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Process information
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| Location | DE | ||
| Reference year | 2025 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This Environmental Product Declaration applies to the wood-fiber insulation mats GUTEX Thermoflex produced at the Gutenburg plant (see manufacturer's address). System boundary: The declaration type corresponds to an EPD 'cradle-to-factory gate with options'. Contents are the production stage, from the provision of raw materials to the factory gate of production (cradle-to-gate, Modules A1 to A3), as well as the disposal of the product packaging in Module A5 and the end of life (Modules C1 to C4). In addition, an assessment of potential benefits and burdens beyond the product's life cycle (Module D) is performed. In detail, Module A1 accounts for the provision of the wood raw material in the form of wood chips from the forest and the provision of the additives. The transports of these materials are considered in Module A2. Module A3 comprises the provision of fuels, operating materials and electricity, as well as the onsite manufacturing processes. These are essentially fiberization, fiber drying, pressing and cutting, as well as packaging of the products. In Module A5 only the disposal of the product packaging is depicted, since the representative installation scenario is carried out manually. As the electricity mix, the purchased green electricity and self-generated electricity from a natural gas CHP plant are assumed. In Module C1 a manual dismantling without burdens is assumed, Module C2 accounts for the transport to the wood-waste processing facility. Moreover, in Module C3, in accordance with EN 16485, the CO2-equivalents of the carbon embedded in the wood constituent of the product, as well as the renewable and non-renewable primary energy (PERM and PENRM) contained in the product, are recorded as outputs. Module C4 is considered in accordance with the regulatory provisions of the AltholzV 2020, which do not permit landfilling of waste wood. The Module D accounts for the burdens and potentials arising from the thermal utilization of the product at the end of its life, as well as the potential benefit from substituting fossil fuels in energy generation during the thermal utilization of the product packaging. Credits obtained from disposal of production waste are accounted for based on system expansion. It is assumed that the thermal energy is produced from natural gas and that the substituted electricity would correspond to the German electricity mix of 2021. Packaging: potential benefits are treated in accordance with the waste disposal described above. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | The flexible wood-fiber insulation material GUTEX Thermoflex is used as cavity insulation between rafters, ceiling joists, wall studs, or similar framing constructions. The areas of application in accordance with DIN 4108-10 must be observed. | ||
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| General comment on data set | GUTEX Thermoflex are flexible, single-layer wood-fiber insulation mats manufactured according to DIN EN 13171 in the dry process with the addition of bicomponent fibers. The thickness range of the insulation products is 30–240 mm, and the material bulk density is on average 45 to a maximum of 50 kg/m³. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2030 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | GUTEX Thermoflex are flexible, single-layer wood fiber insulation boards, manufactured in accordance with DIN EN 13171 using a dry process with the addition of bicomponent fibers. The thickness range of the insulation products is 30-240 mm, the raw material density averages 45 to max. 50 kg/m³. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2025-04-15T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | ad15535f-40b7-4c22-ae66-b2ec27992899 |
| Date of last revision | 2025-04-15T10:42:00+01:00 |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-GTX-20240356-IBA1-DE |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
Environmental indicators
Indicators of life cycle