Linxens Sustainable Development Actions
Linxens relentlessly strives to reduce its environmental footprint : Develop eco-friendly chemistry, Systematically use sustainable materials …
Develop eco-friendly chemistry
- Use of green copper (less arsenic used)
- Renewed gold bath
- Etching sludges treatment (transformed to copper oxide)
Systematically use sustainable materials
- Paper spacers instead of plastic ones
- Recycled plastic for our reels
Waste sorting
- Plastic sorting
- PVC and PC recycled in Thailand to produce pallets
- Partnerships with recycling specialists
Reduce consumption of natural resources
- New electricity saving air recycling equipment in France
- Water recycling in partnership with the Singaporean water authority
Ensure employee safety
- Linxens is ISO 45001 certified
- Regular reminders of our safety rules
Sustainable Smart Cards
rPETG: a very favorable substitute for PVC with Ecological benefits:
- No hazardous substances (i.e. Halogens) from cradle to grave
- Does not release toxic or regulated substances throughout its entire life cycle
- Higher recycled content compared to most (rPVC)or ocean plastic based cards
- Suitable for mechanical recycling → secondary raw material
- Also favourable for molecular & enzymatic recycling → “new” raw material
- Minimized first-use plastic content
- Help to Reduce carbon footprint
- PVC free
- 100% recyclable
Recycled content certificate
- Both the rPET-G material and our product (procoil) have a third party recycled content certificate
- Our supplier and our plant (Ayutthaya) have been audited and certified
MasterCard CEC Certification
- Mastercars Sustainable Card Program
- Card Eco Certification (DED) Scheme