Three million tons of CO2 retained by Sonae Arauco’s products

Climate protection has been linked to Sonae Arauco’s essence since our creation. In the basis, there is wood, natural and renewable, and with a remarkable ability to retain CO2. Thanks to this outstanding material property, the wood-based solutions produced by Sonae Arauco in 2023 will retain around three million tons of CO2 during their life cycle.

 

The amount of CO2 sequestered was calculated based on the Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) data. The EPD provides a transparent Life Cycle Analysis of the products based on EN15804 and a calculation of the specific carbon retention (kg CO2-eq/m³). Sonae Arauco's entire product range, sold in around 70 countries, was taken into account.

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