Process Data set: Extruded PVC-U pressure, sewer, surface water and cable protection pipe systems (en)

Process Data set: Extruded PVC-U pressure, sewer, surface water and cable protection pipe systems (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	NO
Geographical representativeness description	Mainly Norway, but also the Nordic countries.
Reference year	2025
Name	Extruded PVC-U pressure, sewer, surface water and cable protection pipe systems
Use advice for data set	The analysis is a cradle-to-gate (A1 - A3) study, with option A4 transport to market. It includes the extraction and production of raw materials, transportation to the production site, the production process itself and transport to the market. A5, installation, is included for the transport of packaging waste from the construction site and the treatment of this waste - not the installation of the products.
Technical purpose of product or process	PVC-U pipes and fittings made from PVC-U pipes. The applications are underground water supply and sewers under pressure, non-pressure drains, sewers and surface water systems and cable protection. The colours are according to the product standards and the colour codes for these applications in Norway. More information is found on www.pipelife.no The products covered by this EPD have small variations in composition and are manufactured with the same type of equipment. The composition below represents an average for these products manufactured in 2024.
Classification	Class name : Hierarchy level EPDNorge: Construction / Piping
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. Incoming electricity and water are allocated according to measured electricity consumption for the actual production department. Water is used for cooling and it is assumed that the amount of water for cooling corresponds to the amount of energy used. Diesel and waste production in-house are allocated equally among all products through mass allocation. Cut-off criteria: All raw materials and all the essential energy are included.
Copyright	Yes
Owner of data set	Pipelife Norge AS
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)	Extruded PVC-U pressure, sewer, surface water and cable protection pipe systems - 1.0 * 1.0 kg (Mass)
Biogenic carbon content	Carbon content (biogenic): 1.0 kg Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 1.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until	2030
Time representativeness description	2025-09-03 - 2030-09-03
Publication date	2025-09-03
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	Relevant product standards are EN ISO 1452, EN 1401, prNS 2967 and prNS 2970. See our handbook: https://www.pipelife.no/content/dam/pipelife/norway/marketing/general/r%C3%B8rh%C3%A5ndboka/r%C3%B8rh%C3%A5ndboka2021/M-Materialdata.pdf

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

NPCR Part A: Construction products and services. Ver. 1.0. April 2017

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

NPCR Part A: Construction products and services. Ver. 1.0. April 2017

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-12233-12287_Extruded-PVC-U-pressure--sewer--surface-water-and-cable-protection-pipe-systems.pdf

Completeness

Validation

Type of review
Independent external review

Reviewer name and institution
Michael M. Jenssen

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)	2025-10-24T00:13:46
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	3d9e3db1-d086-469e-bb08-222ba2ee6a16
Date of last revision	2025-09-02T12:47:13.7352967Z
Data set version	00.03.000
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-12233-12287
Owner of data set	Pipelife Norge AS
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	Production A1-A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	Waste processing C3
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	6.565	0.003535	0.0002718	0
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	0.5712	0	-0.5712	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	7.136	0.003535	-0.5709	0
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	35.33	0.247	0.01321	0
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	16.2	0	-0.03398	-15.27
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	51.53	0.247	-0.02077	-15.27
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	0.0003497	0	0	0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	0.003362	0.0001265	0.000007922	0
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.005395	0.0004522	0.0000879	0
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	0.03873	0.00002641	0.000009512	0
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.002013	0.00001274	0	0
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	0.09989	0.01201	0.042	0
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.00001065	0.000001682	0	0
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0.02688	0	0.001246	0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0.004409	0	0.04036	0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	0.005764	0	0.02807	0
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0.08721	0	0.4247	0

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Production A1-A3	Transport A4	Installation A5
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)	MJ	36.25	0.247	0.01321
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	0.00001371	4.512E-7	1.828E-8
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	0.004675	0.00004694	0.000008866
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	-0.05569	0.000006761	0.0631
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	1.127	0.01633	0.001162
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	1.072	0.01635	0.06427
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.0006404	0.000005814	2.878E-7
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	1.128	0.01635	0.001163
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.0002282	1.305E-7	1.325E-8
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.001178	0.000009289	0.000003836
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	0.01211	0.0001039	0.0000406
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	0.004958	0.0000398	0.00001046
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	1.887E-7	3.7E-9	1.8E-10
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	6.731	0.2389	0.0208

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Production A1-A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	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.	0.133	0.001079	0.00004825	0	0	0	0	0
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	3.437E-8	1E-9	1.09E-10	0	0	0	0	0
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	23.51	0.1728	0.007737	0	0	0	0	0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	1.28E-8	2E-10	7.7E-11	0	0	0	0	0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	9.19E-10	0	2E-12	0	0	0	0	0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	10.07	0.1831	0.01503	0	0	0	0	0