Improving our durable foam

Our upholstered products can consist of three types of foam: Hard foam, HR foam and

CMHR foam.

Some of Fredericia’s hard foam shells are made by one of Europe’s leading hard foam

manufacturers. This Danish company works actively to create a recyclable rigid foam while

limiting the environmental impact. Fredericia’s hard foam is low-emission foam containing no

chemical flame retardants. The foam is MDI-based foam, an environmentally friendly type of

rigid foam, and it is clean, meaning you can breathe in the air in the room while the products

are formed and hardened.

In 2023 Fredericia has ambitions to improve the environmental performance of foam materials.

This is achieved by either improving the current foam material, minimising the usage of virgin

foam - and consequently increasing the use of recycled foam in our products - or finding

other alternatives to the current material. Therefore, a balance between high-quality and

sustainable options must be found. Along this journey, the existing materials baseline must

be set, and ambition targets formulated.

A step in the right direction is introducing the GreenGuard Gold certification to selected

models. The Swoon Collection and Ditzel Lounge are newly Greenguard Gold certified

enabling customers to make a conscious choice when buying new furniture.

Hard foam criteria:

16% of upholstered models

Hard foam criteria:

No presence of harmful substances

Sustainable production

No indoor climate effect

Durability – estimated +60 years of the

lifetime of shell

Zero flame retardants

MDI based

CMHR and HR foam criteria:

84% of upholstered models

CMHR foam criteria:

It can be used in Europe, where fire

regulations are extraordinarily stringent

Contains added chemicals to meet British

fire standards due to British Law

HR foam criteria:

No presence of harmful substances

No negative indoor climate effect

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