Kährs announces that the process of certifying its wood pellets biofuel offering under Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has just been completed. This means that a rigorous process for control of wood sources has been implemented and reviewed. Kährs can now provide third party assurance that its pellets are produced according to the SBP standard to mitigate risks of illegal harvesting and unsustainable sources.
Kährs, a manufacturer of premium hardwood flooring, started its production of wood pellets in early 2019. Kährs had for decades been providing carbon neutral biofuel energy in the form of wood powder to the market and decided to invest in a more refined and standardized energy product - wood pellets, from its own, state of the art plant, adjacent to the wood floor factory in Nybro, Sweden.
The SBP certification builds on established forest certifications such as Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC). Kährs was already certified to both FSC and PEFC but needed to carry out further risk mitigation activities, involving 450+ suppliers in more than 25 countries, to be compliant also with the SBP framework.
The scope of the certification is the production of wood pellets at AB Gustaf Kähr’s wood pellet plant in Nybro, including transportation to the port in Kalmar. Kährs management system was evaluated to ensure compliance with the requirements specified by the SBP standard including; review of the production processes; production site visits; review of PEFC systems and review of the total supply base for wood to follow the SBP Standard to mitigate risks.
Kährs Group is a leading manufacturer and distributor of flooring.
