Renewable raw materials

Moelven’s industrial production is based on the utilisation of wood. The Wood division’s processing companies and the Group’s glulam factories purchase raw materials from the Group sawmills or from external suppliers who only use raw materials that come from reputable sources. Wood is also a significant component in the products produced by the Building Module business area.

The timber raw materials used in Moelven’s production processes become either wood products or bio energy raw materials. Thus, from an environmental point of view, Moelven’s production is similar to a lifecycle process.

Glulam is an environmentally friendly building material, which contains approx. 470 kg of wood and six to ten kilos of glue per cubic meter. In 2007, the Group’s business units used a total of almost 500 tons of glue. The glue contains no environmental poisons that require the use of any special precautionary measures. Moelven’s modular and interior companies produce environmentally sound and resource efficient system interiors, where the lifecycle concept is central.

Chippings, shavings and bark from sawmills are becoming increasingly more important from a financial and environmental perspective. This is partially due to the building of distance heating facilities that rely on chippings, shavings and bark as fuel, and partially due to the fact that the Group’s own heat-generating facilities also rely on chippings and bark as fuel. The bark can also be used for gardening purposes such as decoration and soil improvement.

PRODUCTS CAN BE RECYCLED         
An important element in terms of environmentally sustainable community development is that as many products as possible can be recycled repeatedly. When renovating or moving Moelven’s building modules, system interiors and interior products, these can easily be adapted to new needs and requirements, which enables the products to be more often recycled than torn down and discarded.

Moelven’s goal is that 100% of the raw materials can be reused after primary use. Source sorting is practiced in all business units, and the Group has an agreement with suppliers and operators of relevant return systems. All business units follow a recycling plan, to the benefits both of the environment and the businesses.