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| Reference year | 2023 |
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| Use advice for data set | The life cycle analysis of the declared products covers “Product Stage” A1-A3, A4-A5, C1-C4+D modules in accordance with EN 15804 and ITB PCR A (cradle to gate with options). Energy and water consumption, emissions as well as information on generated wastes were inventoried and were included in the calculation. It can be assumed that the total sum of omitted processes does not exceed 5% of all impact categories. In accordance with EN 15804+A2, machines and facilities (capital goods) required for the production as well as transportation of employees were not included in LCA. |
| Technical purpose of product or process | The extrusion of the profiles (covered by this EPD) is conducted with high quality aluminium alloys: 1070, 6060, 6063, 6005, 6106 and 6082, whose chemical composition fulfills the standard EN 573-3. The standard length of the covered profiles is between 4 and 7 metres. The anodizing process offered by FINAL allows service up to 7.7 m. Company offers a wide range of standard colours: Natural (C-0), gold (C-23), inox (C-23), champagne (C-32), olive (C-33), bronze (C-34), black (C-35). Additionally production also cover shot blasting before anodisation, which gives the surface high decorative values. Anodizing aluminum (anodization) is a chemical process of aluminum treatment that allows for the creation of a resistant layer of aluminum oxide on the surfaces of elements and profiles, protecting against various factor. The maximum length of the profiles for machining on the CNC centres is 7700 mm, and the profile size is 275 x 210 mm. The company vertical coating line makes the coating of profiles with a length of up to 7,5 m possible. The powder coating services are within the complete RAL colour range, in all types of gloss, facture and structure of the coating layers as well as metallized layers.The surface for coating is prepared by yellow chroming or chromium-free treatment. There is a separate line for coating profiles with wood-effect layers. This treatment is for profiles with lengths up to 7 m and delivers an aesthetic and solid layer, imitating natural wood. The quality of thecoating services is confirmed by the quality sign Qualicoat SeaSide.The high quality of products, environmental consciousness as well as care for the safety of the employees and guests are confirmed by certified management systems (according to ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015). All additional technical information about the product is available on the manufacturer's website and catalogues. |
| General comment on data set | The data selected for LCA originate from ITB-LCI questionnaires completed by FINAL S.A. and verified during data audit. No data collected is older than five years and no generic datasets used are older than ten years. The representativeness, completeness, reliability, and consistency is judged as good. The background data for the processes come from the following resources database Ecoinvent v.3.9.1 (aluminium (partly), sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, cleaning consumables, ammonia, soda ash, packaging film, structural timber, carton, paper, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene) and specific Epds for aluminium input material. Specific (LCI) data quality analysis was a part of the input data verification. Where no background data was available, data gaps were complemented by manufacturer information and literature research. The allocation rules used for this EPD are based on general ITB’s document PCR A (2023). Production of the covered aluminium products is a line process (as presented in Figure 2) conducted in the 3 manufacturing plants located in Dabrowa Górnicza, Herby and Kuchary (Poland). Input and output data from the production is inventoried and allocated to the production on the mass basis. The declaration covers a wide range of aluminium products. Their production resources and processing stages are basicly similar, so it is possible to average the production by product weight. A weighted average of 3 plants was used to calculate the environmental footprint of products. Minimum 99.0% input materials and 100% energy consumption (electricity, gas, LPG, other) were inventoried in a processing plants and were included in the calculation. In the assessment, all significant parameters from gathered production data are considered, i.e. all material used per formulation, utilized thermal energy, and electric power consumption, direct production waste and available emission measurements. Tires consumption for transport was not considered. Substances with a percentage share of less than 0.1% of total mass were excluded from the calculations. The packaging products (wooden pallets) are included. Packing assessment were icnluded. |
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| Data set valid until | 2028 |
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| Type of data set | EPD | ||||
| Subtype | average dataset | ||||
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Compliance system name
EN 15804+A2
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
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Approval of overall compliance
Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-01-30T13:56:11 |
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| UUID | f77216a7-cf1c-47b2-9200-f27151428224 |
| Date of last revision | 2024-01-30T12:47:45.0428171Z |
| Data set version | 00.03.000 |
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ITB-EPD Poland
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| Registration number | 533/2023 |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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