Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical, a US-headquartered company in the Chemicals nec industry, reported total emissions of approximately 3.83 billion kg CO2e in 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of about 110 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 170 million kg CO2e. Their Scope 3 emissions were substantial, totalling around 3.63 billion kg CO2e. Within Scope 3, key categories included purchased goods and services at approximately 2.69 billion kg CO2e, end-of-life treatment of sold products at about 470 million kg CO2e, and upstream transportation and distribution at roughly 210 million kg CO2e. Sun Chemical's emissions data for 2024 is reported independently, not inherited from a parent company.

While detailed emissions data is not available for years prior to 2024, Sun Chemical has provided production emission factors (Scope 1+2 location-based) for several previous years. These include 250 million kg CO2e for 2023, 275 million kg CO2e for 2022, 325 million kg CO2e for 2021, 325 million kg CO2e for 2020, and 350 million kg CO2e for 2019. These historical figures indicate a general trend in their Scope 1 and 2 emissions over those years.

Sun Chemical is a current subsidiary of Sun Chemical Corporation, and its SBTi targets are cascaded from its ultimate parent, DIC Corporation, through a corporate family relationship. No specific reduction targets or climate commitments for Sun Chemical itself were provided in the available data.