ABOUT US

Novaplak is a branch of the mother company: NOVAFLOOR

NOVAFLOOR® is a leading decision-maker in TEAM2, a hub of competitive research and development in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

The company is responsible for the recycling of materials and is part of the board of directors.

TEAM2 projects: Waste recovery (developing green products from construction and plastics waste, secondary raw materials or by-products) polluted sites and soils (studies of sediments and rare metals).

NOVAFLOOR® products are classified as green materials by the CD2E (Research Center for the emergence of green technologies, serving the development of green businesses), and their quality is recognized by the building industry.

NOVAFLOOR® has an industrial park, know-how and vast experience that allow it to participate in research and development programs with collection industry actors and thus contribute in the short, medium and long term, in reducing our need for non-renewable resources.

Fawaz Kazma (CEO of NOVAFLOOR®), as a recognized expert and a leader in the recycling industry, is currently developing, with the support of ADEME, a pioneering and innovative national eco-industry project to respond to high expectations in the recycling of carpets and is developing, with the eco- organization TLC, recycling of used textiles.

NOVAFLOOR® offers operational solutions to waste collection services and to local governments that fall within the objectives set by the laws of the Grenelle Environment II and the European Commission up to 2020.

CONSTRUCTION

The construction industry produces the most waste in France.

In 2009, waste produced in the construction sector was estimated at 31 million tons:

- 20 million tons for demolition (65%)

- 8.6 million tons for rehabilitation (28%)

- 2.17 million tons for construction (7%)

Today, recycling of materials in the construction industry is estimated at less than 50%.

Source: MEDDTL (Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing)

TEXTILES

Article L- 541-10-3 of the environment code, voted in December 2006 as part of the Finance Act of 2007, establishes a system of expanded producer responsibility for used textiles in order to sustain the textile recovery chain and increase the volumes of textile separately collected and recycled.

The textile sector creates 700,000 tons of waste per year. Today, 100,000 tons are collected. The recovered textiles are destined for different uses: according to Federec (Federation of recycling companies), 50% of these used textiles are sent to developing countries to be reused, 20% become wiping cloths, 10% are for cardboard, 8% for fraying, and 12% are destroyed.

CARPETS

To meet the growing demands of the society, carpeting manufacturers are committed to the HQE® (high environmental quality) approach for the publication of two Environmental and Health Data Sheets (FDES).

This voluntary collection effort is carried out under the auspices of the UFTM (Moquette and Carpet French Union) and with the assistance of the environmental association for carpets GUT (Association for Eco Carpets).

NOVAFLOOR® is currently developing a pioneering and innovative program, with the support of the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency), in response to the high expectations for recycling used carpet.

AUTOMOBILES

The automotive sector stands at the forefront of complex recycled products.

In France, around 1.5 million vehicles become obsolete every year. They generate nearly 1.5 million tons of waste.

According to a dismantling and crushing campaign for obsolete vehicles led by the ADEME in 2008, the rate of reuse and recycling today is around 79.5% and the rate of reuse and recovery is 81%.

NOVAFLOOR® recycles materials from obsolete vehicles to give them a new lifecycle and a totally different use.

NOVAFLOOR® offers a comprehensive and proactive solution to the waste problems of building professionals and of players in waste collection industries.

Based on an proactive and synergistic approach, involving many players in the construction industry, the NOVAFLOOR® offer can provide practical solutions in terms of waste treatment, fully compatible with the environmental challenges in this industry.

NOVAFLOOR® has an industrial park, know-how and vast experience that allow it to participate in research and development programs with collection industry actors and thus contribute in the short, medium and long term, in reducing our need for non-renewable resources.

NOVAFLOOR® is an effective response to the reduction of emissions of Greenhouse Gases, to the depletion of primary resources and to the improvement of the lifecycle of our products.