Carpet Recycling UK Conference 2017

Mono material for full carpet to carpet recycling

Lukas Hoex, DSM-Niaga

Pretty simple, simply better.on how DSM-Niaga redesigned carpet from the ground-up.

CRUK 2017

June 21, 2017

Lukas Hoex

a Niaga® Innovation CenterGeleen, The Netherlands

Circular Adhesive Innovation CenterZwolle, The Netherlands

Regional Sales OfficeWilmington, Delaware, U.S.

aEngineered Adhesive ProductionMeppen, Germany

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Who is DSM-Niaga?driven by passion & experienced to scale

60 years carpet industry expertise

patent protected technology

proven in market testing

Netherlands based tech start-up

~ $10 billion revenue, ~ 25.000 employees

over 100 years young

Dow Jones Sustainability Index leader

Global life & material science company

Product design philosophy

Focus onpurpose Choose

pure materialsConnect for the future

Keep it simple

Material use in the current standard

primary backing:

face fiber: or

or or

e.g. PUR

or or

coating:

secondary backing:

underpad:

+ CaCO3 + fillerslatex

bitumen

various materials

woolPA6

PP

PET

PET PA6

PTT

PP or or PVC

optional integratedunderpad

Niaga® reversibleadhesive

primary backing

face fiber

coating

secondary backing

Niaga® Monopolyester carpet

PET

primary backing

face fiber

+PET

PA6

secondary backing

optional integratedunderpad

coating

reversible adhesive

PA6

PET

Niaga® Duofor example PA6

Niaga® technology

1. Fiber binderFibers are fused in the primary

backing.

2. LaminatorThe primary backing is married to the

secondary backing using Niaga® adhesive.

Niaga® adhesive

finished product

secondary backing

fibers + primary backing

Easy to transport, light & flexible Enhanced fire safety performance No water used in carpet backing

Easy to install,

no need for re-stretchingLower noise levels >90% less energy in production

Virtually no smell Closed materials loop, all input

resources (oil) can be used endlessly

Soft backing, less damage to

hands & houseNo landfill or incineration needed

No release of organic

components intotheair

Easy to remove

Better stain & soil performance

Integrated moisture control

Simple material set makes it easy to explain and easy to handle

Simple makes it perform better and predictable in unexpected

circumstances

SafeEasy1. 2. 3.

Future proof

Strong reduction of energy and material impact

Overview of Niaga® benefits

Other industriesOther

PA6 PPWool

Niaga® Duo

Niaga® Mono

CleaningMaterial recovery

ShreddingSplitting De-coloring

Carpet fibers

Carpet backing

Niaga® recycling process

Summary Simple set of pure materials

Resource lean production

Easy to install

Odorless

Easy to cleanValuable input for re-use of materials

No waste and no virgin materials

Lukas Hoex alukas.hoex@dsm-niaga.com C+31 6 247 10 867 Awww.dsm-niaga.com

Any questions? Feel free to ask.