-- 2020 sustainability report highlights emissions reduction strategy and other 
initiatives

Ascend Performance Materials today published its latest sustainability report 
highlighting the company's performance and initiatives across three pillars: 
Empowering People, Innovating Solutions and Operating Without Compromise.

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The company, which is the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 
resin, announced in the report an aggressive goal of reducing its greenhouse 
gas emissions by 80% by 2030.

The report, Empowered People, features stories of Ascend employees who raised 
their hands and advocated for a sustainable initiative, from Rachell Gold's 
advocacy for diversity and inclusion ( 
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) to Andy Leigh's effort to create post-industrial and post-consumer recycled 
polyamide products ( 
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). 

"In our 2018 report, we said we have a responsibility to lead the industry in 
sustainability," said Chris Johnson, Ascend director of sustainability. 
"Despite the challenges in 2020, people across Ascend played an active role in 
advancing our efforts."

In addition to employee-driven success stories, the report details the 
company's initiatives and innovations around sustainability. 

"Our report highlights the work we are doing to fulfill that commitment," said 
Johnson. "Whether it's the nitrous oxide abatement project ( 
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) in Pensacola, Florida, the solar power purchasing agreement ( 
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) for our plant in Chocolate Bayou, Texas, or the cogeneration units ( 
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) in Decatur, Alabama, we are making considerable investments to reduce our 
greenhouse gas footprint." 

The report mirrors Ascend's purpose statement -- to create performance 
materials that improve the quality of life today and inspire a better tomorrow 
-- announced last year, said Phil McDivitt, Ascend's president and CEO. 
"Sustainability sits at the heart of our purpose, and it is exciting to see our 
company mature so quickly in such a vital effort."

Ascend's sustainability report can be read at 
ascendmaterials.com/sustainability ( 
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).

About Ascend Performance Materials
Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday 
essentials and new technologies. Our focus is on improving quality of life and 
inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and 
with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, we are a fully 
integrated material solutions provider with nine global manufacturing 
facilities in the United States, Europe and China. Our 2,600-person global 
workforce makes the plastics, fabrics, fibers and chemicals used to make safer 
vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and 
longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety, 
sustainability and the success of our customers and our communities.

Learn more about Ascend at www.ascendmaterials.com.

Contact: Ally Jahn, +1 713-210-9809, ajahn@ascendmaterials.com  

SOURCE: Ascend Performance Materials