Reports Archive

Impact on UK's Economy

ICL’s Boulby mine is the deepest mine in the UK and has been operating for 50 years. The Boulby mine has produced potash for many years and currently it is the world’s first and only polyhalite mine. The mine is a central part of the local economy. It is estimated that ICL’s Boulby mine contributed £115 million to the UK economy in the 2019 financial year. 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030 significantly raise industry’s share of[...]

Sustainability Index for Product Development

ICL combines environmental, health and safety criteria with commercial and operational considerations when developing new products as part of its commitment to sustainable development. Potential products and materials are tested comprehensively and rigorously to specify their properties in accordance with an internal Sustainability Index for product development. The R&D departments of several ICL business units have implemented the Sustainability Index. Manufacturing products with a maximum positive impact and minimum negative impact throughout their life cycle requires optimum product planning from[...]

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New Generation of Flame Retardants

ICL Industrial Products is making significant breakthroughs in the marketplace by expanding its new generation of flame retardants. These new products are in line with ICL-IP's efforts to provide sustainable and efficient flame retardants to the marketplace. This includes potentially adapting to a circular economy. Flame Retardants - No ignition, No Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPakvDIaa_EICL Industrial Products is making significant breakthroughs in the marketplace by expanding its flame retardants portfolio. ICL-IP offers PolyQuel®P-100, a polymeric and reactive solution for fire safety in[...]

Aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

ICL supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and was among the first companies to incorporate SDGs in defining its material priorities and reporting on its sustainability-related activities. It also views the SDGs as guiding principles on its path to develop new products and for finding new uses for its existing products. https://youtu.be/d7b_DoqcMocIn 2015 the United Nations updated its Millennium Goals to define a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be shared by communities globally. In addition to the[...]

Industrial Applications

ICL’s industrial chemical know-how and its access to mineral resources serve industries beyond the agricultural sector. These specialty products are used by a range of other manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, home furniture and appliances, construction and electric power utilities as well as in new and developing sectors, such as energy storage and urban mining. https://youtu.be/vUxybYahrDw Energy Storage Bromine and its bromide derivatives represent an electrochemical couple around which various technologies have been developed for electrical[...]

Open Innovation

ICL is searching for open innovation initiatives and collaboration with external partners from the academic world, industries and startups. 9.5 Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending Open Innovation Focus Areas External innovation efforts at ICL focus on innovative early-stage technologies, novel materials[...]

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Research, Development and Innovation

ICL’s research, development and innovation (RD&I) activities support the Company’s growth strategy. The main objective of these activities is to enable new product sales (NPS) and new business creation in the areas of next-generation fertilizers, food technology, e-mobility/sustainability, novel materials and digital agriculture. Developments encompass products, formulations, processes and new business models. Development activities are implemented in the company’s RD&I centers around the world and in external labs in universities, research institutes and start-ups with whom ICL is collaborating on[...]

Ag Tech

AgTech is a rapidly evolving sector that aims to improve applications of technology to increase yield, growth, quality, and harvesting of crops. One of the key elements of ICL’s strategy is to develop advanced solutions for the agricultural sector by creating global leadership in Innovative Ag solutions and precision agriculture. ICL is leveraging its excellence in R&D to enhance its product pipeline and create new synergies between its extensive range of upstream and downstream products. 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable[...]

Impact on Spain’s Economy

ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) is one of the economic engines of Bages County, where ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) headquarters are located, 75 kilometers from Barcelona. It is a leading company in terms of revenues, and one of the largest among the 2,700 companies that operate in Bages. In addition, ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) provides direct employment for approximately 1,100 people. 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030 significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national[...]

PolyStyrene Loop: Retrieving Bromine

ICL is one of the initiators of the PolyStyrene Loop (PSL) recycling project. The project promotes a ‘circular economy’ by introducing a recycling scheme for Polystyrene (PS) foams containing the flame retardant HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane). PolyStyrene Loop is a cooperative representing more than 70 companies from the polystyrene foam value chain. Its members include polystyrene raw material producers, foam manufacturers, additives suppliers, foam converters and recyclers as well as EUMEPS, the association and voice of European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene. It[...]

A message from ICL’s Chairman of the Board and ICL's President & CEO

It is a great pleasure to present you with the 2020 ICL CSR report. The past year is a strong testament to the Group’s ability to maintain its course, adapt and thrive, despite an unprecedented period of global disruption. It has also shown us how resilient we are and, in many ways, brought us together, despite the social distancing we had to practice. The pandemic strained supply chains, production systems and commercial services worldwide. It also brought to light the[...]