Monday 7 December 2020

Stone wool manufacturer ROCKWOOL to cut emissions by 38% by 2034

Stone wool manufacturer ROCKWOOL to cut emissions by 38% by 2034

Stone wool manufacturer ROCKWOOL has committed to reducing its factory emissions by 38% by 2034.

Among the science-based global decarbonisation targets that have been verified and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, the company has also promised to cut non-factory, lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by 20% in the same timeframe.

These targets translate to one-third reduction of ROCKWOOL’s lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.

The firm recently converted two Danish factories to natural gas and certified 'climate-neutral' biogas and it plans to convert one more in Poland.

In addition, the company will introduce what is claimed to become the industry’s largest electric melter in a factory in Norway.

According to ROCKWOOL's estimations, its building insulation products sold in 2019 are predicted to save 100 times the carbon emitted in their production - that is the equivalent of the annual carbon emissions of the Netherlands.

ROCKWOOL Group Chief Executive Officer Jens Birgersson said: “We’re proud to be among the few energy-intensive manufacturing companies whose science-based emission reduction targets SBTi has verified and approved.

"These new targets build on the strong foundation that we are already a net carbon negative company. Though not many companies can make that claim, we also know it’s not enough, which is why we have committed to this ambitious decarbonisation pathway."

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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