Process Data set: Leca®-sora Reuse, Leca Finland (en)

Process Data set: Leca®-sora Reuse, Leca Finland (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	FI
Geographical representativeness description	Finland.
Reference year	2025
Name	Leca®-sora Reuse, Leca Finland
Technical purpose of product or process	Leca®-sora Reuse is reused lightweight expanded clay aggregate. Leca®-sora Reuse contains no harmful substances, it is inert and is resistant to frost and chemicals. As Leca®-sora Reuse is collected and reused there is no production process for this product. The collected material is tested before being reused in a new application. The product is sold in bulk and delivered by truck, so no packaging is used. The EPD describes results for reused lightweight expanded clay aggregate.
Classification	Class name : Hierarchy level EPDNorge: Construction / Insulation
General comment on data set	Data quality: Specific data for the product composition are provided by the manufacturer. The data represent the production of the declared product and were collected for EPD development in the year of study. Background data is based on EPDs according to EN 15804 and different LCA databases. The data quality of the raw materials in A1 is presented in the table below. Allocation: The allocation is made in accordance with the provisions of EN 15804+A2. Incoming energy and water and waste production in-house is allocated equally among all products through mass allocation. Effects of primary production of recycled materials is allocated to the main product in which the material was used. The recycling process and transportation of the material is allocated to this analysis. Cut-off criteria: All major raw materials and all the essential energy is included. The production processes for raw materials and energy flows with very small amounts (less than 1%) are not included. These cut-off criteria do not apply for hazardous materials and substances.
Copyright	Yes
Owner of data set	Leca International
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)	Leca®-sora Reuse, Leca Finland - 1.0 * 1.0 m3 (Volume)
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	2025-03-03 - 2030-03-03
Publication date	2025-03-03
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	The relevant technical properties for Leca®-sora Reused are provided below: Loose bulk density (Test method: NS-EN 1097-3): 300 kg/m³ Grading (Test method: NS-EN 933-1): 4-32 mm

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

xCalculation for EPD

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

xCalculation for EPD

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-9263-8850_Leca--sora-Reuse--Leca-Finland.pdf

Completeness

Validation

Type of review
Independent external review

Reviewer name and institution
Elisabet Amat

Compliance Declarations

Compliance

Compliance system name

EN 15804+A2

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 14025

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 21930

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Administrative information

Data generator
Data set generator / modeller	LCA.no AS
Data entry by
Time stamp (last saved)	2025-03-20T10:13:55
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	dfbc95e2-68e6-46e2-9de6-7bef00d25288
Date of last revision	2025-02-27T10:20:33.194825Z
Data set version	00.03.000
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-9263-8850
Owner of data set	Leca International
Copyright	Yes
License type	Free of charge for all users and uses
Access and use restrictions	None
Publisher	EPD Norway

Environmental indicators

Indicators of life cycle

Indicator	Direction	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	0.2105	0.5321	0.01096	0.5321	0.06409	0.5321	0	0.6062	-154.9
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	0.2105	0.5321	0.01096	0.5321	0.06409	0.5321	0	0.6062	-154.9
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	38.92	37.7	2.027	37.7	11.85	37.7	0	16.93	-571.5
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	38.92	37.7	2.027	37.7	11.85	37.7	0	16.93	-571.5
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	0	0	0	0	0.00582	0	0	0	-0.8445
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	0.005179	0.01904	0.0002697	0.01904	0.001577	0.01904	0	0.01258	-4.087
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.0762	0.06798	0.003969	0.06798	0.0232	0.06798	0	0.02716	-3.2
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	0.002003	0.00397	0.0001043	0.00397	0.0006099	0.00397	0	0.02083	-0.3799
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.001146	0.001923	0.00005967	0.001923	0.0003488	0.001923	0	0	-0.063
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	0.04608	1.802	0.0024	1.802	0.01403	1.802	0	75	-3.967
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.0002702	0.0002571	0.00001407	0.0002571	0.00008225	0.0002571	0	0	-0.0017
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	225	0	-0.6854
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.04105
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.08935
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.352

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)	MJ	38.92	37.7	2.027	37.7	11.85	37.7	16.93	-571.5
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	0.000004339	0.00006773	2.26E-7	0.00006773	0.000001321	0.00006773	0.000005541	-0.0007461
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	0.02958	0.01022	0.001541	0.01022	0.003162	0.01022	0.005472	-0.4494
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.0005301	0.001019	0.00002761	0.001019	0.0001614	0.001019	0.0007182	-0.1388
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	2.828	2.5	0.1473	2.5	0.8671	2.5	0.6153	-56.35
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	2.828	2.502	0.1473	2.502	0.8673	2.502	0.6161	-56.51
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.0002229	0.000874	0.00001161	0.000874	0.00006785	0.000874	0.0001512	-0.02201
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	2.828	2.502	0.1473	2.502	0.198	2.502	0.6154	-56.51
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.00001029	0.00001964	5.362E-7	0.00001964	0.000003134	0.00001964	0.000006973	-0.0028
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.01306	0.003031	0.00068	0.003031	0.00105	0.003031	0.002033	-0.05617
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	0.1433	0.03352	0.007461	0.03352	0.01159	0.03352	0.02244	-0.6772
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	0.03939	0.01026	0.002051	0.01026	0.003556	0.01026	0.006423	-0.183
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	6.107E-7	5.7E-7	3.181E-8	5.7E-7	1.859E-7	5.7E-7	2.329E-7	-0.000003319
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	8.268	35.97	0.4306	35.97	2.517	35.97	104.4	-1057

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	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	kBq U235 eqv.	0.1668	0.1648	0.008686	0.1648	0.05076	0.1648	0	0.07728	-1.186
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	7.825E-7	1.8E-7	4.075E-8	1.8E-7	6.203E-8	1.8E-7	0	1.168E-7	-0.000004185
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	4.939	25.99	0.2572	25.99	1.503	25.99	0	65.18	-795.4
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	1.955E-8	3E-8	1.018E-9	3E-8	5.149E-9	3E-8	0	6.675E-9	-6.827E-7
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	8.26E-10	0	4.3E-11	0	7.22E-10	0	0	3.75E-10	-2.52E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	21.27	27.77	1.108	27.77	6.482	27.77	0	9.236	-1382