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“OrganiQ” by Holzwerk Rockenhausen was recently crowned the German Sustainability Design Award 2023. The ceremony was hosted in Düsseldorf, in the presence of numerous guests, the likes of which included Cradle-to-Cradle founder Prof. Michael Braungart. Part of the Kessebohmer Group, the company produces specialised interior organisation components for pull-outs and drawers using materials created in collaboration with the Institute for Composite Materials at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Holzwerk Rockenhausen has developed “OrganiQ,” an ultramodern composite material of the sustainable future, that offers a cost-effective, aesthetic substitute for solid wood. It has outstanding mechanical qualities, is extremely light, strong, and food-safe, with the added ability to be shaped three-dimensionally. It has been verified by the DEKRA laboratory for environmental and product analysis.
25% of a sustainable, water-based binding agent, 68% renewable plant fibres
In the competitive sector of Germany’s most sustainable businesses and designers, Holzwerk Rockenhausen has cemented its top spot by winning the German Sustainability Award for Design. The prestigious award has been recognising exceptional innovation in the form of products, systems and services that represent sustainable alternatives and thus, meet the call of the urgent transformation. A total of 50 journalists and 500 guests attended the award presentation in Düsseldorf. The awards ceremony was handled by science writer Stefan Schulze-Hausmann, and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar, futurist Matthias Horx, and others gave out the prizes.
“OrganiQ” is composed of 25% of a sustainable, water-based binding agent and 68% of the quickly renewable plant fibres hemp and kenaf. This ensures that the novel material is not only devoid of formaldehyde and phenol but also only comprises 7% PET, which is totally made from recycled materials. There is less processing waste since its random fibres do not indicate a direction.
A ‘Made in Germany’ product, the foundation of OrganiQ lies in grasses that develop swiftly in unproductive, poor soils and bind a sizable amount of carbon dioxide. A resource-efficient material protects both the environment’s and people’ capacity for regeneration. Less than 25 kilometres away from Rockenhausen is a local supplier of fleece mats made from plant fibres. The entire process chain—from raw materials to manufacture to recycling—was the focus of OrganiQ’s development. The ideal foundation for producing OrganiQ at the Rockenhausen woodworking facility using the existing machinery while adhering to exacting quality standards.
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