The Dutch National Climate Platform visits BEWI RAW

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Accelerating climate reduction efforts

Building mutual understanding between industry and policymakers

Kees Vendrik, chairman of the Dutch National Climate Platform (Nationaal Klimaat Platform) and his team visited BEWI’s EPS raw material facility in Etten-Leur last week. The group gained extensive insights into EPS as material and BEWI’s leading role to a circular economy.

The National Climate Platform, an initiative by the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Energy, aims to help accelerate climate reduction efforts. Acting as a bridge between companies and policymakers in Den Hague, the platform visited BEWI to gain a deeper understanding of the company’s opportunities for advancing climate goals and the obstacles that need to be addressed. The group was welcomed by Alan Moss, head of BEWI RAW, conveying the company’s vision of protecting people and goods, and its commitment to collecting and recycling.

BEWI offers a wide range of EPS raw materials; virgin, recycled – or a combination, designed to meet the diverse needs of customers across industries, including construction and packaging.

“Buildings account for around 40 per cent of the total energy consumption in EU and 36 per cent of CO₂ emissions. The global targets aim to reduce total Greenhouse Gas emissions by 95 per cent by 2050 compared to 1990. EPS is an excellent material for insulating floors, walls, and roofs, making buildings more energy-efficient and thereby reducing CO2 emissions,” says Alan Moss, adding:

“Moreover, EPS is made of 98 per cent air, it’s light, strong and durable – ideal to protect goods during transport and handling. The material is 100 per cent recyclable – and is being recycled. Time and time again.”

The factory tour guided the group of visitors through the production of expanded polystyrene raw material, from sourcing to the preparations of full octabins ready for shipment. This included BEWI’s new extruder, which strengthens the capacity for using recycled materials. By collecting and recycling used EPS, BEWI reduces the use of virgin materials and offers circular solutions with lower carbon footprint benefitting the society as a whole.

“We are very pleased to welcome Kees Vendrik and his team to our facility in Etten-Leur. Their visit highlights the importance of building mutual understanding between industry and policymakers and the distinctive contribution EPS has in the transition to a circular economy,” Moss concludes.
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