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| Use advice for data set | Scope: The EPD applies to the extruded ABS-based edgebands of the following types: RAUKANTEX decor RAUKANTEX decor pro RAUKANTEX color RAUKANTEX color proproduced in the REHAU plant in Visbek, Germany.All of the declared products are produced by the company REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG.This is a representative EPD declaring the above mentioned products by means of a representative product variant. System boundary: EPD type: Cradle to gate (module A1–A3) with consideration of the disposal (module C1 to C4) and the benefits and loads from re-use (module D). The following flow diagram shows the system boundaries in the assessment of RAUKANTEX ABS: A1 – A3 Product phase Production of raw, operating and ancillary materials and transport to the respective plant Manufacturing of pre-products and packaging and transport to the respective plant Manufacturing and packaging of the edgebands Transport and processing of the waste from manufacturing and packaging C1 – C4 Disposal EoL scenario 1 (recycling): dismantling of the edgeband in conjunction with the respective subsurface and subsequent material recycling (module C3/1 and D/1 in the assessment). EoL scenario 2 (energy recovery from waste): dismantling of the edgeband in conjunction with the respective subsurface and subsequent thermal recycling with energy recovery (module C3/2 and D/2 in the assessment). End-of-Life (EoL) scenario 3 (landfilling): dismantling of the edgeband in conjunction with the respective subsurface and subsequent landfilling (module C4/3 and D/3 in the assessment). In case of material recycling of the edgeband at the end of its lifecycle the impact of recycling up to and including grinding is allocated to the edgeband. As a ground material the recyclate loses its waste status and is leaving the system boundaries. D Re-use, Recovery and/or Recycling potentials The disposal scenarios provide re-use, recovery or recycling potentials with the edgebands being partly subjected to energy and material recovery, respectively, from which energy and secondary materials, respectively, can be recovered, which can subsequently be used beyond the system boundaries. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | The products are furniture edgebands to cover the cutting edges of carrier panes in the furniture industry. They are designed for indoor usage and provided with specific stabilisation. | ||
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| General comment on data set | The EPD applies to the extruded ABS-based edgebands of the following types: RAUKANTEX decor (ABS, pure) RAUKANTEX decor pro (ABS) RAUKANTEX color (ABS, pure) RAUKANTEX color pro (ABS)produced in the REHAU plant in Visbek, Germany. The above terms in brackets are not part of the official product name, but are intended to distinguish between the different types of edgebands. Due to the variety of possible applications and designs of the carrier panels there is also a great variety of edgeband designs. The declared edgebands vary with regard to their contact layers to the carrier material (pure: bonding agent layer, pro: functional polymer layer) as well as with regard to their surface designs (color: single-color edgeband with an additional finish, where appropriate, decor: gravure print layer with an additional finish). The representative furniture edgeband variant, which forms the basis for this environmental product declaration is: RAUKANTEX decor (ABS, pure) with a band width of 23 mm and a band thickness of 1.0 mm. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | The declarative furniture edgebands are part of the RAUKANTEX product family from REHAU Industries SE & Co KG's Interior Solutions division. They are used to cover the cutting edges of carrier boards in the furniture industry. Corresponding to the variety of possible applications and designs of the carrier boards, the designs of the edgebands are also varied. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is used as the base polymer for the declared furniture edgebands. The contact layer with the carrier board can be realised either as a conventional bonding agent layer or a functional polymer layer. There is a wide range of options for embossing, gravure printing and lacquering of the furniture edgeband. Declared unit: The declared unit is '1 kg of edgeband of the type RAUKANTEX ABS'. Conversion to grammage and density differs depending on dimension, design of the contact surface and surface of the edgebands. The data given herein refer to the representative furniture edgeband RAUKANTEX decor (ABS pure) forming the basis for the lifecycle assessment. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-09-09T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | 29627b3d-7b05-4ce3-b2d9-8f414b56c019 |
| Data set version | 00.03.002 |
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| Registration number | EPD-REH-20240312-IBI1-DE |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
Environmental indicators
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