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Material

We use a variety of materials for the production of our office furniture. The tables below provide an overview of the raw materials required and the resulting waste.

Material

* Renewable materials
MATERIAL CONSUMPTION (T)20242023         20222021
Total product materials18,930.0823,343.2628,414.6330,996.40
E1-quality chipboard *12,153.0815,600.4018,958.2321,771.27
Metal (frames, bases and shelves)5,446.006,320.187,335.057,121.82
Zinc81.5191.7086.1894.87
Aluminium259.51415.61748.28775.31
Glass17.2318.5836.33146.94
Other plastics259.49390.22678.67501.89
Plastics (PP such as roller shutters, finishing mouldings and edge banding)245.27251.73459.28488.93
Electrical/electronic components80.9115.6354.6353.54
Waste wood, metal, plastic, glass1,869.741,357.581,795.532,158.77
Material usage ratio1.041.101.381.59

Packaging material consumption

Packaging material consumption (t)2024202320222021
Total301.66352.35372.75364.72
Packaging material [kg/PVt]15.6118.2319.2910.98
Cardboard202.42225.19252.61246.61
Wood83.66109.10102.84103.44
Film13.6915.7314.8012.73
Foam1.892.332.501.94

Products

The output refers exclusively to goods produced in-house. Retail goods that are not part of a product produced in-house and are not processed by ASSMANN are excluded.
Products (t)2024202320222021
Desks8,301.898,263.888,986.209,290.76
Wall cupboards & sideboards6,698.797,506.217,691.308,373.64
Containers2,383.052,130.662,307.602,585.32
Other412.68326.84343.10359.16
Total17,796.4118,227.5919,328.2120,608.89

Waste

Individual illustration of waste (t)NO. PER GERMAN WASTE CATALOGUE ORDINANCE (AVV)2024202320222021
Waste mixtures from grit chambers and oil/water separators130508*7.72––11.200
Destruction of documents1501010.198–0.2–
Waste oil: non-chlorinated machine, gear and lubricating oils based on mineral oil130205*–––1.700
Aluminium1704021.8401.720.146
Absorbent and filter materials (including oil filters unless stated otherwise); wiping cloths and protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances150202*0.08–0.48–
Insulation material consisting of or containing hazardous substances1706041.14–––
Electronic waste1602141.02–––
Film15010211.712.3212.414.590
Antifreeze containing hazardous substances160114*–––0.434
Gases containing hazardous substances in pressurised containers (including halons)160504*0.053–0.05–
Mixed construction and demolition waste170101
170107
170904		137.603,513.44
3.36		68.890
Mixed municipal waste20030127.8427.9426.3829.340
Mixed packaging1501068.22–––
Glass1702020.970.370.5–
Rubber waste070299––0.460.440 
Green waste2002018.88–––
Heating oil and diesel130701*0.60.05––
Treated wood (Category A III)170201–0.1––
External wood waste030105
150103
170201
200138		1,410.201,090.521,232.111,550.840
Internal wood waste 742.979803.9511569.596
Fluorescent tubes and other waste containing mercury200121*–0.04–1.020
Solvents200113*––0.082–
Mixed metals17040761.9229.983035.760
Non-chlorinated, mineral-oil-based
machine, gear and lubricating oils		130205*0.040.25–0.14
Cardboard and paper150101162.4164.09158.4193.880
Grate and boiler ash10010120.421.6820.6225.5880
Bulky waste200307–1.62.740.960
Strapping bands1501026.828.167.848.740
Total hazardous waste 9.630.340.6114.49
Total non-hazardous waste 2,602.995,674.102,007.732,498.77
Total 2,612.625,674.772,008.3422,513.26

* “Hazardous waste” label
The separate collection rate in 2024 is 98.49%. This corresponds to 2,573.17 tonnes of recovered waste.

Waste offcuts

Waste offcuts2024202320222021
8 mm material    
Parts produced [units]34,80035,90138,74240,906
Material used [m³]384.98382.99370.15404.63
Waste volume [m³]91.2485.8882.4491.19
Waste percentage [%]23.70%22.42%22.27%22.54%
16 mm material    
Parts produced [units]49,19755,35550,46347,527
Material used [m³]555.913572.5540.31532.40
Waste with 16 mm material [m³]100.5495.1091.1392.05
Waste with 16 mm material [%]18.09%16.61%16.87%17.29%
19 mm material    
Parts produced [units]280,238277,421276,851254,234
Material used [m³]3,037.222,869.312,818.412,663.02
Waste with 19 mm material [m³]454.55395.49393.35383.70
Waste with 19 mm material [%]14.97%13.78%13.96%14.41%
25 mm material    
Parts produced [units]170,407188,177183,759192,234
Material used [m³]4,449.815,036.395,245.995,509.91
Waste with 25 mm material [m³]869.7913.68999.301,088.45
Waste with 25 mm material [%]19.56%18.14%19.05%19.75%
Total waste [%]17.99%16.82%17.45%18.17%