b'Safety and Sustainability with wediBuilding construction and operations can have extensive direct and indirect impacts on the environment, on society and the economy, which are commonly referred to as the 3 P\'s (\'People\', \'Planet\', \'Pocketbook\'). This is not a new concept for wedi. From 1983 when German master tile setter Helmet Wedi set out to make tile setting more efcient, he created wedis very rst product innovation, the wedi Building Panel. It was the industrys rst cementitious coated XPS foam backer board. Compared to traditional methods, wedi systems cut down time and materials required thus reducing waste. In addition, the inorganic XPS wedi blue foam core is durable, waterproof and impervious to biotoxins like mold. wedi offers a long product life cycle, easily doubling the lifetime of a shower installation, which also reduces building waste by 50%.Many commercial building products must be re rated by passing the "Steiner Tunnel Test". Materials that are not naturally re resistant must contain a form of re retardant. After years of industry research, it was found that polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) cause harm to humans and wildlife. HBCD has been banned in Europe (2015) and Canada (2017), however the use is still allowed in the US. Dedicated to the safety of our users and the environment, back in 2010 wedi opted for a safer alternative and uses Polymeric FRs which are compounded with synergists to improve stability and efciency of the re retardant. Some XPS foam backer board brands manufactured in China have claimed the same, however twice in recent years it was found that HBCD was still used in their backer boards that were imported into the US and Canada. Its critical that consumers review testing and certication of chemical products like XPS foam backer boards from trustworthy US organizations that certify products.wedi consistently explores ways to increase production efciency, safety and holds high standards of quality control for the products produced. wedi blue XPS foam contains 25% of recycled material. wedi Building products are made using extrusion agents in compliance with the Montreal Climate Protocol. This reduces wedis Global Warming Impact (GWP) to 1. This compares to GWPs in the thousands, as is commonly found today particularly in foam products made in China. Starting in August 2020 all wedi building panels will be produced in the US at our factory in Batavia, IL using only premium and safe raw materials. wedi is dedicated to delivering quality, safe and sustainable products to our users.'