Münster, June 4, 2025. - Brillux is setting a new direction in interior design: since March of this year, the company has become the first full-line manufacturer in Europe to completely eliminate preservatives from all interior products. Significantly, it has managed not only to maintain the existing quality, but in many cases to improve it.
Creating healthy and safe spaces today requires a comprehensive approach. As of March 1, 2025, all interior products have been based on preservative-free formulas. Importantly -they not only meet strict requirements, but completely eliminate the presence of these substances.
Putties, primers, interior plasters and dispersion paints - architects and designers now have more than 50 preservative-free products at their disposal. They are available in both classic white and a rich color palette.
"Zero preservatives in our products is a real revolution,"
- emphasizes Fabian Störkmann, Product Manager of Dispersions at Brillux.
"With this pioneering change, architects working with Brillux gain a real advantage in the market."
Giving up preservatives does not involve any compromises. All products retain their full properties in terms of covering power, finish quality and application comfort.
Brillux marks its products with a special symbol on the packaging, making them easy to identify and preventing accidental mixing with materials containing preservatives
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Planning comfort
With the new Brillux range, architects gain full freedom to implement their projects. Until now, the use of commercially available preservative-free products often came with limitations - especially in terms of available colors.
Designers no longer have to waste time searching for individual products or sacrifice quality for availability. Instead, they gain a consistent, comprehensive solution that complies with the highest standards. In situations where the highest level of quality is required according to DGNB guidelines, preservative-free Brillux products are a sure choice.
Whether for residential construction, educational facilities or healthcare facilities, including Brillux products in the tender specifications is a guarantee of safety. With changes in the product range , you can be sure that all materials used meet the highest standards for sustainability and a healthy indoor environment - with today's needs and future regulatory requirements in mind.
No longer do you have to wonder whether a project can use a preservative-free paint system. - If healthy living is a priority, architects have a wide selection of products to meet all technical and aesthetic requirements. Brillux's new interior products combine a lack of preservatives with superior quality and durability.
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Technological superiority through innovation
For the production of preservative-free coatings, Brillux does not need any additional preparation. Thanks to series production, all dispersions - available in all shades - are offered daily in more than 190 branches in Europe.
Behind the modernization of the interior product range is intensive research and development work carried out at Brillux's headquarters in Münster. The manufacturer had already implemented a tinting method based on preservative-free formulas. Now Brillux has gone a step further, equipping paint mixing systems with advanced ionization technology. The patent-pending technology prevents microbial growth.
Brillux is setting a new standard in interior design - offering architects and designers maximum planning security for modern and sustainable developments.
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Interview
Why does the future belong to preservative-free products?
Interior paints and paint systems completely free of preservatives is the direction the industry is heading. Fabian Störkmann, Dispersion Product Manager at Brillux, emphasizes that these products are gaining popularity.
The topic of preservative-free seems to be important mainly for allergy sufferers.
- On the one hand, yes - for most people, preservatives have no direct impact on health. Allergic reactions affect hypersensitive people and only when they come into contact with a fresh coating. However, this is a marginal phenomenon.
On the other hand?
- The demand for preservative-free paint systems will continue to grow - for several reasons.
What are they?
- A key one is the growing awareness of healthy lifestyles. Architectural firms often meet with clients who place importance on the air quality of their homes. When it comes to public tenders - especially for nurseries and schools - the topic is gaining importance. With our approach, architects do not have to compromise between health and technical parameters.
Why might this solution be of particular interest to designers?
- Already today, many tenders require products free of preservatives, and legislators are tightening the limits for these substances. Since it is possible to maintain technical properties without their use, why not bet on a modern formulation now?
For more information, visit the company's BRILLUX POLSKA Sp. z o.o. page on the A&B portal.
