Product Health
Homapal Metals and Magnetic & Boards are certified according to the following certification schemes:
Greenguard Gold and Greenguard – products certified for indoor use in spaces meeting even stricter chemical emissions limits, helping to reduce indoor air pollution and the risk of chemical exposure.
Formaldehyde release test by EPH-Institute – Homapal metal laminates and magnetic boards have been tested for the emission of formaldehyde in accordance with DIN EN 717-1 and fall significantly below - where results were detectable at all - the limit value of the German Chemical Prohibition Regulations (ChemVerbotsV) and the guideline value of the BGA for interiors. ChemVerbotsV contains prohibitions and restrictions on the marketing of certain hazardous substances and mixtures as well as certain articles that may release or contain them.
REACH Regulation – HOMAPAL metal laminates are materials classified as non-hazardous. As down streamer user of chemical substances, they are exempted from registration or notification.
Environment
As part of and based on our certified LCA management system, we have published EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) for the following product ranges:
- HPL Alu décor 0.8mm
- HPL Alu décor 1mm
- Magnetic & Boards 1mm.
An EPD is a document which transparently communicates the environmental impact of a product over its lifetime, calculated using the LCA method. Our LCA management system (EPD process) is certified by an accredited third party as of November 2022. The certification covers the entire process of an EPD development and publication.
Single product EPDs are regularly updated, please check the most recent version on homapal.com
Responsibly managed forest certifications
Homapal adopted a Due Diligence system as required by the EUTR Regulation n. 995/2010 that allows to assess the risk of placing illegally harvested wood on the European market. A communication on the origin of the paper used in our products is available upon request.
Homapal products are available upon request, in restricted quantities and jurisdictions with FSC® Chain of Custody certification (License Code FSC-C092664). FSC® is a voluntary certification promoted by the Forest Stewardship Council® that supports responsible forestry.
All the product-related certificates are available for download on homapal.com