MAPEI announces that its products are carbon-neutral

CO2 offset family of MAPEI products available in Canada (CNW Group/MAPEI Inc.)

LAVAL — MAPEI Canada, a manufacturer of construction materials for the building industry, announces their family of carbon-neutral products. Now, specifiers, contractors and home owners can choose to use products that are fully offset throughout their entire life cycle.

“For MAPEI, our carbon-neutral status is achieved by calculating the product’s carbon footprint and reducing it to zero through a combination of efficiency measures in-house, as well as through the acquisition of certified carbon credits in support of renewable energy and forestry protection projects,” said Brittany Storm, Sustainability Manager for MAPEI North America. “We understand that being carbon neutral is not enough, This is just the start, we’re looking at our products and in our facilities themselves to reduce our carbon emissions.”

“MAPEI’s carbon-neutral product family is one of many of our sustainable offerings, which include a variety of health and environmental certifications, and is the latest offering in our long-ranging efforts to be good shepherds of the environment,” explained Luigi Di Geso, President and CEO of MAPEI North America.

This family of carbon-neutral products includes:

• Keraflex® Super: Premium, a large-and-heavy-tile mortar with polymer
• Large Tile & Stone Mortar: Premium, polymer-enriched, large-and-heavy-tile and thin-set mortar
• Light Mortar for Tile & Stone: Lightweight, polymer-enriched mortar for floors and walls
• Mapecem® Quickpatch: a reportedly fast-setting, cementitious material for patching concrete
• Mapefer® 1K [NA]: Corrosion-inhibiting coating for reinforcing steel
• MAPEI Ultralite® Mortar Zero: a carbon-neutral, lightweight mortar with polymer for large and heavy tile
• Planitop® XS: One-component, reportedly fast-setting, extended-working-time, vertical and overhead repair mortar
• Ultracolor® Plus FA: Rapid-setting, “all-in-one” grout replacement for sanded and unsanded grouts
• Ultraflex® LFT™ (white and gray): Premium, large-and-heavy tile mortar with polymer

“We know carbon neutral isn’t enough and that we need to continually examine our products and processes to further reduce our impacts. Close attention is paid to our Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) and how we can further improve our impacts on the environment,” Storm explained.

“At MAPEI we like to say that sustainability is built into everything that we do,” Di Geso continued. “These enhanced products with optimized formulas are the result of that ongoing innovative drive and join our larger initiative to reduce our carbon footprint.”