from the base year 2021.

27.5 %

Scope 3 reduction by 2031, starting from the base year 2021.

Climate and Environmental Data

Water and Waste

Water metrics

total water consumption

9,396 m³

total water withdawal

33,765 m³

total water discharge

24,369 m³

total water consumption in areas with water stress

0 m³

Waste

Germany

Total weight of waste generated in t: 387

Malaysia

Total weight of waste generated in t: 294

United States

Total weight of waste generated in t: 444

Environmental performance

The total specific amount of waste (waste volume in relation to total production volume) decreased by 5% from 12,13 kg/t to 11,48 kg/t in the reporting year.

At the reporting date none of the company´s production sites are located in areas classified as experiencing high water stress.

Circular Economy

Keeping Materials in the Loop.

Products are custom-engineered to support the company's circular economy and climate objectives. Depending on customer requirements and application, products may incorporate: