Sealy cuts environmental impact

Trinity, N.C.–based mattress major Sealy reports that it has saved $1.2 million in fuel costs, reduced carbon dioxide emissions by almost 9%, saved more than $4 million in material costs and reduced manufacturing scrap by 650 tons since becoming part of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s Green Portfolio Program. The firm, based in New York, is Sealy’s majority owner.