Green Line
Green Line is a collection of SCHURTER quality products based on plant-based plastics. The Green Line is part of SCHURTER’s sustainability strategy. SCHURTER’s mission is to deliver high-quality products with significantly lower CO₂ emissions. Specifically, the goal is to reduce the CO₂ footprint of the portfolio by 50% by 2035. This will be achieved, among other things, with more sustainably produced products. A commissioned study by my climate showed that the starting material causes the highest CO₂ emissions in the product cycle. SCHURTER is tackling this challenge with the new Green Line.
CO₂ reduction by up to 68%
The device connectors of the SCHURTER Green Line are made of environmentally friendly bio-based plastic, which is produced from plant-based raw materials. SCHURTER has tested different variants in the laboratory, and the recyclable biological plastic made from castor beans has fully met the requirement for the material. The castor bean plant is convincing because no fertilization or artificial irrigation is required and the miracle plant – as the castor bean plant is also called – also grows in dry areas. Therefore, it does not compete with agriculture and does not require additional agricultural land like other biogenic plastics made from corn or sugar cane.
Bio-based plastic leads to a CO₂ reduction of up to 68% compared with the fossil plastic used previously.
This is due to the sustainable extraction and production of the plastic, which is less energy-intensive.
The plant-based plastic from castor beans is not biodegradable, but nevertheless its disposal is clearly more sustainable compared to fossil plastic. The castor bean plant absorbs CO₂ from the atmosphere during cultivation and binds it. In addition, the bioplastic can be recycled and reused.
