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It is Uponor&#8217;s second carbon-neutral factory after Nastola in Finland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"meta\"><span>March 2024<\/span><span>Virsbo \u00b7 Sweden<\/span><span>Uponor \u00b7 GF group<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stats\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1972<\/b><span>Start of PEX production in Virsbo<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>6+<small>billion m<\/small><\/b><span>of PEX pipe produced since then<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>2.<\/b><span>Carbon-neutral Uponor factory \u00b7 the first was Nastola<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>2025<\/b><span>GF Sustainability Framework target<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"sec-w\"><div class=\"wrap split\">\n<figure class=\"media-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pexa.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-29-125643.png\" alt=\"Uponor g\u00f6rseli: Made in Carbon Neutral Factory Virsbo\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Uponor \u00b7 \u201cProduced in a carbon-neutral factory\u201d label<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p class=\"label\">How did they do it?<\/p>\n<h2>Reduce first, <em>offset the rest.<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"steps\">\n<li><b>01<\/b><div><h3>Waste heat recovery<\/h3><p>Heat from production warms the factory buildings.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><b>02<\/b><div><h3>Green electricity<\/h3><p>The plant&#8217;s electricity comes from renewable sources.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><b>03<\/b><div><h3>Electric vehicle fleet<\/h3><p>No fossil fuels in on-site transport.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><b>04<\/b><div><h3>Employee training<\/h3><p>Sustainability is part of everyday work.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"off\"><b>05<\/b><div><h3>Offsetting remaining emissions<\/h3><p>The part that cannot be reduced is offset with registered carbon removal based on trees and biochar.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section><div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"label\">What they said<\/p>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div class=\"q\"><p>\u201cThe Swedish factory reaching carbon neutrality is proof of our commitment to sustainability.\u201d<\/p><span>Thomas Fuhr \u00b7 Uponor, Chief Technology Officer<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"q\"><p>\u201cWe can now proudly say: Virsbo is carbon neutral.\u201d<\/p><span>Robert Molund \u00b7 Uponor Sweden, Managing Director<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link\"><span class=\"y\">1972<\/span><p>Virsbo is where the Engel method moved into industry. PEXa&#8217;s story begins here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexa.com.tr\/en\/100-milyon-metre\/\">100 million metres \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-top:0\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"cta\"><h2>The full story is on Uponor&#8217;s site.<\/h2><div class=\"acts\"><a class=\"btn btn-hot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uponor.com\/en-en\/uponor-achieves-milestone-with-virsbo-sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go to source &#x2197;<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-line\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexa.com.tr\/en\/iletisim\/#form\">Contact us<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haber \u00b7 Uponor \u00b7 \u0130sve\u00e7 Uponor\u2019un Virsbo fabrikas\u0131 karbon n\u00f6tr. 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