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Be environmentally conscious and choose ECO CABLE!

Cables are installed for years and therefore made to last. Prysmian's latest initiative ECO CABLE helps to make an environmentally conscious choice – choose cables that are durable but also have a lower environmental impact.

ECO CABLE is a new and transparent concept of environmental assessment. Sustainability is crucial and therefore we introduce ECO CABLE to support our customers’ environmental work. ECO CABLE, as a concept, is our promise to offer a range of cables that have a lower environmental impact.

Transparent cable assessment

ECO CABLE is Prysmian’s concept for measuring and making the environmental impact of our cables visible. ECO CABLE uses measurable and internationally recognised assessment criteria to determine a cable’s environmental impact. The ECO CABLE label is provided to cables that achieve a sufficiently high total score in relation to the six assessment criteria:

Carbon footprint

Calculated with a ‘cradle-to-gate’ approach and combined with other parameters to achieve a full ‘cradle-to-grave’ carbon footprint.

Substances of high concern

ECO CABLE products must be free of substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, or hazardous for the environment.

Recyclability/circularity

Indicates that materials used in the cables are potentially recyclable or the products themselves are potentially fully recyclable.

Recycling input rate

Confirms the presence of recycled material in a cable, both purchased from external suppliers and reused by Prysmian itself.

Environmental benefits

Applies to low-carbon enabling products, CPR-compliant cables, and cables used for green energy sources.

Transmission efficiency

The more efficient the cable transmission, the more sustainable its performance.

Cables labelled with ECO CABLE

The ECO CABLE label is provided to selected cables which have achieved sufficient assessment points to obtain a higher environmental performance:

installation wires (MK-HF C-PRo and MKEM-HF C-PRo)
installation cables (XPJ-HF C-Pro and XPK-HF C-Pro)
power cables (MCMK-HF C-PRo, MCCMK-HF C-PRo, AXCMK-HF C-PRo and AXCCMK-HF C-PRo)
control cables (MMO-HF C-PRo and MCCMO-HF C-PRo)
automation cables (KLMA-HF C-PRo, NOMAK-HF C-PRo and JAMAK-C -HF C-PRo)

Cables labelled with ECO CABLE are provided with transparent ECO CABLE documentation.