EMICODE® EC1PLUS - very low emissions

The EMICODE® labelling system is for excellent products that are modern, solvent-free and have low-emission. EMICODE® is a trademarked name for a classification system that ranks installation products, adhesives and construction products according to their emissions behaviour and places them in one of the three following classes:

  • EMICODE® EC1PLUS
  • EMICODE® EC1
  • EMICODE® EC2

EC1PLUS is the top class and was introduced in 2010. It defines the technically feasible limit and once again sets substantially stricter limits and thus new standards that cannot be compared with other systems.

The EMICODE® system is based on a precisely defined test chamber investigation with strict classification criteria that have been developed by the Technical Advisory Board of the GEV (Alliance for emission-controlled installation products, adhesives and construction products) with technical support from different institutions.

With their EMICODE® EC1PLUS rating, the excellent quality joint sealing tapes ISO-BLOCO ONE, ISO-BLOCO 600 "PREMIUM EDITION" and the humidity variable window connection film ISO-CONNECT VARIO SD belong to an exclusive class of emissions-tested products from the GEV. Therefore, both users and clients are guaranteed that these products do not give off hazardous substances into the ambient air and do not represent any risk to health. They also benefit from the advantages of proven sealing solutions at the same time.

Since 1 August 2010 ("EC1PLUS" since 1 September 2010) new EMICODE® criteria have been in force. Products that were certified before this date have been given a grace period by the GEV. Up until 31 August 2012 the testing criteria for the sampling and testing of these products were the criteria that applied at the time the product was originally certified. From 1 September 2012, all sampling tests have been carried out according to the new certification rules.

EMICODE® can be used for products from the following product groups:

  • Liquid products (pre-coatings, primers...)
  • Paste-like products (flooring, parquet and tile adhesives)
  • Mineral products (cement and gypsum-based fillers...)
  • Products that do not require chemical reactions or physical drying (underlays, insulating underlays, underlays with an adhesive coating, adhesive tapes, installation plates)
  • Joint insulation materials that expand on use (installation, in-situ and insulating foams)
  • Impregnated sealing tapes made from foam material according to DIN 18542.

An EMICODE® EC1PLUS top class classification confirms that ISO-Chemie is on the right track when it comes to the environmentally friendly product development of contemporary sealing solutions.