Emirates Float Glass has unveiled its Carbon Management Programme as part of an endeavor to reduce its overall carbon footprint. Taking a first step, EFG recently appointed sustainability consultants Green Technologies to conduct a carbon footprint analysis of its manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.
Emirates Float Glass ( EFG ), a UAE float glass facility, subsidiary of Glass LLC and wholly-owned by Dubai Investments (DI) PJSC, has unveiled its Carbon Management Programme as part of an endeavor to reduce its overall carbon footprint.
Taking a first step, EFG recently appointed sustainability consultants Green Technologies to conduct a carbon footprint analysis of its manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. The study, based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a corporate accounting and reporting standard from the World Resource Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, indicated 553 grams of carbon dioxide emission per kilogram of glass, which is among the best global ratings.
Float glass produced by EFG contains 59-67% regional raw material. In line with the US Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System for New Construction, procuring materials from neighboring facilities in the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia allows the company to qualify for LEED points under Materials Credit MRc5: Regional Materials.
Additionally, EFG uses 6.20% post-consumer recycled content, contributing further to the LEED Materials Credit MRc4: Recycled Content.
The Emirates Float Glass facility is equipped with machines imported mainly from Europe, the US or Japan. The plant has achieved 100% capacity utilization, the highest benchmark for efficiency levels worldwide. The hi-tech manufacturing unit currently holds a production capacity of 600 tons of clear molten glass per day and over 190,000 tons of glass products per year.Â