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Saint-Gobain Canada Implements Innovative Production Process at CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg, Significantly Reducing Water Usage, Carbon Emissions and Energy Costs
WINNIPEG, MB / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2025 / Over the past year, CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg has spearheaded an innovative sustainability project to conserve water and energy use during gypsum wallboard production. This unique project resulted ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"WINNIPEG, MB / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2025 / Over the past year, CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg has spearheaded an innovative sustainability project to conserve water and energy use during gypsum wallboard production. This unique project resulted in reducing water consumption by 3%, decreasing CO2 emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 5.6 tons per year for the site and decreasing energy consumption by nearly 25 million kWh per year.","length":433,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""At Saint-Gobain Canada, our team is striving every day to manufacture and deliver the highest quality of product to the construction industry while actively reflecting on the impact of our actions," shares Jean-Claude Lasserre, CEO, Canada, Saint-Gobain. "With this transformative project, our whole CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg team came together to solve a challenge that will have a significant sustainable impact on our work, the environment and our customers."","length":485,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Driven by innovation","length":20,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In 2024 the CertainTeed Gypsum Winnipeg team embarked on a journey to significantly reduce overall water use - an essential component of gypsum wallboard production - as well as the amount of energy consumed during the evaporation and drying process. Prior to the project, only one-third of the water added in production was retained in the product, while the rest was evaporated in the drying process, leading to high energy consumption and inefficiency.","length":455,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Through an iterative process, the team identified a key product line, the CertainTeed 5/8 Type X board, to conduct trials to adjust the water-to-stucco ratio (known as water gauge), while working to obtain the same level of quality the clients expect from the product. The team acted on several fronts to reach the goals they sought:","length":333,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Recipe optimization: After several trial phases, the Winnipeg team was able to reduce the water gauge, achieving a 3% reduction, resulting in over 240,000 less gallons of water used per year;","length":191,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Technology upgrade: Additionally, by replacing the magnetic flow meters with...