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Let’s plant pines campaign: 3,000 new trees
In April, a unique environmental action by Xella Poland took place at the Ostrołęka Forest Division. The employees from the Ostrołeka plant, from the Warsaw headquarters, and their families joined forces to plant as many as 3,000 pine seedlings together.
Circularity in Action: how Silka Leftovers are reintegrated into production
Last year, our Silka plant in Hillegom, the Netherlands, introduced an innovative circularity process to minimize waste and reduce raw material consumption. By reintegrating crushed residues into production, the plant has already made significant ecological and economic strides.
Best practice: Circularity at the Kolubara plant in Serbia
Xella is well on the way to achieving an important milestone in circularity: by 2025, no AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete) leftovers will end up in landfills. The Kolubara plant in Serbia demonstrates how this transition is being successfully implemented, marking a key step forward in achieving Xell
When you reach zero, the work is not finished.
Zero AAC leftovers to landfill by 2025 is an important milestone on our roadmap to zero AAC and CSU leftovers to landfill by 2030. Antonio Grginovic, Circular Economy Development Manager at Xella Group, tells us how we transformed challenges into opportunities, working together creatively across bor
Circularity in construction: working with partners in Belgium
What does urban mining look like in practice? To learn more about this, we have been working for two years in a funded project on sustainability in the construction industry. The challenge: to create a new building from the material of an old one.
Achieving circularity on different paths
Developing products and processes that use less CO2, providing a safe and inclusive workplace, or making our products more circular: at Xella, we play a proactive role in reducing our environmental impact and work hard to become more sustainable. When it comes to circularity, we embed a regenerative
Sustainable building and circularity: pilot project in Southern Germany
An important pillar of Xella's sustainability strategy is circularity. The company has set itself the goal of eliminating all leftovers from autoclaved aerated concrete production from landfills by 2025. A pilot project near Munich in Germany is demonstrating how discarded Xella products can be recy
Powered by renewables: new photovoltaic system installed at the Pontenure plant in Italy
One of our most important missions is to produce energy more efficiently. To this end, we have already installed photovoltaic systems at many sites. At the beginning of May, another plant in Italy was put into operation. Others will follow.
We build a sustainable world and want to rely on science
The construction industry is responsible for 38% of CO2 emissions. The industry is facing new challenges and must adapt its strategies to climate change. Environmental protection is at the heart of Xella's business. And we want to rely on science to achieve our ESG goals.
Meet today... Antonio Grginović
By 2025, no more production residues from Xella should end up in landfills – Antonio Grginović, Circular Economy Development Manager in the ESG department of Xella Group since October 2022, has committed himself to this urgent topic. In his view, however, everyone can contribute to a successful c
Italy: Creating a green residential building with sustainable Ytong building systems
Embedded in a neighborhood of the Italian city of Bari, the new residential building "Nicole 340" was realized. The sustainable construction method with Ytong building systems merged nature and living in a natural way.
Saving energy with autoclaved aerated concrete, calcium silicate blocks and insulating materials
The more heating costs rise, the more important good insulation becomes. That is why the EU is also increasing its pressure on owners of old and new buildings.
We have to actively shape the path to a circular economy
A few weeks ago, Xella Germany spoke with experts at Studio X, an offering of the Xella Academy, about how sustainable housing can be designed. One of the experts on hand was Tina Kammer, professor of sustainable building at IU International University and an advocate for circular building.
Sustainable building must become the new normal
A few weeks ago, Xella Germany spoke with experts at Studio X, an offering of the Xella Academy, about how sustainable housing can be designed. One of the experts on hand was Sebastian Pohl, a member of the management team at consultancy LCEE and DGNB Senior Auditor.
Researching and breaking new ground: How Xella strives for circularity
One of Xella's most ambitious sustainability goals is the circularity of its own products. Xella is working on this with the highest level of commitment in all international markets. Also, Xella’s Technology and Research Center is pushing ahead with numerous research projects, especially in German
Crisis-proof building solutions made of autoclaved aerated concrete
In times of rising energy, material and production costs, construction managers are looking more than ever for building solutions that are efficient, sustainable, and affordable. Solutions made of autoclaved aerated concrete are thereby obvious in this context, especially for reasons of sustainabili
Renovate: Preserve buildings, protect the environment
Whether it's a single-family home, a housing development, a commercial property, or a historic building under preservation order, the right renovation not only saves energy costs. It also improves the quality of life for users and helps the climate. It depends on the materials.
Cooling becomes more important than heating: Building in climate change
In 2050, we will need more energy for cooling buildings in summer than for heating them in winter. This is what Swiss experts expect as a result of climate change. The right building material is therefore becoming increasingly important.
How the transport of our building materials is becoming more sustainable
The fight against climate change means that we have to reduce our CO2 emissions throughout the value chain. That's why we are also thinking about how transport routes and means can be made more sustainable. After all, everything we produce has to find its way to the construction sites.
Fast on the river instead of traffic jams on the road
From Burcht, Xella Belgium delivers to customers who have a boat dock by ship instead of by lorry. This saves many tonnes of CO2.
How photovoltaic systems in the Netherlands ensures improved energy efficiency
To drastically reduce CO2 emissions, Xella relies on several different measures. To produce in a significantly more energy-efficient manner, the installation and use of photovoltaic systems at Xella plants plays an important role. One such project is currently being rolled out in the Netherlands.
Driving climate protection forward together - the NetZero Emission Roadmap for autoclaved aerated concrete
The European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association EAACA recently presented a NetZero Roadmap for climate-friendly autoclaved aerated concrete. Xella is a member of the initiative and wants to work together to make the European construction industry more sustainable.
How a new cutter pays towards our sustainability goals
Xella's investment in a new autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) cutter at its factory in Vuren, Netherlands, not only improves the products that are made there. The investment also pays dividends toward the company's sustainability goals.
How Xella's Multipor insulation brand becomes climate-neutral
As part of our commitment to fighting climate change, we are giving our customers the opportunity to make a measurable contribution to climate protection. Starting this year, for example, we are offsetting the CO2 emissions of our Multipor insulation brand.
How Xella is taking up the fight against CO2 emissions
The construction and building industry is responsible for nearly 40 percent of global CO2 emissions. At Xella, we've made it our mission to change that. In 2021, we took a few steps forward.
Driving circularity with AAC
Old becomes new – this is how the principle of the circular economy can be explained in very simple terms. Establishing a circular economy for our building materials is currently one of the most important projects for Xella. Two examples from Belgium show how Xella is taking the next steps here to
How Xella encounters regulation to protect the environment
Increasingly strict regulations apply to the construction industry. So how does the Xella Group meet the increasing requirements to regulate CO2 emissions in the construction industry?
Why efficient construction is not only sustainable but also a driver of the national economy
Energy efficiency makes the German economy more competitive internationally. Because companies that use fewer resources operate more sustainably and invest their capital in innovations.
We can't do without a circular economy
Establishing a circular economy for products like autoclaved aerated concrete or calcium silicate bricks is one of our most important projects. The consultancy LCEE Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbH from Darmstadt, a spin-off of Darmstadt Technical University, deals with the principles of sustaina
Why we rely on partners and initiatives for more sustainability
Sustainability is an integral part of our corporate strategy and our understanding of the future. To promote and implement greater sustainability throughout the construction industry, we rely on a wide variety of initiatives and partnerships. The reason: only together we can realize a climate-friend
Our supply chain: Fast, environmentally friendly, cost-effective
How we enable the ideal delivery and supply of our products
Our goal: Driving innovative strength
Innovation management, basic research, and technological development: This is the foundation on which we position the Xella Group for the future and meeting societal as well as industry-specific challenges – be it climate protection, energy savings, or resource efficiency. Since 2004, we have ther
Our goal: Improving circular economy capabilities
Our building materials consist mainly of natural raw materials and are almost completely recyclable. URSA insulation products are already largely made from reused materials. Therefore, the conversion of value chains to value cycles makes sense for us for ecological and economic reasons. The circular
Xella sets itself clear ESG goals
Xella has a powerful business model with multiple opportunities for a positive sustainability impact. Therefore, we want to actively contribute to a more sustainable development of our society and the economy.
Cradle to Cradle: Recycling at Xella
For Xella, the circular economy is of enormous importance. The motivation for this are the legal framework conditions of the EU as well as the environmental aspect and the economic factor. The core of the circular economy is the Cradle to Cradle concept.
New Xella sustainability manager for Scandinavia
Johan Vestergaard is technical director at Xella Scandinavia and since June also responsible for sustainability in the Nordic market
Xella honors innovations 2019
Large-format wall elements, an app for home builders and a concept for recycling management win the innovation award
Awards in Austria show: You can build on Xella when it comes to sustainability!
Anyone who wants to build or renovate in Austria in a sustainable manner can hardly do without Xella products. This has been proven by the awarding of two renowned prizes.
Xella Romania supports construction of children's hospital
Xella Romania contributes to the construction of the first Pediatric Oncology and Radiotherapy Hospital in Romania by donating more than 1,700 sqm of tailor made Ytong blocks.
From a landmarked guesthouse to a modern residential complex
Ytong and Hebel AAC consists of natural materials, promotes the natural indoor climate and can be returned to the production cycle as a raw material. These characteristics make it particularly sustainable – an aspect that becomes increasingly important also in the construction industry. Sustainabi
Economical and ecological: Ytong Big Bags benefit the Circular Economy
Ytong cellular concrete can be processed on site with comparatively little waste. As a rule, less than one percent of the delivered quantity is left over as cut waste, which was previously disposed of with the construction waste
The Xella Emergency Fund
Working together - being there for each other. The principle is simple: if many people make a small contribution, great things can happen.
Excellent - How the upcycling of lime bricks works
This year's Innovation Award was presented at the Xella Management Conference.
Environmentally friendly and economical: recycling management in practice
Together with our partner company Otto Dörner, Xella Technologie- und Forschungsgesellschaft has started a project to reuse aerated concrete residues from mixed construction waste for the renewed production of aerated concrete.
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Let’s plant pines campaign: 3,000 new trees
In April, a unique environmental action by Xella Poland took place at the Ostrołęka Forest Division. The employees from the Ostrołeka plant, from the Warsaw headquarters, and their families joined
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Climate change: How autoclaved aerated concrete and calcium-silicate blocks cope with flooding
Sometimes massive construction has massive advantages. After all, building sustainably also means adapting to extreme weather events such as flooding - especially when it comes to subsequent drainage.
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Circularity in Action: how Silka Leftovers are reintegrated into production
Last year, our Silka plant in Hillegom, the Netherlands, introduced an innovative circularity process to minimize waste and reduce raw material consumption. By reintegrating crushed residues into prod
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