16-Mar-2010
Press release
Launch of eco-friendly coating Ecobind®
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Businesses and consumers can now use moreeco-friendly stationery thanks to the launch of Ecobind®.This coloured eco-friendly coating is made from the so-called ‘green polymer’, which means it is completely derivedfrom natural resources, compostable and CO2 neutral.
Ecobind® coating for bookbinding wire is the ideal complement to environmentally sound stationery, such as
- exercise notebooks
- reports and copies bound at copy centres
- books,manuals, diaries and calendars bound by trade binders
Bekaert has morethan 30 years of experience in the production of coated book binding wires, andcontinually invests in research and development to enhance the composition ofits products.
Zero environmental impact coating
With Ecobind®Bekaert has created a coating for book binding wire with the same properties asregular polymer coating. It is available in white, black, green and blue - othercolours are available upon request. These plant-based coatings differ from petro-polymersas they completely decompose when theyare left in an industrial composting environment. Ecobind® does notsplit into smaller pieces like similar products tend to do so – instead itdisintegrates in water and carbon dioxide (CO2). The amount of CO2emitted when decomposing green polymers is the same amount as that absorbed bythe plant from which the raw product was originally derived, making it part ofa closed natural cycle.
MarceloXavier, Bekaert’s global segment manager for book binding wires, comments:“Ecobind® is the result of years of research and development atBekaert’s technology centres. In times when we all need to make a bigeffort to save our world’s natural resources, innovations like these areparticularly welcome."
“Bekaert has aglobal reputation for producing top-quality products. It’s very rewarding tocome up with a renewable, environmentally friendly alternative to polymersderived from petrochemical products.”
Ecobind® is a valuable addition to Bekaert’s wide range ofcoated book binding wires, which includes Metalobind®, Nylobind®,Tinobind® and Bekaert glow-in-the-dark book binding wire.
About Bekaert
Company profile
Bekaert(www.bekaert.com) is a globaltechnological leader in its two core competences: advanced metal transformationand advanced materials and coatings, and a market leader in drawn wire productsand applications. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company withheadquarters in Belgium,employing 23 000 people worldwide. Bekaert pursues sustainable profitablegrowth in all its activities and generates annual combined sales of € 3.3billion.
Bekaert bookbinding wire: consistent qualityworld wide
Bekaerthas more than 30 years experience in manufacturing coated bookbinding wires ofthe highest quality and performance. As we are active in more than 120countries Bekaert is able to produce and keep large stocks of bookbinding wirein most of the global regions. Thanks to our global presence we can guaranteeour customers wires of consistent quality and timely deliveries wherever theyare located.
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