GROUNDBREAKING CO2 CALCULATOR English / Diseño Industrial Fecha: 22 Jun 2008 - 01:08 PM Superfos has developed a new, professional tool that enables precise calculations of the carbon footprint of each packaging solution. The goal is to reach lower CO2 emissions through green innovations. Leading packaging manufacturer Superfos has an o­ngoing focus o­n reaching a smaller carbon footprint and now this aim has reached a groundbreaking new level. A new CO2 tool calculates each packaging container’s precise CO2 emissions through the choice of raw material, energy consumption in production, transport and disposal.   “The calculator is both an important part of our carbon footprint strategy and our respond to an increasing customer wish combined with a lack of market standards in this field. Though packaging accounts for o­nly 10% of an average product’s total CO2 emission, there is still room for improvement. And precise calculations give us a head start o­n reaching a smaller carbon footprint because it enables us to pick out the best way to take action,” says Product Design Manager Torben Noer from Superfos.   Precise emissions in each market As energy systems and waste disposal are very different from country to country, it used to be difficult to calculate the actual footprint o­n each market. However, this problem is solved in Superfos’ calculator. A real break-through, according to Torben Noer: “Our calculator enables us to differentiate between the waste handling, energy systems and recovery systems in each market including whether there is a recycling system or not. Furthermore, the calculations show that the use of virgin plastic is environmentally expensive, so we are focusing o­n various ways to reduce the need for virgin material. In o­ne calculation, natural fillers save about 7 grams of CO2 o­n each container. Added up to a million containers, this equals the CO2 emission from an average car driving all the way around the world!”   More calculations Aquados has reduced the CO2 emissions o­n each washing powder tub by 20 grams through the new UniPak EcoTM container. The yearly savings add up to 39.2 tons of CO2, equivalent to the emissions from an average car going around the world 5.5 times. The removal of a UniPak container’s collar has led to a 4 grams reduction in the CO2  emission of each container. With 1 million containers, this reduction adds up to 4 tons of saved CO2 – or what an average car emits driving from Paris to Barcelona and back more than 10 times. The change from round to square containers can save 8 grams of CO2 emissions due to pallet optimisation, fewer truck loads and fewer raw materials. With 2 million containers this can save 5 truck loads, 293 pallets and 7.2 tons of raw material.   Further information, please contact Corporate Communication Manager Annette Gottsche +45 5911 1107. Superfos is o­ne of Europe’s largest manufacturers of injection moulded plastic packaging, supplying high-quality packaging for food, non-food and health care markets. Superfos is headquartered in Denmark and has 1,500 employees at 10 production facilities across Europe and o­ne in the United States with an annual turnover of Euro 360 million    Este artículo viene de Envapack.com http://www.envapack.com/ La URL de esta historia es: http://www.envapack.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1122