Weiler Abrasives Recognized for Climate Leadership
Weiler Abrasives, a global leader in surface conditioning solutions, has been recognized for major sustainability-related achievements by the Sustainable European Abrasive Manufacturers (SEAM). In a recently released CO2 Emissions Report, SEAM named Weiler Abrasives one of only 11 abrasives companies recognized for climate leadership for the 2024 fiscal year. The recognition followed the company’s achievement of more than 4% emissions reduction.
“We are thrilled to be recognized for our climate leadership and efforts to reduce emissions,” said Ingo Kuhl, Vice President of Technology and Product Development for Weiler Abrasives. “This achievement highlights Weiler’s commitment to fostering a more environmentally sound future within the manufacturing sector. Our goal is to help lead global efforts to design and deliver the next generation of value-added abrasive products that also help end users achieve their sustainability targets.”
The member companies were recognized for significant progress in emissions reduction. The emissions reduction performance aligns with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) linear decarbonization trajectory, which is required to remain on track for a 1.5°C annual trajectory.
The SEAM report, which tracks progress toward Net Zero across European operations, found that total sector emissions remained broadly stable. However, leaders such as Weiler Abrasives are driving a structural transition through energy efficiency measures, process optimization, increased electrification, and strategic renewable energy production and procurement.
“Their commitment serves as a powerful example of climate leadership within our sector, and we encourage all members to continue driving ambitious decarbonisation efforts in the years ahead,” the report states.
Weiler Abrasives continues to play an active role in the governance of these industry-wide sustainability efforts as part of the SEAM Steering Group. The company helps guide the program’s strategic direction and environmental benchmarks, and it also participates in SEAM CO2 working groups.
SEAM is FEPA’s (Federation of European Producers of Abrasives) dedicated sustainability program. It reflects the collective commitment of European abrasive manufacturers to best practices in environmental management, resource efficiency, and ethical operations.
As sustainability continues to reshape global manufacturing, Weiler Abrasives remains focused on innovation. To learn more about the company’s approach to advancing a more efficient and environmentally responsible future, read the article, “Sustainability in Abrasive Manufacturing: Driving Innovation, Performance and ESG Impact.”
About Weiler Abrasives Group
As an industry leader and global manufacturer of surface conditioning solutions, Weiler Abrasives Group is dedicated to forging collaborative relationships with our customers in diverse markets — Metal Fabrication; Industrial Production; and Maintenance, Repair & Operations — to tackle their toughest cleaning, grinding, cutting, deburring and finishing challenges.
