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Process Data set: Sandwich panels with mineral wool core (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location PL
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
Sandwich panels with mineral wool core
Use advice for data set life cycle analysis (LCA) of the declared products covers product stage – modules A1-A3, end of life – modules C1-C4 and benefits and loads beyond the system boundary – module D (cradle-to-gate with options) in accordance with EN 15804+A2 and ITB PCR A, v. 1.6. All materials and energy consumption inventories in the factory were included in calculation. Office impacts were also taken into consideration. In the assessment, all significant parameters from gathered production data were inventoried and were included in the calculations, i.e. all material used per formulation, utilized thermal energy, internal fuel and electric power consumption, direct production waste, water consumption and all available emission measurements. Modules A1 and A2: Raw materials supply and transport- Raw materials such as steel sheets, mineral wool, adhesives, gaskets, wooden materials, tapes, protective foil or packaging materials come from both local and foreign suppliers. Means of transport include big trucks (> 16 t), trains and ships are applied. European standards for average combustion were used for calculations. Module A3: Production- A scheme of sandwich panels with mineral wool core production process is presented in Figure 2. Raw materials such as steel sheets, mineral wool, adhesives, gaskets, wooden materials, tapes, protective foil or packaging materials are delivered to a factory located in Bolszewo, where they are manufacturing in a few steps process including cutting of mineral wool, steel decoiling, metal claddings profiling, sandwich panel’s laminating or stacking. Then the panels are packing, palleting and shipment.
Technical purpose of product or process Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. is a manufacturer of sandwich panels, roofing sheets, thermal insulation, cold-formed profiles, guttering and trapezoidal sheets. For more than 25 years it has been present in the market of building materials manufacturers, providing solutions for industrial, residential and agricultural construction. Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. is a building materials manufacturer in this part of the globe, with their materials sold to destinations across the planet, from the USA to New Zealand. Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. has production facilities in Poland and Slovakia: Bolszewo, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Dlugoleka (near Wroclaw), Zilina (Slovakia). They have 11 sales branches: ? Poland – Bolszewo, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Wroclaw, & Pustków. ? Slovakia - Zilina ? Czech Republic - Hradec Kralove, Plzen-Slovany, & Luka na Jihlavou. ? Latvia – Riga & Broceni. Sandwich panels with mineral wool core have steel cladding on both sides and the core is made of mineral wool. The different types of panels are described below: Product description MW STANDARD sandwich panel – panel with “standard” lock. The most standard wall panel. MW PLUS sandwich panel – panel with “hidden” lock. Allows to hide fasteners. MW LIGHT sandwich panel – panel with lower core density. Allows for reduced cost. MW DEFENDER sandwich panel – panel with higher core density. It meets the requirements of an anti-burglary partition according to SSF1047 standard.MW ROOF sandwich panel – panel dedicated for roofs coverings. MW FIRE sandwich panel – panel dedicated for higher fire resistance requirements.
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • EPDNorge: Construction / Insulation
General comment on data set The data selected for LCA analysis originates from ITB-LCI questionnaires completed by Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. using the inventory data, ITB database, Ecoinvent database v. 3.10 and KOBiZE. KOBiZE data is supplemented with Ecoinvent v. 3.10 data on the national electricity mix impact where no specific indicator data is provided. No specific data collected is older than five years and no generic datasets used are older than ten years. Representativeness, completeness, reliability, and consistency are judged as good. Primary data provided by Balex Metal Sp. z o. o. covers a period of 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 (1 year). The life cycle assessments were prepared for Poland and Europe as reference area. The data for the processes comes from Ecoinvent v. 3.10 and ITB-Database. Specific data quality analysis was a part of external audit. Polish electricity mix used (production) is 0.685 kg CO2/kWh (KOBiZE 2023). LCA was performed using ITB-LCA tool developed in accordance with EN 15804 + A2. The allocation rules used for this EPD are based on general ITB PCR A, v. 1.6. Production of sandwich panels with mineral wool core is a line process conducted in the factory of Balex Metal Sp. z o.o., located in Bolszewo (Poland). Allocation was done on a product mass basis. All impacts from raw materials extraction and processing are allocated in module A1 of LCA. Impacts from the Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. production were inventoried on the annual production volume expressed in mass units. Water and energy consumption associated emissions and generated waste are allocated to module A3. Packaging materials were taken into consideration. The general cut-off criteria are given in standard EN 15804 clause 6.3.6. In compliance with these criteria, all raw materials and all the essential energy data provided by the Client in the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data collection questionnaire are included. Packaging materials were taken into consideration. In accordance with EN 15804+A2, machines and facilities (capital goods) required for the production as well as transportation of employees were not included in LCA.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.135 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0151 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2030
Time representativeness description 2025-06-26 - 2030-06-26
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system More information can be found on the Balex Metal Sp. z o.o. website: https:// www.balex.eu/

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 30.1
  • 3.28
  • -1.1E+2
  • 0.0723
  • -25.2
  • 0.0241
  • 12.4
Input
  • 1.21
  • 0
  • 1.1E+2
  • 0
  • 25.3
  • 0
  • -25.3
Input
  • 31.3
  • 3.28
  • 0.136
  • 0.0723
  • 0.262
  • 0.0241
  • -12.9
Input
  • 384
  • 197
  • 4.92
  • 5.04
  • -13
  • 1.8
  • -73.2
Input
  • 18.2
  • 20.3
  • 0
  • 0
  • 16.6
  • 0
  • -16.6
Input
  • 404
  • 217
  • 4.92
  • 5.04
  • 5.04
  • 1.8
  • -89.8
Input
  • 6.55
  • 0.218
  • 0.00743
  • 0.00169
  • 0.00477
  • 0.000638
  • -9.2
Input
  • 0.122
  • 0.0536
  • 0.0000919
  • 0.0000186
  • 0.000248
  • 0.00000968
  • -0.00118
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0.236
  • 0.03
  • 0.00444
  • 0.000634
  • 0.00421
  • 0.00103
  • -0.0939
Output
  • 2.32
  • 0.215
  • 2.28
  • 0.0444
  • 0.000144
  • 2.32
  • 0.215
Output
  • 46.1
  • 2.04
  • 44.1
  • 0.902
  • 1.13
  • 46.1
  • 2.04
Output
  • 0.000693
  • 0.0000616
  • 0.000414
  • 0.000264
  • 0.0000147
  • 0.000693
  • 0.0000616
Output
  • 1.69
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 0.00702
  • 0.189
  • 0.000047
  • 0.0000156
  • 9.09
  • 0.0000109
  • -0.034
Output
  • 0.0411
  • 0.0000241
  • 3.11E-7
  • 1.26E-7
  • 3.63E-7
  • 6.2E-8
  • -0.0000188
Output
  • 0.333
  • 0.0302
  • 0.00291
  • 0.00559
  • 0.0686
  • 0.000639
  • -0.23
Output
  • 1.69
  • 0.0358
  • 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)
  • 403
  • 217
  • 5.04
  • 4.9
  • 1.8
  • -89.8
  • 5.04
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.000147
  • 0.0000393
  • 0.0000012
  • 0.00000687
  • 2.62E-7
  • -0.0000355
  • 0.0000012
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 0.204
  • 0.076
  • 0.00138
  • 0.00281
  • 0.000544
  • -0.0293
  • 0.00138
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -0.537
  • 0.00666
  • 0.00116
  • 2.23
  • 0.0000413
  • -2.06
  • 0.00116
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 31.7
  • 14.7
  • 0.34
  • 1.76
  • 0.1
  • -8.47
  • 0.34
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 31.2
  • 14.8
  • 0.341
  • 3.98
  • 0.1
  • -10.5
  • 0.341
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.0183
  • 0.00541
  • 0.000133
  • 0.000262
  • 0.0000406
  • -0.00668
  • 0.000133
  • 31.74
  • 14.79
  • 0.3398
  • 1.75
  • 0.09996
  • -8.44
  • 0.3398
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.0118
  • 0.000976
  • 0.0000228
  • 0.000203
  • 0.0000074
  • -0.0036
  • 0.0000228
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.0325
  • 0.0195
  • 0.000416
  • 0.00118
  • 0.00021
  • -0.00671
  • 0.000416
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 0.402
  • 0.214
  • 0.00454
  • 0.0106
  • 0.0023
  • -0.0692
  • 0.00454
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 0.153
  • 0.0881
  • 0.00139
  • 0.00303
  • 0.000823
  • -0.0226
  • 0.00139
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.00000124
  • 2.98E-7
  • 7.86E-8
  • 3.69E-8
  • 2.33E-9
  • -6.52E-8
  • 7.86E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 10.3
  • 1.04
  • 0.0233
  • 0.23
  • 0.00706
  • -3.25
  • 0.0233

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
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Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
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Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
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