To assist its green transformation and carbon neutrality aspirations, Sunon has collaborated with Covestro and industrial chain partners Zhanchen New Materials, Huafon Microfibre, Sinomax Kuka, and H.B. Fuller. Together, they committed to advancing the commercial use of innovative circular materials by signing the "Green and Sustainable Office Furniture Strategic Collaboration." Through this agreement, not only Sunon and its goods but also the office furniture sector as a whole can have lower carbon footprints.
Sunon Research & Development Center and Covestro are driving this collaboration. We have identified industry chain partners for the application and commercialization of bio-based waterborne coatings, biomass foams, microfiber materials, furniture adhesives, and post-recycled polycarbonate materials to expand the collaboration on sustainable materials in office furniture.
Chen Yuanfang, Vice President of Sunon Group Co., Ltd. said, “With regard to workplace and commercial environments, Sunon has always been dedicated to offering solutions that are secure, ecologically sustainable, pleasant, and intelligent. By incorporating workplace wellbeing into the fabric of our company's goal and the whole lifespan of furniture manufacture, driven by our quest of high-tech, natural, and healthy goods, we have improved office environments. This is completely in line with Covestro's goal of establishing the circular economy. We anticipate accelerating the green transformation of our business by collaborating with Covestro and other partners throughout the industrial chain to develop fresh sustainable solutions.”
“In order to satisfy the market's necessity for low-carbon and environmentally friendly office furniture, we continue to push environmental protection improvements and creative applications of sustainable materials” - Chen Yuanfang, Vice President, Sunon Group Co., Ltd
Holly Lei, President of Covestro China said, “To further sustainable growth for the office furniture sector, we are delighted to collaborate with Sunon and other partners. By increasing the capacity and scale of circular material manufacturing locally, we anticipate hastening the commercialization of more creative solutions. By promoting the use of alternative raw materials, Covestro is actively assisting various value chains in their efforts to cut emissions and hasten the shift to a circular economy.”
Holly Lei, President of Covestro China said, “To further sustainable growth for the office furniture sector, we are delighted to collaborate with Sunon and other partners. By increasing the capacity and scale of circular material manufacturing locally, we anticipate hastening the commercialization of more creative solutions. By promoting the use of alternative raw materials, Covestro is actively assisting various value chains in their efforts to cut emissions and hasten the shift to a circular economy.”
Consumers are becoming more concerned about the sustainability and material safety of the items in their homes and places of employment. Although bio-based waxes and oils have been used to treat furniture surfaces for a while, they frequently don't offer the same level of protection as coatings made of fossil fuels, particularly for office furniture with higher performance standards. In comparison to traditional fossil-based solutions, Covestro's bio-based waterborne UV technologies, Bayhydrol® CQ and Recovery® CQ, comprise around 35% bio-based content, which can lower the carbon footprint of furniture coatings while maintaining the same mechanical and chemical resilience. At Sunon's Intelligent Manufacturing Base, the technology has been tested on waterborne UV five-axis spraying line, and the coated goods' look and performance have met expectations.
(CQ: For Covestro products with at least 25 percent alternative raw material content.)
With a vision of being a global leader in office furniture, Sunon is committed to providing one-stop solutions for healthy, environment-friendly, comfortable, and smart offices and will continue to focus on adding value for its customers.
