EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx In accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A1 for: NaturBoard FORTE From Program: The International EPD® System www.environdec.com Programme operator: EPD International AB EPD registration number: S-P-01635 Publication date: 2019-08-09 Validity date: 2022-05-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION 2024-08-09
2 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Programme-related information and verification The EPD owner has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD. EPDs of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with EN 15804+A1 and if the building context, respectively the product-specific characteristics of performance are not taken into account. 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-01635 Published: 2019-08-20 Valid until: 2024-08-20 EPD owner Knauf Insulation Sprl Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé Belgium Product Category Rules: PCR 2012:01. Construction products and construction services. Version 2.3 Sub-PCR-I Thermal insulation products (EN 16783). Version 2018-11-22 Product group classification: UN CPC 37 Reference year for data: 2016 Geographical application scope: Europe CEN standard EN 15804+A1 serves as the Core Product Category Rules (PCR) Product category rules (PCR): Construction products and Construction services, 2012:01, version 2.3,UN CPC 37. Sub-PCR-I Thermal insulation products (EN 16783), version 2018-11-22, 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 Accredited by: Bureau Veritas certification Sverige AB SE006629-1 Procedure for follow-up of data during EPD validity involves third party verifier: � Yes � No 2024-08-092019-08-09
3 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx 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 glass and rock mineral wool. We operate more than 37 manufacturing sites globally in 15 countries and employ more than 5,000 people. The Headquarters are located in Belgium, in Visé. Product-related or management system-related certifications: All Knauf Insulation sites, including the related site for this EPD, are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 5001 and OHSAS 18001 certified under the scope "Design, Development and Production of Insulation Materials and Systems". Name and location of production site: The application in construction of the concerned product is mainly Italy. The data utilized for the production stage life cycle assessment are related to a production plant located in Novi Marof in Croatia. Knauf Insulation d.o.o., Varaždinska 140, HR - 42220 Novi Marof, Croatia Information about Rock Mineral Wool production The Rock Mineral Wool Products for Building Construction are available in the form of slabs, boards, lamellas and rolls. The density for rock mineral wool products ranges from 20 to 200 kg/m³. In terms of composition, the inorganic part (92-98%) is composed of volcanic rocks, typically basalt, and some dolomite and with an increasing proportion of recycled material in the form of briquettes, a mix of stone wool scrap, other secondary materials and cement. The remaining fraction is the bio-organic binder named ECOSE®. The main constituent of the binder is dextrose extracted from plants.
4 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Product information Product name: NaturBoard FORTE Product identification: The declared insulation product is NaturBoard FORTE, a rock mineral wool unfaced slab of 1 square meter (considered for this EPD). It needs a Declaration of Performance taken into consideration the harmonized product standard EN 13162 and the CE mark. Product description: The main application for NaturBoard FORTE is thermal and acoustic insulation of wooden pitched roofs (between rafters) and/or perimeter walls in residential, commercial and public buildings. NaturBoard FORTE is also used in case of need to increase fire resistance of walls/floors. 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 produced in Novi Marof in Croatia with Croatian energy mix for electricity. Regarding the market area, the product is mainly marketed in Italy. Technical Characteristics: Parameter Value Thermal conductivity/ EN 13162 0.035 W/(mK) Water vapor diffusion resistance (EN 13162) 1 Reaction to fire (EN 13501-1) A1 Declared density range/ EN 1602 100 kg/m³ (+/-10%) Melting point of fibers DIN 4102-17 ≥ 1000°C LCA information Functional unit / declared unit: The declared unit is 1 square meter of unfaced Rock Mineral Wool NaturBoard FORTE with a thickness of 100 mm. The declared lambda is 0.035 W/mK. The density used for the calculation of this specific LCA is 100 kg/m³. Reference service life: The RSL or durability of NaturBoard FORTE is as long as the lifetime of the building equipment in which it is used (at least 50 years). Time representativeness: Plant production data for the complete year 2016. Database(s) and LCA software used: The LCA model, the data aggregation and environmental impacts are calculated with the software GaBi 8.7 and its Service Pack 37 databases. Since hardly any datasets are available for Croatia, background data for Europe and/or Germany are used as much as possible. System diagram:
5 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Description of system boundaries: The system boundary of the EPD follows the modularity approach defined by the /EN 15804+A1/. 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 100 kg/m³ Rock mineral wool weigth (without facing weight) 10 kg surface 1 m² Thickness 100 mm Volume 0.1 m³ Facing N.A. Packaging Plastic sheet 0.117 kg Packaging Wooden pallet 0.66 kg Packaging galvanized steel N.A. 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. 33 L for 100 km (if 100 % utilization). Truck capacity utilization (including 30% of empty returns) 35 % of the weight capacity Loss of materials in site 2% Packaging Wooden pallet 100% incinerated Packaging Plastic sheet 40% recycled, 60% incinerated Packaging galvanized steel N.A. The treatment of the packaging waste after the installation of the product (A5) has been considered. The Use stage (B1-B7) includes: - 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 till the end of life. Therefore, the mineral wool has no impacts (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 Rock Mineral Wool products from Knauf Insulation are partly recycled at their end-of-life, an established collection system does not exist yet. Therefore, the assumption chosen
6 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx 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+A1/, 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. Content Declaration The product does not contain substances from the "Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation" under the REACH regulation (above 0.1% weight/weight). Recycled material The mineral wool waste that is originating from the manufacturing process is recycled internally through the use of briquettes (mineral wool waste and additional cement) that are reinjected into the batch. For 2016 year, no external waste is considered in this specific LCA. 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 Rock Mineral Wool plant construction or machines, are not taken into account in the life cycle assessment. Allocation criteria if any are based on mass. More information: www.knaufinsulation.com www.knaufinsulation.it Name and contact information of LCA practitioner: Jean-Pierre Pigeolet Knauf Insulation Sprl Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé Belgium Contact: Jean-Pierre.Pigeolet@knaufinsulation.com
7 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Environmental performance Potential environmental impacts: 1 m² of unfaced Rock Mineral Wool NaturBoard FORTE with a thickness of 100 mm. PARAMETERS UNIT TOTAL A1-A3 A4 A5 TOTAL B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D Global warming potential (GWP) kg CO2 eq. 12.7 0.665 1.72 0 0 0.0344 0 0.159 -0.608 Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP) kg CFC 11 eq. 1.03E-011 1.8E-014 1.94E-010 0 0 9.51E-016 0 3.6E-014 -1.11E-012 Acidification potential (AP) kg SO2 eq. 0.178 0.00127 0.00367 0 0 0.000149 0 0.000942 -0.000935 Eutrophication potential (EP) kg PO43- eq. 0.0346 0.00032 0.00072 0 0 3.76E-005 0 0.00013 -0.000105 Formation potential of tropospheric ozone (POCP) kg C2H4 eq. 0.00214 0.00014 5.3E-005 0 0 1.34E-005 0 7.32E-005 -7.91E-005 Abiotic depletion potential – Elements (ADPe) kg Sb eq. 6.27E-006 5.42E-008 1.4E-007 0 0 2.86E-009 0 6.11E-008 -1.6E-007 Abiotic depletion potential – Fossil resources (ADPf) MJ, net calorific value 138 8.98 2.92 0 0 0.474 0 2.06 -9.38
8 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Use of resources: 1 m² of unfaced Rock Mineral Wool NaturBoard FORTE with a thickness of 100 mm. PARAMETER UNIT TOTAL A1-A3 A4 A5 TOTAL B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D Primary energy resources – Renewable Use as energy carrier MJ, net calorific value 33 0.497 0.775 0 0 0.0262 0 0.264 -1.78 Used as raw materials MJ, net calorific value 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL MJ, net calorific value 47.3 0.497 0.775 0 0 0.0262 0 0.264 -1.78 Primary energy resources – Non-renewable Use as energy carrier MJ, net calorific value 151 9.01 3.35 0 0 0.475 0 2.14 -11.3 Used as raw materials MJ, net calorific value 5.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL MJ, net calorific value 156 9.01 3.35 0 0 0.475 0 2.14 -11.3 Secondary material kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renewable secondary fuels MJ, net calorific value 1.36E-017 4.87E-029 2.73E-019 0 0 2.57E-030 0 3.24E-023 -6.87E-025 Non-renewable secondary fuels MJ, net calorific value 1.6E-016 7.38E-028 3.2E-018 0 0 3.9E-029 0 3.8E-022 -8.07E-024 Net use of fresh water m3 0.0428 0.000916 0.00431 0 0 4.83E-005 0 0.000408 -0.00248 Waste production and output flows: 1 m² of unfaced Rock Mineral Wool NaturBoard FORTE with a thickness of 100 mm. Waste production PARAMETER UNIT TOTAL A1-A3 A4 A5 TOTAL B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D Hazardous waste disposed kg 5.2E-007 5.21E-007 1.04E-008 0 0 2.75E-008 0 3.67E-008 -4.39E-009 Non-hazardous waste disposed kg 0.927 0.000755 0.223 0 0 3.98E-005 0 10 -0.00412 Radioactive waste disposed kg 0.00723 1.23E-005 0.00017 0 0 6.51E-007 0 3.09E-005 -0.00076
9 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Output flows PARAMETER UNIT TOTAL A1-A3 A4 A5 TOTAL B1-B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D Components for reuse kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Material for recycling kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Materials for energy recovery kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exported energy, electricity MJ 0 0 0.369 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 Exported energy, thermal MJ 0 0 1.21 0 0 0 0 0 3.13
10 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx LCA interpretation ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS All impact categories, except the Abiotic Depletion Potential Element and the Ozone Depletion Potential, are dominated by the production processes. This can be explained by the huge impact of the energy use (electricity, natural gas and coke) for Rock Mineral Wool production. The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is clearly dominated by the production processes impact (70%). Mostly due to the CO2 emissions by the cupola furnace and the energy consumption at different levels. The coke is unfortunately generating quite a lot of CO2 during the melting process. CO2 is also generated upstream during the electricity production. However, the bio-based binder allows some sequestration of CO2 thanks to CO2 capture during plants growth. The transport to construction site has however an impact of less than 10%. The Ozone layer Depletion Potential (ODP) is mostly influenced by construction site installation by considering plastic packaging incineration with energy valorisation. The Acidification Potential (AP) is dominated by the production due to the emissions related to the raw materials melting process for example sulphur dioxides emissions and the energy consumption. The Eutrophication Potential (EP) is mostly due to the production, especially due to the ammonia emission during binder application into the plant. The Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP) is dominated by the production (emissions in the cupola furnace and energy consumption). The main emissions contributing to this impact category are sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. The Abiotic Depletion Potential Element (ADPe) is mainly due to the cement utilized in the briquettes production process in order to recycle secondary materials from the lines, the briquettes are reinjected into the melting batch. The impact of the raw materials in general, like the volcanic rock basalt, is very minor as this material is very abundant on Earth. The Abiotic Depletion Potential Fossil (ADPf) is dominated by the use of coke as energy carrier. Next to the coke, we have also the impact of natural gas and upstream the electricity energy mix. RESOURCES USE The mains impact on Primary Energy Demand from Non-Renewable resources is from the production process of rock mineral wool products, especially due to the energy carrier, the coke, and the global energy consumption (gas and electricity). The Primary Energy Demand from Renewable resources is dominated by the bio-based binder and the packaging, especially the wooden pallets. For the Use of Secondary Material, there is no secondary materials taken into account, as the internal recycling cannot be considered.
11 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx References International EPD® System General Programme Instructions of the International EPD® System. Version 2.5. Product Category Rules PCR 2012:01. Construction products and construction services. Version 2.3 Sub-PCR-I Thermal insulation products (EN 16783). Version 2018-11-22 ISO 14025 DIN EN ISO 14025:2011-10: Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental declarations — Principles and procedures EN 15804 EN 15804:2012-04+A1 2013: Sustainability of construction works — Environmental Product Declarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products GaBi 8.7 GaBi 8.7: Software and database for life cycle engineering. LBP, University of Stuttgart and PE INTERNATIONAL AG, 2018. EN 13162:2012 + A1:2015 EN 13162:2012 + A1:2015 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made mineral wool (MW) EN 1602 EN 1602: 2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of the apparent density EN 13501-1 EN 13501-1: 2009 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1: Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests. DIN 4102 / T17 DIN 4102 / T17: 1990 Fire behaviour of building materials and elements; determination of melting point of mineral fibre insulating materials; concepts, requirements and testing.
12 EPD NaturBoard FORTE modified.docx Contact information: EPD owner: Knauf Insulation Rue de Maestricht 95 4600 Visé Belgium www.knaufinsulation.com Contact: jean-pierre.pigeolet@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 Thinkstep Hauptstraße 111-113 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Germany Programme operator: EPD International AB info@environdec.com
