Sustainability
Moelven has a long history, and the company can look back on more than 120 years of operation. The basic idea has nevertheless always been the same: to use natural resources from the forest to the fullest.
In order for us to continue to deliver sustainable products and services of public benefit, we must be a reliable partner and create climate-smart solutions. Sustainability is crucial to our competitiveness. Therefore, we have set ambitious and concrete sustainability goals within four main areas.
For one thing we can state for years to come: We will contribute to a sustainable future in wood.
Climate-smart products and solutions
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Climate-smart products and solutions
Sustainability throughout the value chain
Sustainability is one of Moelven’s core values, but what does it mean for our suppliers, employees and customers?
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Climate-smart products and solutions
New life for sawdust from Moelven
Supporting innovation and identifying new ways to utilise by-products are two areas that Moelven is more than happy to contribute towards. The Wood Region is a project that makes this possible.
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Climate-smart products and solutions
What does it mean for me that the products I buy are certified?
It means that you have bought products for which we are able to document that the raw materials originate from sustainable forestry, that the production process adheres to all industry standards and that you can be confident that the products will be of the quality we promise.
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Climate-smart products and solutions
Digital solutions to save energy
Every year, Moelven’s production entities in Sweden are responsible for energy consumption corresponding to that of 22,600 detached homes. But what is all this energy used for?
Read about energy in Moelven here
Safeguarding our natural resources
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Safeguarding our natural resources
What is the tree used for?
At Moelven, we make a living from managing a renewable natural resource and we are committed to doing so in the best possible manner.
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Safeguarding our natural resources
A sorting ratio of 95 per cent for waste
One of the best in class at Moelven when it comes to waste sorting is Moelven Mjøsbruket AS. “The key is making it as easy as possible for employees,” says operations manager at Moelven Mjøsbruket, Petter Fjeld Bjerke.
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Safeguarding our natural resources
Buying local where possible
Smart and larger purchases result in a better climate footprint. “We established a purchasing group at Moelven in 2020.
Read about smart purchases
Focus on people
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Focus on people
What we have learned from the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging for our employees in 2020. But it has also created team spirit and new ways of working. These are some of our experiences.
Read about what we have learned from the pandemic
Local value
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Local value
A sustainable adhesive supplier
At the Akzo Nobel adhesive factory in Kristinehamn, there is a focus on sustainable products with low emissions. The adhesive is used in the production of plywood sheets and glulam at Moelven.
Read more about it here
Certificates
The fact that our products are sustainable is well documented. Our raw materials, manufacturing processes and products are certified and declared in many different categories.
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Photo: Alp
Why do we fell trees?
According to the UN Climate Panel, in order to successfully limit global temperature rises to less than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, we must bind more carbon than we release. We can do this by “capturing” greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and storing them underground or by practising active forestry and using more wood in construction.
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Climate-smart building products come from trees
Wood is a renewable and climate-smart material that fits perfectly in both large and small construction projects. Also, the Norwegian and Swedish forests are full of timber. We have decided to build a sustainable future from wood.
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We will build a 150 meter high tower
Climate-smart energy solutions should of course be built in a climate-friendly material. Moelven Töreboda is now participating in an innovation project, where the goal is to develop a concept for 150 meter high wind turbines with glulam.
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A circular system
Designing interiors with system walls from Moelven Modus is the best environmental choice. You will be working with a building system that is environmentally approved and built on circular economy principles, where the components are designed to be able to be taken apart and reassembled in a new design, thereby reducing the burden on our shared environment.
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The world's tallest wooden building
Construction of Mjøstårnet is now completed. The 85.4 m high building was opened in March 2019 and is officially the world's tallest timber building.
Explore the wooden tower