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ffediXD FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd - a well-proven material for decades. The heterogeneous structure gives the material extraordinary properties, resistant to any challenge faced by modern floor. In addition, the unique upper layer of PUR Pearl ™ provides even better protection and at the same time does not require laborious maintenance during its life cycle. Forbo was the first flooring manufacturer to publish a complete Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report verified by CML in 2000. In addition, Forbo is now publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for all products including full LCA reports. This EPD uses recognized flooring Product Category Rules and includes additional information to show the impacts on human health and eco-toxicity. By offering the complete story, we hope that our stakeholders will be able to use this document as a tool that will translate the environmental performance of Smaragd into true value and benefits for all our customers and stakeholders alike. For more information visit: www.forbo-flooring.com

Environmental Product Declaration FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 This declaration is an environmental product declaration in accordance with ISO 14025. This EPD does not guarantee that any performance benchmarks, including environmental performance benchmarks, are met. EPDs are intended to compliment Type I environmental performance labels. EPDs provide LCA-based information and additional information on the environmental aspects of products and assist purchasers and users to make informed comparisons between products. EPDs are not...

Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering Product Definition Product Classification and Description This declaration covers the Smaragd collection of Project Vinyl floorcoverings. The Smaragd collection consists of a range of products of different designs and colors. Smaragd sheet from Forbo Flooring is a resilient floor covering complying with all the requirements of EN-ISO 10582: Resilient floor coverings – Heterogeneous polyvinyl chloride floor coverings - Specification. The key raw materials include PVC, plasticizer, mineral filler, stabilizers and glass fiber. Smaragd is produced by Forbo...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 The products considered in this EPD have the following technical specifications: o Meets or exceeds all technical requirements in EN-ISO 10582 Resilient floor coverings - Heterogeneous polyvinyl chloride floor coverings - Specification Ci Smaragd meets the requirements of EN 14041 EN 13501-1 Reaction to fire Bfl - si o ISO 9001 Quality Management System o ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Delivery Status Table 1: Specification of delivered product

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Material Content of the Product Table 2: Composition of Smaragd Production of Main Materials PVC: Polymer which is produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride monomer. Plasticizers: Plasticizer is obtained by esterification of an alcohol and acid. Plasticizer is added to increase the flexibility, durability and longevity of the floor covering. Stabilizer Ba/Zn: Mixed metal stabilizer made from Barium and Zinc stearate. It is used to avoid PVC...

Environmental Product Declaration FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Rejected material and the cuttings of the trimming stage are recycled externally as it is, currently, not possible to reuse this waste internally. Packaging materials are collected separately and externally recycled. Delivery and Installation of the Floor Covering A worldwide distribution by truck and container ship is considered. On average every square meter of Smaragd is transported as follows: o Transport distance 40 t truck 875 km o Transport distance 7.5t...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 The service lifetime of a floor covering for a certain application on a floor is too widespread to give one common number. For this EPD model the reference service lifetime (RSL) is set to one year. This means that all impacts for the use phase are based on the cleaning and maintenance model for one year. Depending on the area of use, the technical lifetime advised by the manufacturer and the estimated time on the floor by the customer, the service lifetime can be...

Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering Life Cycle Assessment A full Life Cycle Assessment has been carried out according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The following Life Cycle Stages are assessed : o Production Stage (Raw material acquisition, transportation to Manufacturing and Manufacturing) o Transport Gate to User o Installation Stage o Use Stage o End of Life Stage Production Raw Material Extraction and Processing Installation loss Coating, Calendaring, Transport Drying, Energies with regional reference End-of Life Cleaning regime Figure 3: Flow chart of the Life Cycle Assessment Description...

Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering Credits from energy substitution are allocated to the production stage, because the gained energy from energy substitution is lower than the energy input in this stage. The same quality of energy is considered. Allocation procedure of reuse, recycling and recovery The installation waste and end of life waste is fed into incineration processes. Incineration processes include cogeneration processes which give thermal and power energy as outputs. It is assumed that this recovered energy offsets that produced by the European average grid mix and thermal energy...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Smaragd Resilient Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 End of Life Stage includes provision and all transports, provision of all materials, products and related energy and water use. It also includes any declared benefits and loads from net flows leaving the product system that have not been allocated as co-products and that have passed the end-of-waste state in the form of reuse, recovery and/or recycling potentials. Power mix The selection of LCA data for the electricity generation is in line with the PCR. The...