Environment, Social & Governance

At HF Belisce, the CO₂ footprint is calculated and compared yearly to track sustainability progress. The company is transitioning from gas to electric ovens to further reduce emissions. Additionally, the Project Clear Water USA initiative supports cleaner water resources worldwide.

An online training system has been implemented to improve learning accessibility across all sites. Employees now benefit from increased external and in-house training opportunities. In addition, initiatives like the annual Health Week at locations such as HF Freudenberg promote well-being and safety awareness.

The following sites have been awarded the EcoVadis Gold certification for their outstanding sustainability performance: HF Freudenberg, Pomini Rubber & Plastics Srl., and Farrel Corp.

ISO 14001 has been successfully implemented at Pomini, Farrel Corporation, and HF Rubber Machinery to strengthen environmental management. Furthermore, HF Freudenberg and Farrel Limited have introduced ISO 45001 to enhance occupational health and safety standards.

Start optimising your production efficiency with real-time energy monitoring, gaining valuable insights, especially on batch mixing energy consumption - adding real value for our customers.

In addition, preparations for an internal energy monitoring system are underway to improve transparency and resource efficiency across all production processes.

HF offers many technical and process optimisation solutions. For example the new iXSeal 2.0 dust seal controller technology. Using intelligent control algorithms, iXSeal 2.0 ensures that the dust seals operate at the minimum required hydraulic pressure and the pressure-dependent oil quantity, also taking into account the temperatures of the dust seals.

A green solution to a worldwide problem: the HF GROUP 2-stage pyrolysis system. Get from end-of-life tyres (ELTs) 50% tyre derived oil (TDO), 40% raw recovered Carbon Black (rCB) and 10% syngas.

The Smart Final Mix (AI) service combines algorithms as well as three distinct criteria for mixing quality, energy use and compound temperature with CO₂ reduction by up to 29%.

HF offers all significant innovations for the rubber and plastics mixing industry as the BANBURY^® mixers, INTERMIX^® mixers and TANDEM mixers 2.0 - the best and most efficient solutions in the market for silica mixing and beyond.

CO₂ emissions can be reduced by up to 60% due to reduction of mixing steps while maintaining high mixing quality.

Introducing the electrical curing innovation for a greener future in tyre manufacturing. Level up your ESG target by using electrical tyre curing and reducing your CO₂ emissions by 50% per tyre in comparison to conventional steam heating.