A major chemicals manufacturer needed to comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), but historically opaque supply chains and a lack of upstream visibility stood in the way. Using Altana's product network, they unlocked dynamic, multi-tier value chain visibility to pre-screen suppliers and establish trusted relationships.
Before the Product Network
- Historically opaque supply chains made demonstrating compliance with UFLPA impossible for major chemicals manufacturer; lack of upstream visibility threatened other compliance violations
- Received frequent requests that they could not answer from customers to verify products’ compliance
- Forced to regularly onboard suppliers without visibility or assurance of compliance
With the Product Network
- Unlocked dynamic, multi-tier value chain visibility for core products; populated three-tier value chains for 54 high-risk suppliers in two weeks; expanded to five tiers within 90 days
- Accomplished rapid compliance certification and supplier screening while redistributing business from risky to trusted suppliers.
- Built a culture of compliance internally. Now sources pre-screen suppliers through the internal team, providing validation that every supplier is compliant upon the end customer request.
