Emissions
The most significant emissions to air from Trelleborg’s plants comprise carbon dioxide (134,700 tons), sulfur dioxide (204 tons) and nitrogen oxides (105 tons), linked to energy use, as well as process-related emissions in the form of volatile organic compounds, VOC (1,523 tons), that result from the use of solvent-based products for gluing, painting and lacquering, and metal-processing. The vulcanizing process also produces emissions of vulcanizing fumes containing organic substances.
Reduced energy consumption during the year led to a reduction in related emissions, see diagram. VOC emissions also declined to 1,523 tons (1,686) despite increased production.
Direct emissions of carbon dioxide from the Group’s own plants amounted to 134,700 tons (133,400), a reduction of 9 percent relative to sales. The Group’s electricity consumption generated some 78,000 tons of indirect carbon dioxide emissions. The Group’s primary measure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and accordingly, climate impact, is to reduce energy consumption. Read more in the
Energy and
Climate change sections.
The Group’s operation did not generate any emissions of ozone-depleting substances into the atmosphere in 2006.