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Knauf Insulation North America Named Air Conservationist of the Year

ECOSE^® Technology Largely Responsible for Reducing Emissions at Company’s Lanett Facility

(LANETT, Ala., August 25, 2010) — Knauf Insulation North America announced today it was named Air Conservationist of the Year by the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF). The award recognizes Knauf Insulation’s Lanett facility for significant emissions reductions and a commitment to sustainable manufacturing processes and product development.

The Air Conservationist of the Year is one of 14 annual AWF Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards, considered the most prestigious conservation honors in Alabama. During the past 30 years, AWF has presented these awards to individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to the conservation of Alabama’s wildlife and related natural resources.

“Knauf Insulation’s number one priority is to develop products that improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of America’s buildings,” said Bill Taylor, Knauf Insulation’s director of Lanett plant operations. “Our sustainable manufacturing principles are particularly important given the fact that in the U.S. alone, buildings account for nearly 40 percent of all energy used and about the same percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, which is more than any other business sector.”

To earn AWF recognition, Knauf Insulation’s Lanett facility reduced binder-related chemical emissions, such as phenol and formaldehyde, by 94 percent starting in March 2009 when it switched to ECOSE Technology, a bio-based binder that eliminates all the non-renewable petroleum-based ingredients used in most fiberglass insulation. This creates a more sustainable insulation product and generates fewer emissions from the manufacturing process. The plan is to completely eliminate these plant emissions by the end of 2010.

“ECOSE Technology allows us to meet our rigorous product and manufacturing sustainability standards,” added Taylor. “The Air Conservationist of the Year award is testament to this technology’s impact in buildings insulated with our products and the communities where our products are made.”

Knauf Insulation also installed a wet electrostatic precipitator at the Lanett facility that, when coupled with ECOSE Technology, reduced particulate matter emissions by more than 50 percent. In addition to reducing its manufacturing emissions, company products save 330 pounds of carbon dioxide each year for every pound its plants emit.

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