When it comes to our products, we recognise that building trust involves more than just delivering quality – it requires a commitment to meeting industry-recognised benchmarks for sustainability and excellence.

Our Pledge: By Financial Year 2026, we aim for 75% of our revenue to be derived from certified products.

This pledge reflects our mission of providing the most sustainable offering to our customers.


Responsible Forestry Management


FSC® promotes responsible management of the world's forests.

  • Melteca Standard range pressed to MDF and MRMDF
  • Trade Essentials Whiteboard pressed to MDF and MRMDF
  • Laminex® Acrylic Panel
  • Trade Essentials Lakepine
  • Laminex® Woodgrain Collection
  • SuperPine®
  • Golden Edge
  • Customwood
  • Strandfloor®H3.1
  • Strandfloor®
  • Strandsarking®
  • Strandboard®

PEFC promotes sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification.

Laminex New Zealand products that possess PEFC Certification:

  • Surround by Laminex®
  • Melteca Hi-Gloss

View FSC and PEFC Certificates


Environmental Product Declarations


Earlier this year we published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Melteca and Trade Essentials Whiteboard on Particleboard and MDF, making Laminex New Zealand among the first to publish EPDs for cabinetry products in New Zealand.

  • Laminex New Zealand products that possess Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs):
  • Superfine® Standard and MR
  • Lakepine® MDF
  • Caesarstone®
  • HIMACS
  • Laminam
  • Melteca on Particleboard or MDF
  • Trade Essentials Whiteboard on Particleboard and MDF

View EPD Certificates


Eco Choice Aotearoa


Eco Choice's Type I ecolabel offers strong, independent proof of environmental best practices.

  • Laminex New Zealand products that possess Eco Choice Aotearoa certification:
  • Lakepine MDF (Standard, MR, Light/Ultralight)
  • Superfine® (Standard and MR)
  • SuperPine®
  • Melteca (on Superfine and Eco Choice-licensed MDF)
  • Trade Essentials Whiteboard (on Superfine® and Eco Choice-licensed MDF)

View Eco Choice Certificates


Global Green Tag


Global GreenTag is one of the world’s most robust, trusted and widely recognised ecolabels.

  • Laminex New Zealand products that possess Global Green Tag certification:
  • Melteca Hi-Gloss
  • Surround by Laminex®
  • Laminex® Laminate/Formica and and Alucci® Apex
  • Laminex Panels for Partitions Compact and Lab Grade Compact

View Global Green Tag Certificates


Declare and Red List Free


A Declare label is a product transparency label that provides information about the environmental and health attributes of building products. It is a voluntary program initiated by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and is used to promote transparency and sustainability in the building industry.

The Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List represents materials, chemicals, and elements known to pose serious risks to human health and the greater ecosystem that are prevalent in the building products industry.

Laminex New Zealand products that possess Declare labels and/or are Red List Free:

  • Strandboard®
  • Strandfloor®
  • Strandsarking®
  • HIMACS

View Declare Labels

This page is correct and accurate as of 1 May 2024. To download the latest certification documents, visit our Technical and Sustainability Documents Browser.