January 14, 2025 • 2 minutes reading
On 5-6 February Unilin will be present at Futurebuild Belgium. This new trade show brings together professionals from the construction industry in their pursuit of climate neutrality by 2050. Unilin’s participation underscores its steadfast commitment to a sustainable future.
The construction industry accounts for 40% of worldwide CO2 emissions. The trade show aims to showcase sustainable product innovation in the industry in terms of materials, energy and circularity to a specialised audience of project developers, architects, engineers, manufacturers and building materials suppliers. With 150 exhibitors, lectures and keynotes, the trade show offers a platform for collaboration and inspiration.
“The sustainable focus of Futurebuild Belgium dovetails perfectly with our baseline ‘Better spaces. Better life.’. Sustainability is central in everything we do. Our products create a healthy, comfortable and sustainable environment for our customers. All Unilin divisions will be represented at the trade show. Sharing a stand emphasises our common focus on sustainability and innovation”, says Corporate Sustainability & Environmental Expert Lasse Six.
The stand will feature a selection of sustainable products. Unilin Panels is showcasing Clicwall, a high-end MDF system wall with click profile that is often used in hotels and are made with 100% recovered wood. The Unilin Panels range with such products as the Master Oak collection is not just top-notch in terms of aesthetics but recently Unilin Panels’ HPL panels became the first in the world to obtain the sustainability certificate Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze 4.0. “A wonderful external recognition of our efforts to make our products more sustainable and circular”, Lasse Six emphasises.
Our colleagues in Unilin Insulation are featuring the Utherm Next insulation board, theworld’s first insulation board with 100% circular polyol. They are also presenting Rezillo, a new and versatile construction panel from recycled PIR.
Because sustainability also means feeling comfortable in your own house, Unilin Insulation is using Futurebuild to bring its acoustic roofing element Usystem Roof DS Acoustic to the attention of a professional audience. It is ideally suited for large construction projects (office buildings, hospitals, schools, ...) because it combines strong insulating properties with up to 85% sound absorption. And that is music to many consumer ears.
Unilin Flooring puts their professional range of Moduleo vinyl floors in the spotlight, an interesting and versatile product for architects and developers involved in large-scale building projects. The floors are made to last and come with a lifelong guarantee. Unsurprisingly, they are 100% recyclable. Lasse: “Unilin has even set up its own vinyl floor recycling programme under the moniker ‘Recover’.”
Visit Brussels Expo, Palace 7 on 5-6 February 2025. Futurebuild Belgium is an initiative by Easyfairs Belgium in collaboration with trade associations Fema and Feproma. Visit www.futurebuild.be for more information.
Backed by a €20 million investment, Unilin is set to start recycling MDF on an industrial scale at its site in Bazeilles, France. This represents a great leap forward for the circular economy, as Unilin plans to make this innovative service available to the entire sector via Unilin Technologies.
Climate-neutral products, from raw materials to the end of their life cycle: that is the mission of the entire group. A concrete application of this ambition is the project that will see Unilin Insulation using only circular packagings as of 2025. The Utherm insulation boards are already being packed with packaging material that is 35% recycled as well as fully recyclable after use.
It is one of the challenges for Unilin in its One Home sustainability strategy: developing products that contribute to a wholesome, comfortable and sustainable living environment for our customers. In a world where more and more people live and work in close proximity to each other, it is important to give acoustics careful consideration. Professor Edwin Reynders of the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) confirms that working on improved sound insulation and good acoustics is necessary to safeguard our mental health.