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| Location | BE | ||
| Reference year | 2017 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: Product line CLIMAFLEX® STABIL / EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT made of NMC NATUREFOAM® Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial insulations made of Polyethylene-based, closed-cell foam pipe insulation with a robust protective coating (PEF) according to /EN14313/. This declaration is an Environmental Product Declaration according to /ISO14025/ describing the specific environmental performance of the product produced in Belgium. The only difference between the two CLIMAFLEX® STABIL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® and EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT made of NMC NATUREFOAM® is the shape chemically they are identical. CLIMAFLEX® STABIL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® has a circular shape while EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT NMC NATUREFOAM® is rectangular and thus more suitable for the insulation of heating pipes in a concrete floor System boundary: The Data collection refers to the yearly production in 2016. Module A1 to A3: The LCA calculation covers the production of the raw materials, transport of these to the plant, the mixing of raw materials according to the respective recipes, manufacturing of the foam product and packaging for dispatch. All production takes place exclusively in Eynatten, Belgium. Module A4: Transport of the final product to the application site. The average transport distance has been calculated based on a weighted value for NMC’s main customers representing more than 50% of the sales volume in 2016. Capacity utilisation by volume is 100%. However, given the low density of the product, capacity utilisation by mass has been estimated as 10%. Module A5: The products can be placed end to end and the remaining pieces can be reused on other pipes. The calculations do not contain any installation waste. Cardboard as packaging material is assumed to be recycled. As input material cardboard made of waste paper is considered. Thus, environmental burden for packaging material are considered already in A1-A3. The value of the environmental impact for A5 is declared as “0”. Module B1-B7:The foam insulation products do not require maintenance, replacement or refurbishment while in use. The information modules B1 – B7 are not declared. Using insulation material influences the energy consumption of the overall heating and cooling equipment. This is not taken into account, as the EPD refer to the product 'insulation material'. Module C1:Disassembly is done manually. There are no impacts associated with C1. The information module is not declared. Module C2:For the transport at end-of-life stage an average distance to landfill is assumed to be 100 km. Module C3:The chosen scenario of 100% landfilling does not require any waste processing. Module C3 is not declared. Module C4: The environmental burden for the chosen scenario of 100% landfilling is declared in module C4. The product contains raw materials from renewable sources. By calculating the environmental burden for the production process the sequestration of CO2 from atmosphere has taken into account. The environmental effects of (bio-)plastic on a landfill site in the next 100 years cannot be foreseen as a full picture today. In this declaration it is assumed, that the sequestered CO2 is still integrated in a solid matrix. Module D: The end-of-life scenarios for packaging material and product do not deliver any benefits for the next system. Recycling of cardboard is a closed cycle with the production process. The product is landfilled; energy or material gain cannot be expected. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | CLIMAFLEX® STABIL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® is used to insulate pipes for heating and plumbing. EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT made of NMC NATUREFOAM® is used in flooring Polyethylene foam is a cost-efficient material with good insulating properties. Products made of PE foam yield an excellent cost/performance ratio. Heat loss control and noise reduction in fresh-and waste water and heating systems | ||
| Classification number | 2.18.01 | ||
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| General comment on data set | CLIMAFLEX® STABIL / EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT made of NMC NATUREFOAM® is the Professional Polyethylene-based closed-cell foam pipe insulation with a robust PE protective coating for continues energy saving and condensation control purposes. CLIMAFLEX® STABIL NMC NATUREFOAM® provides solutions that follow all necessary guidelines for any type of installation. EXZENTROFLEX® COMPACT NMC NATUREFOAM® With its rectangular and thin design, it is used in flooring. | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2022 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | The manufacturing process consists of a continuous extrusion. Solid pellets of thermoplastic resin are fed to a melting zone in which the resin is melted, to form a flowable thermoplastic mass. The thermoplastic mass is then metered to a mixing zone where the thermoplastic mass is thoroughly mixed with a blowing agent under pressure. The mixture of thermoplastic resin and blowing agent is then forced through a die, which imparts a shape to the thermoplastic mass, into a zone of lower pressure, such as atmospheric pressure. The blowing agent expands to form the cells of the foam and the thermoplastic foam is cooled trough an inline water cooler. The protection coating "skin" is applied by co-extrusion. The "skin" is made with solid pellets of thermoplastic resin and some additives, which is, with the help of an extruder, applied around the foam. There's no a foaming agent used in this case. The die is positioned around the "naked" foam and deposes a small thickness (± 0.1 mm) of PE film on the foam. At the end of this process the profiles are cut at dimension. Quality assurance : The manufacture is certified /ISO 9001/ for the quality management. The product corresponds to the product standard /EN 14313/ and have a Declaration of Performance according the /CPR/ : DOP no. W1PEF300 ; W1PEF400 (see www.nmc.eu/dop) Declared unit: The declaration refers to 1 m³ of produced insulation product. For the LCA calculations, as the product is foam and have some tolerances, the density declared is the average between the product categories. The thermal conductivity coefficient (Lambda-value) and R-value per 25 mm thickness per product brand is provided below as additional information and support for installers. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2017-09-07T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | a564fa56-4723-4123-bbbd-2a8780c8c899 |
| Data set version | 00.03.000 |
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| Registration number | 9974 |
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| Copyright | Yes |
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