Sustainable development

Combining different transport methods makes it possible to utilise resources more efficiently and reduce the environmental impact. Nynas is leading the trend towards more flexible, resource-efficient bitumen deliveries in Europe.

Thanks to a specially designed method, it’s now possible to allow traffic back onto the road without major restrictions several days earlier than usual following surface dressing works.

Cost-efficient, cold mix technologies can also contribute to reducing environmental impact through lower energy consumption and higher levels of recycling, creating less traffic disruption. Experiences from places including the UK, Lithuania and Sweden indicate that this technology is on the verge of a commercial breakthrough.

As interest increases in wind power, tougher demands are being made of the equipment. Nynas is also involved in contributing to ongoing developments.

Thanks to a number of environment-oriented investments, it has been possible to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the refinery in Nynäshamn by more than one hundred thousand tonnes a year.

Heavier traffic and more homes in densely populated areas mean that significant efforts are required to reduce traffic noise. One way is to increase the use of noise-dampening road surfaces.

With an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Marika joined Nynas in 1999. She has predominantly held positions within R&D, including many years as Manager Technical Development and Market Support. For the past two years Marika has been focusing on sustainable development and competence transfer projects and she is now Sustainable Development Manager for Nynas Naphthenics. Find out what's on her mind.