Dutch based manufacturer Ahrend has delivered a sustainable office chair －Remode, with structural seat components, backrest mechanism and the star base manufactured from Akulon RePurposed, a versatile, high-performance polyamide, made from recycled fishing nets. 

The chair weighs just 15 kilograms and more than two-thirds of its weight is attributed to Envalior’s 30% glass fiber-reinforced recyclate Akulon RePurposed RE30, offering a superior mechanical property profile.

Akulon RePurposed RE30 contains a minimum of 62% recycled content, consisting of 50% ocean-bound plastic and 12% pre-consumer recycled content. The material enables a lightweight component solution with high material efficiency, which also contributes to lower CO2 emissions.

Ahrend partnered with Envalior to develop the sustainable office chair Remode.

In addition to providing advice on the material choice, Envalior also helped to determine the optimum processing parameters for injection molding the components from Akulon RePurposed, enabling efficient and economical manufacture with good surface quality of the plastic parts.

Currently Envalior collects and recycles more than 3,000 tons of polyamide 6 ghost fishing nets that accumulate in Indian coastal regions. The nets are cleaned, sorted, shredded, mixed with post-industrial waste and extruded into Akulon RePurposed regranulate.

Dutch based manufacturer Ahrend has delivered a sustainable office chair －Remode, with structural seat components, backrest mechanism and the star base manufactured from Akulon RePurposed, a versatile, high-performance polyamide, made from recycled fishing nets. 

The chair weighs just 15 kilograms and more than two-thirds of its weight is attributed to Envalior’s 30% glass fiber-reinforced recyclate Akulon RePurposed RE30, offering a superior mechanical property profile.

Akulon RePurposed RE30 contains a minimum of 62% recycled content, consisting of 50% ocean-bound plastic and 12% pre-consumer recycled content. The material enables a lightweight component solution with high material efficiency, which also contributes to lower CO2 emissions.

Ahrend partnered with Envalior to develop the sustainable office chair Remode.

In addition to providing advice on the material choice, Envalior also helped to determine the optimum processing parameters for injection molding the components from Akulon RePurposed, enabling efficient and economical manufacture with good surface quality of the plastic parts.

Currently Envalior collects and recycles more than 3,000 tons of polyamide 6 ghost fishing nets that accumulate in Indian coastal regions. The nets are cleaned, sorted, shredded, mixed with post-industrial waste and extruded into Akulon RePurposed regranulate.