AKRO World of Values

We… take responsibility!

The term responsibility encompasses much more than you might think at first glance. In connection with our workplace, everyone immediately thinks of what they are responsible for at AKRO. There are, for example, reliably running production facilities, high-quality compounds, functioning supply chains and satisfied customers who buy our materials.

But there are also hundreds of families of colleagues who have a secure income thanks to our joint business success and many companies in the region who have a reliable business partner in AKRO. Not forgetting the residents and employees of the K.D. Feddersen Foundation's retirement home in Hamburg, for whom we also take responsibility through our good work.

As a plastics producer, we play a special role when it comes to sustainability. In the public perception, plastics are often only seen as a problem and not as a solution in sustainability discussions. As experts, we have a responsibility to objectify the discussion, promote sustainable plastic solutions and use all resources very consciously and carefully.

All this and much more is hidden behind We… take responsibility.

We… stand for competence!

Competence is of fundamental importance at AKRO-PLASTIC, as it is indispensable when it comes to completing tasks efficiently, solving problems and achieving our goals. Our competent employees ensure that this value is practiced both internally and externally.

When we want to convince customers of our products, we give them a tour of our production facilities, our laboratory and our Competence Center. Nowhere is it clearer how well we have mastered our craft and why our compounds are of such high quality. International customers appreciate our globally standardized production setup (ICX-Technology®), which enables us to produce sophisticated materials regardless of location.

 We… can do plastics!

We… show respect!

This applies both to our internal cooperation and to our dealings with our external partners. We treat our colleagues, our customers and our partners as equals.

We treat each other fairly and work together to achieve common goals. This also means that we listen to each other and accept other opinions and points of view. Respect is not a question of positions or hierarchical levels.

 We… are one team!

We… focus on progress!

Socrates once said: “He who thinks he is something has ceased to be something” and a few years later Henry Ford said: “He who always does what he already can, always remains what he already is.” Two quotes that we should take to heart both as people and as a company.

In view of current challenges such as human-induced climate change, geopolitical changes and developments in electromobility, we also need to develop new solutions. Customers are increasingly asking us for sustainable materials. Raw materials that have been used for decades are suddenly no longer available or may no longer be used due to legal requirements. Materials that were specially developed for use in vehicles with combustion engines will no longer be needed in the foreseeable future and will have to be replaced in electric vehicles by materials with completely new properties.

In this environment, we as a flexible compounder can in many cases adapt to new conditions faster than the large chemical industry. We must seize this opportunity to position ourselves for the future.

 We… think ahead!