Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.

Intertape Polymer Group, Inc. (IPG), a manufacturer of tapes and packaging materials, applied ENERGY STAR® resources for energy management and made investments to advance energy efficiency across the business. Key 2023 accomplishments include:

• Achieving the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry at its Polyair facility in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first time, accomplishing a 14.3% energy intensity reduction within 2 years.
• Obtaining ENERGY STAR certification for its Danville, Georgia distribution center for the fourth year in a row.
• Investing in energy-efficient new production equipment, including a film line that resulted in a 76% energy intensity reduction and a new protective packaging line that consolidates two older lines into one and led to a 50% energy intensity reduction.
• Actively engaging with and promoting ENERGY STAR tools and resources to industry groups, including the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, ENERGY STAR’s Southeast Energy Management Best Practice Network, and partners at the Annual ENERGY STAR Industrial Meeting.
• Improving the company’s lean manufacturing practices by implementing a scoring system for plants to obtain internal recognition. IPG’s plants earn points for reviewing ENERGY STAR’s guidelines for energy management and completing the ENERGY STAR Energy Program Assessment Matrix.
• Expanding the company’s corporate energy program to include newly acquired manufacturing sites.
• Conducting four ENERGY STAR Treasure Hunts that identified $4 million in energy saving opportunities.