Isover subsidized by Ademe as part of its commitment to decarbonization

Investments necessary for a clear finding

In his plan “France Relaunch”, the Government has planned ambitious and proactive support for businesses, with 1,2 billion euros by 2022 to improve energy efficiency, develop manufacturing processes, especially through electrification, and decarbonize heat production.

Goal : supporting the economic and environmental competitiveness of industries and in particular to promote decarbonisation.

The building sector represents 43% of French annual energy consumption and generates 23% of French greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

For ADEME, as for ISOVER, decarbonising industry is essential to achieving the climate objectives that France has set itself: nearly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in France come from industrial activities. Decarbonization is also a performance lever for French industry in the medium term.

ISOVER France and in particular its industrial site in Orange, certified ISO 50 (energy saving) and ISO 001 (environmental management), has been committed for more than 14 years in a demanding environmental strategy aimed at reducing its consumption of energy and its greenhouse gas emissions. These efforts meet the strong ambitions of the Saint-Gobain Group to achieve carbon neutrality in 001.

A grant rewarding an ambitious project already well underway and concrete

Following the France Relance plan, ISOVER anticipates increasing market needs for insulation products. For several years now, the brand has undertaken a voluntary initiative to introduce cullet from secondary materials into its products, whether they are materials from bottle glass, flat glass, windshields or even glass wool via its ISOVER Recycling service. The use of cullet has various advantages, including a reduction in electrical energy consumption and a significant reduction in CO emissions? of its production. This is why the Orange site wishes to increase the rate of recycled materials (external cullet) in its glass composition.

The environmental roadmap for the Orange plant targets -33% CO² emissions by 2030.

3 areas of development are planned for work starting next September:

• Modification of the glass composition tower, which will make it possible to increase by at least 20% the rate of recycled materials (external cullet) from 40% to 60% at least and generate energy and CO² savings thanks to an induced drop in temperature of the furnace. This project will increase the rate of recycled materials in its glass melting furnace and reduce CO² emissions by 2.800 tonnes / year, i.e. a drop in CO² emissions of 4.600 tonnes / year, calculated on the basis of the cycle. full product life.
• Expansion of the external cullet storage area, with the creation of 4 stands of approximately 200 m² each, allowing better separation of the various sources and facilitating their use.
• Equipment for transporting raw materials to the oven will be replaced by more suitable belt conveyors.