• NO hazardous special waste. All paint components are reused within the company’s internal recycling system (for over 30 years now). For more information, see here.
• Exclusively powered by verifiably renewable energy (since 1997). Learn more
• Generally with our own CO2 binding (see subpage: Our Journey to the Future), which we are continuously expanding
• in cooling without drinking water (for over 25 years now) to conserve valuable water resources
• using 95% raw materials sourced from within a 50-kilometer radius of the company premises. Shorter transport distances can help reduce emissions. The remaining 5% comes exclusively from within Europe
• using an emission-free gas-shuttling process for tank refueling, ensuring low-emission and safe refueling
• in accordance with a Code of Conduct

means to us:

• a mindset that we have been living by for decades
• a guiding principle that directs our raw material procurement
• a matter of course in our manufacturing
• crucial to our products and product development
• an opportunity for our customers in product application
• backed by facts and figures

You can find details in our brochure “Sustainable Sustainability” in PDF format. Further comprehensive background information and supporting documentation can be found on our page Explanations on Environmental Communication.