Eastman Chemical Company

Eastman Chemical Company develops and manufactures specialty chemicals and materials, a process that inherently relies on animal testing for regulatory compliance and product safety. The company’s own policy acknowledges its continued use of animal testing, committing only to “refine” such methods. In 2017, the company’s board opposed a shareholder proposal requesting a report on measures to reduce animal testing and promote alternatives, seeking a no-action letter from the SEC to exclude the proposal from its proxy statement.

While the company’s primary business is chemical production, its operations necessitate the commercial exploitation of animals for testing purposes. This activity does not fall under more specific exclusion categories like animal testing for pharmaceuticals or cosmetics, but represents a generalized commercial use of animals. The available evidence does not specify the scale or frequency of this testing within Eastman’s overall operations.