Marmoleum, our linoleum brand
The biobased floor
The best natural flooring solution
Marmoleum is a cradle-to-gate climate positive product range. It combines ecological values with contemporary design and offers an important contribution to a sustainable world. Forbo Flooring Systems is world leader in linoleum, and we produce our Marmoleum flooring with up to 98% raw materials.
Our Marmoleum floors are made from:
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98 %
natural raw materials
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78 %
bio-based materials
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45 %
recycled material
Climate positive flooring
Cradle to gate - without offsetting
Marmoleum is made from natural, rapidly renewable raw materials. The craft of manufacturing linoleum has evolved over the last 150 years – we have been driving this development through the Forbo Flooring Marmoleum brand.
Marmoleum is unique as it has a CO2 uptake in the product itself. Photosynthesis of all plants used in Marmoleum absorbs more CO2 than is emitted by transport and production processing of the end product. This makes Marmoleum climate positive from cradle to gate.
Circular by nature
The restoring capacity of natural resources is the basis for the circular economy. In essence, linoleum is a bio-cycle product. This means that the natural raw materials can basically be composted and returned to the earth as nutrients for the newly grown natural raw materials.
Using recycled, up-cycled (i.e. cocoa shells and tall oil) and re-used materials is a circular economy principle that has been applied in Marmoleum for ages. In our linoleum factories, installation residues are collected and added to the recycling system, contributing to the 43% recycled content in Marmoleum. Other valuable streams, like jute or furniture linoleum backing paper residuals, are offered to parties that upcycle them into highly valuable or socially responsible products.
Making new marmoleum
from a 20-year-old floor
We’re not seeing circularity for floor coverings on a large scale yet. Solutions are especially limited where flooring is glued to the subfloor. Unfortunately, this applies to the vast majority of resilient flooring in use today. That is why Forbo Flooring has recently taken on the challenge to fully recycle 13,000 m2 of 20-year-old Marmoleum flooring from the Delft University of Technology and turn it into brand new Marmoleum.
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Naturally prevents the growth of bacteria
The wider challenges of bacterial infestation and indoor environmental health may not always have quick or easy solutions, but some steps can deliver an immediate improvement. One of the most effective actions is to replace products that contribute to the problem with materials that naturally reduce risk. Independent testing confirms that MRSA and Staphylococcus aureus do not multiply on Marmoleum.
Marmoleum is made of natural ingredients that, by their very nature, resist microbial growth. Thanks to the natural raw materials that go into the production (specifically flaxseed oil), Marmoleum gets its ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria stems. An inherent property of the product, the anti-bacterial qualities of Marmoleum won't diminish over time, giving peace of mind and constant protection from the moment it is installed.
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