Nevamar High Pressure Laminate

Product and Company Certifications

1. GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified and GREENGUARD for Children & SchoolsSM Certified.

2. UL Class A Fire Rated: Laminated Plastics BSMV.R4642 Laminated Plastics BSMV.R4301 Laminated Plastics (Canada) BSMV7.R4642

3. NSF/ANSI Standard 35 – Laminated Plastics for Surfacing Food Service Equipment

4. ROHS/WEEE Compliant

5. ISO 9001 Certified

LEED Information - HPL

MR Credit 4.1 Recycled Content:The recycled content of our high pressure laminates ranges from 1 to 2% post-industrial recycled content and 0% post-consumer recycled content.

MR 5.1 Local/Regional Materials Credit:These laminates are produced at: Nevamar Company One Nevamar PlaceHampton, SC 29924

The paper used for the laminate core is produced at a paper mill that is located in Charleston, SC from wood fiber harvested from the region.

SCAQMD Rule 1168:Nevamar laminates can be fabricated with adhesives systems that have low or “zero” VOC, such as 3M™ Fastbond™ water based contact adhesive, or Hexion’s Wonderbond for fire rated applications. Contact manufacturers for product data and application procedures.

EQ 4.4 Low Emitting Materials No Urea-Formaldehyde Resins are used in the production of the laminate.

EQ 4.5 Low Emitting Materials (LEEDs for Commercial Interiors)Nevamar High Pressure Laminates are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified.

SMPBR000-062 10/08

Nevamar® High Pressure Laminate

Identifying Environmental Issues. Taking Environmental Action.

Protecting Our Water • Non-contact cooling water is used for the manufacturing process. A closed loop system recycles 60-95% of the cooling water depending on ambient temperatures.

•Oil/waterseparatorsremovetheoilimpuritiesfromourpresses’wastestreams,resultinginacleanerwastewater discharge.

Ensuring Cleaner, •Water-based amino resins are used in the decorative paper treatment process to reduce fugitive Healthier Air emissions to the atmosphere.

• Reduced solvent resins are used on our solvent based paper treaters to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) generated from the paper treating process.

•Vaporsemissionsfromtheamino-resinmanufacturingoperationsarecollectedanddirectedtooneofthefacility boilers for combustion. The heat generated from this operation is used to produce steam for the facility equipment, reducing fossil fuel usage.

•Airemissionsfromthecuttingandsandingoperationsareroutedthroughdustcollectionsystemsthatare

greater than 99% efficient reducing emissions to the atmosphere.

Waste Reduction •Arecyclingprogramhasbeenestablishedatthefacility.Thematerialsrecycledincludesuchthings as scrap metals and wood, cardboard and office papers, and pallets and other packaging materials. The paper recycling program alone results in the diversion of more than 1 million pounds of paper from landfill to recycling annually.

•Laminatescrapissenttoafacilitythatgrindsandbagsthematerialsforuseintheoilindustryasadrillingfluid additive.

•Nevamarusessteelplatestoimparttexturetothemajorityofourlaminates,eliminatingtheuseanddisposal of large quantities of release paper per year which helps conserve forests as well as reduce our solid waste stream.

•Spentfluorescentlighttubes,HIDbulbs,computermonitorsandbatteriesaresentoff-site,wherethematerials are segregated, recycled and reused.

•Thefacilityactivelyworkstoreducetheamountofhazardouswastegenerated.Thishasresultedinmorethan a 45% decrease in hazardous waste generated since 1999.

Nevamar understands that when a company is dedicated to doing things right, we also have a responsibility to do the right things. We’ve opened our doors to regulators, our neighboring communities, and our customers, because we want to let you know that we’re as proud of our environmental initiatives as we are of the quality of our products.

Nevamar•OneNevamarPlace•Hampton,SouthCarolina29924 1-800-845-4790•www.nevamar.com