Dear Aspen Aerogels Stakeholders,

Now, more than ever, our world needs reinvention, and Aspen Aerogels has made significant progress crystallizing our vision and advancing our imperative to reconceptualize the role of thermal insulation and fire protection for customers spanning the energy infrastructure and transportation industries globally. Our mission has always been to build a vibrant company with a culture that is open, transparent, and fair, and to use our unique technology to create compelling value for our customers by solving some of the world’s toughest challenges. We are meeting the complex challenges before us with a spirit of innovation, and believe we have an important role to play as the world moves toward a more electrified, sustainable future.

At Aspen Aerogels, we pride ourselves on being a strong partner to our customers, our shareholders, our employees, our suppliers and our communities. While we have accomplished much, we know there is much more to do. I hope you will follow along on this exciting journey.

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Donald R. Young
President and CEO

Core values

At Aspen Aerogels, we value sustainability as a core part of our business strategy and have embedded sustainability into our corporate governance structure. We pride ourselves on being a strong partner to our customers, our shareholders, our employees, our suppliers, and our communities.

We are committed to the highest standards of product quality, safety, and integrity; from sourcing raw materials to end-of-life, we consider environmental impacts throughout the entire product lifecycle. To that end, we have committed to reach carbon neutrality in our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035, in accordance with science-based targets.

One of the most exciting aspects of being on the cutting edge of technology is the enthusiasm and drive of the people who make it happen. Aspen Aerogels’ employees come from different corners of the world, enriching our workplace with distinct cultures, customs, and life experiences. We are committed to building a culture and environment where every employee has the opportunity to achieve their ultimate potential. Fostering an environment centered on excellence, respect, and dignity is core to our mission and is intended to ensure that every employee feels empowered and has the opportunity to contribute to improve our performance. An inclusive workplace culture and an engaged, high-performing workforce is to our collective benefit as we all gain from tapping into a broader range of experiences, abilities, ideas, and perspectives.

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Sustainable Innovation

Aspen Aerogels is a technology leader in sustainability. Our aerogel technology enables customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of energy efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy. For more than 20 years, the largest energy companies in the world have turned to Aspen Aerogels to solve their toughest insulation challenges. Since our founding in 2001, we have applied our core competency in aerogel science to engineer, manufacture, and commercialize aerogel-based solutions to address some of the industry’s most challenging energy conservation and asset protection applications, and enhanced our expertise in thermal engineering and fire protection.

As the demand for sustainable products grows, we are prepared to meet industry’s evolving needs for efficiency, durability, and low carbon products. Aspen Aerogels has reconceptualized the role of thermal insulation and fire protection for the energy industrial and transportation markets.

Our advanced insulation products enhance energy efficiency and longevity of critical infrastructure assets, support the availability of cleaner fuels in traditional energy markets, and optimize sustainable technologies ranging from electric vehicles to energy industrial production. The potential of our Aerogel Technology Platform® positions us to address our customers’ most pressing challenges around energy efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy.

EV safety

EV Safety, Reliability, Serviceability

Our battery materials and advanced thermal barrier solutions enable engineers to improve electric vehicle battery safety and performance.

Energy Industrial

Energy Industrial

Our insulation solutions enable industrial processes to run more efficiently, reduce energy consumption, extend asset life, improve safety, and enhance process stability.


Environment

As we deliver on the sustainability needs of our customers, we are committed to mitigating the environmental impacts from our manufacturing facilities through the continued evaluation and improvement of low-impact and closed-loop manufacturing processes, renewable and alternative energy options, and thoughtful resource management. We are a company built and sustained by our focus on environmental stewardship and proactive evaluation and minimization of operational impacts on water, air and waste generation.