The main material groups at König + Neurath are steel, wood and wood-based materials, plastics and aluminum.
Steel
Steel is used, for example, in table and cabinet frames, chair mechanisms and metal shelves. Visible steel parts are protected by solvent-free powder coating. This also allows for a wide range of colors.
Aluminium
Aluminum is significantly lighter than steel and is also easy to shape. Due to its properties, it is used, for example, as a profile in partition walls and table panels. We also use it in the construction of room systems and as die-cast aluminum in chair bases. In our aluminum die-cast parts, 100 percent of the aluminum comes from secondary sources. This means that it is around 100 percent recycled material. Recycling aluminum requires up to 95 % less energy than traditional light metal extraction from ore.
König + Neurath relies on Hydro Low Carbon (formerly REDUXA) for aluminum extrusion profiles. This is an aluminum with significantly lower CO₂ emissions compared to the European average, namely a maximum of 4.0 kg CO₂/kg aluminum. An externally verified environmental product declaration (EPD) confirms the correctness of the declaration.
Wood and wood-based materials
König + Neurath processes large quantities of wood and wood-based materials. They are used, for example, in table tops, in the carcass of cupboards, in the carcass of office containers and pharmacy cabinets and as wooden bases for visitor chairs. We have agreed with our wood-based material suppliers that we will only purchase chipboard containing wood from sustainably managed forests.
Cover fabrics
The König + Neurath fabric collection is subject to stringent requirements. Our collection comprises almost exclusively fabrics with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, EU Ecolabel, GREENGUARD Gold, Cradle to Cradle® or Indoor Advantage™ Gold certification. The leather in fabric group 56 is certified with the Blue Angel and the OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD.
Use of recyclate and recycling options at the end of the life cycle
Our product developers always check whether the use of recyclates is possible. Recyclates are materials that have already been used and have become waste in the industrial process or at the end user. Whether recyclates can be used depends on the static and aesthetic requirements of the product as well as the assured long-term market availability. We strive for the highest possible proportion of recyclates in our products, without this having any influence on the quality of the product. Information on the proportion of recyclates in the products can be found in the K+N environmental certificates. These are available in the media database.
If recycling is the only option at the end of a product‘s life cycle, our products can be recycled to a large extent thanks to their easy disassembly. König + Neurath offers dismantling instructions for the main products to support dismantling. Our aim is to make it easier to separate materials by type and recycle them.
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