Arkema's Gissi Plant Earns ISCC PLUS Certification in Italy

French specialty chemicals maker Arkema has secured ISCC PLUS certification for its Gissi production site in Italy, marking a strategic step in the company’s sustainability and circular-economy efforts. The certification verifies that the facility can handle certified sustainable and circular feedstocks under the ISCC PLUS framework, enabling traceability and mass-balance accounting across eligible product lines.

ISCC PLUS is an internationally recognised voluntary sustainability certification covering bio-based, circular and renewable resources. For manufacturers and downstream customers, the standard provides assurance that materials originating from recycled or sustainably sourced feedstocks are tracked through production and supply chains. Achieving this status at Gissi positions Arkema to offer customers products that can contribute to lower lifecycle impacts and meet growing regulatory and commercial demands for sustainable sourcing.

The Gissi site’s compliance with ISCC PLUS is expected to enhance transparency and support Arkema’s broader sustainability ambitions by integrating certified feedstocks into existing manufacturing processes without compromising product performance. The certification typically relies on a mass-balance approach, allowing qualified sustainable input to be allocated proportionally to output streams while maintaining full documentation and auditing.

For customers in industries such as coatings, automotive, construction and specialty polymers, the certification can simplify their own decarbonisation and circularity strategies by providing materials with verified sustainable attributes. It also strengthens Arkema’s market positioning as clients increasingly favour suppliers that can substantiate environmental claims and comply with evolving regulatory requirements across Europe and beyond.

While the certification by itself does not change the chemical formulations Arkema produces, it underscores a shift in feedstock sourcing and supply-chain management—an area that industry observers view as critical to achieving net-zero and circularity targets. Arkema’s announcement aligns with a broader trend among chemical producers seeking recognized sustainability credentials to meet investor expectations and end-customer demand.

The Gissi facility’s ISCC PLUS status is likely to be followed by integration efforts with customers and partners to scale use of certified feedstocks. As companies across the value chain intensify their sustainability commitments, certifications like ISCC PLUS remain a practical mechanism to demonstrate progress and enable verified circular solutions.