Firm makes carbon negative carpet tile

Craigavon-based Interface, a worldwide commercial flooring company, has released its first carbon negative carpet tile collection across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
The carbon negative carpet tile collectionThe carbon negative carpet tile collection
The carbon negative carpet tile collection

To achieve this milestone, Interface has transformed key manufacturing facilities and incorporated new materials to create its new CQuest™ backings line, which includes a new carpet backing that stores more carbon than any before.

One of these new backings, CQuest™BioX, combined with specialty yarns and proprietary tufting processes, results in a carbon negative carpet tile when measured cradle to gate. This means that after manufacturing the product, there is less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than if the tile had not been manufactured in the first place.

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Interface began its journey to develop carbon negative products following the adoption of Climate Take Back™, which aims to reverse global warming. This led Interface to consider how it could continue to reduce the carbon footprints of its products as it endeavours to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040.

Nigel Stansfield, President, Interface, EAAA explained: “By studying nature, Interface has reimagined product design, development, and manufacturing. Our journey to create a carbon negative carpet tile is a demonstration of what is possible and an important step in our journey to reverse climate change. As a company we have prioritized using carbon as a resource to minimize our impact in the built environment. We have created a ground-breaking, design-led product that will support our customers to specify flooring that also helps them achieve their own carbon reduction goals. The long-term effects of carbon negative products offer a new way to shape our future economy and society.”

Today, Interface is announcing expanded availability in EAAA of its first three carbon negative carpet tile styles as part of the company’s global Embodied Beauty™ collection. The company is also launching a carbon negative microtuft product, Flash Line in EMEA.

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