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EPDofGCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.Standard,MediumandHigh&UltraHighDensitySFRMs

EnvironmentalProductDeclarationAccordingtoISO14025andISO21930Standard,MediumandHigh&UltraHighDensitySpray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRMs)CommissionedbyGCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.


ASTMInternationalCertifiedEnvironmentalProductDeclaration

ThisdocumentisaTypeIIIenvironmentalproductdeclarationforStandard,MediumandHigh&UltraHighDensityFireproofingProducts,asmanufacturedatallthreeGCPATSFRMfacilitiesinNorthAmerica(bothUnitedStatesandCanada).AssuchtheEPDiscategorizedasaNorthAmericancorporateaverageEPDrepresentingmultipleSFRMmanufacturingfacilities.ThisdeclarationhasbeenpreparedinaccordancewithISO14025,ISO21930,ISO14040/44,ASTMProductCategoryRule(PCR)forSpray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRM)andASTMGeneralProgramInstructionsforTypeIIIEPDs.

EnvironmentalProductDeclarationSummary

GeneralInformationOwneroftheEPD

GCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.62WhittemoreAvenueCambridge,Massachusetts02140USALink(URL):https://gcpat.comGCPATisheadquarteredinCambridge,Massachusetts,USA,andhasmanufacturing,R&Dandtechnicalservicessitesinmorethan40countriesonsixcontinents.SalesofficesanddistributorsarepresentaroundtheworldasGCPATservescustomersinover110countries.GCPATwasformedinFebruary2016bythespin-offofW.R.Grace&Co.'sconstructionproductssegmentanditspackagingtechnologiesbusiness.Theownerofthedeclarationisliablefortheunderlyinginformationandevidence.

CorporateandSFRMManufacturingFacilities

GCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.,Corporate62WhittemoreAvenueCambridge,Massachusetts02140USAAjax,Canada294ClementsRd.WestAjax,OntarioL1S3C6


CorporateandSFRMManufacturingFacilities(continued)

Irondale,UnitedStates2601CommerceBlvd.Irondale,Alabama35210SantaAna,UnitedStates2500&2502S.GarnseyStreetSantaAna,California92707

ProductName Spray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterial(SFRM),UNCPC54650.

ProductDefinition SFRMiscomposedprimarilyofbindingagentssuchascementorgypsumandoftencontainsothermaterialssuchasmineralwool,quartz,perlite,vermiculite,orbauxitealongwithvariousotheringredients[1].

ProductCategoryRule(PCR) ASTM2017,ProductCategoryRules(PCR)ForPreparinganEnvironmentalProductDeclarationfor:Spray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRM)[1].

CertificationPeriod 06.01.2017–05.31.2022DeclaredUnit 1,000kgofSFRMASTMDeclarationNumber EPD-060

EPDInformationProgramOperator

ASTMInternationalEnvironmentalProductDeclarations100BarrHarborDrive,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959www.astm.org

DeclarationHolder GCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.

ProductgroupSpray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterial

DateofIssue06.01.2017

PeriodofValidity5years

DeclarationNumberEPD-060

DeclarationTypeA“ProductStage”or“Cradle-to-gate”EPDofGCPAppliedTechnologies’productionofstandard,mediumandhigh&ultra-highdensityspray-appliedfire-resistivematerial.ThedeclarationpresentsaweightedaverageprofileforallthreeNorthAmericanfacilitiesoperatedbyGCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.thatmanufactureSFRMs.Productactivitiescoveredincludetherawmaterialsupply,transportandmanufacturing(modulesA1toA3).ThedeclarationisintendedforBusiness-to-Business(B-to-B)communication.ApplicableCountriesUnitedStatesandCanada


ContentoftheDeclarationThedeclarationfollowsSection11,ContentofEPD,ASTM2017,ProductCategoryRulesForPreparinganEnvironmentalProductDeclarationfor:Spray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials[1].ThisEPDwasindependentlyverifiedbyASTMinaccordancewithISO14025:

TimBrooke100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,USAwww.astm.org/EPDs.htm

Internal External X

EPDProjectReportInformationEPDProjectReport

ACradle-to-GateLifeCycleAssessmentofGCPAppliedTechnologiesInc.Standard,MediumandHigh&UltraHighDensitySpray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRMs).March2017.

Preparedby

LinditaBushiPh.D.andJamieMeilAthenaSustainableMaterialsInstitute119RossAvenue,Suite100Ottawa,Ontario,K1Y0N6,[email protected]

ThisEPDprojectreportwasindependentlyverifiedbyinaccordancewithISO14025andthereferencePCR:

ThomasP.Gloria,Ph.D.IndustrialEcologyConsultants35BracebridgeRd.Newton,[email protected]

PCRInformationProgramOperator ASTMInternationalReferencePCR

ProductCategoryRules(PCR)ForPreparinganEnvironmentalProductDeclarationfor:Spray-appliedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRM)[1].

DateofIssue 03/2017PCRreviewwasconductedby:

ThomasP.Gloria,IndustrialEcologyConsultants(chairperson)JeffreyE.Gould,FMApprovalsKarlD.Houser,IntertekBuildingandConstruction


1 PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION

1.1PRODUCTDEFINITION

Spray-appliedfire-resistivematerials(UNCPC54650)iscomposedprimarilyofbindingagentssuchascementorgypsumandoftencontainsothermaterialssuchasquartzorbauxitealongwithvariousotheringredients.Theothermaterialsareusedtohelplightenthesolutionortoaddairasaninsulator.Chemicalhardenersaresometimesusedtoeitherspeeduphardeningortomakethefinalfireproofingharderthantheoriginal[1].Passivefireprotectionmaterials(commonlyreferredtoasfireproofing)areusedtopreventordelaythefailureofsteelandconcretestructuresexposedtofire.Thesematerialsareintendedtoinsulatethestructuralmembersduringtheeventofafire,delayinganylossoftheintegrityofthestructuralmembers.Thereisanarrayofavailablefireproofingmaterialsthatcanbeuseddependinguponthespecificapplication.Appliedfireproofingisavailableasawetordryformula.Itistypicallysprayedbutcanalsobetroweledon.Thefireproofingisgenerallydeliveredasadrypowderinbag,whichisthenmixedwithwaterinthefield.Modernformulasareasbestos-freeanddon'tcontainfreecrystallinesilica[1].ThisisacompanyspecificEPDrepresentinganarrayofavailableSFRMsproducedatthreeofGCPAT’sfacilitieslocatedinNorthAmericaandproducedtovariousspecificationsasnotedinTable1.

1.2PRODUCTSTANDARDS

ThephysicalcharacteristicsofSFRMaredeterminedaccordingtovariousASTMstandardssuchas,butnotlimitedto[1]:

• E736/E736M,StandardTestMethodforCohesion/AdhesionofSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterialsAppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E605/E605M,StandardTestMethodsforThicknessandDensityofSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterialAppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E759/E759M-92(2015)e1StandardTestMethodforEffectofDeflectiononSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterialAppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E760/E760M-92(2015)e1StandardTestMethodforEffectofImpactonBondingofSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterialAppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E761/E761M-92(2015)e1StandardTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterialAppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E859/E859M-93(2015)e1StandardTestMethodforAirErosionofSprayedFire-ResistiveMaterials(SFRMs)AppliedtoStructuralMembers

• E937/E937M-93(2015)e1StandardTestMethodforCorrosionofSteelbySprayedFire-ResistiveMaterial(SFRM)AppliedtoStructuralMembers.


1.3TECHNICALDATA,MATERIALCONTENT,ANDPACKAGING

Tables1summarizekeytechnicaldataforGCPATSFRMsforthe2015referenceyear(12months).GCPATSFRMsareclassifiedinthreemajorsub-categoriesbasedonthedrydensityminimumaveragevaluesinpcf(poundpercubicfoot).Fullmaterialselectionguideandliteratureandthematerialsafetydatasheetsareavailableforeachofthesefireproofingmaterialsonthewebatwww.gcpat.com.

AsrequiredintheASTMPCR[1],aweightedaveragegenericformulationiscalculatedforeachrepresentativesub-categorythatreflecttherelativeannualproductionvolumesfortherelevantGCPATbrandproducts(Table1,lastcolumn)persub-category.

Table1.TechnicalDataforTechnicalDataforGCPATSFRMs

PrimaryBindingAgent

GCPATSFRM-Sub-category

Drydensity,minimumaverage

inpcf(kg/m3)

GCPATBrandNames

Gypsum-based Standarddensity

15(240) MKPatchMK1000HBMK1000HBExtSetMK10HBMK10HBExtSetMK6ExtSetMK6GFMK6HYMK6HYCEMK6HYExtSetMK6HYEXPMK6SMK6SCERG

Cement-orgypsum-basedorablend

Mediumdensity 22(352) SK3Z106GZ106HYZ3306Z3306GrayZ3306White

Cement-based High&ultra-highdensity

40(640) Z146Z146TZ156Z156PCZ156TZ164PC

Table2showstheweightedaveragegenericformulationsforallthreesub-categoriesofGCPATfireproofingmaterialsasproducedatGCPAT’sthreemanufacturinglocations.ForreasonsofconfidentialityaportionofeachSFRMisreportedas“additives”.Table3


showstheamountofpackagingmaterialsper1,000kgofGCPATSFRMs.Papersacksareusedfortransportingpowdermaterials,suchasfireproofingmaterials.Thesacksaretypicallymadeofhighqualityandweightkraftpaper,usuallyvirginfiber.

Table2.WeightedAverageGenericFormulationsforStandard,Medium,High&UltraHighDensitySFRMs

StandardDensity MediumDensity High&UltraHighDensity

Materialcomposition % Materialcomposition % Materialcomposition %

Stucco(CaSO4*½H2O) 86% Portlandcement 66% Portlandcement 41%

Stucco(CaSO4*½H2O) 20% Bauxite 49%

Clay 1% Clay 4% Clay 4%

Rest-additives 13% Rest-additives 10% Rest-additives 6%

Total 100% Total 100% Total 100%

Note:MaterialsafetydatasheetsareavailableforallSFRMsatwww.gcpat.com.

Table3.PackagingMaterialsforGCPATSFRMs

Packagingmaterial Quantity Units(per1,000kgSFRM)

Papersacks 2.2E-02 metrictonCorrugatedpaper 3.0E-04 metrictonTotal 2.2E-02 metricton

2 DECLAREDUNITandLIFECYCLESTAGES

ThedeclaredunitisthebasicreferenceflowsetbytheASTMPCRfortheassessedproducts.AccordingtotheASTMPCRforSFRM,thedeclaredunitofthisstudyisdefinedas1,000kgofSFRM[1].

AsillustratedinFigure1,thesystemboundaryofconstructionproductsistypicallycharacterizedbythetemporalflowofitslifecycle–i.e.Product,ConstructionProcess,Use,andEndofLifestages.Thevariousprocessesthatoccurateachstageareclassifiedandgroupedininformationmodules(orsimply"modules"),labeledwithalpha-numericdesignations"A1"through"C4".AdeclaredunitisdefinedforEPDscovering“cradle-to-gate”,ortheproductionstage(showninfilledgreeninFigure1),whichconsistsofthreemodules:A1RawMaterialSupply;A2Transport(tothemanufacturer);andA3CoreManufacturing.ThisstudyfocusesontheproductstageonlyandnoModuleDcreditsorburdensareincludedintheassessmentorEPD.IncludedandexcludedproductstageprocessesarelistedinTable4.


Figure1LifeCycleModulesIncludedandExcludedfromtheSystemBoundary

Table4:Productstagesystemboundaries–Includedandexcludedprocesses

ProductStage

Included Excluded

A1-A3Modules

A1ProductStage[1]:Extractionandprocessingofinputrawmaterialsusedinweightedaveragegenericformulationsforstandard,medium,high&ultra-highdensitySFRMs,includingfuelsusedinextractionandtransportwithintheprocess.A2ProductStage[1]:Weightedaveragetransportationofinputrawmaterials(includingrecoveredmaterials)fromextractionsiteorsourcetomanufacturingsiteandincludingemptybackhaulsandtransportationtointerimdistributioncentersorterminals.A3ProductStage[1]:ManufacturingoftheSFRMs,includingallenergyandmaterialsrequiredandallemissionsandwastesproduced.Thisincludes:-Packaging,includingtransportationandwastedisposal,tomakeSFRMsreadyforshipment;-Averagetransportationfrommanufacturingsitetolandfillforon-sitewastes,includingemptybackhaulsandthewastedisposalprocess.TheA3moduleincludesgrinding,mixing,blending,pneumaticconveying,highspeedaugerpackaging,lightingandheating,ventilationandairconditioning,operationofenvironmentalequipment(baghousesandbinvents),on-sitetransportation(loadingandunloading)andstorageofSFRMs.

-Production,manufacture,andconstructionofmanufacturingcapitalgoodsandinfrastructure;-Productionandmanufactureofproductionequipment,deliveryvehicles,andlaboratoryequipment;-Personnel-relatedactivities(travel,furniture,andofficesupplies);and-Energyandwateruserelatedtocompanymanagementandsalesactivitiesthatmaybelocatedeitherwithinthefactorysiteoratanotherlocation.


3 CUT-OFFRULES,ALLOCATIONRULESANDDATAQUALITYREQUIREMENTS

Cut-offRules

Nocut-offcriteriawereappliedinthestudy.Allinput/outputdatareportedbythethreeGCPATSFRMmanufacturingfacilitieswereincludedintheLCImodelling.Noneofthereportedflowdatawereexcludedbasedonthecut-offcriteria.

AllocationRules

Allocationrules,asspecifiedinASTMPCRforSFRM,section7.5werefollowed[1].Recycledandrecoveredmaterialssuchashammermillednewsprintandpost-industrialpolystyreneareconsideredrawmaterials.Onlythematerials,water,energy,emissions,andotherelementalflowsassociatedwithreprocessing,handling,sorting,andtransportationfromthegeneratingindustrialprocesstotheiruseintheproductionprocessareconsidered.Anyallocationsbeforereprocessingareallocatedtotheoriginalproduct.Allocationrelatedtotransportarebasedonthemassoftransportedproduct.“Mass”wasdeemedasthemostappropriatephysicalparameterforallocationusedfortheSFRMsmanufacturingsystemtocalculatetheinputenergyflows(electricity,naturalgasandpropane),packagingmaterialsandwasteflowsperdeclaredunitof1,000kgofSFRM.

DataQualityRequirements

Dataqualityrequirements,asspecifiedinASTMPCRforSFRM,section7.1,wereobserved[1].Precision:GCPATSFRMfacilities,throughmeasurementandcalculation,collectedprimaryinputandoutputdataspecifictotheirproductionofSFRMs.Foraccuracy,theLCAteamindividuallyvalidatedallfacilityspecificgate-to-gateinputandoutputdata.Completeness:Allrelevant,specificprocesses,includinginputs(rawmaterials,energyandancillarymaterials),outputs(emissionsandproductionvolume)andSFRMgenericformulationswereconsidered.TherelevantbackgroundmaterialsandprocesseswerebasedontheNorthAmericanindustryspecificLCAandEPDs(forstuccoandPortlandcementbindingagents),USLCIDatabase(adjustedforknowndataplaceholders),ecoinventLCIdatabasev3.2,andmodeledinSimaProsoftwarev.8.3,February2017.Consistency:Systemboundaries,allocationandcut-offruleshavebeenuniformlyappliedacrosstheproductstagemodules(A1toA3).Thestudypredominantlyreliesonthreemajorupstreammaterials(stucco,Portlandcementandbauxite)andtwosecondarydatasources(USLCIandecoinvent3.2databases);ecoinventLCIdatasetswereadjusteduniformlyfortheNorthAmericangeography(electricitygrid,fuelcombustion).Crosschecksconcerningtheplausibilityofmassandenergyflowswerecontinuouslyconducted.Reproducibility:InternalreproducibilityispossiblesincethedataandthemodelsarestoredandavailableinAthenaLCIdatabaseforGCPATSFRMdevelopedinSimaPro,2017.AhighleveloftransparencyisprovidedthroughouttheEPDreportastheLCIprofilesanddataarepresentedforthedeclaredproducts.Keysecondary(generic)LCIdatasourcesaresummarizedinTable6,EPDreport.Uncertainty:UncertaintyassociatedwiththeLCAmodelandresultsisconsidered“low”giventhehighrepresentativenessofprimarydatacollectedformajorinputmaterials(A1),transport(A2)andmanufacturing(A3).Representativeness:Therepresentativenessofthedataissummarizedasfollows.•Temporalrepresentativenessischaracterizedas“high”.PrimarydataforSFRMmanufacturingprocesswerecollectedatthreeGCPATSFRMmanufacturingfacilityforthereferenceyear2015(12months).PrimarydataareusedforstuccoandPortlandcementbindingagentsaspublishedbyGypsumAssociation,USPortlandCementAssociation(PCA)andCementAssociationofCanada(CAC),respectively.AllsecondarydatacomefromtheSimaPro8.3,February2017(USLCIdatabase,adjustedandecoinventv.3.2databaseforUSandglobal,2016).


DataQualityRequirements(continued)

Representativeness(continued):•Geographicalrepresentativenessischaracterizedas"high".PrimarydataforSFRMmanufacturingwerecollectedspecifictoNorthAmerica.NorthAmericanspecificoradjustedgenericdatawereusedtocompletetheLCImodeling.Genericdataispubliclyavailableandmaybeaverageorspecific.Forminorimportedadditives,genericLCIdatasetswereadjustedfortheregion-specificelectricitygrids.•Technologicalrepresentativenessischaracterizedas“high”.BothprimarydataformajorbindingagentsandSFRMmanufacturingprocessweremodeledtobespecifictothetechnologiesortechnologymixesunderstudyandrepresentcontemporaryNorthAmericantechnologies.

4 LIFECYCLEASSESSMENTRESULTS

Thissectionsummarizestheresultsofthelifecycleimpactassessment(LCIA)andcumulativeinventorymetricsbasedonthecradle-to-gatelifecycleinventoryinputsandoutputsanalysis.AspertheASTMPCR,Section8,USEPA’sToolfortheReductionandAssessmentofChemicalandOtherEnvironmentalImpacts(TRACI,version2.1)impactcategoriesareusedastheyprovideaNorthAmericancontextforthemandatorycategoryindicatorstobeincludedinthisEPD.Thesearerelativeexpressionsonlyanddonotpredictcategoryimpactend-points,theexceedingofthresholds,safetymarginsorrisks.Totalprimaryandsub-setenergyconsumptionwascompiledusingacumulativeenergydemandmodel.Materialresourceconsumptionandgeneratedwastereflectcumulativelifecycleinventoryflowinformation.

Table5showstheaggregatedproductstagetotal,forstandard,medium,highandultra-highdensitySFRMs.Figures2,3and4presenttheEPDresultsfor1,000kgofstandard,mediumandhigh&ultra-highdensitySFRMsbyinformationmodule,inpercentagebasis,respectively.

Table5:ProductStageEPDResultsfor1,000kgstandard,medium,high&ultra-highdensitySFRMs

EnvironmentalIndicator Unit

StandardDensity

(min15pcf)

MediumDensity

(min22pcf)

High&UltraHighDensity*)

(min40pcf)

Globalwarmingpotential,GWP kgCO2equiv. 228 925 710

Acidificationpotential,AP kgSO2equiv. 1.94 4.23 4.20

Eutrophicationpotential,EP kgNequiv. 0.36 0.97 0.90

Smogcreationpotential,POCP kgO3equiv. 21.2 62.9 72.1


EnvironmentalIndicator Unit

StandardDensity

(min15pcf)

MediumDensity

(min22pcf)

High&UltraHighDensity*)

(min40pcf)

Ozonedepletionpotential,ODP kgCFC-11equiv. 1.2E-04 1.4E-04 1.3E-04

Totalprimaryenergyconsumption

Non-renewable,fossil,PENR-fossil MJ,HHV 4,176 8,830 7,439

Non-renewable,nuclear,PENR-nuclear MJ,HHV 695 998 922

Renewable,solar,wind,hydroelectric,andgeothermal,PER-SWHG

MJ,HHV 107 243 190

Renewable,biomass,PER-biomass MJ,HHV 83 449 301

Materialresourcesconsumption

Non-renewablematerials,NRMR kg 1,106 1,287 1,190

Renewablematerials,RMR kg 36 49 44

Netfreshwaterconsumption,NFW m3 0.4 3.3 2.0

Wastegenerated

Non-hazardouswaste,NHW kg 35 38 32

Hazardouswaste,HW kg 0.3 3.2 1.9


Figure2ProductStageEPDResultsfor1,000kgofstandarddensitySFRMbyInformationModule-%Basis


Figure3ProductStageEPDResultsfor1,000kgofmediumdensitySFRMbyInformationModule-%Basis

Figure4ProductStageEPDResultsfor1,000kgofhighandultra-highdensitySFRMbyInformationModule-%Basis


5 INTERPRETATION

TheEPDresultsrepresenta“cradle-to-gate”EPDper1,000kgofstandard,mediumandhigh&ultra-highdensitySFRMsasmanufacturedatGCPATSFRMmanufacturingfacilitiesduringthereferenceyear2015.

ForstandarddensitySFRM,rawmaterialsupply(A1)dominatestheLCIAresultsandnon-renewable,fossil–accountingforbetween36%and66%ofthetotalenvironmentalburdensapartfromODP(2%).Inboundtransportation(A2)isthesecondlargestcontributortothedeclaredproductimpactsandaccountedfor52%ofthetotalPOCP.ExceptforODPandEP,coremanufacturing(A3)accountedforlessthan21%oftheoverallimpacts.Paperbagsproductionusedforpackaging(A3)contributes98%and99%ofthetotalODPandRMR,respectively.BothA3electricityconsumptionandpaperbagsproductioncontributeupto58%ofthetotalEP(A3).Rawmaterialsupply(A1)alsodominatesNRMR,NFWandHW.Primaryenergyconsumptionispredominatelyfossilfuelsbasedat83%.Nuclearandrenewableenergymakeup14%and3%,respectively.

FormediumdensitySFRM,rawmaterialsupply(A1)dominatestheLCIAresultsandnon-renewable,fossil–accountingforbetween73%and80%ofthetotalenvironmentalimpact;theexceptionisODPat14%.Inboundtransportation(A2)isthesecondlargestcontributortothedeclaredproductimpactsbutaccountedforlessthan22%oftheoverallimpact.ApartfromODPandEP,manufacturing(A3)accountedforlessthan7%oftheoverallimpacts.Paperbagsproductionusedforpackaging(A3)contributes86%and73%ofthetotalODPandRMR,respectively.BothA3electricityconsumptionandpaperbagsproductioncontributeupto21%ofthetotalEP(A3).Rawmaterialsupply(A1)alsodominatesPENR-nuclear,PER-SWHG,PER-biomass,NRMR,NFWandHW.Primaryenergyconsumptionispredominatelyfossilfuelsbasedat84%.

Forhighandultra-highdensitySFRM,rawmaterialsupply(A1)againdominatestheLCIAresultsandnon-renewable,fossil–accountingforbetween67%and81%ofthetotalenvironmentalimpactswithozonedepletionat10%againtheexception.Inboundtransportation(A2)isthesecondlargestcontributortothedeclaredproductimpactsandgenerallyaccountedforlessthan27%oftheoverallimpacts.ApartfromODPandEP,manufacturing(A3)accountedforlessthan9%oftheoverallimpacts.Paperbagsproductionusedforpackaging(A3)contributesto90%and82%ofthetotalODPandRMR,respectively.BothA3electricityconsumptionandpaperbagsproductioncontributeupto23%ofthetotalEP(A3).Rawmaterialsupply(A1)alsodominatesPENR-nuclear,PER-SWHG,PER-biomass,NRMR,NFWandHW.Primaryenergyconsumptionispredominatelyfossilfuelsbasedat84%.Nuclearandrenewableenergymakeup10%and6%,respectively.


6 ADDITIONALANDENVIRONMENTALINFORMATION

Standard,mediumandhigh&ultra-highdensitySFRMsusebetween2%to7%recoveredmaterials(hammermillednewsprintandpost-industrialpolystyrene).

7 DECLARATIONTYPE

GCPATSFRMEPDiscategorizedasfollows:

-AcompanyspecificproductEPD,fromthemanufacturer’splants.

ThisdeclarationpresentsaweightedaverageEPDforthreeSFRMNorthAmericanfacilitiesoperatedbyGCPAT.Productactivitiescoveredincludetherawmaterialsupply,transportandmanufacturing(modulesA1toA3).ThedeclarationisintendedforBusiness-to-Business(B-to-B)communication.

8 DISCLAIMER

ThefollowingISOstatementindicatestheEPDcomparabilitylimitationsandintenttoavoidanymarketdistortionsormisinterpretationofEPDsbasedontheASTMPCRforSFRM:

-EPDsfromdifferentprograms(usingdifferentPCR)maynotbecomparable.

-DeclarationsbasedontheASTMPCRforSFRMarenotcomparativeassertions;thatis,noclaimofenvironmentalsuperioritymaybeinferredorimplied.

9 EPDExplanatoryMaterial

ForanyexplanatorymaterialregardingthisEPD,pleasecontacttheprogramoperator.ASTMInternationalEnvironmentalProductDeclarations100BarrHarborDrive,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,http://www.astm.org


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