Context: Belgium, Virton, 2011

Challenge: To execute a study for the François Group assessing the environmental advantage of its sustainable pellets and to find new ways to improve the company’s processes.

Partnership: The François Group is a leading company in Belgium for sustainable wood derivatives such as pallets and pellets. CO2logic was asked to assess the entire supply chain, from chopping to delivery. Based on its analysis a CO₂-balance was made of the entire life cycle of both products, namely a bag of Badger pellets of 15 kg and a returnable wooden pallet.

Results: Both products evaluated by CO2logic have a negative CO₂-balance thanks to the use of new and efficient cogeneration plant that runs on sustainable bio mass. In this way every pallet avoids on average 1,86 kg CO₂ and every bag of pellets 2,08 kg. These results can be improved by a reduction of emissions related to road transport (eg. by recuperating empty trucks after deliveries).