Mannington's Legato Attains USDA BioPreferred Certification

Calhoun, GA, October 27, 2022-Mannington Commercial announced that its Legato Liquid Linoleum flooring product has attained USDA BioPreferred certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The BioPreferred label signifies the company’s commitment to developing sustainable products designed for commercial and government projects. Legato is one of only a few non-carpet flooring products to attain this designation. Made from biobased ingredients, including vegetable oil, cork, wood flour, limestone, and natural colors, Legato meets the mandatory purchasing requirements set for federal agencies and their contractors. The certification also supports the BioPreferred program’s goal of increasing the purchase and use of biobased products to reduce the adverse environmental and health impacts that come with the nation’s reliance on petroleum and petroleum-derived products.

As a biobased product, Legato is VOC-free and contains no plasticizers, PVC, formaldehyde, chlorine or heavy metals. Legato is also 105% carbon offset (cradle to gate), FloorScore certified and carries a product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), Health Product Declaration (HPD) and is ILFI Declare Red List Free.