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| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: The present Environmental Product Declaration refers to a declared unit of 1 m³ average Fundermax Biofaser (1000 kg/m³) produced at the site in St. Veit/Glan (Austria) under the brand name Biofaser. System boundary: The life cycle assessment of the Biofaser board includes a cradle-to-gate assessment (cradle to factory gate) of the environmental impacts with modules C1–C4 and Module D (A1–A3,+C,+D). The following life cycle stages are considered in the analysis: Module A1–A3 | Production stage The production stage includes the inputs for raw material supply (Faserholz, Phenol resin, Paraffin wax, etc.) as well as the associated transport related to the production site in St. Veit/Glan. Within the plant boundaries, the process steps for producing the Biofaser products including the packaging of the Biofaser boards are considered. The manufacturing process is thus modeled based on the primary data of the studied site. The provision of electrical energy is supplied at the St. Veit/Glan site via the site’s own biomass-CHP plant. In addition, electricity from the Austrian grid and natural gas are externally purchased. Module C1 | Deconstruction / Demolition The products are deconstructed manually or with limited machine use. Therefore, the energy demand for the deconstruction of the products is negligible, hence Module C1 does not declare environmental impacts from the deconstruction of the products. Module C2 | Transport Module C2 includes the transport to waste disposal of the product. A scenario of 50 km truck transport distance is assumed. Module C3 | Waste treatment for material recycling In Scenario 0, Module C3 includes the inputs for shredding the products as the basis for recycling. Module C3 includes the expenditures for waste management. The wood products and their inherent material properties leave the product system as secondary material in Module C3. The expected effect from shredding the wood is also considered. Module C3/1 | Waste treatment at energy recovery In Scenario 1, Module C3/1 includes the inputs for shredding the products as the basis for recycling. Module C3/1 includes the expenditures for waste management. The wood products and their inherent material properties leave the product system as secondary fuel in Module C3/1. The expected effect from shredding the wood is also considered. Module C4 and C4/1 | Disposal The assumed Scenario 0 declares material recycling; Scenario 1 the energetic utilization of the products, whereby no environmental impacts from the disposal of the products in C4 or C4/1 are expected. Module D | Benefits and burdens outside the system boundary for recycling In Module D a recycling scenario is declared taking into account the substitution potentials of sawing by-products of lower quality. Module D/1 | Benefits and burdens outside the system boundary for energy recovery Module D/1 declares the substitution potentials for heat and electricity from the energy recovery of the product in Module C3/1 in the form of a European average scenario. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Applications in the door industry, automotive industry, packaging industry, furniture industry, footwear industry, construction industry, and in trade. | ||
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| General comment on data set | Biofaserplatten are plate-shaped materials in accordance with EN 622-2; these materials are used as stiffening, interior-facing cladding in timber-frame construction or as carrier and composite material, e.g., in the door industry. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | The 100 % usable raw material wood is shredded, the wood chips are transported to the dewatering machine via a flushing channel and cleaned in the process. From the wood chip silo, the cleaned wood chips are sent to the fibre processing unit, where they are thermomechanically defibrated using a pressure defibrator. By adding water, an approx. 2 % fiber suspension is obtained. The pulp is now formed and then dewatered using newly developed double screen dewatering technology with targeted orientation of the wood fibers. The resulting fiber mat is then fed into the hot press with simultaneous closing device, where it is pressed into a biofiber board under precisely controlled pressure and temperature conditions. After pressing, the board is air-conditioned in the climate chamber to approx. 4-8 % board moisture. Finally, the boards are further processed according to customer specifications. Technical data: The data in the declaration of performance apply to the performance values of the product. Declared unit: This EPD refers to a declared unit of 1 m of Fundermax Biofiber with an average density of 1000 kg/m. Packaging is considered in the LCA. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-11-19T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | 87e1903c-a1ff-489b-b7f6-abd520b9f4a0 |
| Date of last revision | 2024-11-19T10:42:00+01:00 |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-FMX-20240368-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