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Product Marketing Name:
BAUWERK Colour Pty Ltd
Use and Application: Domestic
& Commercial Interior and Exterior Paint
Date of Certification: 1
June 2005
BAUWERK Colour Pty Ltd was founded in 1999 and produces paints and a special purpose protective coating for a
wide range of interior and exterior private, contract and commercial applications
and all heritage structures.
BAUWERK
Colour are a leading specialist manufacturer of traditional
lime-based paints for domestic and international markets.
After a
comprehensive assessment undertaken by the Australian Environmental
Labelling Association a selection of
BAUWERK Colour paints and pigments have been
awarded a Australian Good Environmental Choice
Licence.
2. Description of the verification.
The Australian Environmental Labelling Association Inc. manages the
Good Environmental Choice – Mark of Conformity in conformance to ISO
14 024 – International Standard for Third party Environmental
Labelling and Declaration as the only product life cycle independent
environmental declaration in Australia (www.aela.org.au)
The organization is an independent non-profit environmental
research and certification organization recognised as the Australian
member of an international network of ecolabelling schemes under the
Global Ecolabelling Network. The Eco-label is awarded to those
products that meet or exceed voluntary standards of environmental
performance.
The verification procedure is managed via a Documented Quality
Management System and Certification Program Manuals which have made
significant use of the ISO 14 000 series. The following standards
have been adapted to the programs requirements, ISO 14 001, 14 0012,
the 14020 series, 14 031 environmental performance evaluation,
14040. This verification report has been compiled in
conformance to these procedures and ISO 14 024.
3.
The
Products
BRAND:
BAUWERK Colour
FUNCTION:
Interior and Exterior
Paint, Paint for Heritage Structures
PRODUCTS:
BAUWERK
Kalk
BAUWERK Mud
BAUWERK Ultra Mud
BAUWERK Über
A range of paint pigments used by BAUWERK were
also assessed for compliance to the AELA Protective and
Architectural Coatings Standard. Compliant pigments are listed
below.
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Product Requirements |
Core Environmental
Performance Requirements Passed |
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VOC Content (max.
16g/L) |
Products contain less than 0.1g/L of VOC's
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Titanium Dioxide Content
(max 32g/m2 of dry film)
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Products do not exceed allowable limit |
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Must not contain Glycol Ethers (e.g.
ethylene-glycol, ethylene-acetate). |
Products do not
contain glycol ethers |
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Must not contain Heavy Metals
(e.g. Lead, Cadmium) |
Products do not contain heavy metals |
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Recyclable Packaging |
All
plastic packaging is recyclable |
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Carcinogenic Substances Content (must not exceed 1/20th
of NOHSC limit) |
Product does not contain
carcinogens |
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Must not contain
alkyl phenol alkoxylates (APEO’s) |
Products do not contain APEO's |
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Must not contain
Ozone-Depleting Substances |
Products do not
contain ozone-depleting substances |
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Hydrocarbon Solvents Content (max.
20% of product dry-weight) |
Products do not contain hydrocarbon solvents |
Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
The BAUWERK Colour Pty Ltd manufacturing plant in
Fremantle, Western Australia
is not required to hold a state EPA emissions licence due to a
unique situation with Lime-based paints. No breaches of
local environmental regulations have been found by AELA in its
assessment of the Fremantle site or have any been submitted by the
manufacturer.
BAUWERK Colour
Pty Ltd also complies with all relevant social regulations,
including occupational health and safety, employee remuneration and
anti-discrimination.
Additional Information
The BAUWERK lime paint
range of interior and exterior
paints and other BAUWERK Colour
products can be found in the BAUWERK
Colour Fremantle
store, and interstate or international
orders can be placed online or by phone.
For more information contact BAUWERK
Colour
directly:
BAUWERK COLOUR PTY
LTD
271 South Terrace, South Fremantle,
WA 6162 Australia
Ph: (08) 9433 1008
Fax: (08) 9433 1009
Web:
www.bauwerk.com.au/
E-mail:
info@bauwerk.com.au
You can go to the companies web site here:
www.bauwerk.com.au/

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