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Three more carbon neutral operations
GF Building Flow Solutions’ carbon-neutral factories: Three new sites mark a milestone on the journey towards carbon-neutral operations
GF Building Flow Solutions advances its carbon-neutral journey, adding three more manufacturing sites – Cerkezkoy (Turkey), Ecoflex production in Hassfurt (Germany), and Apple Valley (USA) – to its carbon-neutral operations (Scope 1 & 2). This result highlights GF Building Flow Solutions’ ongoing commitment to minimize resource consumption.
“Operating in an industry that has a significant impact on counteracting climate change, as well as on the delivery of hygienic drinking water, GF Building Flow Solutions strives continuously to pioneer in sustainable water solutions for buildings. The manufacturing of our products and solutions is based on sound environmental management practices, embracing renewable energy sources across our global operations to reduce their environmental footprint. We are committed to taking an active approach in limiting our operational impacts and assuring efficient use of resources”, said Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer at GF Building Flow Solutions. “With the site in Cerkezkoy, the Ecoflex production site in Hassfurt, and the Apple Valley manufacturing facility we have reached yet another milestone in GF’s journey towards carbon neutral operations.”
GF Building Flow Solutions’ manufacturing in Cerkezkoy (Turkey), a.k.a Georg Fischer Hakan Plastik, is specialized in high-quality wastewater solutions. Key actions for emission reductions at the plant focus on energy management and efficiency, including the use of renewable energy, reducing the site’s emissions by about 95 % compared to the baseline 2019. Waste management and circular economy approaches have cut production and facility waste by 36 %.
Image caption: Proud to achieve carbon-neutrality in the Cerkezkoy (Turkey) a.k.a Georg Fischer Hakan Plastik factory site of GF Building Flow Solutions (first row, from left to right): Harun Albayrak, Production Manager, Andreas Weiglein, Vice President Operations, Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer, Esra Erdal, Managing Director, Yenal Gündüz, Supply Chain & Operations Director, Barış Uğurlu Head of Quality Management & OPEX.
The Ecoflex production in Hassfurt (Germany) began its transitioning toward carbon-neutral manufacturing over a decade ago by switching entirely to 100% certified green electricity. Key energy-efficiency improvement measures in the production and in the buildings included upgrading the heating system and modifications such as installing a solar energy plant. As a result, the site’s emissions have been reduced by about 91% as compared to the baseline.
Image caption: The GF Building Flow Solutions Ecoflex production in Hassfurt (Germany) achieved climate neutrality. Here, Ecoflex and Ecoflex VIP pipes (in the picture) for district heating, cooling and water distribution are produced and shipped from for projects around the world.
Team achievement:
The GF Building Flow Solutions’ Apple Valley
manufacturing facility reached carbon neutrality
To achieve full carbon neutral status, according to GF Building Flow Solutions’ Carbon Neutral Factory concept, the rest of the emissions at all three sites will be offset through a combination of tree-based carbon removal verified and retired using the Verra registry and biochar-based carbon removal using the Puro.earth or Carbon Standards International registry.
“Together with our teams and all GF Building Flow Solutions colleagues that have been involved in these processes, I am proud of our track record of cutting emissions at additional sites,” said Thomas Fuhr. “These accomplishments showcase our continued commitment to being an industry leader in sustainability.”
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