Process Data set: Leca®ton 8-16 mm, round, Fibo ExClay Deutschland GmbH (en)

Process Data set: Leca®ton 8-16 mm, round, Fibo ExClay Deutschland GmbH (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	EE
Geographical representativeness description	Germany.
Reference year	2025
Name	Leca®ton 8-16 mm, round, Fibo ExClay Deutschland GmbH
Technical purpose of product or process	Leca®ton 8–16 round is a high-quality, natural growing medium made from expanded clay, specifically developed for use in hydroponics. It consists of kidney-shaped, round clay granules with a grain size of 8–16 mm. The material is produced by firing natural clay, which is mixed with organic components and expanded at approximately 1150°C in rotary kilns. During this process, the volume of the granules increases by three to four times. Leca®ton 8–16 round is ideal for large containers in hydroponic systems and is suitable for both professional and private use. It provides stable support for plants and promotes the even distribution of water, air, and nutrients. It is refined in Lamstedt, Germany. The substrate meets the requirements for growing media in accordance with the current quality guidelines for expanded clay. The substrate has a bulk density of 350 kg/m³. It is chemically inert, structurally stable, and reusable multiple times. The quality is regularly and independently tested in accordance with the quality standards for expanded clay used as a growing medium.
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®ton 8-16 mm, round, Fibo ExClay Deutschland GmbH - 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	2025-11-29 - 2030-11-29
Publication date	2025-11-29
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	The relevant technical properties of Leca®ton 8–16 mm, round are listed below: Bulk Density (Test Method: EN13055-1): 350 kg/m³ Particle Size (Test Method: EN13055-1): 8-16 mm, round

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

NPCR 012:2022 Part B for Thermal insulation products

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

NPCR 012:2022 Part B for Thermal insulation products

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-12547-12574_Leca--ton-8-16-mm--round--Fibo-ExClay-Deutschland-GmbH.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)	2025-11-29T15:56:30
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	84584f8a-7c8d-45af-8493-78a12a623938
Date of last revision	2025-09-29T07:44:28.0880317Z
Data set version	00.02.001
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-12547-12574
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	Installation A5	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	0.4047	0.02413	271.1	2.922	0.0941	0.06409	0.6207	0	0.7072	-180.7
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	0.4047	0.02413	271.1	2.922	0.0941	0.06409	0.6207	0	0.7072	-180.7
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	2.735	1.917	516.2	438.9	17.39	11.85	43.99	0	19.75	-666.8
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	0	0	574.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	2.735	1.917	1.09E+3	438.9	17.39	11.85	43.99	0	19.75	-666.8
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	0	0	0	0	0.008545	0.00582	0	0	0	-0.9852
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	0.02634	0.0008442	0.594	0.1196	0.002315	0.001577	0.02222	0	0.01468	-4.769
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.006548	0.002829	0.04192	0.397	0.03407	0.0232	0.07931	0	0.03169	-3.733
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	0.001757	0.0002183	0.1753	0.01841	0.0008954	0.0006099	0.004632	0	0.0243	-0.4432
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.0002648	0.000105	0.4974	0.01432	0.000512	0.0003488	0.002243	0	0	-0.07349
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	0.008442	0.1668	6.041	6.728	0.0206	0.01403	2.102	0	87.5	-4.628
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.00001422	0.00001309	0.005157	0.003092	0.0001208	0.00008225	0.0002999	0	0	-0.001983
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0	0	0.2519	0	0.004374	0	0	262.5	0	-0.7997
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0	0	0.04023	0	0.0001426	0	0	0	0	-0.04789
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	0	0	0.02021	0	0.00004786	0	0	0	0	-0.1042
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0	0	0.3058	0	0.0007241	0	0	0	0	-1.577

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	Installation A5	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)	MJ	2.259	1.917	1.09E+3	438.9	17.39	11.85	43.98	19.75	-666.7
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	5.623E-7	0.000002105	0.00008902	0.0002797	0.00000194	0.000001321	0.00007901	0.000006465	-0.0008705
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	0.001125	0.0005182	0.2925	0.7467	0.005701	0.003162	0.01192	0.006384	-0.5243
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.002615	0.00005059	0.01923	0.007019	0.0002387	0.0001614	0.001189	0.000838	-0.1619
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.1369	0.1233	65.95	32.5	1.273	0.8671	2.917	0.7178	-65.75
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.1397	0.1233	65.99	32.51	1.274	0.8673	2.919	0.7188	-65.93
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.000209	0.00003599	0.02241	0.006172	0.00009962	0.00006785	0.00102	0.0001764	-0.02568
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.1521	0.1233	66.33	32.51	0.1987	0.198	2.919	0.718	-65.92
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.0000106	9.399E-7	0.001101	0.0001116	0.000004602	0.000003134	0.00002291	0.000008135	-0.003267
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.0002105	0.0001558	0.1028	0.1677	0.002094	0.00105	0.003536	0.002372	-0.06553
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	0.00278	0.001723	1.267	1.871	0.02308	0.01159	0.03911	0.02617	-0.7901
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	0.0006555	0.000554	0.3723	0.4881	0.006701	0.003556	0.01197	0.007494	-0.2135
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	1.156E-8	2.848E-8	0.000001914	0.000007103	2.729E-7	1.859E-7	6.65E-7	2.717E-7	-0.000003872
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	25.81	1.471	2166	191.3	3.695	2.517	41.96	121.8	-1233

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing 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.	0.01623	0.008379	22.88	1.918	0.07452	0.05076	0.1923	0	0.09016	-1.384
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	8.792E-9	1.085E-8	0.00001157	0.000001326	9.986E-8	6.203E-8	2.1E-7	0	1.362E-7	-0.000004883
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	1.018	2.199	1.41E+3	131	2.207	1.503	30.33	0	76.04	-928
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	1.952E-9	1.356E-9	3.819E-7	1.085E-7	8.036E-9	5.149E-9	3.5E-8	0	7.788E-9	-7.964E-7
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	6.6E-11	0	1.959E-8	0	1.08E-9	7.22E-10	0	0	4.38E-10	-2.94E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	15.57	1.402	929.2	243.4	9.517	6.482	32.4	0	10.78	-1612