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Process Data set: G3649362 (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location DE
Geographical representativeness description Germany
Reference year 2025
Name
G3649362
Use advice for data set For the geographies modeled in A1 and A2, refer to Product specification. Type of EPD: cradle to gate with options, modules C1-C4 and module D (A1-A3, C, D, additional modules A4, A5, and B1) Stage of Material Production and Construction Module A1: Extraction and processing of raw materials Module A2: Transportation of raw materials to the plant Module A3: Concrete production at the plant and waste treatment Module A4: Transportation to the construction site Module A5: Includes processes associated with concrete installation (e.g., pumping on the construction site), as well as the production, transportation, and treatment of unused concrete Use Stage Module B1: Carbonation during the utilization phase Disposal Stage Module C1: Demolition/Dismantling Module C2: Transportation of concrete demolition waste for processing Module C3: Sorting of waste components and recycling of concrete Module C4: Disposal of concrete Credits and burdens outside the system boundaries Module D: Credits and burdens from the use of demolished concrete as a replacement for primary materials
Technical purpose of product or process Concrete is a building material made up of several components, including cement, water, sand, gravel, and air. Readymix concrete is manufactured in a batch plant in a controlled environment, using precise mix designs (with the addition of other cementitious materials or chemical admixtures that improve the properties of the concrete), ensuring consistency in quality, strength, and composition. This consistency leads to predictable performance in construction projects. Ready-mix concrete is then delivered to the construction site in an unhardened state, ready to use, eliminating the need for on-site mixing. This saves time in labor, equipment setup, and material handling, speeding up the construction process. The product is produced according to DIN EN 206. Testing was conducted according to EN 12350 and EN 12390. Performance data of the product with respect to its characteristics in accordance with the relevant technical provision (no CE-marking). The most common man-made substance in the world is concrete. Regardless of the magnitude of the construction, it is a necessary component of roads, buildings, bridges, dams, pavements, pipelines, sewers, and other structures. It is made up of naturally occurring aggregates with varying granulometries (sand, fine gravel, and gravel) joined by hydrated cement paste. To improve particular qualities of the fresh or hardened concrete, such as workability, durability, or early and final strength, chemical admixtures can also be used. After manufacture, concrete is workable enough to be transported, poured, pumped, put in place, and compacted at the project site, where it gradually solidifies and gains strength. Name of ingredient Share of total weight Country of origin Admixtures 0 - 2 % Germany Cement 10 - 25 % Germany Fly ash 2 - 10 % Poland Natural aggregates 50 - 80 % Germany Water 2 - 10 % Germany
General comment on data set he Emidat EPD Tool v1.0.0 was used for LCA modeling and calculation. Background data was used from ecoinvent database v3.10. Elementary flows (energy and fuels, ancillary materials and waste) data was collected on production-process-level. Using the total output of the production process in 2023, elementary flows are assigned to 1 declared unit based on volume. Environmental impacts of the following processes are considered to be negligible: Production and use of formwork and falsework for the installation of concrete, Materials used for the curing of concrete (e.g. plastics, aluminum) .
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2030
Time representativeness description 2025-02-17 - 2030-02-17
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Unit Value Compressive Strength (Cylinder) N / mm² 35.0 Compressive Strength (Cube) N / mm² 45.0 Gross Density kg / m³ 2368.0

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 213
  • 0.876
  • 9.08
  • 0
  • 1.16
  • 2.92
  • 1.08
  • 0.236
  • -20.2
Input
  • 28.3
  • 0
  • 0.425
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -26.3
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 241
  • 0.876
  • 9.5
  • 0
  • 1.16
  • 2.92
  • -25.2
  • 0.236
  • -20.2
Input
  • 954
  • 55.2
  • 124
  • 0
  • 1.9E+2
  • 1.84
  • 177
  • 25.4
  • -61.8
Input
  • 12.2
  • 0
  • 0.183
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -11.3
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 967
  • 55.2
  • 125
  • 0
  • 1.9E+2
  • 1.84
  • 165
  • 25.4
  • -61.8
Input
  • 288
  • 0
  • 4.32
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.13E+3
Input
  • 51.9
  • 0
  • 0.778
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 79.9
  • 0
  • 1.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.83
  • 0.00803
  • 0.0491
  • 0
  • 0.0123
  • 0.0268
  • 0.0115
  • 0.0264
  • -3.03
Output
  • 2.86
  • 0.0803
  • 0.206
  • 0
  • 0.212
  • 0.268
  • 0.197
  • 0.0282
  • -0.278
Output
  • 172
  • 1.61
  • 3.4E+2
  • 0
  • 2.9
  • 5.36
  • 2.7
  • 166
  • -2.87
Output
  • 0.00158
  • 0.0000166
  • 0.000139
  • 0
  • 0.0000208
  • 0.0000553
  • 0.0000194
  • 0.00000395
  • -0.000153
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.2E+3
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 967
  • 55.2
  • 125
  • 0
  • 1.9E+2
  • 184
  • 177
  • 25.4
  • -61.8
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.000475
  • 0.0000105
  • 0.0000137
  • 0
  • 0.0000052
  • 0.000035
  • 0.00000484
  • 0.00000164
  • -0.0000434
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.403
  • 0.00869
  • 0.066
  • 0
  • 1.31
  • 0.029
  • 0.122
  • 0.00734
  • -0.0366
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -1.87
  • 0.00185
  • 0.338
  • 0
  • 0.00145
  • 0.00615
  • 3.24
  • 0.244
  • -0.116
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 96.5
  • 3.68
  • 9.51
  • -1.59
  • 14.5
  • 12.3
  • 13.5
  • 1.04
  • -4.24
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 94.7
  • 3.68
  • 9.85
  • -1.59
  • 14.5
  • 12.3
  • 16.7
  • 1.28
  • -4.35
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.0611
  • 0.00131
  • 0.00451
  • 0
  • 0.00126
  • 0.00435
  • 0.00117
  • 0.000538
  • -0.000477
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No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.028
  • 0.000259
  • 0.00277
  • 0
  • 0.000423
  • 0.000863
  • 0.000393
  • 0.000086
  • -0.000187
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.0844
  • 0.00228
  • 0.0334
  • 0
  • 0.0607
  • 0.0076
  • 0.0565
  • 0.0028
  • -0.0145
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.923
  • 0.0246
  • 0.306
  • 0
  • 0.665
  • 0.0821
  • 0.619
  • 0.0306
  • -0.17
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.299
  • 0.0151
  • 0.0925
  • 0
  • 0.198
  • 0.0503
  • 0.185
  • 0.0109
  • -0.0484
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 7.58E-7
  • 7.66E-8
  • 1.3E-7
  • 0
  • 2.22E-7
  • 2.55E-7
  • 2.07E-7
  • 3E-8
  • -5.98E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 26.5
  • 0.277
  • 0.971
  • 0
  • 0.465
  • 0.925
  • 0.432
  • 0.0711
  • -2.98

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 5.89
  • 0.0671
  • 0.49
  • 0
  • 0.0849
  • 0.224
  • 0.079
  • 0.0162
  • -0.713
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0.00000522
  • 3.58E-7
  • 0.0000017
  • 0
  • 0.0000211
  • 1.9E-7
  • 0.0000198
  • 1.67E-7
  • -0.000001
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 928
  • 55.5
  • 37.9
  • 0
  • 13.3
  • 185
  • 12.4
  • 5E+1
  • -1.4E+2
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0.00000185
  • 3.64E-8
  • 7.53E-8
  • 0
  • 2.57E-8
  • 1.21E-7
  • 2.4E-8
  • 4.56E-9
  • -4.01E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 3.13E-7
  • 2.35E-8
  • 3.65E-8
  • 0
  • 5.67E-8
  • 7.85E-8
  • 5.28E-8
  • 4.68E-9
  • -6.9E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 687
  • 13.1
  • 41.7
  • 0
  • 26.9
  • 43.6
  • 25
  • 3.47
  • -30.6