Paroc redefined its strategy during 2012 and sustainability was included as a central part of the corporate strategy. Paroc Book of Sustainability 2012 describes the company’s economic, social and environmental impacts to its stakeholders and surroundings.
Sustainable progress in production
In 2012, Paroc set as a strategic target to be 30 per cent more energy efficient by the year 2020, and has already initiated concrete measures to reach this target. Clear decrease of CO2 emissions was achieved already during 2012. Operative efficiency is closely monitored and each plant has its own energy efficiency project for the years to come.
Zero waste to landfill
The project initiated in 2011 has produced visible results: during 2012 Paroc managed to cut down waste to landfill with as much as 3,000 tonnes compared to 2011. The Trzemeszno plant in Poland does not landfill any waste, and the Hällekis plant in Sweden as well as Parainen in Finland follow suit with under 10% of waste going to landfill. The production waste can be re-used for different purposes. Paroc’s aim is to reach 100% material efficiency, which incorporates the minimising of production waste.
Good citizenship in all our operating countries
Paroc initiated its first plant construction in Russia during 2012. It has been the biggest single project of Paroc so far. The project is proceeding according to plans, and the commercial production is planned to start up in November 2013.
Good citizenship is the core of our operations in all our counties. Due to the project many of the earlier culture driven ways of working have now been put in black and white, for example Corporate Governance and Good citizenship partner agreement,” states Paroc Group CEO, Kari Lehtinen.
Amount of accidents was halved
Paroc experienced significant improvement in occupational health and safety during 2012. The accident frequency was reduced by over 50 per cent. The company also initiated new projects on OHS and invested on personnel and leadership training. The company´s occupational safety target is zero accidents by the year 2020.
The Paroc Book of Sustainability is available on:
www.paroc.com/sustainability
For more details, please contact:
Kari Lehtinen, CEO, Paroc Group Oy, tel. +358 46 876 8902
or
Anne-Maarit Sepling, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Paroc Group,
tel. +358 46 876 8000, anne-maarit.sepling@paroc.com
Paroc is the leading manufacturer of energy-efficient insulation solutions in the Baltic Sea region. The cornerstones of our operations are customer and personnel orientation, constant innovation, profitable growth and sustainable development. Paroc products include building insulation, technical insulation, marine and offshore insulation, construction panels and acoustic products. The products are manufactured in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Poland and, starting in 2013, also in Russia. The company has sales and representative offices in 14 European countries. Paroc Group is owned by a consortium of banks and other institutional investors and, as a minority shareholder, Paroc’s personnel. In 2012, our net sales amounted to 430 MEUR and we employed an average of 2019 people.
