Featuring a 94% reduction in embodied carbon, Low-GWP
Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation – winner of the 2023 American
Chemistry Council (ACC) Sustainability Leadership Award – is now
available across North
America.
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 30,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced
all sites in North America
manufacturing Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation now produce a low
global warming potential (GWP) formulation, reducing the embodied
carbon by 94%, and identifiable with a shift from the original blue
to the new grey color. This new insulation maintains the Styrofoam™
Brand XPS trusted moisture resistance and thermal performance
criteria demanded by the market. In addition to delivering
significantly lower embodied carbon, this new Styrofoam™ Brand XPS
insulation offers a wide range of benefits to customers, including
LEED v4.1 LCA Optimization credit.
"I'm incredibly proud of everyone who contributed to this
remarkable milestone," said Tim
Lacey, Global Vice President & General Manager of DuPont
Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design. "This
award-winning product embodies the spirit of innovation. Our
collective efforts have significantly decarbonized our Styrofoam™
portfolio, enabling us to better support our customers and
communities while taking care of our planet."
Rooted in over 80 years of technical innovation, the new low-GWP
Styrofoam™ Brand XPS Insulation continues to build on its
strengths. Already made with 100% renewable
electricity1 and a zero-ozone-depletion
formula, it continues to feature a minimum R-value of R-5 per inch
of thickness, for long-term thermal performance.
Certifications and key highlights for the new formulation
include:
- Provides 200% cost, or equivalent to two products, for the LEED
v4.1 LCA Optimization credit
- Published UL environmental product declarations (EPDs) –
U.S. and Canada
- Embodied Carbon/LCA Optimization Assessment, which demonstrates
that DuPont's low-GWP product has achieved a 94% reduction in
embodied carbon relative to the previous formulation
- UL Certified 20% pre-consumer recycled content, on average
- Material Ingredient reporting available as a Manufacturer
Inventory through GreenCircle Certified
In addition, the new formulation has already garnered awards for
sustainable innovation, including the 2023 American Chemistry
Council Sustainability Leadership Award in the Environmental
Protection category. Styrofoam™ Brand Plazamate™ XR
insulation, which features the low-GWP formulation and offers the
highest thermal resistance per inch of any XPS roofing insulation,
also received a 2023 R&D 100 Award.
"The building and construction industry must play an outsized
role in reducing GHG emissions at a pace fast enough to keep
warming within +1.5°C. Whole life carbon – encompassing both
embodied and operational carbon, must be addressed to achieve the
necessary reductions," said Shawn
Hunter, Global Sustainability Director of DuPont Performance
Building Solutions. "This innovation embodies the spirit of action
that we're seeing today as world leaders gather at COP28 to drive a stronger commitment to
decarbonization. By completing this conversion, our team achieved a
major milestone in the history of Styrofoam™, significantly
reducing embodied carbon while maintaining high-performance levels,
and supporting the necessary transition to net-zero buildings."
DuPont recognizes the importance of achieving net-zero carbon
emissions in the built environment to manage the climate crisis and
believes that all buildings play a critical role in mitigating and
adapting to climate change. The transition to low-GWP
Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation supports the DuPont
Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design
business goal to achieve a 75% reduction in GHG emissions from
its operations by 2030 (using 2019 levels as a baseline).
This product innovation milestone has also helped DuPont
strengthen its climate goals, which were updated earlier this year.
After surpassing its goal of a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG
emissions eight years ahead of schedule, the company has set more
ambitious targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative
(SBTi). The new targets include a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2
emissions by 2030 (using 2019 levels as a baseline), along with a
Scope 3 GHG emissions reduction goal of 25% in absolute Scope 3
emissions from purchased goods and services and end of life
treatment of sold products by 2030 (using a 2020 baseline
year).
To view previous communications and learn more about new low-GWP
Styrofoam™ Brand XPS Insulation products available throughout
North America, DuPont's conversion
program and commitment to sustainability, please visit the Product
Resources section and other areas
of beyondblue.dupont.com.
1 We have purchased Renewable Energy Credits to
offset our electricity usage since 2016 for select brands. Starting
in 2020, we offset our full in-house manufacturing electricity
usage for brands in North
America.
About DuPont Performance Building Solutions
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materials for all six sides of the building envelope. By developing
solutions for managing the air, water and thermal performance of
buildings and residences, we help our customers build
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changing world. Backed by unmatched industry insight, building
knowledge, and technical support, as well as world-class brands
such as Styrofoam™ Brand, Tyvek®, and
Great Stuff™, our products and services portfolio
enables customers to focus on what they do best, no matter where
and how they choose to build.
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