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8. Natural, recyclable, sustainable

Choosing KME copper products minimises environmental impact



Copper is a natural material without additives, synthetic dyes, stabilizers or chemical substances.

Copper is 100% recyclable: it can be recycled over and over at the end of the product lifetime, without any loss of properties or performance.

When recycled and re-introduced into the production cycle, copper becomes a new resource, offering significant energy savings for the world’s natural eco-system.

Copper is therefore a renewable resource and one of the materials achieving highest overall sustainability.

This is why the IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) certified copper as an environmentally safe building product.

Did you know?

  • About 80% of all the copper ever extracted is still in use today, and has already been processed several times.
  • 50% of the entire European production of copper semis comes from recycled material.
  • Recycling reduces the energy requirements needed for the production of primary metals by 85%.
  • Recycling helps the environment by reducing emissions arising from the mining and smelting of primary copper.
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