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Uponor’s Virsbo factory is carbon neutral.

The Virsbo plant, where PEX pipe has been produced since 1972, has reached carbon neutrality in its own operations. It is Uponor’s second carbon-neutral factory after Nastola in Finland.

March 2024Virsbo · SwedenUponor · GF group
1972Start of PEX production in Virsbo
6+billion mof PEX pipe produced since then
2.Carbon-neutral Uponor factory · the first was Nastola
2025GF Sustainability Framework target
Uponor görseli: Made in Carbon Neutral Factory Virsbo
Uponor · “Produced in a carbon-neutral factory” label

How did they do it?

Reduce first, offset the rest.

  • 01

    Waste heat recovery

    Heat from production warms the factory buildings.

  • 02

    Green electricity

    The plant’s electricity comes from renewable sources.

  • 03

    Electric vehicle fleet

    No fossil fuels in on-site transport.

  • 04

    Employee training

    Sustainability is part of everyday work.

  • 05

    Offsetting remaining emissions

    The part that cannot be reduced is offset with registered carbon removal based on trees and biochar.

What they said

“The Swedish factory reaching carbon neutrality is proof of our commitment to sustainability.”

Thomas Fuhr · Uponor, Chief Technology Officer

“We can now proudly say: Virsbo is carbon neutral.”

Robert Molund · Uponor Sweden, Managing Director
1972

Virsbo is where the Engel method moved into industry. PEXa’s story begins here: 100 million metres →

The full story is on Uponor’s site.

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