afef8f9a-e598-41b8-8e90-33e7352c25a8CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM®DämmstoffePolyethylenSchaum02 Building productsThermal insulation productsInsulating materials made of foam plasticsCLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® is a professional bio-polyethylene-based closed-cell foam for self-supporting ventilation pipes for interior use. Its low weight, its corrosion resistance and its good thermal and acoustic insulation, coupled with the fact that it is simple and quick to fit, make CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® a worthwhile alternative to conventional ventilation pipes. CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® provides solutions that follow all necessary guidelines and standards for any type of installation.For the placing on the market of the product in the EU/EFTA (with the exception of Switzerland) Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (CPR) applies. The product needs a Declaration of Performance taking into consideration /EN 14313/ - Thermal Insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations. Factory made polyethylene foam (PEF) and the CE-marking. For the application and use, the respective national provisions apply.0The manufacturing process consists of a continuous extrusion. Solid pellets of thermoplastic resin are fed into 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 it 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 (i.e. atmospheric pressure). The blowing agent expands to form the cells of the foam and the product is then cooled with water (municipal water) before to be heat-welded to itself, due to a NMC’s proprietary technology. Finally, the product is cut to size, packed and stored. Quality assurance : The manufacture is certified ISO 9001 for the quality management.
Declared unit:
This declaration refers to 1 m³ of produced pipe insulation product. For the LCA calculations, as the product is foam and have some tolerances, the LCA calculation is based on the average weight per meter and the density
The thermal conductivity coefficient (Lambda-value) and R-value per 16 mm thickness per product brand is provided below as additional information and support for installers.CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® are used as self-supporting ventilation pipes for interior use in industrial installations and building equipment
Polyethylene foam is a cost-efficient material with good insulating properties.
Products made of PE foam yield a good cost/performance ratio.
Polyethylene Foam is corrosion resistant and its good thermal and acoustic insulation allows having a good alternative to conventional ventilation pipes.EPDInsulating materials made of foam plastics.pdfaverage datasetCLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM®.pdfGaBi Database (all versions)GaBi database SP35 2018Scope:
Product line CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM®
Self supporting ventilation pipe made of polyethylene foam (PEF). This declaration is an Environmental Product Declaration according to /ISO14025/ describing the specific environmental performance of the product produced in Belgium.
System boundary:
The Data collection refers to the yearly production in 2017. EPD type: cradle to gate with options (A1-A3, A4, A5, C2, C4 and D)
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 90% of the sales volume in 2017. 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”. No biogenic carbon has been accounted for the recycled content of cardboard in A3 or A5.
Module B1-B7:
Once installed the CLIMAFLEX® SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® product requires no maintenance and no repair. Only manual cleaning with brush is required to avoid concentration of dust into this air distribution system. It will be dismantled by the end of live of the building. For this reason, there are not expected to be any impacts in B1 to B7 assuming correct specification and installation.
Module C1:
Disassembly is done manually. There are no impacts associated with C1. The information module is not declared.
Module C2:
Transport at end-of-life stage is modeled as a Euro Cargo 0-6 mix truck with diesel fuel. The average distance to either mechanical recycling, incineration or landfills is assumed to be 100Km.
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.Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V.DIN EN 15804ISO 140252019-02-07T10:25:52.581ILCD Format 1.1EPD Data Format ExtensionsNMC S.A.00.01.000Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V.10649NMC S.A.trueCLIMAFLEX®SPIRAL made of NMC NATUREFOAM® ()1Renewable primary energy as energy carrier (PERE)General reminder flowInputMJ2581.895175376686.9765554190557700.1476530479640232.359157085745990Renewable primary energy resources as material utilization (PERM)General reminder flowInputMJ909.4500000Total use of renewable primary energy resources (PERT)General reminder flowInputMJ3491.345175376686.9765554190557700.1476530479640232.359157085745990Non renewable primary energy as energy carrier (PENRE)General reminder flowInputMJ791.049600375464133.66254165981102.8288575793124431.71917563554110Non renewable primary energy as material utilization (PENRM)General reminder flowInputMJ174.8400000Total use of non renewable primary energy resources (PENRT)General reminder flowInputMJ965.889600375464133.66254165981102.8288575793124431.71917563554110Use of secondary material (SM)General reminder flowInputkg20.200000Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)General reminder flowInputMJ000000Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)General reminder flowInputMJ000000Use of net fresh water (FW)General reminder flowInputm^31.074570588303130.012847813367736200.00027191338554233-8.1515636341237E-050Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)General reminder flowOutputkg0.0006340113772387747.04798831644407E-0601.49164866388839E-071.35389526009284E-070Non hazardous waste disposed (NHWD)General reminder flowOutputkg9.650142941200550.010734115575487800.000227178713092395300Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)General reminder flowOutputkg0.1056443909125410.00027928535949428305.91084455065359E-060.0004503524352110270Components for re-use (CRU)General reminder flowOutputkg000000Materials for recycling (MFR)General reminder flowOutputkg0020.2000Materials for energy recovery (MER)General reminder flowOutputkg000000Exported electrical energy (EEE)General reminder flowOutputMJ000000Exported thermal energy (EET)General reminder flowOutputMJ000000Global warming potential (GWP)kg CO_(2)-Äq.-16.34162610400739.7759072498141900.2063441926599812.105045561988320Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)kg CFC11-Äq.1.05157543419833E-074.06422809624885E-1308.60160394330212E-155.69080226074135E-130Acidification potential of land and water (AP)kg SO_(2)-Äq.1.168370959304290.044539346146770800.000876987801439020.005755729492451190Eutrophication potential (EP)kg PO_(4)^(3)-Äq.0.815744090966570.011427929470542300.0002241095023064160.005882054039297030Formation potential of tropospheric ozone photochemical oxidants (POCP)kg Ethen-Äq.0.23429455980889-0.01867103641947720-0.0003627044488416970.0006290998578477990Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources (ADPE)kg Sb-Äq.0.2958600528489698.65979149807087E-0701.83277352879703E-084.61304127111673E-070Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADPF)MJ698.384747391496132.95044822949202.813786708502130.57235822432160