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Process Data set: Siconnect Electrogalvanized Range (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location DE
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2024
Name
Siconnect Electrogalvanized Range
Use advice for data set The scope of the study is cradle to gate with options, described as A1-A3, A4, C1-C4 and D modules. A4 scenario is calculated for average transport in Europe. In addition, impact data per 1 km of global shipment is supplied. Two endof-life scenarios (C1-C4 + D) are considered, one for recycling (scenario A), and one for 100% reuse of the steel components (scenario B). Modules A1-A3 considers the life cycle stages from the extraction of raw materials to the point where the finished product is ready for shipment, including all transport stages. Steel scrap from the production processes is treated in a closed loop, so that it is returned to production as an input. Module A4 considers transport from Sikla’s facilities to the end user. Average impacts from transport to customers are given for the European Economic Area (A4EUR). In addition, standard impacts for transport to/from ports (A4PORT) and impacts per km of sea transport (A4SEA) are given for the global market, so that the impact of transport to non-EUR customers can be estimated using the sea distance from Hamburg to the local port. End-of-Life: Two scenarios are considered for the end-of-life phases (C1-C4 and D), one for a recycling route (scenario A) and one for a product reuse route (scenario B) Module C1A and C1B accounts for the disassembly of Siconnect. Modules C2A-C4A includes the transport to scrap handling facility, rubber waste incineration, steel scrap sorting and preparation for remelting, as well as landfilling of rubber incineration residues and a 2% fraction of the steel. Module DA includes the impacts of melting and casting of recovered steel scrap, and the potential benefits of avoiding the use of virgin metals for the next product life cycle. Modules C2B-C4B accounts for the transport, waste incineration and residue landfilling for the rubber components. Module DB includes the loads of transporting and remounting the steel components at a location 30 km from the first location. Loads from production, transport and replacement of the rubber components are included. Potential benefits from avoided production and transport of new steel product are included. Potential maintenance of the reused product is not included.
Technical purpose of product or process Siconnect is a versatile modular support system for various installation requirements consisting of channels, cantilevers, pipe clamps, fixings, fastenings and other accessories. The products are designed to ensure efficient and secure fastening of various constructions. This EPD covers electrogalvanized Siconnect products, which are manufactured from construction steel. The manufacturing process of these products includes cutting, punching, forming, and welding of the steel input. The insulation inserts of chilled water pipe clamps are to be taken into consideration with the insulation of the respective pipe. This EPD only reflects the steel component of the chilled water clamp. Materials kg % Steel, low-alloy 0.964 96.4 Rubber, synthetic 0.036 3.6
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • EPDNorge: Construction / Steel and Aluminium
General comment on data set Upstream and core: Specific data was acquired by using sales data from Sikla for 2021 and 2022. Company specific activity data was acquired from Sikla (2021) together with specific data for product composition and sales data (2021-2022) to make a suitable representation of an average configuration of SiConnect. Upstream supplier activity data is modeled using the corresponding ecoinvent 3.9.1 production and market activity data based on geographic representations for Europe. Downstream: Scenarios were developed based on PCR and sales statistics. PCR defaults and database data were used. Conversion to process flows and LCI: Conversion to primary flows and environmental impacts was done using OpenLCA (version 2.0.1). Datasets from the ecoinvent v3.9.1 cutoff database with the v.2 EN15804 add-on developed by GreenDelta were selected according to their technological, geographical, and temporal representativeness for the assessed process. Impact assessment: Open LCA software (version 2.0.1) was used to perform the impact assessment of this LCA. The latter refers to the LCIA characterization models, factors and methods as given in EN15804:2012+A2:2019, labelled 'EN15804 + A2' in Open LCA. The allocation is made according to the requirements of EN 15804. The energy, water and waste consumption of the company's own production is equally allocated to all products by mass allocation. Effects of primary production of recycled materials are allocated to the main product in which the material is used. The recycling process and transport of the material are allocated to this analysis. All major raw materials and all the essential energy are included. The production process for raw materials and energy flows that represent very small amounts (<1%) are not included.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 1.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 1.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2029
Time representativeness description 2024-07-12 - 2029-07-12
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 5.27
  • 0.0178
  • 0.00253
  • 0.00124
  • 0.0525
  • 0.00004
  • -0.939
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 5.27
  • 0.0178
  • 0.00253
  • 0.00124
  • 0.0525
  • 0.00004
  • -0.939
Input
  • 44
  • 1.12
  • 0.0113
  • 0.0724
  • 0.295
  • 0.00274
  • -11.6
Input
  • 1.51
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -1.51
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 45.5
  • 1.12
  • 0.0113
  • 0.0724
  • -1.21
  • 0.00274
  • -11.6
Input
  • 0.439
  • 0.00123
  • 0.000148
  • 0.000087
  • 0.00175
  • 0.00000186
  • 0.786
Input
  • 0.103
  • 0.0003
  • 0.0000857
  • 0.0000234
  • 0.000694
  • 5.64E-7
  • 0.0195
Input
  • 0.353
  • 0.000622
  • 0.0000851
  • 0.0000461
  • 0.000786
  • 6.72E-7
  • 0.00436
Input
  • 0.0318
  • 0.000164
  • 0.0000091
  • 0.00000958
  • 0.00029
  • 0.00000305
  • -0.00224
Output
  • 0.915
  • 0.00115
  • 0.0000112
  • 0.0000744
  • 0.00376
  • 0.00109
  • -0.345
Output
  • 0.41
  • 0.106
  • 0.0000348
  • 0.00384
  • 0.0073
  • 0.0201
  • -0.052
Output
  • 0.000104
  • 3.72E-7
  • 8.13E-8
  • 2.59E-8
  • 6.86E-7
  • 4.57E-10
  • 0.0000155
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0.478
  • 0.00106
  • 0.000144
  • 0.0000788
  • 0.947
  • 0.00000161
  • -0.205
Output
  • 0
  • 1.54E-7
  • 4.01E-8
  • 1.15E-8
  • 3.33E-7
  • 1.82E-9
  • 0.00000898
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 45.3
  • 1.23
  • 0.0115
  • 0.0793
  • 0.312
  • 0.00301
  • -11.7
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.0000545
  • 2.3E-7
  • 6.03E-9
  • 1.85E-8
  • 0.00000154
  • 1.7E-10
  • -0.0000139
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.0157
  • 0.000199
  • 0.00000284
  • 0.0000121
  • 0.000278
  • 9.21E-7
  • -0.00558
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 0.128
  • 0.0000616
  • 0.000017
  • 0.00000491
  • 0.00627
  • 2.5E-7
  • 0.00362
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 3.47
  • 0.0804
  • 0.000495
  • 0.00554
  • 0.134
  • 0.000121
  • -1.3
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 3.6
  • 0.0805
  • 0.000513
  • 0.00555
  • 0.14
  • 0.000121
  • -1.3
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.00293
  • 0.0000392
  • 0.00000124
  • 0.00000274
  • 0.0000268
  • 7.21E-8
  • -0.000214
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No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 24
  • 0.587
  • 0.00189
  • 0.0389
  • 0.403
  • 0.0014
  • -1.74
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.00353
  • 0.0000542
  • 4.59E-7
  • 0.00000306
  • 0.0000647
  • 3.62E-7
  • -0.00125
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.0356
  • 0.000556
  • 0.00000416
  • 0.0000311
  • 0.000723
  • 0.00000388
  • -0.0136
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.015
  • 0.000325
  • 0.00000133
  • 0.0000188
  • 0.000212
  • 0.00000133
  • -0.00702
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 8.08E-8
  • 1.82E-9
  • 9E-12
  • 1.21E-10
  • 4.64E-10
  • 4E-12
  • -2.75E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 1.5
  • 0.00631
  • 0.000285
  • 0.000394
  • 0.0084
  • 0.00000945
  • -0.238

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-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
  • 0.407
  • 0.00154
  • 0.000318
  • 0.000107
  • 0.00269
  • 0.00000196
  • 0.0597
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 2.32E-7
  • 7.96E-9
  • 1E-11
  • 4.13E-10
  • 3.6E-9
  • 2.1E-11
  • -8.92E-8
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 17.7
  • 1.24
  • 0.00219
  • 0.0476
  • 0.57
  • 0.00589
  • -4.08
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 6.43E-8
  • 8.78E-10
  • 1E-11
  • 5.6E-11
  • 1.73E-9
  • 1E-12
  • -1.04E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 1.76E-8
  • 3.6E-11
  • 0
  • 3E-12
  • 3.8E-11
  • 0
  • 1.21E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 24
  • 0.587
  • 0.00189
  • 0.0389
  • 0.403
  • 0.0014
  • -1.74