GHG Emissions Up At Owens Corning, Energy Use Down

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July 1, 2008

Owens Corning’s GHG emissions rose in 2007 by 300,000 tons from the year, primarily due to an increase in the production of foam products that currently use HCFC blowing agents. The increase was partially offset by reductions in energy use over the period, according to its 2007 Sustainability Report (PDF).

The company says that its new blowing agent technology will reduce GHG emissions by approximately 70 percent at the foam facilities that will be converting.

But reductions were seen in other emissions from Owens Corning, according to the report. The company, for instance, reduced its NOx emission by….

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