News 2009
01 July 2009
CEO Comment: Are the sales trimmed enough?
Eelco van Heel, CEO of the Rockwool Group comments on the Rockwool business in the light of the global financial situation (from Rockwool Newsletter, June 2009).
01 July 2009
Rockwool Newsletter for June 2009 released
In this issue e.g.: CEO Eelco van Heel comments on the global financial situation. The Group is ready for growth in North America. Green building projects in France and Poland. The Group's new familiy member in Russia - Rockfon Russia. The Rockwool contribution to the gas to liquid plant Pearl GTL in the Gulf region. The Rockwool Award 2009 and much more.
18 June 2009
The Rockwool Group opens new 100 million Euro production site in Canada
Capacity is doubled and 100 new green jobs created. The Rockwool Group stands well prepared to benefit from the huge potential for energy efficiency improvements in North American buildings.
03 June 2009
Dutch Rockwool company joins fire safe partnership
On 2 June, Rockwool Benelux signed an agreement on a new lectureship in fire safety. The new partner is the Saxion College, one of the largest institutions of higher education in the Netherlands.
25 May 2009
Presentation of Q1 report 2009
On Monday 25 May Rockwool International A/S releases the report on the first quarter of 2009.
22 May 2009
Watch the Rockwool Award ceremony on video
20 May 2009
European Parliament wants to strengthen energy efficiency in buildings
Annual savings of 25 billion euro - up to 450,000 new jobs - and less CO2 pollution; all these benefits are in the offing after the European Parliament voted in favour of revising the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The Energy End-use and Energy Services Directive
Improving energy performance in the EU
07 May 2009
Rockwool Award to qualify the climate debate
The Danish Rockwool Award 2009 goes to one of the most advanced thinkers in environmental sustainability in the design of cities and buildings as well as industrial processes: author, architect and designer William McDonough. He is known in particular for the Cradle to Cradle environmental concept. Cradle to Cradle has been called the foundation of the next industrial revolution and has, particularly in recent years, generated enthusiasm all over the world.
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
23 April 2009
Rockwool Group win £1m contract for BBC building
The Rockwool Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation solutions, has won the contract to supply insulation materials worth approximately £1 million for the BBC’s refurbished Broadcasting House headquarters in central London.
15 April 2009
Annual General Meeting - Full-text
Full-text proposals for submission at the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday the 22nd April 2009.
14 April 2009
Rockwool insulation for BSkyB
The Rockwool Group's UK company has won the contract to supply around £600,000 of insulation materials for BSkyB’s new state-of-the-art building project near Heathrow in West London, which it is set to be Europe’s most sustainable broadcast facility for Sky Sports and Sky’s entertainment channels.
20 March 2009
Climate conclusions from Copenhagen
Climate change is happening faster than previously estimated. That was the dire conclusion from the international climate congress recently held in Copenhagen. The good news: Energy efficiency is a key instrument to save at least 80% of CO2 before 2050.
Climate solutions can provide thousands of new jobs
12 March 2009
CEO Comment: When the going gets tough
CEO Eelco van Heel comments on the Rockwool business in the light of the global financial situation (from the Annual Report 2009).
10 March 2009
Rockwool Group at Copenhagen climate congress
Today, the University of Copenhagen’s congress on climate changes is kicked off in Copenhagen. The Rockwool Group is official partner to the congress preparing input for the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, December 2009.
Climate solutions can provide thousands of new jobs
06 March 2009
Presentation of full year report 2008
On Thursday 12 March Rockwool International A/S releases the report on the full year of 2008. After the release the report will be presented on www.rockwool.com.
06 March 2009
Ethanol plant expansion in Sweden
In Sweden, the development of sustainable energy and bio-fuel is increasing. Recently, Rockwool insulation has been used on an expansion of the leading Scandinavian ethanol plant.
04 March 2009
Rockwool International A/S profiled on EnergyMap
EnergyMap – the new Danish web-based guide to solutions for combating climate change – has gone live from 1st March 2009. Rockwool International A/S is represented with a profile.
04 March 2009
Rockwool Italy wins Best Corporate Website award
The prize was given in February by Edilportale, the main Italian portal for the building sector. The aim of this prize is to reward the most original communication strategies for 2008.
13 February 2009
Rockwool campaign on the move
‘Stop local warming’ is the slogan of a new campaign to promote Rockwool insulation as a climate solution. The campaign launches in Denmark, February 2009.
13 February 2009
High-rise fire protection in Dubai
The Rockwool Group is searching for new growth opportunities in the Middle East. One of the keys to this market is a greater focus on fire resistance in high-rise blocks.
13 February 2009
The energy generating house
In his New Year address, the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen emphasised the need to build attractive energy-plus-houses, which generate more energy than they use. The Rockwool Group is showing the way forward with Sweden’s most energy-efficient house, Villa Åkarp.
Get inspiration and follow the progress of the building work on (in Swedish)
11 February 2009
Rockwool Newsletter for February 2009 released
In this issue e.g.: CEO Eelco van Heel comments on 2009 – A year of opportunities and hard work. Rockwool campaign on the move: Stop local warming. Countdown to the 15th UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 2009. Rockwool Group joins the global climate network, Carbon Disclosure Project.
11 February 2009
Dutch Rockwool company dedicates itself to low-energy buildings
On 5th February 2009 eleven leading organisations in the Netherlands – including Rockwool Benelux BV – founded the Koplopers PeGO Innovatie Platform, ‘leaders in energy efficient buildings’. Since insulation is the basis for energy savings in buildings, the Dutch Rockwool company takes an active approach in this partnership.
02 February 2009
Rockwool Group joins global climate network
The Rockwool Group is committed to environmental responsibility. Honest and transparent communication is our policy, and we have therefore accepted an invitation to join the global climate network, Carbon Disclosure Project.
