Environmental sustainability
By reducing our impact on the environment and working for an efficient use of resources, we conduct active environmental work.
Efficiency and reduced environmental impact
Chemistry is everywhere and the life we humans live today is dependent on chemical processes. We therefore have a great responsibility in reducing our impact on the environment and working for an efficient use of resources.
Among other things, we work with:
- Conversions
- Smart logistics solutions
- Conversion to an electric vehicle fleet
- Sale of bio-oil
Conversions
Following greenhouse gas inventories according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, we have identified our emissions from cistern heating as a significant part of the emissions from our own operations (scope 2). We have therefore set a goal that all our facilities should be converted by the end of 2025 and have for several years actively worked on converting the heating of the tanks from fossil oil to bio-oil and/or renewable electricity.
Smart logistics solutions
Wibax has 19 marine terminals and depots strategically located along the Swedish and Finnish coasts, as well as a terminal in Estonia. With the help of short road transports to customers, good planning, combinations of different types of transport as well as storage and return flows, we create efficient logistics flows with low environmental impact.
The goal of Wibax transports and logistics flows is for the transports to be financially sustainable and carried out to the highest possible quality with a low environmental impact.
When it comes to logistics and transport, we continuously analyse and evaluate our resources in the form of personnel, fuel, vehicles and technical equipment so that they provide the greatest possible environmental benefit.
Sale of bio-oil
Wibax’ sales company is tasked with selling bio-oil for technical applications and combustion, which means CO2-neutral emissions for customers.
A key element in marketing bio oils is to motivate customers who currently heat their plants with fossil fuels, to convert them to bio-oil.
The conversion to a new, more modern equipment and more fuel-efficient burner gives customers a reduced operating cost, increased production capacity and with it a more environmentally friendly process.
One hundred percent electric
In Wibax’ operations, logistics constitute a large part of the company’s climate impact. In order to reduce this and achieve the set climate goals, the electrification of heavy trucks is an important piece of the puzzle. In 2022, Wibax’ first ADR-approved 64 tonne electric truck was put into operation. By 2030 at the latest, our entire vehicle fleet must be electric and powered by 100 percent self-produced electricity.
