How eco-friendly is Slate-Lite?
Thanks to their lightness and thinness, our paper-thin stone veneers are not only easy to work with and offer unique possibilities for indoor and outdoor use, with Slate-Lite you are also opting for environmentally friendly stone decoration!
The emission rates during transportation are many times lower with Slate-Lite than with conventional stone slabs, which results in a significantly more positive ecological balance.
The majority of our goods are shipped by sea to our central warehouse. With pollutant emissions of approx. 15.1 grams of CO2 per kilometer (source: NABU), this results in the following example calculation for one of our containers:
(comparative calculation: sea route India/Germany. Granite slab vs. Slate lite)
| Transport route | Material quantity (m²) | Load (kg) | |
| Slate-Lite | Sea container 40' | 10.637 m² | 26.500 kg |
| Granite slab (2 cm) | Sea container 40' | 441 m² | 26.500 kg |
| Distance (km) | CO2-emissions (g) | CO2-emissions / m² | |
| Slate-Lite | 7.500 km | 3.001.125,00 | 282,12 g |
| Granite slab (2 cm) | 7.500 km | 3.001.125,00 | 6.806,27 g |
A sheet of Slate-Lite therefore produces approx. 95% less CO2 than a conventional thick stone slab during transportation!
In addition, the manufacturing process we have developed also conserves natural resources in the quarries: From the stone material of a single conventional stone slab of 2 cm / 0.78 in, we obtain 200 - 300 slabs of Slate-Lite, depending on the decor!
Of course, we are also focusing more and more on recyclable solutions for our packaging, which has enabled us to reduce the amount of plastic waste many times over in recent years. And of course we will continue to work on this in the future!