Process information
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| Location | RER | ||
| Reference year | 2024 | ||
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This product declaration refers to a declared unit of 1 kg of aluminium profiles produced in one production facility in Romania. The owner of the declaration shall be liable for the underlying information and evidence; the IBU shall not be liable with respect to manufacturer information, life cycle assessment data and evidences. System boundary: The LCA for aluminium profiles is a cradle-to-gate assessment of the environmental impacts with options. The following life cycle phases are considered in the analysis: Module A1-A3 | Product stage The following processes were considered: The purchase of the raw materials and the ancillary materials such as primary aluminium, recycled aluminium as well as ancillary materials such as alloying metals and packaging. The transport of the raw and ancillary materials was calculated based on the actual distances of the suppliers. The energy consists of diesel used in the manufacturing process and natural gas which is supplied from the national grid. The electricity is 100 % green electricity based on the contract concluded between the production facilitiy and the electricity supplier.Module C2 | Transport to waste processing Module C2 declares the environmental impacts resulting from transporting the waste aluminium to a waste processing facility at an assumed distance of 50 km. Module C3 | Waste processing Module C3 declares the environmental impacts resulting from the treatment of aluminium scrap by collecting, sorting, cleaning and pressing (90 % of the product). Module C4 | Disposal Module C4 declares the environmental impacts resulting from landfilling (10 % of the product). Module D | Credits and loads outside the system boundary In Module D, the net substitution potential of primary aluminium through a recycling scenario (90 % of the product) is presented. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | The final aluminium product (aluminium profiles) is used for creating different aluminium products for the Building & construction sector. | ||
| Classification number | 4.3.02 | ||
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| General comment on data set | This EPD refers to 1 kilogram of aluminium profiles, represented by profiles of different shapes coming from the extrusion process. The final products are identical in terms of chemical composition and production process; the only difference between the products is the shape. The aluminium profiles are uncoated and non-insulated. | ||
| Copyright | Yes | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
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| Technology description including background system | The main technological flow in HAI Extrusion is the extrusion of Aluminium bars and transforming them into uncoated Aluminium profiles. The extrusion activity is carried out in several stages, as follows: There are several production lines with interchangeable moulds which will define the Aluminium profile shape. The Aluminium billets are fed to the extrusion equipment with a conveyor, heated to a temperature at which Aluminium becomes easier to be formed and then extruded into the final shape. The profiles are then transferred to a curing oven which uses natural gas to heat the aluminium profiles and where the profiles are kept in order to be cured. The industrial products made are intended for the Business-to-business market segment. These stages use mainly electricity and natural gas, as well as a small quantity of chemicals and industrial gases. Diesel is consumed for internal transport activities. The sodium hydroxide solution is used in the moulds cleaning process, through which residual Aluminium is removed from the moulds. The company has implemented a certified quality management system, ISO 9001, which monitors the entire manufacturing process. Technical data: The final product has the technical characteristics described in the table below Declared unit: The declared unit refers to 1 kilogram of aluminium profiles, represented by profiles of different shapes coming from the extrusion process. Final products are identical in terms of chemical composition and production process; the only difference between the products is the shape. Products manufacturing is located at one plant in Romania refers to the same technology. The product consists of aluminium profiles using raw materials (aluminium billets) from several suppliers. The share of virgin aluminium in the aluminium bars is assumed to be 60 % while the rest of 40 % is assumed to be recycled aluminium, as reported by the suppliers. Data used in calculations represent site-specific production volumes for 2022 of the main product line. There are no by-products formed from the production line subject to this study. | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-06-05T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | c5982fc9-a486-4f00-82a2-59985d8ab196 |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | EPD-HIL-20240323-IBA1-EN |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
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