e³environmental ceramicsteel™ surface

For more than 50 years, millions of writing boards around the world have been produced for both education and corporate environments using PolyVision ceramicsteel. As the world’s largest supplier, PolyVision has introduced virtually every new breakthrough in the ceramicsteel market, including e³ environmental ceramicsteel™ surface.

PolyVision’s e³ environmental ceramicsteel  whiteboard surface is the world’s first ecologically intelligent writing surface to receive Cradle to CradleSM Silver certification, an environmental designation awarded by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), a consulting firm specializing in “eco-effective” design.

Advantages of e³

e³ environmental ceramicsteel surface builds on PolyVision’s legendary P³ ceramicsteel^® writing surface, and provides users the following advantages:

• Exceptionally smooth writing and erasing
• Outstanding durability
• Superior visibility
• Magnetic surface
• Resistance to chemicals, fire, stains, bacteria, scratches and graffiti
• Cradle to Cradle Silver certification
• Forever Warranty

Environmentally certified

PolyVision’s eVision™ environmental policy is to continually evaluate alternate resources and process improvements to reduce our environmental footprint while also advancing social responsibility, This cycle of continual improvement has resulted in the development of e³.

The e³ environmental ceramicsteel surface has received MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle certification, which takes into account the environmental impact of a product during its entire life cycle, from the amount of energy and waste needed to produce the product to its ability to be recycled. This universally recognized third-party certification validates that PolyVision’s e³ surface has reduced its environmental footprint, as follows:

• Total amount of heavy metals cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and lead less than 0.1%
• All coatings are free from added arsenic and antimony
• No Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
• Steel core made from minimum 30% post-consumer and post-industrial waste
• 99% recyclable