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Components made from renewable raw materials
Schurter is expanding its portfolio of 'Green Line' products to include components with housings made from plant-based raw materials. New products include the 4797 appliance inlet, the 4798 and 6080 appliance plugs and the 4782 reconnectable appliance inlet.
The environmentally friendly alternative to the fossil-based plastics commonly used today are plastics made from plant-based raw materials. Plant-based raw materials have a CO₂-neutral footprint over their entire life cycle, which leads to a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions overall. In addition, bio-based plastics often have a lower density than fossil-based plastics, which leads to lower material consumption. Bioplastics also meet all technical and visual requirements. According to Schurter, products made from bioplastics offer the same performance and service life as those made from fossil, crude oil-based plastic, with all international approvals.
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