Sustainability

NOT JUST A BUZZWORD

At rettenmeier®, we work with the natural raw material wood that has been available to humans for thousands of years. Technical progress and new requirements and uses have led to the development of an increasing number of timber products. The extremely increasing desire for natural and renewable wood as a raw material makes balancing the consumption and regrowth of the raw material so important - which is why we attach great importance to sustainable forestry.

 

Our daily commitment to climate protection

As a result, our entire production process makes a significant contribution to active climate protection. By processing the raw material wood into high-quality, durable building products, we create CO2 reservoirs that permanently store the carbon removed from the atmosphere. We create products with added value for our customers and adhere to our zero-waste principle - no chip remains unused.

WE ARE IMPROVING OUR CO2 FOOTPRINT

Together with GKH GmbH, we have developed a carbon footprint according to the GHG Protocol. This enables us to design and effectively implement long-term reduction measures. 

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Piktogramm Waldwirtschaft

SUSTAINABLE + REGIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT

Forest-rich locations enable us to source our raw materials from the immediate vicinity of our plants as far as possible. For longer distances, we use rail transport. This saves costs, resources and, above all, protects the environment.

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Piktogramm nachhaltige Logistik

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

With our own rail connections at individual locations, rail is also a climate-friendly means of transport for us in order to get as much freight as possible off the road.

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Piktogramm Biomasse Kraftwerk

BIOMASS POWER PLANT

In our drying plants, the wood is dried to the desired moisture content and then checked again for the agreed quality. Our latest high-performance channel dryer in Wilburgstetten enables package length-independent feeding and fully automatic continuous operation with maximum efficiency in the drying process. Only heat generated from renewable energies in our own biomass power plants is utilised.