RAUKANTEX eco and evo honoured with German Innovation Award 2024

With its comprehensive sustainability concept RAUKANTEX eco.protect, REHAU is setting a strong example for the environment: RAUKANTEX eco and evo were the first manifestations of this programme in the product portfolio. Now both edgeband lines have been honoured with the German Innovation Award 2024 by the expert jury of the German Design Council.

Every year, the German Design Council honours products that break new ground - and stand out for their added value for users and the environment. This year, REHAU's sustainable edgeband line received a double award: both RAUKANTEX evo and eco received the accolade from the renowned jury of independent, interdisciplinary experts from the fields of technology, digitalisation, science and institutions.

Prevailed against strong competition

The German Innovation Award 2024 was presented in two main categories: "Excellence in Business to Consumer" and "Excellence in Business to Business". The award is extremely popular as a confirmation of sustainability efforts and as a marketing argument: with 520 submissions from 23 countries, the German Innovation Award once again met with a great response this year. The two edgebandings RAUKAN-TEX eco and evo from REHAU were honoured as winners in the category #W2 "Excellence in Business to Business: Material & Surfaces". "The award is an acknowledgement of our holistic approach to sustainability in the field of edgebandings," says Daniel Elfe-Degel, Sustainability Officer Division Interior Solutions at REHAU. "And it confirms our overarching goal of continuously increasing the use of recyclates and polymers on a non-fossil basis and further reducing CO2 emissions."

Two edgebands - one goal

The two award-winning edgebandings are two steps towards this goal: while RAUKANTEX eco uses 50 per cent post-industrial recyclates in the base material, REHAU relies on polymers based on non-fossil raw materials for RAUKANTEX evo. This means that no additional crude oil is required for the PP base material of the edgeband. RAUKANTEX evo is also the first REHAU edgeband on the market with ISCC PLUS certification. The so-called mass balance process guarantees compliance with the specifications from the raw material to the edgeband end product for REHAU customers. "As a successful company, we want to take responsibility for the future of future generations. Sustainability is therefore an integral part of our corporate strategy," says Daniel Elfe-Degel. "The German Innovation Award shows us that we are on the right track with our product policy."

Further details on REHAU's approach to sustainability: www.rehau.com/eco-protect