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December 3, 2010 - The
Latexco Group has recently
shared with BEDROOM Magazine a
report on their own green
initiatives as a company.
Latexco has been attaching great
importance to sustainability for
many years now. Renewable
resources, sustainable waste
management, water treatment,
energy-saving measures … these
are just a few of Latexco’s
initiatives to save the
environment. When it comes to
energy, Latexco resolutely
purchases green energy. This
energy-conscious choice was
recently highlighted by the
installation of 2,600 solar
panels on the roof of the
Latexco Solutions facility,
yielding 550 kWh of green
energy.
The Latexco Group
manufactures latex foam products
for the bedding industry and is
one of the world leaders in its
field. The Latexco Solutions
subsidiary offers a unique
solution for treating the scrap
and production surplus that is
released during the
manufacturing of latex. The
company converts this waste into
a useful new material, in
accordance with the latest
environmental regulations and
legislation. In this way, it
meets Latexco’s responsible and
sustainable policy - one of the
group’s main pillars.
Energy-Conscious Enterprise
Latexco’s commitment to
ecological responsibility and
sustainable entrepreneurship
manifests itself in many ways.
Besides synthetic latex,
which is extracted from
petroleum, the company also uses
a considerable part of Natural
Rubber Latex in every latex
formulation. A product from the
rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis).
Natural Rubber Latex is a
renewable material.
The establishment of Latex
Solutions, over 10 years ago,
was a way of ensuring the
sustainable treatment of the
latex residues that result from
the latex manufacturing process.
At the Latexco Solutions plant,
the residues are completely
recycled for reuse in
applications for the furniture-,
construction-, packaging- and
agriculture sectors.
Thanks to recent investments
in a state-of-the-art water
treatment plant, currently over
90% of the waste water within
the Latexco Group is reused.
In this context fits also the
conscious choice to use only
100% green energy. And Latexco
goes further still. Reducing
energy consumption is also a way
to support sustainable
entrepreneurship. By optimizing
its production processes,
Latexco has been able to
drastically cut energy
consumption. As a member of the
Flemish Energy Benchmarking
Covenant, the company is
committed to continually
enhancing energy efficiency. The
recent installation of 2,600
solar panels on the roof of the
Latexco Solutions facility fits
perfectly with that objective.
The installation, which went
live in October, generates 550
kW of green energy per hour. In
this way, the group is almost
energy self-sufficient: it
generates most of the energy it
needs.
About Latexco: Latexco
NV is one of the world’s leading
manufacturers of latex foam
components for the bedding
industry. Latexco combines the
flexibility and responsiveness
of a family-owned business with
the strengths of an
international/(a global market/a
world-class) player. Besides the
headquarters in Tielt (Belgium),
Latexco also has production and
logistics facilities in Spain
(Zaragoza), USA (Georgia &
California) and Indonesia (Surbaya)
and decentralized sales offices
in Singapore, Brazil and Spain.
For more information:
www.latexco.com or
www.innergetic.com.
About Latexco Solutions:
Latexco Solutions is a
subsidiary of Latexco NV. The
company turns industrial scrap
into an indispensable,
high-quality product. Latex foam
and polyether (PU) scrap are
converted by a process of
granulation into blocks of
various sizes, colors and
densities. These blocks can be
used immediately in a large
number of crafts and industrial
applications.
For more information:
www.latexco-recycling.com. |
