Vinyl record made from bio-based PVC
In cooperation with PlastChem, optimal media has developed an innovative product that is being offered worldwide for the first time and exclusively by us – the BioVinyl.
BioVinyl is a sustainable product made from bio-based PVC (polyvinyl chloride). The petroleum previously required for PVC production is replaced here by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases. Through the use of renewable energies and recycled raw materials, CO2 emissions are significantly reduced.
The first sustainable vinyl record was introduced by optimal media as early as 2020. The ReVinyl, which is pressed on the basis of 100 percent recycled material from the in-house production process, has since been offered in both black and random colour mixes.
„I am very pleased that, in addition to ReVinyl, we can now offer our customers BioVinyl, another innovative and sustainable vinyl record. With the help of this product, we will significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the production of vinyl records, and thus, together with our customers we will make a decisive contribution to climate protection in the music industry.“ Jonas Haentjes, CEO Edel SE & Co. KGaA and Managing Director optimal media GmbH.
Jörg Hahn, Managing Director optimal media, in modern vinyl record production with the new BioVinyl
Jonas Haentjes, CEO Edel and Managing Director optimal media, with both sustainable vinyl record variants: ReVinyl and BioVinyl
Both acoustically and optically identical to the conventional vinyl record – the new BioVinyl
The BioVinyl is offered in black and eleven other colours
Something particularly noteworthy about the new BioVinyl product is; the entire manufacturing process is certified by the globally recognised and independent standard of ISCC PLUS. optimal media has undergone the ISCC PLUS certification, guaranteeing customers a responsible, sustainable PVC supply chain.
Jörg Hahn, Managing Director of optimal media GmbH: „With the BioVinyl, we are the first pressing plant which provides an ecological alternative to the conventional vinyl record. The highlight: the acoustic and optical quality of the BioVinyl is not a compromise – it is identical to the conventional vinyl record and is offered in the classic black and eleven other colours.“
Read out more about BioVinyl and find out about other sustainable product components.
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