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Jilin Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd

Products: VFY, VSF / Rayon

Risk Status
Low Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Next Gen
Chemical Management (out of 8)
4
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
31.5 =
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Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests

Low Risk

Jilin is in the process of finalizing its third CanopyStyle Audit; publication is expected in late 2024. Their previous audits confirmed low risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other controversial sources.

Jilin Chemical Fibre has taken over bamboo viscose production from its sister company, Hebei Jigao. This fibre has not gone through a full CanopyStyle Audit, but the company did show evidence that the bamboo is not sourced from Ancient and Endangered Forests.

Areas where the company is showing leadership

  • Has a low-risk supply chain.
  • Has increased its use of FSC-certified fibre in 2024.
  • Has a traceability system in place to allow customers to track from MMCF fibre to garment.
  • Has called on signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to develop the regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure that the Convention’s goals for nature protection are prioritized.
  • Has reached out to local conservation organizations to support their projects.
  • Has created a line of viscose filament yarn that now contains 30% Next Gen fibre (up from 20% last year).
  • Jilin contributed to a sign-on letter calling for governments to support enabling conditions for the scale up of Next Generation Solutions. 

Key Improvements Required

  • Continue to invest in research and development efforts to develop and significantly scale the use of Next Generation Solutions in order to reduce impacts on forests.
  • Continue to procure higher volumes of FSC 100% or FSC Mix certified inputs. For bamboo prioritize the procurement of FSC 100%.
  • Continue to proactively use ForestMapper and complementary guidance to avoid sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.

Facilities

  • Jilin owns two facilities near Changchun City, Jilin province, China. 
    Their viscose staple fibre (VSF) mill has a capacity of 120,000 tonnes. 
    The viscose filament yarn mill has a capacity of 90,000 tonnes.
  • The company uses non-forest-based raw materials that are not assessed by the CanopyStyle Audit, such as bamboo and cotton linters, both sourced from China. Jilin has taken over the production of bamboo viscose from sister company, Hebei Jigao.  
  • One of Jilin’s facilities has been registered on the ZDHC platform and has been successfully assessed on all criteria related wastewater discharge, and air emissions.
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Hot Button Score

31.5 =

  1. Completion of CanopyStyle Third-Party Verification Audits

    1. Conducts Audits 2/2
    2. Audits published and results acted on2/2
    3. Audit risk results2/2

  2. Contribution to Conservation Legacies

    1. Promotes Ancient and Endangered Forest conservation2/2
    2. Supports conservation targets 1/1
    3. Influences supply chain and decision makers1/2
    4. Contributes to legislated protection0/2
    5. Extra responsibility: additional support for conservation0/2

  3. Innovation via New Alternative Fibres

    1. Advocates for Next Gen 1/1
    2. Invests in R&D1/1
    3. Has a commercial-scale product 2/2
    4. Publishes targets and timelines2/2
    5. Uses Next Gen pulp0/1
    6. Proportional contribution1/2
    7. Implementing ambitious scale-up0.5/2

  4. Adoption of Robust Forest Sourcing Policy

    1. Has a policy2/2
    2. Policy aligns with CanopyStyle2/2

  5. Traceability & Transparency

    1. Has track and trace systems1/1
    2. Publishes list of suppliers2/2
    3. Conducts due diligence in sourcing2/2

  6. Leaders in Supply Chain Shifts

    1. Is responsive and proactive1/1
    2. Acts on FSC preference 1/1
    3. Supports ForestMapper1/1
    4. Addresses risk2/2

  7. Associated with High Risk of Sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other Controversial Sources

    1. High risk sourcing0/-5

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Sustainable Chemical Management

4

  1. Participation in ZDHC

    The company is an active participant in ZDHC, where all of their viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have joined the ZDHC Supplier Platform and have access to the MMCF Module.2/2

  2. Chemical Recovery

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their chemical recovery parameters and limit value, according to Chapter 1: ZDHC MMCF Responsible Fibre Production Guidelines V2.20/2

  3. Wastewater

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their wastewater discharge parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 2: ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guidelines V2.21/2

  4. Air Emissions

    All of the company’s viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their hazardous chemicals’ air emissions parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 3: ZDHC MMCF Air Emissions Guidelines V2.21/2

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