From the Eifel to the world: Floor coverings based on CERAMIN® can be found anywhere where such materials need to be hard-wearing, sustainable and promote healthy living — from nursery schools in Germany all the way to shopping malls in the USA. A member of the CLASSEN Group, Akzenta manufactures the material at its plant in Kaisersesch. Importantly, CERAMIN® is a low-emission, fully recyclable product that contains no PVC or plasticisers. Recycled material also makes up more than two thirds of its polymer input.

Closing loops — protecting the climate: The regranulate used, recythen, is manufactured by Interzero from post-consumer plastic packaging in an award-winning process. Researchers at the Fraunhofer UMSICHT institute have calculated that the use of one tonne of recythen instead of primary plastics saves 1.1 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and 22,254 kWh of primary energy.