A second life for toner cartridges

In Krupina we remanufacture toner cartridges for Brother colour and monochrome laser printers – and none of our production waste ends up in landfill.

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2007

In Krupina since

Carbon Neutral

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  • Careers

    A stable employer in Krupina with around 200 colleagues. See our current vacancies.

  • Dual education

    Study and earn – practical training in six fields directly at our plant.

Manufacturing that saves the planet

  • Production programme

    Remanufacturing and production of toner cartridges for Brother colour and monochrome laser printers.

  • Environment & CSR

    Carbon neutrality, zero waste to landfill and projects for nature and the local community.

  • Certificates and permits

    Management systems according to ISO standards and the permits under which we manufacture.

  • History

    From sewing machines in Nagoya in 1908 to the plant in Krupina, opened in 2007.

About us

Our plant in Krupina is one of 28 production plants of the Japanese company Brother Industries, Ltd. Within the Brother group we are among the leaders in remanufacturing toner cartridges.

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  • In Krupina since2007
  • Cartridges sorted per year1.7 million
  • Production lines9

Commitments we have verified

Carbon Neutral

The first carbon-neutral factory of the Brother group: we measure and reduce our emissions and offset the rest with certified credits.

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Zero waste

Zero Avoidable Waste to Landfill certification – we recover every type of waste from our operations, including hazardous waste.

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Blue Angel Ecolabel

Our remanufactured TN-3512 RE is the first toner cartridge in the world to carry the Blue Angel ecolabel (DE-UZ 177).

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ISO

Certified quality and environmental management systems according to ISO standards.

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How a used cartridge gets back to work

  1. Sorting and inspection

    More than 1.7 million used cartridges pass through our sorting line every year. Each one is checked against a database and visually.

  2. Remanufacturing

    The cartridge goes through the whole production process – parts are replaced and cleaned, and repaired where needed.

  3. Filling and final inspection

    Finally the cartridge is filled with new toner. Our 9 lines can process 49 different models.

  4. Nothing goes to landfill

    A cartridge that cannot be remanufactured becomes granulate – which is made into a new cartridge in the United Kingdom.

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Our plant has achieved the Zero Avoidable Waste to Landfill certification – the result of our long-term effort to minimise our…

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