More Transparency
More From Wood has been EGGER’s principle since it was founded in 1961. We manufacture products for commercial and residential projects in the furniture, interior design, building and flooring industries, using nature’s renewable resources.
Our ethos is that wood is a precious material, and as our founder, Fritz Egger Senior, said, “Wood is far too valuable to just throw it away!”
By acting sustainably, conserving resources and protecting the climate, we contribute towards sustainable development and stand by our underlying principle: More From Wood.
Make informed decisions in your furniture manufacturing or design specification projects. Our products have useful environmental performance indicators that make us, and therefore you, More Transparent.
Leaving a trace
Rely on EGGER product and help protect the environment
CO2 footprint
All of our products leave a trace on the environment. Whether that be positive or negative, this indicator shows their carbon footprint. Our Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) has a Co2/m2 of -13.3kg, as the wood absorbs more CO2 during its growth than is emitted during the transport and production process.
The indicator corresponds to CO2 equivalent GWP 100 cradle-to-gate (A1-A3 according to EN 15804). The calculation is externally verified (see EPDs).
Material regrowth
EGGER products grow back
Contribution to the bioeconomy
All resources have a different regeneration time: wood grows back in a few decades, but fossil materials need millions of years. This indicator shows how much renewable wood or fossil material is used in our products. Our Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) consists of 85% renewable resources (wood and paper) and 15% fossil resources (glue, wax and resin).
The indicator refers to all ingredients of a product by weight. It is based on an internal calculation.
Recycle, reuse, recover
EGGER product save resources
Contribution to the circular economy
To conserve natural resources we need to make the best possible use of existing wood. This indicator shows how much recycled material is used in our products.
Recycled materials (e.g. old furniture parts or pallets) and by-products from the sawmill industry (e.g. wood chips or sawdust) contribute to the circular economy. The remaining product components come from fresh resources, such as thinning wood, glue and paper.
Our Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) consists of 40% recycled material and 40% by-products from the sawmill industry.
The indicator refers to all ingredients of a product by weight. It is based on an internal calculation.
Local sourcing
Regional raw material
Proportion of wood from the local area
We aim to source our products local to our plants to strengthen the regional economy and reduce the volume of traffic. The indicator shows what proportion of the wood used in the product comes from within a maximum radius of 150 kilometres.
The indicator refers to the transport distance of the wood used in the product. The calculation is externally verified (ISO 38200 "specified regional").
Sustainable forest management
Sourced sustainably
Proportion of wood from verified and certified sources.
All our wood-based products are 100% verified by independent third parties according to ISO 38200. This confirms the legality of the origin of the wood. In addition, all EGGER plants are certified according to the standards of FSC and PEFC as part of the chain of custody.
The indicator refers to the wood used in the product. The calculation is externally verified (verified legal = proportion of ISO 38200 "verified" of all wood used in the product; of which certified = proportion of ISO 38200 "certified" of all fresh wood used in the product).
Full transparency for our products
We make public all ingredients that are used in our products. There are two different document formats for this: EPDs ("Environmental Product Declarations") that also make the life cycle assessment of our products transparent and EHDs ("Environmental and Health Datasheets").
