Verallia Contributes to Saint-Gobain’s ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence
First and only glass container manufacturer to receive the award is honored for third consecutive year
Verallia North America, a leading producer of glass containers in the United States, is sharing in the honor of the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with its parent company Saint-Gobain. All Saint-Gobain businesses in the U.S. are being recognized for their leadership in conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“We’re thrilled to be recognized by the EPA for a third year in a row,” said Joseph R. Grewe, President and CEO with Verallia North America. “We will pursue our objective to search for and implement prudent energy management technologies that improve the environment.”
Through a wide range of energy-awareness programs, process improvements, and energy management practices, Saint-Gobain businesses in North America were able to reduce their energy intensity (the amount of energy used to produce a unit of product) by 3.8% and reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by more than 131,000 tons last year.
"Saint-Gobain's robust energy management program is a national model," said Elizabeth Craig, acting director of EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs. "Effective energy management not only helps the bottom line, but it also is our most cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy." More
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About the institute
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
