RHEINZINK - our material of the future when it comes to recycling

Certifications and verified information

Independent assessments, certifications and declarations are available for various products and business areas. These provide verifiable information on defined criteria and assessment standards.

EcoVadis: EcoVadis assesses companies against established criteria in the areas of the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. In August 2025, RHEINZINK received a bronze rating, placing it amongst the top 35 per cent of companies assessed by EcoVadis.
EPD: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are drawn up in accordance with the ISO 14025 and EN 15804 standards. They provide standardised and verified information on a product’s environmental characteristics throughout its life cycle.
IGEF: The IGEF audit confirms compliance with the relevant underlying audit and assessment requirements. Further information on the scope and criteria of the audit can be found in the respective audit documents.

Life cycle of titanium zinc: raw material extraction to recycling

The life cycle of titanium zinc encompasses all essential phases – from raw material extraction to reuse. Attention is paid to durability and high material quality right from the manufacturing stage. After processing, titanium zinc is used in long-lasting applications, where its resistance is a key advantage.

At the end of its useful life, the material is returned to the cycle: recycling fully preserves the original quality, so that the recovered material can be used to create equivalent products again – without any loss of quality and without downcycling. This closes the material cycle and avoids waste, which also conserves resources and reduces the burden on the environment.

All over again.

If components made of RHEINZINK architectural zinc are no longer needed, they can be reused with minimal effort to create similar or even identical products. For example, decades-old wall cladding can be transformed into new wall cladding – with the same high-quality properties as it had at the beginning. The material cycle continues, over and over again.

100% – more is not possible. Except for three times 100%.

RHEINZINK can be easily sorted by type during renovation work or after a building has reached the end of its useful life. It is then 100% recyclable without any additional intermediate steps. Even the trimmings produced during manufacture are 100% remelted and then live on in new products. And what happens to the quality and product properties during the recycling process? They are completely preserved throughout the life cycle. Naturally, 100%.