As the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) pointed out in its 2007 report, Potential Earnings Impacts from Climate Change: Construction, the energy used in the manufacture of plaster products is amongst the lowest of any building product. This means that, apart from those associated with its natural gas consumption, the emissions from CSR Gyprock’s plasterboard manufacturing operations are limited to water vapour.
Fibre cement facade specialist Equitone is making steady progress on its journey to circularity with two clear ambitions for 2030: light impact materials and zero waste to landfill.