Armacell Sustainability Protect our planet PROTECT OUR PLANET At Armacell, our commitment to environmental protection is part and parcel of our corporate philosophy and business strategy. We measure our success by the added value that our innovative solutions deliver to a diverse range of industries – benefits of societal and ecological significance. Our PET foam solutions made of 100% recycled bottles are the best example of our efforts towards sustainability. This is part of what we do to protect our planet. THROUGH OUR SUPPORT TO INITIATIVES We actively contribute to moving towards a sustainable society. To save resources and protect the planet, we firmly believe in collaboration and support valuable initiatives that help creating the society of tomorrow. Be it by donating products, money or time, Armacell values these actions and involves with them. PLASTIC WHALE Plastic Whale is the first professional plastic fishing company in the world. A social enterprise with a mission: make the world’s waters plastic-free and create value from plastic waste. Armacell is a proud supplier of this company. In 2019, distributors met our sales and marketing team during a two-day event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All the participants got actively involved in the Plastic Whale movement. They jumped onto boats to clear plastic waste from the city's canals. The harvested PET bottles were sent to a shredding company. The shredded plastic serves as a raw material for our ArmaPET products, which are used in the construction of Plastic Whale boats, allowing the social enterprise to fish even more waste. Discover our 100% recycled PET foam solutions PlasticWhale.com SOLAR AUTONOMOUS ANTARTICA Armacell supported this project which targets heading the South Pole in a vehicle made of plastic waste and powered by the sun. The Solar Voyager vehicle was built with our PET material. Discover our 100% recycled PET foam solutions Clean2Antarctica.nl THROUGH OUR PRODUCTS Insulation is key. To meet the growing demand for energy while at the same time protecting our planet for future generations, improving the energy efficiency of technical equipment is a prerequisite. The key technology for increasing energy efficiency is insulation. This is the role we want to play. OUR PRODUCTS SAVE ENERGY Our insulation solutions play a crucial role in protecting equipment against energy losses in millions of applications worldwide. 140x more energy saved in an ArmaFlex® product lifetime than required to manufacture it. ArmaGel™ – 5x superior thermal performance than competing insulation products. 33% less CO2 emissions by manufacturing ArmaPET® with recycled PET flakes. FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY Armacell offers a wide range of environmentally friendly solutions based on 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Until today, more than 1.7 billion PET bottles have been re-used to produce ArmaPET products. Our green foams made from post-consumer PET are installed, for example, in the rotor blades of wind turbines. Instead of a service life of just weeks, our PET foam cores endure several decades. LEARN MORE BY SAVING RESOURCES AND MANAGING WASTE The increasing scarcity of resources is one of the greatest challenges of our times. Armacell is conscious about it and acts to address this challenge. To use resources as efficiently as possible, we are always searching for ways to reduce raw material use, energy consumption and waste. One of the greatest challenges humankind faces is increasing resource scarcity. Measured against a set of KPIs, our environmental performance exhibits a positive trend. To enhance our environmental performance and awareness, we are constantly improving data accuracy and collection consistency. WATER CONSUMPTION* in l 2018 2019 2020 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 ENERGY CONSUMPTION* in MJ 2018 2019 2020 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 CO₂ EMISSIONS* in kg 2018 2019 2020 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 RECYCLED WASTE* in % 2018 2019 2020 0 20 40 60 80 * per metric ton of goods, 2019 numbers restated read more about our data on CO₂ emissions Waste management Certifications THROUGH EXTERNAL COLLABORATION EU PROJECTS At Armacell, we are convinced that working in teams with other companies has benefits. This is why we are proud to be a partner in two Horizon 2020 projects. SWEETWOODS PlastiCircle ASSOCIATIONS Armacell is a member of multiple initiatives and alliances that promote sustainability and the more efficient use of energy in buildings: ‹ BACK TO OVERVIEW FOOTER MAIN ABOUT PRODUCTS PEOPLE SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION INVESTORS FOLLOW ARMACELL FOOTER Home Contact Press room & library Sitemap Imprint / disclaimer Data protection Whistleblower portal Copyright © 2021 Armacell - All rights reserved. WE USE COOKIES TO ENSURE THAT WE GIVE YOU THE BEST EXPERIENCE ON OUR WEBSITE Please access our Data Protection Policy to find out more about the cookies we use and how to disable them. YES, I ACCEPT MANAGE COOKIES