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LOOP-it is Austria’s first company dedicated to mattress recycling. The joint venture between NEVEON and BRANTNER green solutions was founded in early 2025 with the goal of conserving natural resources and sustainably promoting circular material flows. We invited Michael Bednarek, Transformation Manager at NEVEON and Managing Director of LOOP-it, for an interview.

Do you know that feeling when your mattress is actually still quite good, but somehow it's missing that certain something? Maybe it's a little too hard, or perhaps just a touch too soft. This is exactly where it comes in: the mattress topper - the inconspicuous but extremely effective extra layer of luxury in the bedroom.

NEVEON presents an innovative mattress made from recycled foam in the special exhibition 'More than Recycling' at Vienna Museum of Science and Technology

Mattresses are made from valuable raw materials - depending on the type of mattress, they can contain up to 10-15 kilograms of foam. At NEVEON, we have set ourselves the goal of returning this foam to the product cycle. In this interview, NEVEON CEO Jürgen Kleinrath provides insights into the challenges and solutions surrounding mattress recycling.

At NEVEON, we are convinced that rethinking foams today can make life better tomorrow. And that's exactly what we do - with technological excellence, creative solutions and the courage to push boundaries.

Side sleeper, back sleeper, stomach sleeper: however you sleep - today we're celebrating you! Because sleep is a wonderful thing – just like waking up on the perfect mattress!

We are excited to present another success story as part of our sustainability strategy: At our Sibiu (RO) location, the installation and commissioning of a powerful 400 kW photovoltaic system has been successfully completed!

Kerim Saricicek is one of our Culture Champions at NEVEON. But what exactly does that mean, and what does a Culture Champion actually do? Culture Champions are dedicated colleagues who recognize the importance of a cohesive and high-performing company culture for the success of their business. Their role is to strengthen NEVEON’s company culture at their respective locations and integrate it directly into everyday work life.

Sports floors are a crucial component of sports halls, fitness studios and other indoor sports facilities. They not only have to meet sporting requirements, but also ensure the safety and comfort of users. We at NEVEON, a leading manufacturer of sports flooring components, have taken up this challenge and developed a new product: a fire protection-optimized foam for use in indoor sports floors.

Water is indeed a fundamental human right, and this sentiment forms the cornerstone of our ongoing collaboration with Viva con Agua Österreich, Welthungerhilfe, and the Austrian Development Agency. Our partnership has led to remarkable achievements, particularly in the Dedza district of central Malawi. As a responsible company, we also pursue the goal of making people’s lives better beyond our core business. This is precisely why we support this initiative.

In order to live up to our full potential, full of energy and refreshed, we spend almost a third of our lives sleeping. What sounds almost paradoxical is easily explained when we take a closer look at the regenerative miracle of sleep from all angles. And that is precisely why restful sleep is so close to our hearts, and not just on World Sleep Day, which we naturally celebrate with all our foam-filled hearts.

In Austria, over one million used mattresses are disposed of every year. The newly formed alliance aims to close the mattress cycle in order to save up to 150,000 tons of CO2 annually.