of carpet tile backings - Interface
of carpet tile backings - Interface
of carpet tile backings - Interface
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4<br />
Just the facts about <strong>backings</strong><br />
Environmental impacts<br />
in a <strong>carpet</strong> <strong>tile</strong>’s life cycle<br />
LCA <strong>of</strong> a <strong>carpet</strong> <strong>tile</strong><br />
68%<br />
45% Yarn<br />
Yarn has 4 times more<br />
impact than the backing<br />
11% Backing compound<br />
6% Glass fleece and turfing carrier<br />
4% Precoat bonding layer<br />
1% Packaging/1% Raw materials<br />
9%<br />
8% 8% 7%<br />
The calculations are based on a 700g<br />
<strong>carpet</strong> <strong>tile</strong> made with PA6.6 and<br />
<strong>Interface</strong>FLOR’s Graphlex ® backing with<br />
the following assumptions: landfilling at<br />
end-<strong>of</strong>-life, no green energy use in the<br />
life-cycle, and a product lifetime (use)<br />
<strong>of</strong> 10 years.<br />
Raw materials<br />
Manufacturing<br />
Transportation<br />
Customer use<br />
End <strong>of</strong> life
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