sustainability


What is Eco-Design?

Eco-design is a deliberate manufacturing policy that integrates environmental criteria into the design process and anticipates end-of-life recycling. The aim is to limit the source of negative impacts human activity has on the environment. A first advantage of Eco-Design is that it involves a fundamental rethinking of the product to make it more ‘sustainable’. The second advantage of Eco-Design for the manufacturer is that it involves rethinking energy-intensive processes or those which generate waste, and thus helps rethink the entire manufacturing system.



One of the main benefits for the user is that Eco-Design makes using the product more sustainable and socially responsible. While meeting these objectives can be problematic, BALSAN, which is a member of GUT (the European Association for the manufacture of environmentally friendly carpets), is committed to rapidly basing its product lines on Eco-Design principles, in accordance with its HQE approach.



Why has BALSAN chosen Econyl 70 by AQUAFIL?

For over 20 years now AQUAFIL has been BALSAN’s supplier of high-quality yarns for manufacturing its carpets. AQUAFIL and BALSAN both implement exemplary environmental policies and have chosen to translate this commitment into the way they design their products. BALSAN and AQUAFIL have worked together to design and produce Econyl 70, a high-end yarn composed of 70 % recycled yarns obtained at the end of the production process. BALSAN thoroughly sorts its waste yarn after production and sends AQUAFIL the resulting raw material, polyamide, which is then retreated and reused to produce the new Econyl 70 yarn. Eco-design also needs to take into account the product’s aesthetic qualities, making it more attractive for the end user. BALSAN has therefore decided to use Econyl 70 yarn in combination with other, non-recycled coloured yarns so as to offer a wider, more attractive colour range.



A new generation of eco-designed products: first 1, then 2, then 3 eco-designed products


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Éco-PILOTE was the first in a new generation of eco-designed BALSAN products. Wishing to fully embrace Eco-Design, but aware of the risks and the level of investment that entailed, BALSAN chose to emphasise the composition of the raw materials and the product’s target market when developing its first eco-designed product. On the basis of this success BALSAN then went a stage further and rethought its manufacturing processes, introducing a new green energy source, and a system to recuperate unused raw materials for source reprocessing. This led to the new generation of textile tiles in the eco-designed product ranges: Ikat and Batik. Inspired by traditional techniques used in civilisations around the world and fully integrating contemporary technical requirements, Ikat and Batik are designed to meet the needs of the ‘core European market’ and are destined for the widest possible public. For the future, BALSAN is already working to innovate the under layer and perfecting new ecodesigned products.



Leaflet The Green Spirit
of Balsan

The Green Spirit of Balsan

Balsan interactive catalogue

Catalogue 2011-2012


Balsan manufactures carpets for offices or homes and sells made-to-measure carpets and environmentally sound (HQE) carpets in a wide range of colours.
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