Process information
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| Location | AT |
| Reference year | 2014 |
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| Use advice for data set | Scope: This document refers to EUROSPAN® raw chipboard manufactured in the following group of company plants: Fritz EGGER GmbH & Co. OG, Weiberndorf 20, 6380 St. Johann in Tyrol, Austria; Fritz EGGER GmbH & Co. OG, Tiroler Strasse 16, 3105 Unterradlberg, Austria. This document is translated from the German Environmental Product Declaration into English. It is based on the German original version EPD-EGG-20140003-IBD1-DE. The verifier has no influence on the quality of the translation. System boundary: The EPD is therefore from the "cradle to plant gate, with options". The Life Cycle Assessment of the products under review comprises the "Product stage" and "Benefits and loads beyond the product system boundaries". The systems therefore include the following stages in accordance with /EN 15804/: Product stage (Modules A1-A3): · A1 Raw material provision and processing and processing processes for secondary materials serving as input · A2 Transport to the manufacturer · A3 Production The product stages, A4-A5, B1-B7 and C1-C4 were not taken into consideration in this study. Once the product has reached End-of-Waste status as waste wood chips, it is assumed that the product is routed to biomass incineration producing thermal energy and electricity. The ensuing impacts and credits are declared in Module D. The optional Modules C1 to C4 were not integrated in the study. Integration of these modules would include calculation of the impacts for C3 by sorting and chipping wood for thermal utilisation. The anticipated impact of these modules compared to A1-A3 / D can be estimated as very low and is not therefore taken into consideration. |
| Technical purpose of product or process | Raw chipboard is used primarily in decorative interior design and furniture applications. It is used in residential and commercial properties. EUROSPAN® E1 EPF-S CARB P2 CE and EUROSPAN® JP F 0.3 (F****) raw chipboard is used especially for furniture and interior design with increased demands on low formaldehyde emissions. |
| Classification number | 3.2.06 |
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| General comment on data set | EUROSPAN® raw chipboard is a board-shaped wood-based material according to EN 312. The board types are primarily divided based on their application as load-bearing or non-load-bearing elements in dry and humid areas: P 1 General-purpose boards for use in dry conditions P 2 Boards for interior fixtures (including furniture) for use in dry conditions P 3 Boards for non-load-bearing applications in humid conditions P 4 Boards for load-bearing applications in dry conditions P 5 Boards for load-bearing applications in humid conditions P 6 High-strength boards for load-bearing applications in dry conditions P 7 High-strength boards for load-bearing applications in humid conditions (is not produced) Production conditions in Unterradlberg and St. Johann are representative for the other plants. They correspond with all technologies and standards applied at all locations. |
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| Data set valid until | 2019 |
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| Technology description including background system | Production of the raw boards: 1. Wood processing - Log wood chipping - Chip processing - Waste wood processing 2. Drying the chips to approx. 2-3% residual moisture content 3. Sorting the chips 4. Gluing the chips 5. Spreading the glued chips onto a moulding conveyor 6. Compression of the chip mass using a continuous press (ContiRoll®) 7. Cutting and edge-trimming the raw boards 8. Cooling the raw boards in radial coolers 9. Sanding the top and bottom surfaces 10. Destacking onto large stacks Declared unit: The Declaration refers to the manufacture of one cubic metre of EUROSPAN® board. The average raw density of raw boards is 660 kg/m³. |
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