An eco-responsible material
Our manufacturing processes
Exclusive Mineral Composite geo-sourced in France
90% of the composition of our materials comes from natural mineral fillers extracted locally (in the Pays de la Loire region, close to our plants). The binder used is made up of 10% recycled components.
Vertical production circuit
Our Mineral Composite material is manufactured in Mayenne (53). Our products are 100% made in France at our factories in Sillé-le-Guillaume (72) for sanitaryware, and Combrée (49) for façade products. This local manufacturing enables us to give priority to direct sales, thus reducing our carbon footprint when transporting materials.
Clean production
Thanks to our choice of materials, our products emit very littleCO2 during production. What’s more, the water required for the production process is in a closed circuit.
The life of our products
Contributing tolow-energybuildings…
Our claddings are usually combined with exterior thermal insulation (ETI) and/or high-performance energy systems, which limit or cancel out energy consumption. They are compatible with bio-sourced insulation.
Non-porous…
Requiring very little maintenance, our materials help limit the environmental impact of cleaning (water, chemicals, etc.).
… resistant and easy to maintain
Some of the 15 million m² of facade installed and the 3 million sanitary units installed have been in place for over 40 years. Our materials are perennial and durable by nature, limiting the need for renewal. What’s more, they require very little maintenance, and our materials help limit environmental impact by reducing cleaning (water, chemicals, etc.).
Recycling our materials
Recoverablematerials…
Process waste emitted during production is recovered in our plants for reuse in new production processes.
In addition, in the event of dismantling or demolition, our materials can be recovered by local authorities for use as road fill, for example.
… Reusable…
Our design office teams have developed new processes enabling us to recover and recycle all our products after removal or demolition. Once recovered, products can be reused after testing and cleaning.
… And more
Our façade and sanitaryware products are covered by Environmental and Health Declaration Sheets (FDES), which can be downloaded from our websites or from the INIES database, and which analyze theCO2 emissions of our products throughout their life cycle.
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Discover our environmental commitments
▶ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GEO-SOURCED MINERAL MATERIAL
▶ THE LIFE CYCLE OF OUR PRODUCTS (from manufacturing to recycling)
▶ THE CARBON ASSESSMENT OF OUR PRODUCTS (FDES)
