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ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products Organic coated steel coils Granite® - Estetic® ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION in accordance with EN 15804 Declaration Holder ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products ArcelorMittal Global R&D – Sustainability ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products – Organic coated st

ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products – Organic coated steel coils Programme operator Declaration Holder ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products 19, avenue de la Liberté. L-2930 Luxembourg Declaration number Declared Product / Declared Unit The EPD applies to 1 m² of organic coated steel coil in the Granite® and Estetic® product range. This Declaration is based on the Product Category Rules (PCR) document Scope of validity This declaration is valid for five years from the date of issue. EN 15804 - Sustainability of construction works E ­ nvironmental product declarations Core rules for the...

2.1. Product description and application ArcelorMittal’s coloured organic coated steel coils (OCS) comprise hot dip galvanised coils as a substrate over which organic coatings are applied. The coils are then delivered to transformers for shaping into end products to be included in building works, generally to precise dimensions, thereby avoiding losses on the construction site. The thickness of coatings (i.e. zinc layer plus organic coating) varies according to the intended end use of the products. Indoor as well as outdoor use is targeted. This EPD relates to products supplied by...

2.4. Base materials / Ancillary materials 2.4.1. Base materials Steel (from hot rolling mills): chemical composition in accordance with EN 10130 and grades according to (4). The metallic layer has a Zn content of at least 93%, and may include Al (5%) and Mg (0.5%); the product specification complies with the EN 10346 standard. The organic coatings are made from polyester, polyurethane or polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resins. 2.4.2. Ancillary materials - Packaging Packaging used to protect the coils for transport and delivery to customers consists essentially of steel straps and...

3. LCA: calculation rules, scenarios and additional technical information 3.1. Declared unit The declared unit is: 1 m² of organic coated steel in the Granite® and Estetic® product range. 3.2. System limits Type of declaration: cradle to gate - with options. The LCA study underlying this EPD complies with ISO 14040/44 (10,11) and EN 15804, and takes into account production of the raw materials and inputs to the process chain up to the OCS plant gate. 3.3. Comparability Comparison of the environmental performance of construction products using the EPD information shall be based on the...

Numbers are rounded off to two decimal places and relate to 1 m2 of organic coated coil. Description of the system boundary (X = included in LCA; MND = module not declared) Product stage Raw material Al X Construction process stage Transport A4 MND End-of-life stage De-construction CI MND Benefits and loads Reuse-Recovery-Recycling-potential D X beyond the system boundaries Environmental Product Declaration - ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products - Organic coaled steel coils - Granite® and Estetic®

For greater clarity, the modules not declared have been masked in the tables below. Results of the LCA Environmental impact Parameter Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP elements) Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP fossil) Acidification Potential (AP) Eutrophication Potential (EP) Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years) Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state) Photochem. Ozone Creation Potential (POCP) Use of renewable primary energy, excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials Total use of...

5.1. Environmental indicators (modules A1, A2, A3) ADP elements. The indicator of abiotic depletion of elements is nearly 100% dominated by zinc as a non-renewable resource. This could be reduced by half using the new Optigal™ product. ADP fossil. This indicator is dominated by the use of hard coal at the BF (~70%) and natural gas at the hot dip galvanising line (12%); the balance is due to fossil fuels used for the upstream production of electricity (national grid) required by the steel plants, and to fossil fuels used in the upstream zinc production process. AP. Sulphur dioxide and...

6.1. General process description from raw materials to OCS production OCS are semi-finished products produced using the blast furnace (BF) route. The process begins with the extraction of raw materials (mainly iron ore, hard coal and limestone). These are prepared in the coking, sintering and pelletising plants in order to supply feedstock to the BF; the “pig” iron produced is then fed to the BOF (basic oxygen furnace) along with steel scrap (typically 10 to 25% of the load weight). The molten iron from the BOF is poured into a ladle into which are added trace elements to refine the steel...

A continuous coil coating line consists of the steps described below. The entry section Coils are placed on a pay-off reel. To allow the process to proceed continuously, the head of the incoming coil is “stitched” to the tail of the coil being processed. The process section The surface of the strip is prepared for coating. This pre-treatment is performed in various steps. First, the strip is degreased and then a surface treatment coating is applied to increase the adherence of the paint. The coating process The first coating head applies liquid paint to both sides of the strip, usually...

6.2. QA & HSE issues during the manufacturing process All ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products plants producing Granite® or Estetic® are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. 6.3. On-site works Storage on the construction site is minimised because the coated sheets can be cut to the right dimensions in the forming plant and only the exact quantities required are delivered, thus reducing the need for transportation. Assembling steel parts is quick and is done “dry”; no dust is emitted and no water is used on site. 6.4. End of life OCS can easily be removed at the end-of-life stage of a building...