Desso Retrace - Commercial Carpet Tile
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Cradle to Cradle Certified
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LEED US
Certificate type
EPD
Certificate type
A Class 33 commercial heavy-use, Cradle to Cradle Silver certified tufted loop pile carpet tile, designed to be disassembled so its components can be 100% closed-loop recycled.
Application
Suitable for an office environment/ commercial areas.
Description
A tufted 1/10" gauge loop pile carpet tile, featuring a textural design manufactured from ECONYL BCF PA6 polymer fibres and suitable for heavy use areas.
Features and benefits:
- Yarn manufactured from Polyamide 6 (PA6) ECONYL®, a 100% regenerated nylon yarn developed from nylon waste.
- Cradle to Cradle®-Silver Certified as standard.
- EcoBase backing - Cradle to Cradle Gold-certified™ carpet tile backing, made from polyolefin granulates, containing on average 80% recycled chalk from the local drinking water industry.
- Also available with Cradle to Cradle Certified Soundmaster® Thrive acoustic backing.
- Circular carbon footprint:1.40 kg CO2/m².
- 100% Recyclable at Tarkett’s Carpet Tile Recycling Centre – collection via Tarkett ReStart.
General information
Color | Beige Black Blue Brown Green |
Finish | Textured Tufted |
Material | Polyamide Guidance for specification option: Pile fibre. Nylon |
Shape | Square |
Length | 500 mm |
Width | 500 mm |
Height | 6 mm |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M50/130 Carpet tiling M50/15 Carpet tiling |
Product range |
Specification data - Pile carpet tiles
Style | Tufted loop pile. |
Material | Polyamide/ Nylon. |
Classification | |
Standard | To BS EN 1307. |
Third-party certification | ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Cradle to Cradle®-Silver Certified. |
Level of use class | To BS EN 1307, class 33.Guidance for specification option: Commercial: Heavy use. |
Luxury rating class | LC1.Manufacturer guidanceTo EN 1307. |
Recycled content | 61.1%. |
Size | 500 x 500 mm. |
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Dye method | Solution dyed. |
Primary backing | Polyester fleece. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 2424. |
Secondary backing | DESSO EcoBase®. Guidance for specification option:
Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 2424. |
Backing | Not required. SoundMaster Lite. Guidance for specification option: Optional with acoustic backing. DESSO EcoBase®. Guidance for specification option:
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Composition | BCF Polyamide 6 ECONYL®. Guidance for specification option: ECONYL® is a yarn made from 100% regenerated content (varies per colour and product). Manufacturer guidancePile fibre composition to ISO 2424. |
Pile weight | 600 g/m². Manufacturer guidance
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Pile density | 0.127 g/cm³. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 8543. |
Number of tufts (to ISO 1763) | 1580 /dm². |
Impact sound reduction | ΔLw = 23 dB. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 10140. |
Noise reduction coefficient | αw = 0.15. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 354. |
Thermal resistance | ≥ 0.17 m²K/W. Manufacturer guidanceTo ISO 8302. |
Total thickness to ISO1765 | 6 mm. Manufacturer guidanceEffective pile thickness to ISO 1766: 2.8 mm. |
Personal charging (to ISO 6356) | ≤ 2.0 kV. Manufacturer guidanceStroll test. |
Total weight (to ISO 8543) | 3800 g/m². |
Static dissipative (to BS ISO 10965) | ≤ 1 x 10⁹ Ω. Manufacturer guidanceVertical resistance. |
Dimensional stability (to BS EN 986) | ≤ 0.2%. |
Reaction to fire (to EN 13501-1) | Bfl-s1. Manufacturer guidanceLoose laid tested. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Italy |
Country of product manufacture | Netherlands |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 4.39 kg CO₂ eq/m² Guidance for specification option: Carbon Footprint (Cradle-to-Gate, EPD Modules A1-A3). |
Recyclability | 100% Guidance for specification option: Via Tarkett ReStart. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 61.1 % |
Third party certifications
Third party certifications
Cradle to Cradle Certified
C2C Silver - Tarkett DESSO - PA6 SD Carpet Tiles - Nov 2025
LEED US
CRI Green Label Plus - EcoBase & SML - Dec 22
EPD
EPD - DESSO Recharge & DESSO Retrace
Literature
Brochure - DESSO Recharge & Retrace