MAXIMIZING GREEN – MINIMIZING RISK

More sustainable non-stick coatings for cookware

Ever stricter amendments to legal requirements for food contact materials are issued faster and faster. Consumer expectations regarding the sustainability of products are increasing at the same time. MAXIMIZING green not only lives up to current standards, it also uses only high-quality raw materials that reduce our ecological footprint. This applies not only to the coating as such, but also to the entire value chain. We guarantee the same performance as for our standard products.

MAXIMIZING green – our label for greater sustainability

The MAXIMIZING green Label offers safety and orientation for the consumer. Consumers can easily recognize products manufactured to MAXIMIZING GREEN standards at the PoS. A matching QR code leads to a landing page with all consumer-relevant information about MAXIMIZING green.

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Health-friendly non-stick coatings

Guaranteed pollutant-free products*
Free from SVHC substances as well as GenX, APEO, BPA, and NMP

_{* A substance of very high concern (SVHC) is a chemical substance (or part of a group of chemical substances) for the use of which in the European Union an authorization has been proposed under the REACH Regulation. The criterion “of concern” is important in that this designation permits the regulation of substances that are, for example, neurotoxic or endocrine disrupting that or otherwise pose an unforeseen health risk to the environment under REACH.}

Considered and economical use of all resources

Moving to use of renewable energies at the Swiss site
Voluntary CO₂ compensation at all ILAG sites. CO₂ emissions (heating, electricity, and mobility) are offset via the KMU Clima foundation
Recovery: The cooling water and its exhaust heat are used in a circulation system, among other things as heating energy, in the production process

Healthy working environment for producers and processors

Reduction of substances with hazardous properties in the entire raw material and coating production for the health and safety of employees
Increased use of water-dilutable coating systems

Long-lived products – another aspect of sustainability for ILAG

Three to five times improved abrasion resilience than other non-stick coatings*
Better and longer-term non-stick effect – even at the most intensive use – than comparable coating systems*

_{* As documented by the results of a number of industry standard tests}

Further interesting facts about MAXIMIZING green:

What is ILAG’s MAXIMIZING Green strategy?

We live up to our commitment to people and the environment by providing new coatings that are based on most sustainable raw materials. We aim at using alternative raw materials as the earliest possible point once this is technically possible and permitted by regulations.

What else can we share about the product?

Only raw materials that reduce the ecological footprint are used for this product range – not only in the coating as such, but along the entire value chain.
We guarantee the same performance as standard products.

What is the difference from a standard product?

In addition to the usual formulation without APEO and PFOA (in accordance with EU standard 2017/1000), NMP* is not a residual formulation component of the wet paint and GenX** was not used to produce a raw material used.

_{* NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, CAS 872-50-4) is a solvent}
_{** GenX is a brand name of the company DuPont (now Chemours) for a chemical manufacturing process and for a chemical (source: Wikipedia)}

What does ILAG currently use as alternative raw materials?

ILAG uses raw materials that are not assessed as critical by official bodies such as the European Chemicals Agency ECHA (e.g., SVHC list***) or the EPA in the USA.

_{*** The SVHC candidate list is a list of substances that may have serious effects on human health or the environment. (Source: ECHA website)}