On February 21, 2026, the Board of Directors meeting of Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry sustainable development initiative, was grandly held in Shanghai, alongside the induction ceremony of LUXI Chemical as a new member. This marks the first time TfS has held a Board of Directors meeting in mainland China since its establishment. It not only reflects the global chemical industry’s recognition of the sustainable development potential of the Chinese market, but also signals that Chinese local chemical enterprises have officially entered the core platform of sustainable governance for the global chemical supply chain.
Li Shousheng, President of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), Kou Guangwu, Executive Vice President of LUXI Chemical, Qian Zhaogang, General Manager of the Procurement Department of LUXI Chemical, together with Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) from multiple world-leading multinational chemical enterprises including BASF, Bayer, Evonik, Covestro, Henkel and WACKER, attended the meeting and witnessed the landmark moment of LUXI Chemical joining the TfS membership.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Gabriele Unger, Managing Director of TfS. In his welcome address, Mr. Ruediger Eberhard, President of TfS and Chief Procurement Officer of Evonik Industries AG, stated that as a leading enterprise in China’s chemical new materials sector, LUXI Chemical has accumulated solid practical achievements in low-carbon production, R&D of green products and supply chain management, which fully aligns with TfS’s development philosophy. The accession of LUXI Chemical will not only further strengthen TfS’s global coverage, but also inject local expertise and market momentum into the sustainable upgrading of the chemical supply chain in the Asia-Pacific region. He also emphasized that TfS has always been committed to establishing a unified global standard for sustainable supply chains, and looks forward to working with LUXI Chemical to drive chemical enterprises in more regional markets to participate in the sustainable transformation.
In his speech, Li Shousheng, President of the CPCIF, pointed out that China’s economy has entered a new stage of high-quality development centered on sustainable development. As a foundational industry supporting the real economy, the green and low-carbon transformation of the chemical industry has become an industry consensus and inevitable trend. As an outstanding representative of Chinese local enterprises, LUXI Chemical’s pioneering accession to TfS, a world-class sustainable supply chain initiative, will not only help the company benchmark against international advanced standards and enhance its global market competitiveness, but also play a leading role in driving coordinated carbon reduction across the domestic upstream and downstream industrial chains. It carries important demonstrative significance for the sustainable development of China’s entire chemical industry.
As the first Chinese enterprise to join the TfS initiative, LUXI Chemical has always integrated sustainable development into the entire chain of its corporate strategy. In recent years, the company has continued to invest in R&D of bio-based materials, energy conservation and emission reduction in production, and the development of a circular economy system, and has established a green management system covering the entire life cycle of product R&D, manufacturing, logistics and application. Following its accession to TfS, LUXI Chemical will fully align with the unified global sustainability assessment and audit system, continue to deepen its corporate social responsibility practices, and enhance its service capabilities for global supply chains. Meanwhile, leveraging its influence across the industrial chain, LUXI Chemical will drive upstream suppliers to jointly build sustainable capacity, localize internationally advanced sustainable management experience in China, and inject new vitality into domestic supply chain sustainability practices. Ultimately, the company will contribute its local strengths to elevating the overall sustainable development level of China’s chemical industry and optimizing the supply chain ecosystem of the global chemical sector.
About TfS (Together for Sustainability)
Launched in 2011 by a coalition of leading global chemical enterprises, the TfS initiative is the most authoritative and influential sustainable supply chain cooperation organization in the global chemical industry. The organization has established a unified global sustainability assessment and improvement system, which conducts systematic assessments, independent audits and continuous improvements across all links of the chemical supply chain around three dimensions: environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG), to help member companies and suppliers jointly enhance their sustainability capabilities.
To date, TfS has 23 member companies worldwide, with business covering major chemical markets across the globe. Over more than a decade since its establishment, TfS has been committed to creating a mutually beneficial and win-win development pattern for its member companies and their supply chain partners. Through unified standards, resource sharing and collaborative actions, it continuously improves the social and environmental performance of the chemical supply chain, creating long-term value for employees, surrounding communities, local industries and the society at large. Going forward, TfS will continue to advance its global layout and join hands with more regional leading enterprises to jointly build a more resilient and greener global chemical industry ecosystem.
