BASF-Group: Construction Chemicals

    Environment, quality and safety



    PCI flooring products: modern, reliable and environment-friendly

    Since the market launch in 1999 environmental friendliness in soft flooring technology has been an important and indispensable part of product quality for PCI. A thorough selection of raw materials for the formulation of products and modern production and quality management procedures combined with the necessary know-how – all this is standard and a guarantee for the high quality standard of PCI soft flooring products – for workmanship, reliability in application and environmental friendliness.

    The certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001/14001 and OHSAS 18001 of the plants in Augsburg, Hamm and the Lutherstadt Wittenberg is just another acknowledgement of our quality structure.

    Certificate

    TUEV_Zertifikat_ab_2009_en.pdf

    228 K

    Needless to say that PCI soft flooring products, e.g. all cementitious screeds, levelling and smoothing compounds are low in chromate and/or all primers and parquet adhesives as well as almost all flooring adhesives are solvent free. Practically all primers, levelling compounds, flooring and parquet adhesives are classified as “very low emission” according to GEV in EMICODE EC 1/EC 1 R or in EMICODE EC 1 PLUS/EC 1 PLUS R. In addition a selection of products has been awarded “Blue Angel” in accordance with the requirements to award the environmental label of RAL gGmbH, Low-emission flooring adhesives and other laying material RAL UZ 113.

    PCI products which are classified as „very low emission PLUS“ according to GEV-EMICODE in EC 1, EC 1 PLUS and/or EC 1 PLUS R and awarded the environmental label “Blue Angel” (July 2011):

    Multi-use primer VG 2
    Object smoothing compound OSP 31
    Multi-use smoothing compound USP 32
    Multi-use smoothing compound USP 32 S
    Rapid smoothing compound SSP 33
    Timber floor smoothing compound HSP 34
    Object flooring adhesive OKL 300
    Multi-use flooring adhesive UKL 302
    Textile flooring adhesive TKL 312
    PVC Design flooring adhesive PKL 326
    Linoleum adhesive LKL 334

     

    Updated information on PU products

    Methylendiphenyl-Diisocayanate (MDI) contained in PU products can be a hazard to your health in case of repeated contact with skin and inhalation of the aerosol. The classification of products containing MDI will now be extended by the phrase R 40: Limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect. This is based on the directive (EG) 790/2009 – Adaptation of CLP regulation to the technical and economical progress. Deadline for this modification is December 1, 2010.

    PCI Augsburg GmbH will implement the new regulation as of 3rd quarter 2010. All customers were informed accordingly.