Johnsonite BaseWorks Thermoset Wall Base Earns C2C Bronze

Chagrin Falls, OH, May 6, 2015—Tarkett’s Johnsonite BaseWorks Thermoset Rubber Wall Base has been recognized as Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze (C2C) under version 3.0. The product also earned a Silver level Material Health Certificate using the material health assessment methodology of the C2C Product Standard.

As part of Johnsonite’s fully integrated line of coordinating flooring solutions, finishing borders and accessories, BaseWorks Thermoset Rubber Wall Base has 2.3% rapidly renewable content and more than 98% in weight of the raw materials used in the product are assessed as “good materials.” With BaseWorks Theromoset Rubber Wall Base, there is no exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction substances.

Additionally, the product has very low VOC emissions (less than 10 micrograms/m3) and is also recyclable as part of Tarkett’s ReStart Recycling and Reclamation Program. BaseWork Thermoset Rubber Wall Base is manufactured in the United States in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified plant, assuring quality and a positive environmental impact.