RESYSTA® GREEN PRODUCTS
2018 GREEN PRODUCT AWARD WINNER
RESYSTA® has the warmth and feel of wood, yet it possesses the sustainability and wearability natural wood lacks.
RESYSTA® is an excellent material choice in a number of construction applications. Not only does it offer the look and feel of wood, it has many similar working properties of wood. It can be bent, shaped, and joined similar to wood.
RESYSTA® can also be stained in a wide palette of natural wood tones and designer colors for even more design versatility.
RESYSTA® is water and UV resistant, making it perfect for any exterior application, even in locations subject to driving rain, snow, frost and constant sun exposure.
The winners of the 2018 Green Product Award have been announced. Since 2013, the Green Product Award has awarded innovative, sustainable design products for sustainable consumption. This year, from a total of 400 submissions from 25 countries around 100 nominees were presented to an international jury. Under the criteria Design, Innovation and Sustainability the winners have been chosen.
The quality of the submissions has risen again, as shown by the fact that since the five years of the Green Product Award, submissions have never been as close to the maximum score as this year. The winners show a fascinating array of sustainable design and inspirational consumer products: from 100% biodegradable, individually printable and transparent film packaging, to an intelligent water control that detects damaged lines and automatically stops water supply, to fair trade spices from conflict regions.
Both established, international companies such as GROHE AG and Münch AG, as well as newcomers who are less known but have come to very professional results with their products and big hearts, have emerged as winners.
The Green Product Award is an annual international competition for innovative, sustainable products & services in the categories architecture, working environment, energy, electronics, fashion, research, freestyle, children, communication, consumer goods, mobility, furniture and home accessories. The award is aimed at established companies and start-ups. The object of the award is to create a collection of green solutions for consumers and buyers to replace existing products with better (green) products. Since 2013, the competition has received submissions from more than 40 countries. Since then, the exhibits have been presented to more than 600.000 visitors at international trade fairs and design festivals.
SUSTAINABLE AWARD
RESYSTA® Green Products
Munich. Not only the natural look and feel of precious wood and 100% water resistance, but especially the comprehensive and sustainable concept behind the material RESYSTA® convinced the Green Product Award jury and it chooses RESYSTA® for this year’s winner in the category architecture.
Since 2013, the Green Product Award has awarded innovative, sustainable design products for sustainable consumption. In 2018 over 400 manufacturers and designers of 25 nations applied. Each submission is assessed thoroughly by a specialist jury in terms of design, innovation and, above all, sustainability. The Resysta material not only convinced by using waste materials and local resources for production, but also by its own recycling network, which allows the production of equivalent new products from old products.
The public voting started on July 17th , when the interested public will be able to choose their winner from almost 100 Selection products on the www.gp-award.com website for four weeks – so it will still be exciting!
The material RESYSTA® can do more than its natural role model
Products made of RESYSTA® are very similar in feel and look to tropical woods. This is ensured by the special surface sanding. In addition, it conveys a warm and comfortable charisma like wood. But in many areas RESYSTA® can do more than its natural role model. It is 100% water-resistant, does not fade, can be processed like wood and is also economically superior to many materials due to its durability and ease of care. RESYSTA® therefore is a genuine material alternative to wood especially in wet areas such as spas, terraces and pool areas, furniture, garden and facade constructions. Apart from its high-quality appearance, RESYSTA® products are non-slip and resistant to chlorine water and salt water and are therefore also employed on cruise ships.
The concept RESYSTA® – International approved
The raw materials required for the production of RESYSTA® are available regionally worldwide. This applies to approx. 60% rice husk as well as approx. 22% rock salt and approx. 18% mineral oil and eliminates the need for long routes of transport even before production. RESYSTA® International GmbH licenses worldwide production to large industrial companies, such as Ineos (Europe), Reliance (India) or Agio (China).
These in turn sell the primary material to the local industry, which uses it to produce local products for local markets. The product line ranges from decking, facade elements to garden furniture or ship decks. “We are very proud that the material RESYSTA® is used in product design as well as in the architecture of well-known international brands, designers and architects like Starbucks, Waitrose or Mario Romano and we contribute to a sustainable design in international architecture”, emphasizes Roland Stoiber, COO of RESYSTA® International GmbH.
In partnership with manufacturers of products made of RESYSTA®, RESYSTA® International formed a recycling consortium and launched a recycling cycle. Companies have committed to recycle leftover waste, such as cuttings or sanding dust, during production, and to take back residues from the markets to return them to the product cycle. Waste and residues are crushed and reintroduced into the production process.
The Green Product Award is an annual international competition for innovative, sustainable products & services in the categories architecture, working environment, energy, electronics, fashion, research, freestyle, children, communication, consumer goods, mobility, furniture and home accessories. The award is aimed at established companies and start-ups. The object of the award is to create a collection of green solutions for consumers and buyers to replace existing products with better (green) products. Since 2013, the competition has received submissions from more than 40 countries. Since then, the exhibits have been presented to more than 600.000 visitors at international trade fairs and design festivals.