Why we take preserving the environment so seriously.

Manufacturing in Germany at a level far above the industry standard for environmental sustainability

SieMatic has a fully integrated quality and environmental management system based on the international DIN standards EN ISO 9001:2008 as well as ISO 14001. They are the cornerstones of every company’s “Excellence Strategy“ for environmental responsibility. At SieMatic the enforcement of these standards is guaranteed by numerous internal and external audits.

The majority of our materials are derived from a regenerating and recyclable resource: wood. We source our wood according to the strict guidelines of the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and local suppliers. Transport and energy consumption is thereby kept to a minimum. Using advanced management of wood by-product from our machinery, we ensure optimal usage of material with minimal waste.

The remaining wood by-product is 100% recycled, i.e. converted to energy in our own on-site heating plant. This prevents us from having to burn oil and allows us to use a material with very good CO2 balance since the growing trees absorb the emitted CO2. The efficiency of our production plant enables us in many respects to achieve low energy consumption.

Exhaust air from the manufacturing facility is kept to a minimum by our systems.

Since the transformation of electricity into compressed air results in calorific losses, our compressed air system is optimized such that we can work with lower air pressure than normal. This reduces power consumption by more than 10%.

We prefer products from our suppliers which are manufactured within the European Union and thus made according to the highest ecological standards.

SieMatic goes further than others in its effort to reduce emissions. For years, SieMatic has been using water-based lacquers on veneer and wood-front doors. SieMatic’s lacquer painted door-fronts are largely styrene free.

SieMatic intentionally does not produce any kitchens with foil fronts to refrain from the use of PVC.

SieMatic already complies with more stringent formaldehyde content levels as stipulated by E 0.5 (0.05 ppm) although only the current E1 standard (0.1 ppm) is required.

Commercial cleaners used in our manufacturing processes were replaced by new cleaners devoid of VOC solvents.

Since 2003, SieMatic has reduced the use of toxic materials from approximately 6,000 kg per to approximately 1,800 kg per annum.

All SieMatic company vehicles have modern, environmentally-friendly diesel engines, and the fork-lifts are powered by either natural-gas or electricity.

Trash is sorted into 31 different categories for recycling disposal.

All our printing is done within our immediate region in order to cut down on transportation.

Every opportunity is taken to encourage each SieMatic employee to think and act in an environmentally conscious manner – for example, placing signs above light switches reminding to turn off when not needed.