Every day large amounts of wood and other raw materials are
transported into the mills and out as finished products to customers worldwide.
Emissions from transport account for a significant proportion of total emissions of fossile carbondioxid to air.
Approximately 75% of outward transport already uses green alternatives such as railways or boats. Billerud collaborates with other companies in the industry to make environmental and financial gains. Together with four other forestry industry companies, Billerud is a joint owner of ScandFibre Logistics, a company that optimises rail transport.
Opportunities to significantly improve the transport system are limited for inward transport of wood. For natural reasons, lorries are the only option for transporting wood raw materials and biofuel from the felling areas in the forest. Despite this, Billerud seeks to minimise transport as far as possible, firstly by buying in wood from forests located as close to the mills as possible.
Secondly Billerud collaborates with other companies in the sector by exchanging timber.
Eco-Driving
Billerud has incorporated a requirement in its contracts with road haulage companies to reduce the environmental burden from road transport. This states that the fuel must be environmental class 1 and that drivers must be trained in Eco-driving.