European Eco-Label
Whats stands the European Eco-Label flower for?
Established in 1992, the EU Eco-label "Flower" is a unique certification.
The "Flower" has become a European-wide symbol for products, providing simple and accurate guidance to consumers.
All products bearing the "Flower" have been checked by independent bodies for complying with strict ecological and performance criteria.
Lubricants and the European Eco-Label
While no human activity is completely "environmentally friendly", there are always opportunities to reduce the impact that certain products have upon the environment.
The Eu Eco-Label scheme has therefore drawn up a set of environmental and performance criteria for judging products.
Only if products meet all the criteria can they be awarded the EU Eco-Label.
These environmental criteria will take into account all aspects of a product's life, from its production and use to its eventual disposal (cradle-to-grave approach).
The European Eco-Label and the product category
The AUEU has defined the following criteria for the product category "Lubricants":
- The product has a reduced impact on the aquatic environment and the soil during use
- CO2 emissions are reduced
- The product contains high percentage of renewable raw materials
- The product does not contain certain hazardous substances (e.g. R-phrases)
