Building Materials

Rocal-Boxberg

Carbon Footprints with EnEffCo^®

EnEffCo® in use since 2016
Calculation of carbon footprints in accordance with ISO 14064 / 14067 and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
EnEffCo® database with specific emission factors
Increase transparency and reduce expense

Image: Rocal-Boxberg GmbH & Co. Anhydritproduktion KG

Challenge

Rocal-Boxberg GmbH & Co. Anhydritproduktion KG specializes in the conversion of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum into thermal anhydrite. The product is primarily used in the building materials industry, particularly for flooring systems. To meet client requirements, a Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) and several Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) needed to be developed.

Why Rocal-Boxberg relies on EnEffCo^®

“Using EnEffCo®, we were able to quickly obtain reliable data for CCFs and PCFs and can now provide our Clients with the information they need.”
Andy Kowal
Plant Manager

Solution and Implementation

Utilization of the existing EnEffCo® installation to implement and set up access to the EnEffCo® database with specific emission factors
Creation of the CCF and the PCF
- Data transfer and processing in the EnEffCo® software
- Configuration of attributes for the analysis of activity data
- Calculation and analysis with verification of data accuracy

Benefits

Climate Management: Transparency regarding corporate and product-specific greenhouse gas emissions; Enables the development of actions for climate protection, resource efficiency, and cost reduction
Reporting: Optimization and streamlining of reporting and data management; Benchmarking and analysis of emissions for the company
Standards & Compliance: Ability to provide information to internal and external stakeholders; Foundation for fulfilling disclosure obligations in the building materials industry

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Nathan Bode Team Sales & Project Management

Account Manager

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