ROCKWOOLFIRESAFE INSULATION

AGENDA1. Introduction to Rockwool

2. Aspects of Sustainabilitya. Environmental

a. Productsb. Process

b. Economicc. Social

Natural Sources of Inspiration

Queen Pele’s Hair

We continue to create superior insulation from abundantly available volcanic diabase rock

Countryside….

………Location

AGENDA1. Introduction to Rockwool

2. Aspects of Sustainabilitya. Environmental

i. Productsii. Process

b. Economicc. Social

Rockwool Products

Energy Saving

Rockwool insulation can save more than 1000 times the energy used for its production.

Positive environmental balance after three weeks,saving green house gases as a result of reduced heating.

Rockwool has low embodied energy 17.3MJ/kg

Rockwool® ProductsAbsorb Noise

Rockwool® stone wool - withstands more than 1000oC

onshore wind turbine life cycle, 20 years

energy payback time, 3 month

energy savings ratio, 80 times

solar heating panels for hot water

life cycle, 20 years

energy payback time, 1 year

energy savings ratio, 20 times

pv elements

life cycle, 20 years

energy payback time, 2.5 years

energy savings ratio, 8 times

150mm Rockwool roll

life cycle, lifetime of building (use 50 years)

energy payback time, 2 months

energy savings ratio, 273 times

Rockwool is uniqueIt’s made at over 1500 °C, from rock.

Rockwool Process

Chimney

Filter

Raw m ateria ls ilos

Raw material supply Weigh ingconveyor

Binder+ oil

Sp inner

Spinning chamber

Curingoven

Design cutting machinery

Packing

Special machinery

Direct load ing

Environm ental burner

Cupola furnace

Coo ling zone

Recycling Recycling of insulation waste from building sites

Best Available Technology

Chimney

Filter

Raw m ateria ls ilos

Raw material supply Weigh ingconveyor

Binder+ oil

Sp inner

Spinning chamber

Curingoven

Design cutting machinery

Packing

Special machinery

Direct load ing

Environm ental burner

Cupola furnace

Coo ling zone

Recycling Recycling of insulation waste from building sites

Combustion & filter

Rockwool filter

•Recycling of fly ash

•Recycling of filter mats

•Recycling hot air from afterburner

•Recycling of filter waste

Curing afterburner

Bag filters

•Heating of offices

•Recycling of process water

Raw material mix

• Design of raw material mix– New source of basalt– Less stone material used– More steel slag used– Reduced emissions to air

Improving efficiencies: water

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Recycling & reusing materials

• Carefully selected by-products from other industries are re-used

• Increasingly involved in recycling waste Rockwool material that may be generated during installation or at end-of-life disposal

• Recycled or reused materials represent more than 50% by weight of finished Rockwool

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Process Improvements

• Best Available Technology

• Design of raw material mix

• Design of resin

• Improving efficiencies

• Recycling

• Compressing products

ISO 14001 EMS

AGENDA1. Introduction to Rockwool

2. Aspects of Sustainabilitya. Environmental

i. Productsii. Process

b. Economicc. Social

Economic

1. Local spend

2. Suppliers

Employees• Low staff turnover• Good pension scheme• Appraisals• Communications through magazine, team

briefings, sports and social club• Joint Working Party• Recognition of improvements though

suggestion scheme

Customers• Technical support

• Customer support

• Benchmarking

• Surveys

• Newsletters

• Meetings

• Factory visits

Suppliers• Long term supplier relationships

• Supplier assessments

• Contractors part of the family – on site contractors receive similar gift to employees at Christmas

AGENDA1. Introduction to Rockwool

2. Aspects of Sustainabilitya. Environmental

i. Productsii. Process

b. Economicc. Social

Community• Prince’s Trust

• Business in the Community

• Ogmore Trust

• Environment Award sponsorship

Community• Hosted a number of Junior school visits• Gave support to Ogmore School in the Engineering Scheme

for Wales• Gave support to Swansea University Chemical Engineering

Dept on energy conservation• Donated furniture and two computers to Heol-y-Cyw School• Hosted a visit from the University of Glamorgan Foreign

Education Scheme• Pencoed Comprehensive School gained the Curriculum Award

after presentations from local groups including Rockwool• Supported Pencoed Comprehensive School students in the

Education Business Partnership

Community• Mayor’s charity appeal• Pencoed Comp.,Pencoed

Juniors, Pencoed Infants, Dolau Primary

• Tonyrefail School• Young Farmers• Samaritans Bridgend• Brynna Babes• Charity bike ride

sponsorship

•Pencoed Gymnastic Club

•Llanharan RFC Songsters

•Pencoed Bowlers

•Pencoed Athletics Association Football Club

•Llanharan British Legion

•Llanharan Parish Church

•Pencoed Netball Team

•Pencoed Silver Band

Woodland Walk• Purpose remains the same, to give work to people with

learning disabilities and to educate children regarding the environment

• 2003 set up a Steering Committee comprising– Rockwool– Forestry Commission– Social Services - Day Centre– Careers Wales– Education Business Partnership– School representative

• March 2004 - Planning permission for classroom applied for