About us
About us
Mission
Our mission is to become the Global Leading Chemical Solution Provider as defined by supplier trust, customer loyalty and employee engagement.
Vision
Ravago Chemicals is the easiest and most reliable partner to do business with, in the Specialty Chemicals markets.
We strive to grow their businesses through unparalleled services, build on proximity and worldwide distribution capabilities.
We make serving our partners not just our job but our passion. At Ravago Chemicals, we take decisions based on what both our suppliers and customers really require, as well as the best possible way to fulfill those needs. Our focus lies on building powerful and long-term relationships with our partners, supported by financial strength and a robust supply chain network. Based on our extensive knowledge of our customers’ needs, we collaborate with market-leading specialty chemical and ingredient suppliers to deliver technical solutions to our customers worldwide, providing quality, innovation and sustainability.
We make serving our partners not just our job but our passion. At Ravago Chemicals, we take decisions based on what both our suppliers and customers really require, as well as the best possible way to fulfill those needs. Our focus lies on building powerful and long-term relationships with our partners, supported by financial strength and a robust supply chain network. Based on our extensive knowledge of our customers’ needs, we collaborate with market-leading specialty chemical and ingredient suppliers to deliver technical solutions to our customers worldwide, providing quality, innovation and sustainability.
Our values
Our values
During its evolution, Ravago has always put relentless emphasis on its values:
| – Human focus
| – Professionalism
| – Entrepreneurship
| – Humility
These are not just buzzwords, but the company’s core principles that define who we are, what we stand for, and how we want to be perceived. For us, staying loyal to who we are is crucial. Not only because this was Raf Van Gorp’s vision for the company, but because it has proven to be the foundation of Ravago’s success, and because it will define our future.
Our human focus involves a respectful and thoughtful approach toward people internally and externally. Every employee contributes to creating a trusted, safe, and collaborative environment that incorporates ethical behavior, caring for each other’s well-being, and respect for all aspects of diversity. The personal approach toward employees and other stakeholders enables the long-term relationships on which the company is built.
Through our professional values, we combine sharp and entrepreneurial decision-making by not compromising our structure and professional attitude towards colleagues and essential stakeholders. Professionalism implies holding yourself accountable for your actions, words, and thoughts, and never jeopardizing your moral compass. This value is one of the foundations for long-term partnerships.
Our entrepreneurial value is based on the opportunity for each employee to create value for the company. Employees should be able to take the initiative and go beyond their assigned scope to improve their professional environment and feel empowered to do so. For entrepreneurship to work, failures should be viewed as learning opportunities in the professional scope. We only fail if we don’t try.
Humility is based on two interconnected principles: external discretion and internal pride. Ravago’s below-the-radar strategy is not only a personal choice of our founding family but also a strategic decision. This value recognizes internal successes and initiatives and encourages an environment where our people can thrive. Ravago’s business is based on long-term partnerships, which means everyone should welcome others’ opinions and perspectives, where successes are celebrated together.
Sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability has always been a large part of who we are. Ravago has been committed to various aspects of sustainability since the company was founded in the 1960s. Today, the word sustainability has become a different animal, politically charged, polarizing, often misunderstood and misused.
We want to take a stance on sustainability by sharing our interpretation, what it means to us and how we aim to make a difference on a global scale. Like our core values – human focus, professionalism, entrepreneurship and humility – our sustainability pledge is at the heart of our company and strives to reach a balance between people, the environment and business.
In other words, we are making a promise to our employees, customers, suppliers, and everyone who is a part of our company’s ecosystem. Together, we will make an impact through our sustainability principles: recycling excellence, environmental footprint, and social impact.
‘We want to give back to the world what it has given us.’
‘We want to give back to the world what it has given us.’
– the Ravago family
Giving waste a second life, that is how it all started for Ravago. When our founder Raf Van Gorp saw the potential of discarded products, he started recycling avant-la-lettre. Today, as one of the leading plastics recyclers, Ravago continues to push the boundaries in recycling technologies and applications.
Through technological advancement, we are able to recycle more and more types of plastic waste. Together with product manufacturers, we help design for recycling and develop new applications for recycled plastics. Step by step, Ravago is working towards solving the plastic waste issue and making plastics truly circular.
In a world where natural disasters and the extinction of animal species are all too common, we need to do our part by minimizing our footprint on our planet.
We measure the carbon footprint of our plants and have set ambitious targets to reduce it. We will continue to improve our energy efficiency, limit our waste and optimize our warehouse network.
Ravago also manufactures insulation materials to better insulate homes, resulting in lower energy bills and less carbon emissions. We also help to close the loop for industrial partners and consumers.
Together with our employees we initiate projects, small and large, to foster a better environment for all – from planting trees and installing beehives, to supporting electric mobility and cleaning up waste.
Giving back to the community has always been embedded in Ravago’s DNA. We organize and support philanthropic initiatives in the local communities in which we are present, encouraging employees to actively engage in community development.
We focus on initiatives with tangible impact and a long-term effect. The ambition is that all initiatives are cross generation, with groundbreaking and/or incremental changes on our planet.
To our own employees we have the responsibility to create a trusted and healthy place to work, well-equipped with the right tools, equipment and processes. We strive for a safe, collaborative environment that incorporates ethical behavior, caring for each other’s well-being, and respect for all aspects of diversity.
