AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ARTIFICIAL GRASS SYSTEM FOR SOCCER, FOOTBALL & RUGBY
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Domo is introducing an environmentally friendly artificial grass infill onto the market. Naturafill is a natural product based on specially selected cork. Pure nature, with no additives. The cultivation and processing of the cork is also carried out in perfect harmony with nature from start to finish.
Artificial grass uses infill materials to guarantee the perfect shock-absorbing characteristics of the grass mat. At present these are mostly vulcanised materials such as rubber. With Naturafill, Domo is taking the next step in its innovative eco-policy.
A positive impact on our climate
Naturafill is produced on cork plantations, where it is harvested from cork oaks at nine-year intervals. An oak’s cork is harvested for the first time once the tree is approximately 25 years old. The professional extraction of the cork bark from the trunk has no negative impact on the continued survival of the tree. It is estimated that cork oak groves worldwide absorb 10 million metric tonnes of CO2 per year. This has a positive impact on the safeguarding of our climate. Cork is also a renewable resource, and what’s more, cork oaks are managed sustainably: when an old tree (200 years old) is cut down, a young tree is planted in its place. Because production takes place primarily in Europe, and because the materials weigh so little, the environmental impact of transporting them is also relatively low.
Recyclable with no loss of quality or residual waste
Naturafill can be completely reused without sacrificing any quality and without producing any residual waste. When the infill is processed into granules – a process which expends very little energy – no harmful substances are emitted and no waste is produced.
Positive reception from sports clubs and local authorities
The new artificial grass infill has had a positive reception from the entire football market. The technical playing properties required to obtain a FIFA 1STAR and 2STAR certificate are perfectly guaranteed. Projects have already been started this season in various countries, a couple of them in Belgium, including in Stoumont, and there have also been various positive reactions in the Netherlands, and a pitch is even shortly to be installed on Kos in Greece.
