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“Carbon negative”

Carpet tiles now available

in S.A.

nterface, a leading global modular
flooring producer, has launched what
Iit claims is the world’s first range of
carbon negative flooring: carpet tiles that
deplete the atmosphere of harmful carbon
dioxide.
To achieve this milestone, Interface,
which has Johannesburg- and Cape
Town-based KBAC Flooring as South
African distributors, had to transform key
manufacturing facilities in Europe and
the USA, and incorporate new materials
to create a special carpet backing, which
the company says stores more carbon
than any other backing has yet achieved.
The CQuest backings, combined with
specialty yarns and proprietary tufting
processes, result in a carbon negative
carpet tiles when measured cradle to
grave. This means that, after a tile is
produced, there is less carbon dioxide in “Climate Take Back” initiative which aims graphic tufted textures, the designs were
the atmosphere than if the tile had not to limit carbon emissions in manufacture, inspired by “Ikigai”, a Japanese style
been manufactured in the first place, and actively increase the removal of related to happiness through connection
according to Interface. carbon from the atmosphere. with others and nature.
The new CQuest backings feature in The new carpet tile collection is Embodied Beauty is available in calm,
Interface’s Embodied Beauty collection, inspired by the Japanese aesthetics muted grey tones alongside natural
featuring orientally inspired styles that are of minimalism, restoration, and the colours for an added dimension. dw
carbon neutral across their full product organic beauty of nature. From narrow
life cycle, and form part of Interface’s monochromatic patterns to large scaled www.kbacflooring.co.za

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