Environment
Trelleborg has extensive production operations in some 30 countries. Therefore, environment, health and safety issues constitute a central element of the company’s responsibility work.
The most significant environmental aspects include energy and raw materials consumption, emissions to air and water, waste and noise. Operations also generate extensive transports. The environmental impact of individual facilities varies widely, depending on their size and processes. At year-end 2007, production was conducted at 125 facilities, of which 83 were in Europe, 32 in North and South America, eight in Asia and two in Australia.