In accordance with ISO 14025, ISO 21930 and EN 15804+A2 for: CAVITEC 032 B, TP 138, CAVITEC 032 PLUS, CAVITEC 032 PREMIUM, CAVITEC 032, EXPERT IIB 032K, SmartFacade 032 BP, SMARTFACADE 32 P, Naturboard 032, THERMOFIT 032 With ECOSE Technology® From Program: The International EPD® System www.environdec.com Programme operator: EPD International AB EPD registration number: S-P-04974 Publication date: 2021-10-22 Validity date: 2026-10-22 Version number 3 Date of Update: 2023-01-04 ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION
2 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Programme-related information and verification The EPD owner has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD. EPDs within the same product category but from different programmes may not be comparable. EPDs of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with EN 15804+A2. For further information about comparability, see EN 15804+A2 and ISO 14025. Programme: The International EPD® System EPD International AB Box 210 60 SE-100 31 Stockholm Sweden www.environdec.com info@environdec.com EPD registration number: S-P-04974 Published: 2021-10-22 Valid until: 2026-10-22 EPD owner Knauf Insulation Sprl Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé Belgium Product Category Rules: PCR 2019:14. Construction products (EN 15804+A2) Version 1.1 Sub-PCR-005 Thermal insulation products (EN 16783: 2017) Product group classification: UN CPC 37 Reference year for plant data: 2019 Geographical application scope: Europe CEN standard EN 15804+A2 serves as the Core Product Category Rules (PCR) Product category rules (PCR): PCR 2019:14. Construction products (EN 15804+A2) Version 1.1 Sub-PCR005 Thermal insulation products (EN 16783: 2017) PCR review was conducted by: The Technical Committee of the International EPD@ System Independent third-party verification of the declaration and data, according to ISO 14025:2006. ☒ EPD process certification ☐ EPD verification Certified by: Bureau Veritas certification Sverige AB SE006845-3 Procedure for follow-up of data during EPD validity involves third party verifier: ☒ Yes ☐ No An EPD should provide current information and may be updated if conditions change. The stated validity is therefore subject to the continued registration and publication at www.environdec.com.
3 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK General information Information about the company Description of the organisation: Knauf Insulation has more than 40 years of experience in the insulation industry and is one of the most respected names in insulation worldwide. Knauf Insulation is manufacturing products and solutions mainly in Rock and Glass Mineral Wool, as well as Wood Wool. We operate more than 37 manufacturing sites globally in 15 countries and employ more than 5,000 people. The Headquarters are located in Visé, in Belgium. Product-related or management system-related certifications: All Knauf Insulation sites, including the related site for this EPD, are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 45001 certified under the scope "Design, Development and Production of Insulation Materials and Systems". Knauf Insulation supports the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Name and location of production site: The application in construction of the concerned product is Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The data utilized for the production stage life cycle assessment are related to production plants located in Lannemezan (France), Visé (Belgium), Bernburg (Germany) and Eskisehir (Turkey). 501 Voie Napoleon Iii, 65300 Lannemezan, France Rue de Maestricht 95, 4600 Visé Weststraße 1, 06406 Bernburg (Saale), Germany 75. Yıl Mh. Küçük Org. San, 1. Cd. No:1/G, 26250 Odunpazarı, Turkey Information about Glass Mineral Wool production The Glass Mineral Wool Products for (GMW) are available in the form of slabs, rolls and boards. In general, the density for Glass Mineral Wool ranges from 10 to 85 kg/m³ and Glass Mineral Wool consists of at least 92% inert material. The inert part is made of recycled glass (external cullet, up to 80% of the composition) and mainly sand and dolomite. The remaining fraction (less than or equal to
4 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK 8%) is made of bio-based binder components. At Knauf Insulation, the binder used for the GMW products is the ECOSE Technology® binder whose origin is plant starch. Product information Product name: Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK range covers products: CAVITEC 032 B, TP 138, CAVITEC 032 PLUS, CAVITEC 032 PREMIUM, CAVITEC 032, EXPERT IIB 032K, SmartFacade 032 BP, SMARTFACADE 32 P, Naturboard 032, THERMOFIT 032. Product identification: The declared insulation Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK are a compact glass mineral wool, faced, unfaced slab of 1m2 (considered for this EPD). Based on the worst case scenario principles, the impact in this EPD results comes from the products with aluminium facing. For the placing on the construction products market in the European Union/ EFTA (with exception of Switzerland), the Regulation/ (EU) No 305/2011/ applies. The concerned products need Declarations of Performance /DoP G4220OPCPR,G4335OPCPR, G4232OPCPR, G4232OYCPR, G4248OPCPR, G2032OYCPR taking into consideration the harmonized product standard /EN 13162/ and the /CE-mark/. Product description: Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK are mainly used for multiapplication. UN CPC code: 37990: Non-metallic mineral products (including mineral wool, expanded mineral materials, worked mica, articles of mica, non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon and articles of peat). Geographical scope: The product is manufactured in Lannemezan (France), Visé (Belgium), Bernburg (Germany) and Eskisehir (Turkey) with their related country energy mix for electricity. Regarding the market area, the product is mainly marketed in Europe. Energy: Electricity mix and gas inputs are taken from France, Belgium, Germany and Turkey with reference year 2017 (the latest available in GaBi database). 0.19 kg of CO2 is released for 1 kwh of electricity consumption from Belgium and 0.57 kg of CO2 / kWh of electricity consumption from Turkey, 0.5 kg CO2 / kWh of electricity consumption from Germany and 0.09 kg of CO2 / kWh of electricity consumption from Lannemezan (France). Technical Characteristics: Parameter Value Thermal conductivity/ EN 12667 0.032 W/(mK) at 10°C Water vapor diffusion resistance (EN 12086) 1 Thermal Resistance (ISO 8301) 3.13 m2K/W Reaction to fire (EN 13501-1) A1 Declared density range/ EN 1602 30.7 kg/m³ (+/-10%)
5 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK LCA information Functional unit / declared unit The declared unit is 1m2 of faced Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK with a thickness of 100mm. The declared lambda is 0.032 W/mK. The density used for the calculation of this specific LCA is 30.7 kg/m3. Reference service life: The RSL or durability of Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK is as long as the lifetime of the building equipment in which it is used (at least 50 years). Time representativeness & Information on Specific Data: Plant production data for the complete year 2019. The reference product groups considered in this EPD are produced in more than one manufacturing plant depending on the base year production allocation for the reference product group. The data which is used to carry out the LCA calculations contains >90 % specific data and less 10 % generic data. Database(s) and LCA software used: The LCA model, the data aggregation and environmental impacts are calculated with the software GaBi 10.5 and its Service Pack 40 databases. The impact models used are those indicated in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019. System diagram: Description of system boundaries: The system boundary of the EPD follows the modularity approach defined by the EN 15804:2012+A2:2019. The type of EPD is cradle-to-grave. List and explanation of the modules declared in the EPD. The product stage (A1-A3) includes: - A1 - raw material extraction and processing, processing of secondary material input (e.g. recycling processes), - A2 - transport to the manufacturer and - A3 - manufacturing. This includes provision of all materials, products and energy, packaging processing and its transport, as well as waste processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during the product stage. The LCA results are given in an aggregated form for the product stage, meaning that the modules A1, A2 and A3 are considered as a unique module A1-A3. Product Parameters Value Declared density 30.7 kg/m³ (+/-10%) Glass mineral wool weight (without facing/ coating weight) 3.07 kg Surface 1m² Thickness 100 mm Volume 0.1 m3 Facing weight 0.07 kg Packaging Plastic sheet 0.08 kg Packaging Wooden pallet 0.19 kg The construction process stage includes: - A4 - transport to the construction site and - A5 - installation into the building. The transport to the building site (A4) and installation (A5) included in this LCA use the following parameters: Parameter Value Average transport distance 600 km Type of fuel and vehicle consumption or type of vehicle used for transport. Truck Euro 6 (28 – 32 t / 22 t payload). 140 L for 100 km. Truck capacity utilization (including 30% of empty returns) 22.8 % of the weight capacity Loss of materials in construction site 2% Packaging Wooden pallet 40% recycled, 60% incinerated Packaging Plastic sheet 40% recycled, 60% incinerated The treatment of the packaging waste after the installation of the product (A5) has been considered. The Use stage (B1-B7) includes:
6 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK - B1: Use - B2: Maintenance - B3: Repair - B4: Replacement - B5: Refurbishment - B6: Operational Energy Use - B7: Operational Water Use Once installation is complete, no actions or technical operations are required during the use stages until the end of life. Therefore, the mineral wool has no impact (excluding potential energy savings) on this stage. The end-of-life stage includes: - C1 - de-construction, demolition, - C2 - transport to waste processing, - C3 - waste processing for reuse, recovery and/or recycling and - C4 - disposal. This includes provision of all transports, materials, products and related energy and water use. The common manual dismantling impact of insulation is considered as very small and can be neglected in C1. Although Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Faced Products from Knauf Insulation are partly recycled at their end-of-life, an established collection system does not yet exist. Therefore, the assumption chosen in this study, 100% landfill (C4) after the use phase, is the most conservative approach. Parameter Value Disposal type (mineral wool) 100% landfill Average transport distance waste (C2) 50 km Type of fuel and vehicle consumption or type of vehicle used for transport. Truck-trailer, Euro 3, 34 - 40t gross weight / 27t payload capacity/ 40 L for 100 km. (if 100 % utilization). Truck capacity utilization 50 % of the weight capacity Module D includes reuse, recovery and/or recycling potentials. According to EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 any declared benefits and loads from net flows leaving the product system not allocated as co-products and having passed the end-of waste state shall be included in module D. Benefits considered in module D originate from packaging recycling or incineration. Recycled material The mineral wool waste that is originating from the manufacturing process in the cutting lines is recycled internally and reinjected into the mineral wool production mattress. For year 2019, cullet external waste is also considered into this specific LCA for each plant considered. Recycled content average for the considered plants for this product was calculated at 73 % in 2019 according to the cullet market availability. The calculation is done following EN 15804+A2 Use of Resources indicator Secondary Material (SM), taking into account the % of secondary materials from external supply input into the batch against virgin raw materials supply. The external waste considerations are also following the ISO 14021 norm. Additional information: All raw materials for the manufacturing of the declared product, the required energy, water consumption and the resulting emissions are considered into the LCA. Consecutively, the recipe components with a share even less than 1% are included. All neglected processes contribute less than 5% to the total mass or less than 5% to the total energy consumption. For information, the impact of the Glass Mineral Wool plant construction or machines is not taken into account in the life cycle assessment. Allocation criteria with by-products (mineral wool for ceiling tiles) are based on cost. Knauf Insulation adopts a “worst case” approach into its EPDs. Conversion factor for this EPD is 0.33 for 1 kg. In principal, an insulation product should always be characterized by its thickness and an R value, only taking into account the product's weight could lead to wrong interpretation. Differences versus previous versions The product name “THERMOFIT 032” was added to the product names in the v1. A clarification about recycled content details (methodology used for the calculation), in “Recycled Material” stage was also added in v2. More information: www.knaufinsulation.com
7 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Name and contact information of LCA practitioner: Yaprak Nayir Knauf Insulation Sprl Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé (Belgium) Contact : sustainability@knaufinsulation.com Content Declaration The product does not contain substances on the "Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation" under the REACH regulation (if above 0.1% of the mass). Product compotents Weight % Pre-consumer material, weight - % Post- costumer Renewable material, weight- % Mineral Materials 20 – 60 % 0 0 0 Recyled Glass 40 - 80 50 50 0 Bio - based binder 2 - 15 0 0 85 Additives < 1 0 0 0 Packaging Materials Weight, kg/ DU or FU Weight -% (versus the product) Wooden Pallet 0.19 6.03% Polyethylene film 0.08 2.49% TOTAL 0.26 8.53% Declared Modules Life cycle stages as defined in the European standard EN 15978 :2011 and the description of the system boundaries for the reference product LCA (X = included in the LCA, MND = module is not declared)
8 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Environmental performance Potential environmental impacts: 1m² of Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK with a thickness of 100 mm and the R value of 3.13m2K/W. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Parameter Unit A1-3*** A4 A5 B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D** GWP-fossil kg CO2 eq. 3.68E+00 3.89E-01 2.17E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.24E-02 0.00E+00 5.18E-02 -1.97E-01 GWP-biogenic kg CO2 eq. -6.88E-01 -4.61E-04 1.96E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -1.47E-05 0.00E+00 4.47E-01 1.37E-01 GWP-luluc kg CO2 eq. 4.06E-03 3.16E-03 1.68E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.01E-04 0.00E+00 2.21E-04 -1.41E-04 GWP-total kg CO2 eq. 2.99E+00 3.91E-01 4.13E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.25E-02 0.00E+00 4.99E-01 -5.94E-02 ODP kg CFC 11 eq. 7.63E-13 7.64E-17 1.64E-14 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.43E-18 0.00E+00 2.92E-14 -1.15E-13 AP mol H+ eq. 2.06E-02 4.11E-04 4.96E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.24E-05 0.00E+00 3.78E-04 -2.79E-04 EP-freshwater kg PO43- eq. 1.18E-04 3.52E-06 2.92E-06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.12E-07 0.00E+00 3.34E-06 -1.99E-06 EP-freshwater [1] kg P eq. 3.84E-05 1.15E-06 9.54E-07 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.66E-08 0.00E+00 1.09E-06 -6.48E-07 EP-marine kg N eq. 3.61E-03 1.30E-04 9.68E-05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.81E-06 0.00E+00 1.04E-04 -8.41E-05 EP-terrestrial mol N eq. 7.67E-02 1.55E-03 1.88E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.56E-05 0.00E+00 1.11E-03 -9.00E-04 POCP kg NMVOC eq. 7.74E-03 4.07E-04 2.23E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.20E-05 0.00E+00 3.04E-04 -2.46E-04 ADP-minerals&metals* kg Sb eq. 1.26E-06 3.43E-08 2.95E-08 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.09E-09 0.00E+00 5.35E-09 -3.53E-08 ADP-fossil* MJ 7.11E+01 5.15E+00 1.83E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.64E-01 0.00E+00 6.82E-01 -4.39E+00 WDP m3 4.65E-01 3.59E-03 4.44E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.14E-04 0.00E+00 3.91E-03 -1.02E-02 Acronyms GWP-fossil = Global Warming Potential fossil fuels; GWP-biogenic = Global Warming Potential biogenic; GWP-luluc = Global Warming Potential land use and land use change; ODP = Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer; AP = Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance; EP-freshwater = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching freshwater end compartment; EP-marine = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching marine end compartment; EP-terrestrial = Eutrophication potential, Accumulated Exceedance; POCP = Formation potential of tropospheric ozone; ADP-minerals&metals = Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources; ADP-fossil = Abiotic depletion for fossil resources potential; WDP = Water (user) deprivation potential, deprivation-weighted water consumption **: [Life Cycle D stage covers benefits and loads beyond the system boundary stage (reuse, recovery and recycling potential) therefore, when summing up results, this stage should be considered separately]. * Disclaimer: The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties of these results are high or as there is limited experience with the indicator. [1] EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 specifies that the unit for the indicator for Eutrophication aquatic freshwater shall be kg PO4 eq, although the reference given (“EUTREND model, Struijs et al., 2009b, as implemented in ReCiPe”) uses the unit kg P eq, until this has been corrected, results shall be given in both kg PO4 eq and kg P eq. in the EPD. ***: The indicators results are calculated with a reference product based on annual production volume (following the dedicated market share). The indicators results span between the reference product and the 100% sourced product from each dedicated plant may vary more than 10% (concerning A1- A3).
9 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Potential environmental impact – additional mandatory and voluntary indicators Indicator Unit Tot.A1-A3 A4 A5 B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D GWP-GHG [2] kg CO2 eq. 3.71E+00 3.89E-01 2.17E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.24E-02 0.00E+00 5.15E-02 -1.97E-01 [2] The indicator includes all greenhouse gases included in GWP-total but excludes biogenic carbon dioxide uptake and emissions and biogenic carbon stored in the product. This indicator is thus equal to the GWP indicator originally defined in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013. Additional environmental impact indicators like PM [Disease incidences], IR [kBq U235 eq.], ETF-fw [CTUe], HTP-c [CTUh], HTP-nc [CTUh] and SQP [Pt] are not declared (ND) but were calculated and can be provided on request. Use of resources: 1m² of Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK with a thickness of 100 mm and the R value of 3.13m2K/W. RESOURCES USE Parameter Unit A1-3*** A4 A5 B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D* PERE [MJ] MJ 1.20E+01 2.97E-01 3.85E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 9.44E-03 0.00E+00 7.96E-02 -1.35E+00 PERM [MJ] MJ 7.67E+00 0.00E+00 9.79E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 PERT [MJ] MJ 1.97E+01 2.97E-01 4.83E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 9.44E-03 0.00E+00 7.96E-02 -1.35E+00 PENRE [MJ] MJ 6.78E+01 5.17E+00 1.83E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.65E-01 0.00E+00 6.83E-01 -4.39E+00 PENRM [MJ] MJ. 3.29E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 PENRT [MJ] MJ 7.11E+01 5.17E+00 1.83E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.65E-01 0.00E+00 6.83E-01 -4.39E+00 SM kg 2.20E+00 0.00E+00 4.50E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 RSF MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 NRSF MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 FW m3 2.41E-02 3.40E-04 1.35E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.08E-05 0.00E+00 1.30E-04 -7.31E-04 Acronyms PERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERM = Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERT = Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRM = Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRT = Total use of non-renewable primary energy re-sources; SM = Use of secondary material; RSF = Use of renewable secondary fuels; NRSF = Use of non-renewable secondary fuels; FW = Use of net fresh water *: [Life Cycle D stage covers benefits and loads beyond the system boundary stage (reuse, recovery and recycling potential) therefore, when summing up results, this stage should be considered separately]. ***: The indicators results are calculated with a reference product based on annual production volume (following the dedicated market share). The indicators results span between the reference product and the 100% sourced product from each dedicated plant may vary more than 10% (concerning A1- A3).
10 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Waste production and output flows: 1m² of Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Products λD 0.032 W/mK with a thickness of 100 mm and the R value of 3.13m2K/W. OUTPUT FLOWS AND WASTE CATEGORIES Parameter Unit A1-3*** A4 A5 B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D* Hazardous waste disposed kg 2.72E-08 2.73E-10 3.91E-10 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 8.68E-12 0.00E+00 1.08E-08 -8.27E-10 Non-hazardous waste disposed kg 2.15E-01 8.12E-04 8.51E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.58E-05 0.00E+00 3.17E+00 -1.64E-03 Radioactive waste disposed kg 6.94E-03 9.38E-06 1.64E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.99E-07 0.00E+00 9.31E-06 -1.77E-04 Components for re-use kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 Material for recycling kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.07E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 Materials for energy recovery kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.60E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 Exported energy, electricity MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.56E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 Exported energy, thermal MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 *: [Life Cycle D stage covers benefits and loads beyond the system boundary stage (reuse, recovery and recycling potential) therefore, when summing up results, this stage should be considered separately]. ***: The indicators results are calculated with a reference product based on annual production volume (following the dedicated market share). The indicators results span between the reference product and the 100% sourced product from each dedicated plant may vary more than 10% (concerning A1- A3).
11 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK Information on biogenic carbon content Results per functional or declared unit BIOGENIC CARBON CONTENT Unit QUANTITY Biogenic carbon content in product kg C 4.09E-04 Biogenic carbon content in packaging kg C 9.26E-02 Note: 1 kg biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg CO2.
12 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK LCA interpretation ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS All impact categories except the ADPE and the ODP are dominated by the production. This is mainly due to the consumption of energy (electricity and natural gas) during the production of glass mineral wool. The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is clearly dominated by the production, mostly due to energy consumption (electricity and natural gas). The Ozone layer Depletion Potential (ODP) seems highly influenced by the production. The Acidification Potential (AP) is also dominated by the production due to the process’s emissions and the electricity consumption. Most of impact is by emissions of sulphur dioxide, ammonia and nitrogen oxides. The Eutrophication Potential (EP) is significantly influenced by production due to emissions from curing oven, furnace and other unit processes. The glucose for the binder production also has an impact because of crops fertilizers use. The Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP) is dominated by the production due to emissions in the curing oven and in other unit processes but also energy consumption. The Abiotic Depletion Potential Element (ADPe) is dominated by the raw materials production. The Abiotic Depletion Potential Fossil (ADPf) is dominated by natural gas use and the electricity consumption for the production. The packaging and the binder have also a non-negligible impact. The installation stage has a “positive” contribution thanks to energy recovery from incineration of a percentage of plastic packaging and the avoidance production of new plastic production thanks to a percentage of recycling plastic packaging. -20%0%20%40%60%80%100%GWP-total (kg CO2 eq.)ODP (kg CFC 11 eq.)AP (mol H+ eq.)EP-freshwater (kg P eq.)POCP (kg NMVOC eq.)ADP-fossil (MJ)ADP-minerals&metals (kg Sb eq.)A1-A3A4 TransportA5 InstallationC2 TransportC4 DisposalRecycling/ Recovery/ Reuse
13 EPD Glass Mineral Wool Products λD 0.032 W/mK RESOURCES USE Total Use of Non-Renewable Primary Energy Resources (PENRT) is dominated by the production of Glass Mineral Wool Slabs Faced Products (especially due to the energy consumption) and with the little influence of raw materials, binder and packaging. Total Use of Renewable Primary Energy Resources (PERT) is dominated by the binder (bio-based), the production, (electricity mix) and the packaging (wooden pallets). For the Use of Secondary Material (SM), there is a lot of external cullet used into the batch process (recycled glass from windows and bottles) up to 80% depending on plants.
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Contact information: EPD owner: Knauf Insulation Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé Belgium www.knaufinsulation.com Contact : sustainability@knaufinsulation.com LCA support: Université de Liège – Laboratory of Chemical Engineering PEPs - Products, Environment and Processes Allée du 6 août 15, Bat B6 4000 Liège Belgium Sphera Solutions GmbH Hauptstraße 111-113 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Germany Programme operator: EPD International AB info@environdec.com
