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Sustainable


 product



 development






 Plastic is a much-discussed material. We know that high-  ECO    CO    chainge          igus:bike
 performance polymers can make a contribution to the   2
 protection of resources and to the environment, and have   product range  footprint  program
 made this the focus of our activities. We look at plastics in
 three phases: during production, in use and at the end of the
 product's life. We will give you our answers to sustainability
 questions for both our products and everyday life at igus .
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 Much remains unanswered, and for some things, especially
 with regard to sustainable production, we are still working   100
 on answers and solutions.
 regranulate

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 Cost-effective and versatile.  CO 2 footprint in the online shop  Recycling made easy  Yesterday's waste for tomorrow's
 The new, sustainable iglidur   ECO   igus  has been focusing more and   As a plastics processing and    mobility: he first motion plastics
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 materials consist of regranulates of   more on sustainability in manufacturing   manufacturing company, we are   bike in the world
 our top materials, which have proven   and products since 2018. As a result,   very concerned about making our    The idea for the igus:bike project was
 themselves for many years.  we are now also able to state the   contribution to sustainable, resource-  born with this vision. The project aims
          carbon footprint of a large number of   conserving use of plastic. We focus   to use plastic waste dumps worldwide
          our iglidur  plain bearings. In addition,   on technical plastics because that is   as resources for a recycled bicycle. On
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          there are new products that are largely   exactly what our business is. Make a   the newly created igus:bike platform,
          or completely made from recycled   contribution towards the reduction of   we want to work with other bicycle
          material from our own production. And   plastic waste and the improvement of   and component manufacturers to
          these are also tested in the laboratory   recycling in industry.       create a sustainable, corrosion-free,
          and have a predictable service life.  u www.chainge.igus.eu            maintenance-free alternative for urban
                                                                                 mobility. We are taking the first step
                                                                                 with mtrl, a start-up we are supporting
                                                                                 during development and production
                                                                                 of a bicycle made entirely of plastic.
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