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| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This EPD is for a 1 m polymer concrete product made by MEA Group GmbH. Data collection refers to 2022 for one plant. Production site: MEA Water Management s.r.o. Domazlicka 180 CZ-314 56 PilsenCzech Republic System boundary: The EPD system boundary takes into consideration the following life cycle phases: from cradle to gate – with options Production Stage (A1–A3) Construction process stage (A4–A5) End of life stage (C1–C4) Benefits and loads beyond the system boundaries (D) A1–A3 Module A1 encompasses all relevant processes required for the provision of raw materials and upstream products. Germany and other countries of Europe are assumed to be production sites for upstream products. Module A2 represents all relevant transportation processes of the raw materials or upstream products to the production site; trucks and a container vessel are used. Module A3 describes the production of the declared product at the production site. Electricity is used to make the product. Release agents and cleaning agents are also required. In A3, the manufacture of the packaging (wooden pallet, PET barrel hoop) is also declared. Rubble and technical waste are taken into consideration A4–A5 Module A4 describes the average transportation of the product from the production site to the construction site. The polymer concrete products are sold throughout Europe (cf. Section 4, "Transport from the gate to the site (A4)"). Module A5 describes the installation of the product in the building. Normally, the declared products can be placed and installed manually and without the use of large machinery. No material or energy flows are required. In addition, the product is separated from the packaging which is then transported to the point of disposal. The proportionate wooden pallet is burnt, any resulting ecological benefits are shown in Module D. The R1 value of the incinerator is below 0.6. The PET barrel hoop is incinerated as plastic waste (cf. Section 4, "Assembly ( A5)"). C1–C4 Module C1 encompasses the demolition of the product. Similar to installation, the product can be removed manually or without the use of heavy machinery. No material or energy flows are required. Module C2 describes the transportation to waste treatment (Module C3). Module C3 describes the waste treatment for reuse, recovery and / or recycling. To reuse the polymer concrete as bulk material / subgrade material in road construction, the material is crushed accordingly (cf. Section 4, "End of life stage (C1–C4)"). D Module D encompasses reuse, recovery and / or recycling potentials. These are shown as net flows and benefits. This relates to the avoidance of primary materials through the provision of broken stone and resulting ecological benefits from the thermal recycling of the wooden pallet and the PET barrel hoop (cf. Section 4, "Reuse, recovery or recycling potential (D), relevant scenarios"). | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Polymer concrete products are suited for use for surface drainage of circulation areas, but are also widely used in the building industry for different purposes such as doormat boxes or similar. | ||
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| General comment on data set | The declared product is a non-reinforced prefabricated polymer concrete part that may have different formats, required load classes or hydraulic efficiencies, if required. The polymer concrete is made from aggregates (additives) and calcium carbonate. An unsaturated polyester resin is used as binder. This EPD is representative of all polymer concrete products made by MEA Group GmbH. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | Sand, calcium carbonate, unsaturated polyester resin and traces of a cobalt styrene solution as well as peroxide as an accelerator/retarder are used to manufacture the products. The individual components are fed to the casting machine via pipe and conveyor systems. Here, the components are mixed in an extruder via a screw mixer and dispensed into molds prepared with release agent. The casting molds move on a closed track, are opened after approx. 20 minutes and the product is demolded. The mold remains on the track, is cleaned and fed back into the casting machine. Products made of polymer concrete can be cast individually, meaning that numerous dimensions and shapes of products are possible. Products made of polymer concrete are suitable for surface drainage of traffic areas, among other things, but are also widely used in the construction industry for various purposes, e.g. as foot scraper boxes, etc. Technical data: Except for gutters, polymer concrete products are not standardized. They are produced according to EN 1433. The following construction data are relevant to the required declaration of performance: Declared unit: The declared unit is 1 m of product made of polymer concrete. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-06-19T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | e69dfe7d-03a7-4151-ab9a-491ea73317da |
| Data set version | 00.03.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-MEA-20240081-IBC1-DE |
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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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