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S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
R E S P E C T F O R
N A T U R E
SENSA is an expression of our commitment
to protecting the environment. Wood is a
renewable resource, yet we must use it
responsibly. So we at CLASSEN have a careful
selection of wood species respecting the
regulations of the forestry management and
the most severe European standards on
sustainability. All our wood comes from
controlled resources only, that is why
SENSA is awarded with the labels of FSC (R)
(FSC C100583) and PEFC (PEFC/04-31-0824).
Furthermore SENSA bears the renowned
environmental seal „The Blue Angel“ of the
German Federal Government.
Ready for tomorrow
For the production of SENSA in the largest
integrated laminate plant in the world we are
generating our own energy and we set ourself
the goal of soon producing completely CO₂
-neutral.
We have commissioned a new biomass plant
at our production site in Baruth / Mark
(Brandenburg, Germany) to generate process
heat for laminate production. The new plant
reduces CO₂ emissions by 7,785 tonnes per
year. For comparison: 7,785 tonnes of CO₂
emissions are produced by a passenger aircraft
flying from Munich to New York and back two
thousand times. All production waste such as
chips or broken boards can now be used as fuel
in the power plant instead of having to dispose
of some of it externally.
The CLASSEN Group has its sustainable
energy management certified annually by
independent experts. The corresponding
certificates confirm that CLASSEN is
continuously improving its energy efficiency
in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001:2018.
„As the largest integrated laminate plant
in the world, it is an important task for us to
use all possibilities to not only produce
efficiently but also sustainably and to save
energy. The certifications for our sustainable
energy management are proof of the success
of the efforts of all colleagues.“
– Rainer Hück, Head of Energy Management at
the CLASSEN Group