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Data set: Cement CEM III/A 42,5N-LH/HSR/NA (00.03.000)

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Full name Cement CEM III/A 42,5N-LH/HSR/NA

Location PL

Reference year 2024

Valid until 2029

Reference flow(s) Cement CEM III/A 42,5N-LH/HSR/NA - 1.0 * 1000.0 kg (Mass)

Type EPD

Parameterized? no

LCIA results included? yes

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Use advice for data set The EPD covers the product stage (“cradle to gate”). The selected system boundaries comprise the production of cement including raw materials’ extraction up to the finished product at the factory gate. The selected system boundaries are in accordance with the system boundaries given in EN 16908:2017.

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General comment The values determined to calculate A3 originate from verified manufacturer inventory data. A1 values (raw materials) were prepared considering national specific data, Ecoinvent data and economic allocation (for a steel and energy coproducts - gypsum, slag and ash). The allocation rules used for this EPD are based on general ITB PCR A. Production of cement is a line process (see figure 1). CEM III/A 42,5N-LH/HSR/NA is not the only CEM product and the allocation in the manufacturing plant (CEM I, CEM II, CEM III) was made on the mass basis allocation for mixing impacts and clinker mass allocation in the CEM product. In the case of blast furnace slag use in cement production (other than CEM I), a co-product from steel production used as a cement constituent, economic allocation was applied. In the case of slag, eco-product from steel production used as a cement constituent, economic allocation was applied. Subsequent processes (e.g. granulation and grinding of blast furnace slag) were entirely allocated to the co-products. Minimum 99.5% of impacts from the production lines were allocated to product covered by this declaration. Energy supply was inventoried and allocated to the product assessed on the mass basis. Emissions allocated in clinker production are assessed using international methods for emission system declaration. 99.0% materials and 100% energy consumption were inventoried in a factory and were included in calculation. In the assessment, all significant parameters from gathered production data are considered, i.e. all raw material used per formulation, utilized energy, and electric power consumption, direct production waste, and available emission measurements. The following processes were excluded from the LCA study: use of chromate reducing agents and use of grinding balls. The total of neglected input flows per module A1-A3 does not exceed the permitted maximum of 1 % of energy usage and product mass. Tires consumption for transport was not taken into account. The components like: dyes, foils, papers, labels, tapes with a percentage share of less than 0.1% were not included in the calculations. It is assumed that the total sum of omitted processes does not exceed 1% of all impact categories. In accordance with EN 15804 machines and facilities (capital goods) required for and during production are excluded, as is transportation of employees.

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LCI Method Approaches No records found.

Completeness of product model No statement

Reviews Independent external review by Ph.D. Eng. Halina Prejzner

License and access conditions Copyright yes License type Free of charge for all users and uses Access information None

Owner of data set Górazdze Cement S.A.

Technical purpose GÓRAZDZE CEMENT S.A. offers metallurgical cement of strength class 42.5 with normal early strength (N) is produced at the EKOCEM Plant in Dabrowa Górnicza and at the Górazdze Cement Plant. The main component of CEM III/A 42.5N - LH/HSR/NA cement is Portland clinker (35÷64%), granulated blast furnace slag (36÷65%) and setting time regulator (calcium sulphate). Metallurgical cement CEM III/A 42.5N - LH/HSR/NA meets the requirements of the PN-EN 197-1 standard "Cement - Part 1: Composition, requirements and compliance criteria for general-use cements" and the requirements of the PN-B 19707 standard "Cement. Special cement. Composition, requirements and conformity criteria". According to the European standard PN-EN 197-1 "Cement. Part 1. Composition, requirements and conformity criteria for common cements", blast furnace cement CEM III/A 42.5N is a cement with a low heat of hydration - LH. According to the national standard PN-B-19707 "Cement. Special cement. Composition, requirements and conformity criteria", blast furnace cement CEM III/A 42.5N is a sulphate-resistant cement -HSR and low-alkaline cement -NA. Portland cement CEM III/A 42,5N-LH/HSR/NA is offered by GÓRAZDZE CEMENT S.A. in bulk. The following figure 1 is a schematic representation of the cement manufacturing process stages from quarry to cement mill (production stage). The natural raw materials for cement production are mainly calcareous materials such as limestone, sand and alumina-containing materials such as clay or shale, which are widespread. Alternative raw materials, such as different type of ash, slag or other waste materials are used in the process as substitutes for natural ones. Raw resource is preheated using input gases and then fired in a rotary kiln at a temperature of approximately 1450ºC. Currently one of the main fuels used in the process is alternative fuel that is derived from waste and its share is growing. Górazdze, through the use of alternative fuels, tries to reduce environmental damage, which is one of the basic strategic assumptions of the company. The LCA assessment encompassed the production phase and the following processes/modules: A1 – raw material production: fuel mining, raw material mining, electricity generation, alternative fuel production; A2 – transport: raw material transport; A3 – production of the product: raw meal production, consumption of fuel for firing, electricity consumption for grinding. -

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Co-Products No records found.

Data set version 00.03.000

Time stamp (last saved) 2025-11-02T11:54:23

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Compliance systems EN 15804+A2 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 14025 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 21930 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)

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