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Selenis & Evertis Commitments strengthen by IMG’s UN Global Compact Endorsement

December 2025

The IMG Group, parent company of Selenis, a global leader in specialty polymers, and Evertis, a pioneer in PET film extrusion, announced today that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative that supports the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible and sustainable business practices.

Launched in the 2000, and the world’s largest corporate sustainability platform, the UN Global Compact calls on companies worldwide to align their strategies and operations with Ten universally accepted principles covering human rights, labour standards, environmental stewardship, and anti-corruption, while advancing the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As part of its commitment to responsible business conduct, IMG Group conducts an internal Human Rights Risk Assessment across all areas of activity to identify risks, improvement needs, and implementation actions. This due diligence process ensures that the principles of the UN Global Compact are embedded into corporate strategy and guide decision-making across the Group.

“We believe that true corporate success is inseparable from building a sustainable and equitable world. We are committed to upholding the highest ethical standards within our operations and extending our social impact where it is needed most, contributing to a fair and inclusive transition towards plastics Circularity.

Our Plastic2Prosperity program, the philanthropic and collaborative arm of our adaPETation® network, is a tangible example of how we bring the UN Global Compact Principles to life. By using plastic circularity as a pathway to promote social justice, dignified employment, and environmental well-being, the initiative directly reflects the Ten Principles and the ambition of the SDGs.” said Manuel Matos Gil, IMG Group President.

By joining the United Nations Global Compact, IMG Group reaffirms its commitment to placing people, communities, and the environment at the heart of its business strategy. Through adaPETation® and its Plastic2Prosperity initiatives, the Group strives to scale solutions that promote circularity, social equity, and responsible industry practices. This step further strengthens its commitment to collaborate with partners worldwide to drive positive and lasting change.

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Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.

Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.

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