The science institute will monitor Kronospan’s air emissions, water and forestry management while looking to optimise material streams and the reduction of waste. Photo: Luxembourg institute for science and technology

The science institute will monitor Kronospan’s air emissions, water and forestry management while looking to optimise material streams and the reduction of waste. Photo: Luxembourg institute for science and technology

Luxembourg’s institute for science and technology (List) has partnered with Kronospan, a manufacturer and distributor of wood-based panel products, signing a five-year partnership agreement centred on sustainability and decarbonisation.

One of the projects, to be initiated as part of the agreement, will have List monitor and study ways in which Kronospan’s decarbonisation strategy can be improved. This will include an environmental impact analysis of the manufacturer’s site in Sanem.

The framework agreement will also include work on the sustainability assessment of Kronospan’s products and their industrial value chain. This should lead to strengthening the company’s strategy, aiming at contributing to the decarbonisation of manufacturing activities at local and European level.

“Kronospan is working towards a more sustainable wood-based panel industry. We only purchase timber from the legal harvesting of sustainably managed forests in line with our own strict Kronospan Forestry Standards and the regulations of forest certification systems. I look forward to the partnership signed with LIST in order to assist with the further development of our sustainability strategy,” said Alex Gambroudes, Kronospan’s Commercial Director.

The science institute will monitor Kronospan’s air emissions, water and forestry management while looking to optimise material streams and the reduction of waste. In doing so List will carry out an environmental and social Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

“List is a centre of excellence in environmental sustainability, and we are happy to support the Luxembourg economy and in particular Kronospan, in its ambition towards reducing its environmental footprint while providing positive contributions to society, using science-based life cycle assessments,” said Thomas Kallstenius, CEO of List.