The Green Side of Stainless Steel
MGS manufactures environmentally friendly K&B products.
- As consumers become increasingly more environmentally conscious, MGS – who turned green way before the current trend – is there to meet the growing demand for green building products. Having a profound respect for the environment, MGS uses the most environmentally friendly procedures and materials available, manufacturing products that are composed of 100 percent recyclable stainless steel.
MGS stands apart from the majority of faucet manufacturers with their central design principle of utilizing solely “true stainless steel.” Breaking away from the industry standard of plating brass to appear satin or polished, MGS’ collection of minimalist kitchen and bathroom faucets, showers, tub fillers and accessories are crafted with the utmost attention to detail and incorporate the finest stainless steel in the world.
Considered to be a true “full life cycle” material, stainless steel is self sustaining with an excellent environmental track record as a material that is actively recycled on a large scale around the world. Systematically separated and recovered back into the recycling process, scraps are recharged into an electric furnace for re-melting back into stainless steel.
The Stainless Steel Industry of North America contributes the long life of stainless steel to an invisible layer that naturally develops on the surface from the iron and the chromium contained in all stainless steel. This invisible layer, if damaged, instantaneously reforms, making stainless steel remarkably self-repairing, protecting the material from any corrosion.
As a result, MGS faucets, composed of solid stainless steel, are extremely hygienic and are one of the few faucets pre-approved by the National Sanitation Foundation, the leading global provider of public health and safety risk management. While other materials, such as brass, require a water-based wash to pass NSF tests, stainless steel is completely pure in composition, assuring that no lead or other toxic particles will leech into drinking water.
