Pro Laminat – for People and the Environment

Pro Laminat –
for People and the Environment
In Harmony with Nature, Natural
and Supportive of Healthy Living
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Transparent Environmental
Footprints
To make it simple and straightforward for customers to
compare lifecycle analyses and environmental impacts of
products, we have committed ourselves to total product
transparency. We use Environmental Product Declarations
(EPDs) to openly communicate the environmental footprints
of our wood-based materials.
Sustainability and Quality
Every one of our products offers you excellent value for
money – plus outstanding environmental benefits.
KRONOTEX laminate floors meet the highest expectations
with regard to quality and eco-friendliness: they are made
using only raw materials from sustainable managed forests,
Healthy Living
their manufacture is strictly monitored, and their use and
ultimate disposal minimize environmental burdens.
More and more people are opting for a sustainable lifestyle
– and that applies especially to young families. And those
EPDs – for the Environment’s Sake
who value healthy living naturally ask discerning questions
when deciding which flooring products to buy: Is their
manufacture environmentally sound? What substances
Germany’s Institute for Construction and Environment (IBU)
do they contain? Can they be recycled? The trend is clear:
issues EPDs which were developed in close collaboration
environmentally aware consumers are increasingly choosing
with German construction and environmental authorities
to install modern, eco-friendly laminate floors.
and international standards organisations.
The Future of Living
Laminate is the ideal flooring for green buildings. These
houses of the future are characterised by highly efficient use
of resources such as energy, water and materials.
One of their most important requirements is the use of
environmentally friendly laminate floors, which pose absolutely no health hazards. Like those made by KRONOTEX
GMBH & CO. KG.
Laminate Floors –
Inspired by Nature
The innovative laminate floors offered by KRONOTEX are as
fascinating and diverse as nature itself. Whether consumers
prefer perfectly replicated wood grain or authentic stone
structures, there’s plenty to choose from: 10 collections and
168 decors make sure users get the best possible laminate
floor for every setting and requirement. And KRONOTEX
laminate floors are of course available with high-gloss surfaces as well as acoustically insulating underlays to optimally
attenuate footfall sound and other noise.
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KRONOTEX is a successful, independent profit centre
operating at the Heiligengrabe, Germany site of the globally
active SWISS KRONO GROUP.
Laminate Floors from KRONOTEX – Quality for Healthy
Living
KRONOTEX Guarantees More
KRONOTEX product guarantees go considerably beyond
the legally required minimum. We also grant extended
guarantees of the abrasion resistance of KRONOTEX laminate floors – when installed in private homes, for up to
30 years.
All guarantee terms and benefits in detail:
Kronotex.com/Produkte/Qualitätsgarantie
The Benefits of Laminate
KRONOTEX laminate flooring predominantly consists of a
renewable raw material: wood from sustainably managed
forests.
Laminate floors are ideal for children’s bedrooms, as they
don’t contain any plasticisers (phthalates). The German
consumer magazine Ökotest even explicitly recommends
them.
A 30-year guarantee is granted on KRONOTEX laminate
Choose Laminate Floors from
KRONOTEX
German engineering know-how is in great demand around
the world.
floors installed in homes.
Because laminate is installed without nailing or gluing
(as floating floors), no adhesive residues result.
Innovative embossing processes are used to give the surfaces
of modern KRONOTEX laminate floors authentic-looking
wood grain and stone structures.
The innovative expertise and outstanding energy balance
Laminate flooring doesn’t contain any diethylhexyl
sheets of KRONOTEX are about as good as it gets. It’s there-
phthalate (DEHP) and therefore can’t cause any changes in
fore no coincidence that we now rank amongst the leading
hormone levels.
firms in use of modern technologies. It is an undisputed fact
that KRONOTEX laminate floors are not only environmentally sound and sustainable, but also extremely healthy and
At the end of the product lifecycle, laminate flooring can be
user-friendly.
How could it be otherwise: growing numbers of health- and
environmentally minded customers are opting for laminates,
and especially laminate flooring from KRONOTEX!
unproblematically disposed of or burnt as fuel.
KRONOTEX uses the scrap resulting from the production of
laminate flooring as fuel.
KRONOTEX Laminate Flooring - Qualität Made in Germany
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As one of the world’s leading makers of laminate flooring, KRONOTEX offers you not only
an innovative, top-quality product. We also consistently support you with our dense transport and
distribution network and competent service.
We’ll be happy to answer all questions you may have about KRONOTEX laminate floors.
Request our free information materials!
The symbol of
responsible forest
management
KRONOTEX GMBH & CO. KG
Wittstocker Chaussee 1
D-16909 Heiligengrabe
Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 33962-69 150
Fax +49 (0) 33962-69 288
[email protected]
www.kronotex.com
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01.2014 · Art. no. T00608 · Pictures: Kronotex, Fotolia