Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. This is generated at several stages along the wood utilisation chain. The production of wood-based materials create greenhouse gases, as does the natural decomposition and degradation of unused wood. When wood is burned, CO2 is released, but CO2 would remain locked if the wood was used to make materials and products.

The wood in EGGER’s products reduce carbon footprint by locking 5.3 million tonnes of CO2 every year. This equates to emissions of 3.2 million of Singapore citizens. EGGER also uses recycled wood in the production, thereby locking 1.73 million tonnes if CO2 per year. Wood that is not suitable for upgrading is transformed into green electricity and heat for their production, eliminating another 1,487,001 tonnes of CO2 from the environment as compared to energy generation using natural gas.