nkt cables has a very high rate of material utilisation and constantly strives to reduce CO2 emissions.
Today our cable manufacturing processes have limited impact in terms of external noise, waste water and air pollution. The main environmental impacts from our business activities stem from two sources: the energy consumed at our production facilities and the use of non-renewable resources in products, primarily copper, aluminium and plastics originating from oil derivatives. Thus it is important for us to:
• Minimize the use of energy
• Minimize scrapping raw materials and maximize recycling possibilities
• Avoid the use of hazardous materials in our products and processes
Initiatives along these lines will benefit the environment as well as improve the competitiveness of nkt cables.
A diverse portfolio of initiatives is underway to reduce energy consumption in our operations.
This includes:
The commissioning of the new factory, a new production building, a replacement of one coal boiler by ground source heat pumps and one steam boiler by a combined heat and power plant.
Finally, at nkt cables we have successfully extended our business involvement in the fields of renewable energy by assisting our customers to conserve natural resources and reduce CO2 emissions. Our submarine cables are instrumental in realising the benefits of offshore wind farms, and our supply of monitoring solutions and technologies contributes to a significant reduction of transmission and distribution losses