Klüber Lubrication is a globally leading company in the field of specialty lubricants. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Klüber Lubrication provides high-performance lubricants for nearly all industries and markets. The company is known for its innovative solutions, which are tailored to the specific needs of its customers.

With over 2,500 employees in 39 countries, Klüber Lubrication has a global presence and combines deep technical expertise with extensive industry knowledge. The company focuses on sustainable technologies to enhance the efficiency and longevity of machinery and equipment while also promoting environmental protection. As part of the Freudenberg Group, Klüber Lubrication is a reliable partner for Multivac, emphasizing quality, innovation, and sustainability.

Klüber Lubrication has been a trusted partner and supplier for Multivac for many years, particularly in the field of lubricants. Our focus is on a long-term and stable business relationship, with a special emphasis on the sustainability of the products offered by Klüber.

With the concept of the "Footprint," Klüber Lubrication aims to continuously optimize and reduce its own energy and resource consumption. As early as 2018, the company set an ambitious goal to increase the share of renewable energy in its electricity consumption to 50% by 2025. However, this target was significantly exceeded as early as 2021, reaching 73%, and further increasing to 76% in 2022. Klüber has now set a new goal to transition entirely to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Another significant achievement is the substantial reduction of CO₂-equivalent emissions in Scope 1 using new solvents in production. While the solvent-based CO₂eq emissions were over 32,500 tons in 2019, they were reduced to just 1,937 tons by 2022. As a result, Klüber met its goal of reducing CO₂ emissions by 75% by 2025 as early as 2022 – achieving this within just three years. Previously used solvents had a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of around 10,000 kilograms of CO₂eq per kilogram, whereas the new solvent reduces this to just 55 kilograms of CO₂eq. This represents a significant contribution to environmental protection.

The concept of the "Handprint" at Klüber Lubrication refers to measures that support the sustainable value creation of its customers. As early as 2011, the company introduced criteria to evaluate product development projects based on sustainability aspects (Step 1). Since 2017, Klüber has further developed these criteria in accordance with the recommendations of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and applied them to its existing product portfolio to measure the contribution of its products to its own and its customers' sustainability goals. The focus is on clear evaluation and measurement methods regarding the impact of products on people and the environment, sustainable production, and resource conservation – in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

This further developed system, the "Sustainability Product Portfolio Segmentation" (SPPS), has since been used for both existing products and new product development. Based on this segmentation, a quantified scorecard (Step 4) has been created and is continuously refined. As a result, numerous sustainable product optimizations (Step 3) have been implemented and can be tracked using clear performance indicators.

Klüber Lubrication is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its products, facilities, and activities while actively contributing to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. The integrated sustainability system forms the basis for a comprehensive analysis and presentation of environmental impacts and provides solutions for reducing the carbon footprint.

Through the introduction of new production technologies and Klüber's sustainability projects, we as a customer benefit from significantly lower CO₂ emissions in lubricants, which are frequently used in our products. We are currently working intensively to improve sustainability both internally and throughout our supply chains. Klüber Lubrication's successful approaches serve as an inspiration for us to actively promote sustainable value creation.

* Source: Images and stories from the Klüber Lubrication website and the sustainability report: Engagement für Umwkelt und achhaltigkeit in der Industrie // Klüber Lubrication