Latexco Solutions

Latexco Solutions,
respect for the environment
Latexco Group
• 1955: Latexco n.v.
• 1998: Latexco Recycling bvba, recycling of industrial waste of latex
and PU foams
• 2001: Latexco Asia-Pacific Singapore, sales office
• 2002: Latexco Indonesia, distribution center and recycling unit
• 2005: Latexco Spain, La Almunia (Zaragoza)
• 2008: Latexco LLC, Lavonia (Georgie), USA
• 2010: Latexco do Brasil, sales office, São Paulo
• 2012: Latexco Recycling  Latexco Solutions
• 2013: Acquisition of FIAB, Forserum, Sweden
• Energy consumption
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A 50% reduction of the energy consumption per kg produced latex
(engagement energy benchmark)
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Solar energy: 550,00 KwH/a
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Use of 100% “green” certified electricity
• Packaging
Member of Val-I-Pac =
Collection, sorting and recycling
of packaging materials, used and
spread out by Latexco.
• Industrial waste
2 types of waste:
 Non vulcanised latex: moist
 Vulcanised latex: dry
Of both types of waste :
50% reduction since 2006
-> continuous investment in
productivity, efficiency,
quality and accuracy
• Production waste
 non profitable !
 burning and landfill
= expensive and not sustainable
Latexco Solutions
* Founded in 1998 as a daughter company of
Latexco NV
* Goal : waste processor of Latexco’s industrial
wastes
* Evolving from processor of latex waste to
processor of latex, soft polyurethanes, and
cell rubbers
Process
 Collection of industrial waste : latex, PU, rubber
 Grinding into flakes of # dimensions (small flakes -> high density,
large flakes -> low density)
 Mixing (if necessary) of the flakes in different compositions
Ecolatex = 100% latex
Polylatex = 50% latex +
50% PU
Recomouss = 100% PU
Ecorub = 100% cell rubber
…Specials …
 Adding of binding agents
and dyes
 Pressing into blocks
 Cutting horizontal, vertical,
round
Key Figures
• Turnover of 4 mio € - 17 collaborators
• Industries
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Packaging
Agriculture – outdoor– construction
Bedding and seating
Insulation
Other
: 25 %
: 25 %
: 15 %
: 15 %
: 10 %
Your waste
Our Solution
Industries
• Packaging:
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Protective transport packaging
(e.g. glass industry)
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Packaging for high-tech equipment
and instruments
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Delicate packaging
(extreme shock absorption)
Industries
• Agriculture :
− Dairy mats
• Outdoor:
− Shock pad under synthetic grass
(playground and sport fields…)
• Construction:
− Absorbing foams for roof gardens
− Solar panel protection
Industries
• Bedding and seating
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Toppers (sheets for application on
springs)
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Full mattress cores
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Sandwich mattresses (combi of
latex / rebond / PU layers)
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Orthopedic bedding products
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Furniture upholstering
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Pillows and pillow filling
Industries
• Insulation :
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Acoustic insulation in walls
and ceilings (application in housing,
apartments, hotels, theatre, …)
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Suspended sound mufflers
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MAKARIS, the thermo-acoustic
flooring system
What’s coming ?
• Obligation to take back used mattresses
• # guidelines in # European countries
• Flanders : extended producers responsability
UPV = Uitgebreide
ProducentVerantwoordelijkheid
-> producers, importers, distributors,
retailers,….
That’s coming !
* Bedding and Seating sector is organizing itself
with collectors, dismantlers, processors,….
with governments, professional organizations
* Bedding and Seating sector : ECO-design
* Processing post consumer wastes of mattress
cores : f.i. Latexco Solutions
* Waste stream of mattress covers = problem
Latexco Solutions = solution -> TEPU
TEPU
100 % RECYCLED
100 % RECYCLABLE
TExtile – PolyUrethane Rebound
TEPU
• Applications :
Acoustic and Thermal
Insulation in :
-> construction : - walls
- ceilings
- floors
-> sound absorbing screens along highways
-> acoustic housing for machinery, …
TEPU
TESTS
Fase 1
Acoustic values :
Thermal values :
WTCB -> running
WTCB – results in
0.0365 W/m.K
TEPU
TESTS
Fase 2
Water Household
Fire Behaviour
LatExCO Solutions
SUSTAINABLE
From
A to Z
We thank you for your interest in
our products and services…
and trust to be your solution for
a green and energy-neutral product.
For all questions and/or remarks:
• Kurt Meijhui, +32 479972548, [email protected]
• General, +32 51409365, [email protected]