AURO-Environmental-declaration-2014-04.2019

28 Input - Output 2013 raw materials 1.426.899 kg packaging 84.487 kg energy 903.586 kwH municipal water supply 630.000 l air 20.291 Tsd m 3 finished products 1.511.386 kg waste 41.565 kg thermal discharge 179.814 kJ waste water 5.971 m 3 exhaust air 20.291 Tsd m 3 rain water 534.060 hl Input - Output At the very beginning, various questions are considered with regard to a potential new product. What is its individual and societal use, what is the impact on user, society and environment in the short, medium or long term? Product ideas can be discarded in this phase already, even though the prospects concerning turnover and profit might be promising. Since the foundation of AURO as a company, all product ingredients have been fully declared, i.e. stated and explained. Between 1997 and 2001, we carried an elaborate research and development pro- ject through that brought about overall costs of 1,5 million € that were subsided by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) with a sum of 500.000 €. The aim of the successfully realised project was to develop a market-ready range of natural paints of a completely new type, our ‘Aqua’ range. The water-thinnable and solvent-free impregnations, primers, lacquers, waxes and woodstains are pro- duced on three production plants that were designed and purchased especially for this product range. Their elaborate technical features allow the gentle production of a fine-particle, durable binder emulsion without the addition of preservatives or biocides. One of our constant aims is the reduction of the energy, material and water needed for the manufacture of 1 kg finished product. In recent years, the specific consump- tion of water and energy has been declining. Innovation In AURO’s research and development department, a steady analysis and opti- misation of the complete range of prod- ucts takes place. A detailed considera- tion of AURO’s achievements in the field of newly developed products and prod- uct improvements reveals numerous accomplishments. This underlines our desire to offer the market the alternative of technologically innovative products that conform to an ecologically oriented company philosophy, are accepted by the market and steadily demanded by consumers. It’s a long way from the first lab trial… …to the finished product. Chart Input - Output * The photo shows a tinted wall paint Energy and raw material – key figures