Sustainability at Prodinex
Sustainable is a commonly used term that is often misinterpreted. The general meaning is to reduce the burden on the environment and thus improve the quality of life. Prodinex feels involved in a healthy living environment. Together with our customers and suppliers, we try to do everything we can to keep society as liveable as possible, now and in the future.
How does Prodinex do that?
- Our factory is ISO 9001-certified. This means that the processes meet the applicable international quality standards and that the policy is aimed at continuous qualitative improvement.
- Our factory also has an ISO 14001–certificate. This certificate shows that environmental protection requirements are met and monitored.
- The EMAS–certificate is new. This complies with the EU environmental management and audit system. EMAS is an extension of ISO 14001 and aimed at continuously improving environmental objectives, including increased credibility, transparency and reputation, whereby the continuous improvement of environmental performance is verified. Improved management of environmental risks, environmental performance, financial performance and opportunities, as well as increased employee empowerment and motivation.
- In our production processes we strive to produce as little waste as possible. Too much waste would mean that production is not efficient. The little waste that remains from production is recycled and reused in production or used for other applications.
- The heat released during production is used for energy generation.
- The rain and waste water is purified and reused.
- We renewed our fleet last year. All cars and company buses are now fully electric. The cars are charged using energy from solar panels.
- We also strive to hold most appointments and meetings online.
- Our own PAs and quality controllers, stationed at the factory, ensure that we have to make fewer flights.
- The packaging material used is minimized and can be recycled and reused.
Products
Our range consists of 2 product groups, namely:
- Floors: dryback PVC floors and rigid SPC click floors; among brand name SENSE
- Wall panels: rigid SPC waterproof wall panels; brand name MURO
Almost all floors and wall panels use recycled raw materials of up to 50%. The recycled raw materials are selected and sorted in such a way that the purity of the products is not affected. A larger share of recycled raw materials would lead to a less pure composition and loss of technical aspects. Our products are also 100% recyclable.
Our 100% pure floors and wall panels have a European Reach certification (Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals). The only official proof that products are 100% phthalate-free.
EPD & MRPI®
EPD
An Environmental Product Declaration is a form of environmental statement that quantifies environmental information about a product’s life cycle. This can enable comparisons between products that perform the same function.
MRPI®
MRPI® is a widely supported, unified and tested, internationally recognised way of declaring environmental aspects of building products. MRPI is the passport to the Dutch NMD, the Belgian Milieu Databank and the basis for the European environmental product declaration, the EPD. MRPI® allows the producer or supplier of building products to distinguish themselves from suppliers with unsubstantiated or dubious environmental claims.
10-R circularity model
Prodinex uses Jacqueline Cramer’s 10-R circularity model as much as possible and tries to end up as high on the ladder as possible.
Recover
The waste from production can be used for new production and/or used by third parties for other products or applications.
Recycle
Our floors of extremely pure composition can be 100% recycled and therefore reused in our own production.
Repurpose
After recycling, the residual material can be used for other applications.
Remanufacture
The recycled material can be reused in production to produce floor parts with a certain percentage of recycled composition.
Refurbish
If the product is damaged, repairs can easily take place without replacing the product.
Repair
Proper maintenance of the floors and wall panels extends their lifespan. If the product is damaged, the damage can often be repaired without having to replace the entire floor or wall.
Re-use
The floors with click connection are installed floating, but can also be dismantled and re-installed. So movable.
Rethink
The phase we are currently in is one that is receiving a lot of attention.
Reduce
Production is currently mainly made with recycled raw materials. Further technological research must show whether more recycled raw materials can be used in the future without adversely affecting the technical properties of the products.
Refuse
Whether it will be possible to use no new raw materials at all in the future remains a question. We continue to investigate the possibilities.