Safe raw materials subject to a stringent selection process

 Vinyl is a safe material largely used in the automotive, food packaging, healthcare and
construction industries and for tools, medical disposables which come into close and intimate
contact with humans.
Gerflor uses the same grade of material to produce its floorcoverings.

Average composition of a Gerflor vinyl floor:

• Vinyl resin: less than 50%
• Plasticisers: approximately 25% (used to soften the floor and make laying easier)
• Filler: approximately 25% (gives the flooring its solidity and cuts costs)
• Other (stabiliser, base material, pigments or inks, varnish, etc.): less than 5%
• No heavy metals ( sstabilisers, pigments or inks)
• No plasticisers know to be toxic to reproduction
• No formaldehydes
• No solvent-based inks used for printing
• No substances rated as carcinogenic
• No materials on the canddate list of substances subject to authorisation (REACH)

No formaldehyde emissions and low VOC emissions

Gerflor vinyl floorcovering VOC emissions are on average 70% below European standards, with NO Formaldehyde emission.

 •Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
DEFINITION : Compounds, volatile in ambient air, often found in solvents, paints, varnishes, detergents, glue, cigarette smoke, perfumes, etc.

•Formaldehydes
DEFINITION : Organic compound of the aldehyde family wich is used for manufacturing curable resins and glue. It is therefore present in laminate and plywood particle boards.

Production waste recycled in our factories

• Gerflor factories can be thought of as recycling centres.
Almost 100% of our production waste is recycled and re-used to manufacture interlayers or backing.

 ISO 14001

• In Europe, less than 50% of manufacturers have achieved an ISO 14001 certification and Gerflor is one of them. All Gerflor industrial sites are ISO 14001 certified and are committed to continuously improving their environmental performance in terms of: air protection, energy saving,..

Easy to clean

• Gerflor floorcoverings undergo surface treatement (Pureclean or HQR) in our factories to ensure durability, avoid stripping and metallising, and considerably reduce the quantity of water and detergent required over their entire lifespan.