RKW wins Tarmac Supplier Innovation Challenge
Net Zero Carbon Cement Bag offers sustainable solution -
Mannheim, 29 September 2021 - The RKW Group has won the Supplier Innovation Challenge of the cement manufacturer Tarmac. The decisive factor for the success was the sustainability performance of the Net Zero Carbon Cement Bag, which is based on the ProVent solution. Tarmac is one of the leading sustainable building materials, road construction and building products companies in the UK.The production of cement generates around 2.8 billion tonnes of CO2 worldwide - that is almost eight percent of all emissions. The contribution that
Preserving growth and prosperity, preserving the earth for future generations - this is what sustainability is all about. The term comes from forestry and means that only as many trees may be felled in a forest area as will grow back in the same period.For the plastics industry, this means only processing as much plastic as can be collected and recycled at the end of the value chain. The entire industry is working on this, and the first successful steps toward this goal are already behind us.
But why stick with plastics at all? There are many good reasons for this, most of which are
Michelstadt/Germany, August 19, 2021 – RKW Agri launches Polydress® FarmGuard, a next-generation e7 silage barrier film that offers, among other features, a significantly improved oxygen barrier to protect silage and easier handling. No more need for a vacuum film, saving farmers time, effort, and material, and also reducing waste. All of which means built-in sustainability.The new 100 µm Polydress® FarmGuard silage barrier film is up to 100 times more effective as an oxygen barrier than standard silage films. Moreover, it is easy to handle thanks to its extreme strength, as demonstrated by
Mannheim/Germany, July 1, 2021 – The RKW Group has released its new Sustainability Report, which is aligned for the first time with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).“We are committed to abiding by the SDGs as the building blocks of sustainable development. They also form the basis for all corporate activities in this vital area,” says Harald Biederbick, Chairman of the Executive Management Board at RKW SE. The RKW Sustainability Report 2020 summarizes the company’s strategy, goals, and results achieved to date. With its interactive format, it also represents a starting point for
Mannheim (Germany), May 17, 2021 – The RKW Group is continuously expanding its commitment to climate protection and sustainability. After converting its German sites to green electricity last year, the company will also be using clean energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power in France and Belgium from June 2021. The bottom line is an estimated annual saving of probably 100,000 tonnes of CO\2\ – in relation to the electricity consumption of the 18 plants worldwide, this corresponds to a reduction of more than 60 percent."As the RKW Group, we are committed to
25 projects, eleven locations, an investment sum of around 650,000 euros - the RKW Group is continuing its commitment to greater energy efficiency and sustainability in 2021. The measures this year focus on optimising or retrofitting existing facilities, new lighting systems and improved processes. This is associated with a reduction in CO2 emissions of 1400 tonnes per year.13 of the company's sites applied with 35 projects, the majority of which are now being implemented. This procedure has a long tradition at RKW: efficiency potentials have already been identified in this way in previous
Recycling of agricultural films saves CO2
Michelstadt/Germany, March 25, 2021 - In 2020, RKW Agri in Michelstadt, together with the other companies in the ERDE initiative, saved more than 30,000 tons of CO2 by collecting and recycling agricultural films. The company has now received a climate certificate for this. RKW Agri is a co-founder of the Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland (Initiative for recycling of agricultural plastics in Germany) - ERDE - initiative and is committed to environmental and climate protection in the area of agricultural films.The initiative offers farmers to
Mannheim/Dortmund, Germany, February 22, 2021 – The RKW Group, a leading global film solutions provider, and KHS Group, a leading manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage and liquid food industry, collaborate to provide the market with multipack film solutions made of up to 100% recycled content.Both companies worked together closely to provide end-to-end solutions to their customers in the beverage industry. KHS provides filling and packaging systems, which are designed to perfectly process RKW’s multipack packaging films containing up to 100 % recycling materials. As
Thursday, 2 p.m. "Moin," – regional short-form for good morning – echoes happily from the phone. That's right, in the north they say “Moin” all day. But Florian Lindschulten means it that way. “I'm on the night shift this week, now I've just got up.” Florian is 34 years old and works at RKW in Nordhorn as a process mechanic in extrusion. In 2004, he started his training in Nordhorn and has been working there ever since. So far, so normal. And just not. “I have cystic fibrosis,” says Florian.Cystic fibrosis is a congenital metabolic disease. Around 8,000 people in Germany live with cystic
Frankenthal, Germany, December 7, 2020 - The RKW Group has switched its production sites in Germany to green electricity this year, thereby significantly expanding its commitment to sustainability once again. The use of clean energy has reduced CO\2\ emissions by around 80,000 tons in 2020. In relation to the power consumption of the German sites, this represents a reduction of around 80 percent. Calculated for the Group as a whole, CO\2\ emissions are around 40 percent lower.The production of films is an energy-intensive process, especially as the sites produce around the clock and
Frankenthal, 3 December, 2020 – The RKW Group acknowledges its responsibility for the environment and the protection of natural habitats. The company has again been awarded the "Zero Pellet Loss" certificate in nine countries this year. RKW is thus making a successful contribution to preventing plastic granulate from entering the environment.As a raw material for the production of high-quality plastic films, the granulate is an indispensable part of the production process. It is therefore all the more important to collect these pellets by means of suitable measures – for example filters
Frankenthal (Germany), October 21, 2020 – RKW assumes responsibility and acts in the spirit of sustainability, which is firmly anchored in the corporate strategy of one of the world's leading manufacturers of film solutions. After an extensive summer campaign, in which the company reported on its commitment and employees were active worldwide, a cash donation of EUR 5,000 has now been granted to the project "Oceans without plastic" of NABU Germany.Between July and September 2020, RKW conducted a comprehensive campaign to highlight the importance placed by the company on sustainability at
Frankenthal (Germany), 22 September 2020 – The RKW Group has significantly expanded its commitment to sustainability. Environmental protection campaigns at the company's 19 locations worldwide, support for the "Oceans without plastic" project, and a new sustainability report in accordance with UN standards were just three of the focal points of the "Sustainability Summer Campaign", which came to an end with the participation of the Frankenthal headquarters in the "RhineCleanUp"."We assume responsibility: for the protection of the environment, for the sustainable use of plastics and for the
Gronau (Germany), September 7, 2020 - "We take responsibility" - the motto of the RKW sustainability summer campaign also applies to the employees of the Gronau site. On the agenda on Friday, September 4, was a joint waste collection campaign around the site - an initiative that otherwise goes by the name of "Gronau dresses itself up" and in which several local Gronau companies are taking part in addition to associations and institutions.Due to Corona, the campaign could not take place this year, but the Gronau team still wanted to collect garbage - what could be more natural to do this
Frankenthal, July 16, 2020 – Nowadays, a sustainable value-added chain is just as much a success factor for a company as a well-thought-out product design, high-quality raw materials or attractive pricing. In particular, larger companies and manufacturers of branded products for end consumers are increasingly making their procurement from suppliers dependent on certificates verifying the use of sustainable processes. One more reason why sustainability is a key component of the corporate policy and business mission at RKW. Six production sites have therefore been certified by Ecovadis, an
Frankenthal, June 29, 2020 – "We assume responsibility" – under this slogan the RKW sustainability campaign runs from today until the European Sustainability Week (September 20 to 26). Among other things, the initiative is accompanied by environmental protection measures at the European locations of the RKW Group. The final event will be the participation of the RKW headquarters at the “RhineCleanUp-initiative”, September 12 – a joint waste collection on the Frankenthaler section of the Rhine River.Some 7.8 billion people are living on our planet – almost 60 percent more than in 1987, when
Frankenthal (Germany)/Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), June 29, 2020 – RKW Vietnam has been awarded the Blue Angel certificate for using at least 80 percent recycled material in its products.The Blue Angel is among the oldest and most highly respected environmental labels for products. The approval process is accompanied by a strict inspection of the products from raw materials to processing and use. "We are very pleased about the Blue Angel certification. It reflects our efforts to make our entire process chain and product life cycle sustainable," says Antony Taing, Site Manager at RKW Vietnam.
Frankenthal, Germany, May 8, 2020 – RKW takes its social responsibility seriously and supports the health care system with donations and other initiatives at various company locations.The RKW Group, headquartered in Frankenthal (Germany), a global manufacturer of plastic films for areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods, has donated a total of around 5,000 surgical masks to medical or nursing facilities at three of its locations in Germany.
For Harald Biederbick, CEO of RKW SE, this was an obvious step to take: "We are part
Frankenthal (Germany), October 10, 2019 – The Circular Plastics Alliance is committed to establishing a circular economy and significantly increasing the use of recycled plastics. The Alliance, founded by the European Commission, adopted its official declaration in Brussels end of September. The RKW Group is one of the signatories to the document."As one of the leading manufacturers of film solutions, we have established sustainability as an integral part of our corporate policy and business mission," said Harald Biederbick, CEO of RKW Group. "Recycling is one of our most important measures.
