Our environmental responsibility policy

The process used to knit the Aeria fabric, which covers our acoustic devices, was selected to ensure hard-wearing products that last over time :

— Run-resistant: a hole in the fabric will not get larger
— Easy maintenance: antistatic 7.10¹⁰ Ω (EN 1149-1)
— Abrasion resistance: NF EN ISO 12947-2 (30,000 Martindale test cycles)
— Colour fastness graded equal to or higher than 5 on the ISO 105 B02 scale
— IMO (International Maritime Organisation) certification for our maritime applications

Our sound-absorbing components do not deteriorate over time: the materials used are rotproof and insensitive to weather conditions.

Texaa panels and objects are fitted with removable covers, enabling product reconditioning to be carried out several years after their installation, while keeping the original acoustic components. This type of operation can be performed on site. In this way, Texaa has carried out many reconditioning operations either directly or through its professional partners.

Servicing Texaa acoustic solutions

After several years of development, the proportion of recycled materials that make up all our Vibrasto acoustic cladding products has recently reached almost 60% on average (based on 2023 sales).

In its Stereo acoustic panels, Texaa uses fully recycled sound-absorbing material, and the proportion of recycled materials has reached 57% of the total value of these products.

The sound-absorbing material used in our Kora screens is 90% recycled.

Texaa uses wooden components as much as possible to replace steel or aluminium parts. Local pine is offered as an option for some of the feet of our Kora acoustic screens. This is also the case for some of the Strato ceiling accessories.

Furthermore, a version of the Aeria fabric entirely made of linen, is now available as an alternative, and can be used for certain types of project.

Texaa demonstrates awareness of its environmental responsibility with its craft-based production model, organised to ensure quality, but also to reduce its carbon footprint.

— All Texaa products are manufactured exclusively in France in our Gradignan workshop outside Bordeaux.

— Texaa has always privileged suppliers, who are also partners, who we want to be close to, and who are therefore located in France or Europe

Texaa fournit toutes les données utiles :

— carbon footprint measurements per square metre of each solution, derived from the complete life-cycle analysis of each product, supplied in EPDs in the French format of a fiche de déclaration environnementale et sanitaire.

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— also carbon footprint data calculated per unit of absorption to enable the comparison of one solution against another. This data takes into account the footprint per square metre of interior space to be acoustically enhanced (rather than per square metre of product), and varies according to the different solutions in our range, as the example below demonstrates.

From a health standpoint, all Texaa products release very low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and undergo testing in line with current regulatory requirements. The antistatic qualities of our Aeria fabric significantly reduce the attraction and accumulation of dust, thus creating a healthier living environment.

In our assembly processes, we use water-based adhesives or other bonding technologies (and not solvent-based glues).

We use materials that are intrinsically fireproof (without using fireproofing additives that could escape from the materials over time). Since our components are stable, their fire safety remains constant throughout the product’s entire life. This makes them compliant with regulations governing buildings receiving the public.

Labels and certifications:

— Our Stereo panels first received an A+ Air Label Score and were deemed compliant with the German AgBB protocol in 2011. Our other solutions progressively obtained the same level of certification, and the whole range has been certified since 2018.

— In 2021, Aeria for marine applications was awarded IMO (International Maritime Organisation) certification, which is based on International Fire Code testing methods, and covers all merchant vessels and pleasure boats.

Metal, plastic and cardboard waste is sorted and collected by a specialist supplier, who recycles it through existing channels.

Furthermore, since Texaa only works exclusively to order, we do not produce unsold or obsolete product, which would end up as waste.