represented by ERFMI - the European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers’ Institute. Beside Plastics also Cork, Linoleum and Rubber are resilient floor coverings.
Plastic floor coverings are manufactured from Polyurethanes, Polyvinylchloride or Synthetic Thermoplastics according to CEN and/or ISO norms. These products could be used in a huge variety of applications: from intimate residential use in a children’s bedroom over commercial use in e.g. hospitals to heavy industrial applications as e.g. a floor covering in a warehouse with a high frequent traffic of heavy vehicles as fork lifts. The variety of applications is best illustrated in the unique standardized system of symbols for specific characteristics. www.floorsymbols.com
Plastic floor coverings are also available in a wide range of colours and designs: from unicolours over modern graphic designs to realistic, wood effect or ceramic appearances.
Plastic floor coverings have to fulfil strict legal requirements in the EU: e.g. the CE Mark according to the harmonised standard EN 14041.
Plastic floor coverings are long lasting, durable, hygienic, easy to clean and often recyclable. www.agpr.de
The environmental performance is documented in generic EPDs