Desso Achieves C2C Gold Certification for New Carpet Tile Collection

Waalwijk, NL, September 24, 2015—Desso, a part of the Tarkett group, has achieved Cradle to Cradle(C2C) gold level certification for a new carpet tile collection.

The company says that it is the first carpet tile manufacturer in the world to achieve Cradle to Cradle Gold level certification for a new carpet tile collection.

The gold certification is the culmination of seven years of hard work and effort, inspired by the goal of transitioning to the circular economy, based on C2C principles.

The new Gold Collection comes standard with an EcoBase backing, that contains upcycled re-engineered calcium carbonate (chalk) from local drinking water companies, which is 100% recyclable in Desso’s own production process. In addition, the collection contains ECONYL, a 100% regenerated nylon made from recovered waste materials, including post-consumer yarn waste from DESSO's Refinity plant.

The products in Desso’s Gold Collection offer the following benefits: 100% positively defined materials; 100% regenerated yarn (ECONYL); on average 80% recyclable materials; on average 52% recycled content; very low VOCs; and contributes to LEED v4 points.

The collection will be launched in all key markets in October 2015.