Orion has unveiled its 2025 Sustainability Report, positioning its materials business squarely in the middle of the global push toward electrification, energy storage, and circular manufacturing.

 

Framed under the theme “Driving innovation – essential for the future,” the report highlights a mix of industrial upgrades, efficiency gains, and safety performance improvements across its global operations.

 

In Sweden, the company has upgraded technology to capture waste heat from production and redirect it to supply a nearby city’s heating needs. In South Africa, operational changes cut waste by 30%. Across its worldwide plants, Orion says it achieved a safety record that is nine times better than the chemical industry average.

 

The company also points to growing external recognition for its sustainability performance, including a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, 10 safety awards from the International Carbon Black Association, a listing on the European Commission’s Innovation Radar, and a “Green Factory” designation in China.

 

On the growth front, Orion is leaning into demand for differentiated conductive materials used in battery energy storage systems, high-voltage wire and cable infrastructure, and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles—areas closely tied to the expansion of renewable energy, electrification, and data center power demand.

 

“We see sustainability as a strategic business opportunity,” said CEO Corning Painter. “Our ultra-pure conductive additives help power the global energy transition, from electric vehicles to grid-scale storage. We are helping enable a cleaner, more electrified future.”

 

The report also highlights Orion’s bio-circular product line, including ECORAX Nature 200, which can reduce product carbon footprint by up to 100% compared with conventional fossil fuel-derived grades.

 

Taken together, Orion’s message is clear: sustainability is no longer a side initiative—it is being treated as a core industrial strategy tied directly to growth, innovation, and market expansion in electrification-driven sectors.