Positive Impact on People and the Planet
Discover our sustainability story and the positive contribution you make to people and the planet when you choose our acoustic ceiling and wall solutions.
To help offset environmentally impactful practices linked to the building industry, waste material projects and technologies, like upcycling, are being implemented to return used materials into products with commercial value.
The circularity of stone wool
The circular economy is an economic model that focuses on reducing waste, reusing resources, and promoting sustainability by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible.
1. Stone is recyclable
Stone is one of the world’s most abundant raw materials, but there is still a need to make better use of our planet’s resources. Stone wool can be recycled infinitely without affecting its quality.
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By recycling stone wool, the consumption of primary materials is reduced and replaced by recycled wool, and the waste going to landfill is also reduced.
2. Stone wool does not contain any greenhouse gases or ozone-depleting gases - such as CFCs, HCFCs or CO2
CFCs and HCFCs contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer and the creation of summer smog, while CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, and CO2 contribute
to global warming. Stone wool has an open structure, which means that there is simply air and no gases in between the fibers. That’s why none
of these substances are mentioned in the relevant
3. Stone wool does not contain any toxic flame retardants
Stone wool is inherently non-combustible, and
adds to the fire resilience of buildings, limiting the impacts of fire. Stone wool does not contain any brominated or chlorinated flame retardants, which are Persistent Bioaccumulate Toxins, nor does it contain Boric acid flame retardants that are classified as Substances of a Very High Concern.
Stone wool is recyclable. In fact it can be recycled again and again...
In a circular economy, products should be used for as long as possible – and reused to the greatest extent possible when they reach the end of their service life. We provide long-lasting solutions for buildings –such as insulation, acoustic ceilings and external facades that can be recycled indefinitely. We use a natural product, volcanic rock, to give back to nature. Thanks to the unique durability and recyclability of ROCKWOOL products, we can help our customers create more resilient buildings and cities that ultimately enrich modern living.
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The building sector produces approximately one-third of all waste globally, much of which ends up in landfill. We know that it doesn’t have to be this way. Due to the design of our stone wool production, it’s possible to use materials that might otherwise be landfilled or downcycled. In fact, approximately one fourth of the raw materials used in our production is repurposed waste from other industries, power plants and municipal waste water treatment.
