On March 6, IKEA China announced that in order to reduce the climate footprint in the production of panels, IKEA is gradually transitioning from fossil-based adhesives to bio-based adhesives. It is understood that at present, 5% of the climate footprint of the entire IKEA value chain is related to the adhesives used in the board. With this initiative, IKEA hopes to reduce the use of fossil-based adhesives by 40% by FY2030 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from adhesives by 30%.
Most of IKEA's adhesive consumption is for panel production, and finding new adhesive solutions is one of the main ways to reduce IKEA's climate footprint. After a bold innovation and several years of experimentation, IKEA has now decided to switch to bio-based adhesives as an alternative, reducing IKEA’s use of fossil-based adhesives by 40% and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from adhesives 30%.
“This is a significant and far-reaching initiative for IKEA, which we have been working on for over a decade. Not only does it meet our need for adhesives with a lower climate footprint, but it also demonstrates that It’s that small changes can really make a big difference. We hope this will inspire other companies to take similar action.” Venla Hemmilä, material and technology engineer at IKEA of Sweden.
IKEA will gradually realize the transition from fossil-based adhesives to bio-based adhesives. The goal is that by fiscal year 2030, most panel manufacturers in IKEA supply chain will use adhesives with lower climate footprints. In Kazluruda, Lithuania, the first IKEA industrial plant is now applying an adhesive system made of special cornstarch* in large-scale production. This is the result of ten years of IKEA's persistent efforts to find alternatives to fossil-based adhesives. Meanwhile, IKEA is also experimenting with other adhesive systems.
"Since 5% of the climate footprint of IKEA's value chain is due to the adhesives in the board, this move will have a positive impact, and it also means that IKEA is moving towards limiting global climate change to 1. A crucial step has been taken towards the goal of staying within 5°C. Along with increasing the use of recycled wood in the production process, driving 100% The trifecta, using renewable energy, marks a new milestone in the sustainable production of IKEA wood products. ” Andreas Rangel, Head of Climate, Inter IKEA Group Ahrens said. Finding new adhesive solutions is one of the main ways to further reduce the climate footprint in particleboard production, while IKEA also strives to use 100% renewable energy in the production process. The move is in line with IKEA's goal to use only renewable and recycled materials by FY2030. In order to achieve the transition to 100% bio-based adhesives, IKEA recently launched an acceleration program, which will pilot new adhesive solutions with external partners.
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