Accsys Technologies, manufacturer of Accoya, the world’s leading high technology wood, is pleased to announce that McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) has awarded Accoya wood and Accoya Alder a gold standard in its Cradle to Cradle certification program.
This is the second year running that Accoya wood products have received this prestigious recognition.
Cradle to Cradle Certification is a rigorous and comprehensive certification program that evaluates products and materials for human health, environmental health and recyclability.
Products are analysed within the confines of five stringent categories; Material Health, Material Reutilization, Renewable Energy Use, Water Stewardship and Social Responsibility.
Accoya wood and Accoya Alder have been given the Gold Certification as they successfully met all the criteria. These include no trace of problematic chemicals, the use of over 50% renewable energy during the manufacturing process and a material reutilisation score of over sixty-five; this score reflecting that the product contains renewable materials that are designed to be recycled as technical or biological nutrients in the future life cycles.
Paul Clegg, CEO at Accsys Technologies, said: “It’s fantastic that once again Accoya products have been ranked as Gold Standard in the C2C scheme. As a company we are committed to manufacturing in a socially responsible and eco-friendly way and this award is a further validation of our sustainable products and processes.”
Accoya wood is one of the most advanced and sustainable wood products on the market today. It is created by using a proprietary non toxic modification process on sustainably sourced, fast-growing woods. The end product is a new and beautiful wood that matches or exceeds the durability, stability and beauty of the very best tropical hardwoods whilst retaining the very best environmental credentials. Being high performance, sustainable and low maintenance, Accoya wood is suitable for windows, doors, decking, cladding/siding and glulam structural beams and many other uses.
Accoya Alder is a recent addition to the Accsys product range. Like the original, award-winning Accoya wood, Accoya Alder undergoes a proprietary modification process that improves its durability, hardness, water absorption and dimensional stability, all whilst retaining its natural strength and beauty.
This new development opens up exciting opportunities for North American and European wood species in a form of the new ways of application and usage. Alder is a type of hardwood widely used for doors, windows, solid wood flooring, outdoor furniture and boat decks.
