Standard Carpets is continuously investing in new technologies which
are energy efficient and use little or no water during manufacturing.
All our yarn systems are manufactured using the solution dyed technology.
With this technology there is no water pollution and no toxic chemicals
are produced. Our carpets emit virtually no VOCs into a closed environment.
The test criterion incorporates Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Plus
program ASTM D 5116.
Standard Carpets has also tied up with a leading manufacturer of Vinyl
flooring to collect post-installation waste from Vinyl installation. About
20,000 tons of waste is recycled with REACH norms. The waste is
then calendared to form a recycled sheet which is used as backing in our
tiles.
With an export market of over 54 countries, we are aware of the green
house gasses created from transporting goods from port to port. Our polyurethane
tile backing system has cut down our energy consumption by 45% on our
tile backing line and increased productivity by 20%. In addition, these
polyurethane tiles are 20% lighter than the conventional vinyl tiles.
The major impact of this is on the reduction of green house gases as less
fossil fuel is consumed to move these products all around the globe. In
2010, we will also invest in recycling the entire waste produced from
backing lines to be re used as backing for our broadloom products.
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