ECOSE®TECHNOLOGY

THE DEVELOPMENT THAT REVOLUTIONIZEDOUR INDUSTRY

ECOSE™ TECHNOLOGY• Launched in 2008• One of the largest green chemistry

initiatives in the United States• Bio-based chemistry based on corn

(dextrose)• The dextrose is carbonized to an inert

state• Ecologically superior technology• The binder is durable and resistant to

rodents and insects• The industry followed our lead

TRANSFORMATION

Source: Living Building Challenge Declare Program

Glass Based Insulation Industry Formaldehyde Reduction

WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID

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AWARD WINNING TECHNOLOGY

ECOSE® Technology Recognition• Blue Angel Award (since 2010)• Dubo Award (2009)• Global Insulation “product of the year”

award (2009) • TAPPI (2015) employees Carl Hampson and

Gert Mueller just won Innovators of the Year for their adaptation of ECOSE for Nonwovens

ECO TOXICITY ECOSE V PF

Better Environmentally in 6 of 7 categories

MANY EPD’S AVAILABLE

LIFE CYCLE IMPACT – ECOSE

Using a bio based binder shows carbon reduction via sequestration

• Ecose (equivalent fossil fuel reduction)

– Savings from using a bio based product instead of an oil based product

– In North America alone

FOSSIL FUEL AVOIDANCE

-100,000 barrels(4.2 million gallons)

FROM THE EPD’S – ENERGY RECOVERY TIME

How fast do our products recover the energy it took to make them?

UNDERSTANDING FORMALDEHYDE

Group DescriptionGroup 1 Carcinogenic to humans

Group 2A Probably carcinogenic to humans*

Group 2B Possibly carcinogenic to humans*

Group 3Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans

Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde

Indoor Air SupremacyKnauf was the first company in the U.S. to GG Certify Products (2002) for indoor air quality

Today no other insulation company has as many GREENGUARD GOLD/Formaldehyde-Free Products

WHAT PART OF YOUR LIFE IS SPENT INDOORS?

90%In fact, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) estimates that the average person receives 72 percent of their chemical exposure in buildings which means the very places most people consider safest paradoxically exposes them to the greatest amounts of potentially hazardous pollutants.

Bio-Based Validation

Iowa State University Extension

1505/01/2023 FF PIPE AND EQUIPMENT

DON’T FORGET THE MECHANICAL ROOM

Does it make sense to eliminate formaldehyde and forget the mechanical room?

ISO Certifications – We have 3!

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ISO 9001

ISO 50001

ISO 14001

ISO 9001 Certification

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ISO 9001

"ISO 9001 Certified" means an organization has met the requirements in ISO9001. It defines an ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS). ISO 9001:2008 is focused on meeting customer expectations and delivering customer satisfaction so you must pay attention to the customer

ISO 50001 Certification

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ISO 50001

ISO 14001

ISO 50001 is a new energy management systems standard. It concerns the discipline of energy management and, to avoid confusion with environmental management systems (EMS), energy management systems are abbreviated as EnMS.

ISO 140001 Certification

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ISO 14001

ISO 14000 is a series of environmental management standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) for organizations. The ISO 14000 standards provide a guideline or framework for organizations that need to systematize and improve their environmental management efforts.

EUCEB• Knauf that certifies that their fiber

formulation is biosoluble and exonerated from a fiber health and safety standpoint

• We allow our processes to be audited to assure fiber safety

Thank You!