EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM 2.0MM

Product catalog summary

Product Overview
Marmoleum is a resilient linoleum floor covering produced by Forbo Flooring Systems. It complies with EN-ISO 24011 standards for plain and decorative linoleum. The product is categorized under PCR-Flooring, which includes carpet, resilient, laminate, ceramic, and wood flooring.

Lifecycle Impact Categories
The environmental impacts assessed throughout the product's lifecycle include:

Global Warming Potential: Long-term changes in global weather patterns due to greenhouse gases.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential: Air pollution (smog) caused by sunlight reacting with hydrocarbons and other compounds.
Eutrophication Potential: Excessive nutrients causing algae growth, affecting aquatic life.
Ozone Depletion Potential: Destruction of the ozone layer due to human-made pollution.
Acidification Potential: Decrease in pH of water bodies, harming aquatic life.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements and Fossil Fuels): Reduction of non-renewable resources due to human activity.

Environmental Performance
The functional unit is one square meter of installed product with a one-year service life. Key environmental metrics include:

5.45 kg CO2 eq for Global Warming Potential
2.59E-08 kg CFC-11 eq for Ozone Depletion Potential
1.82E-03 kg C2H4 for Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
3.93E-02 kg SO2 eq for Acidification Potential
9.29E-03 kg PO4 eq for Eutrophication Potential
2.87E-06 kg Sb-Equiv. for Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements)
52.19 MJ for Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels)

Material Content
The product's material content includes bio-based and reused materials such as linseed oil, gum rosin, tall oil, wood flour, calcium carbonate, reused Marmoleum, titanium dioxide, and jute.

Recycling and Reuse
Marmoleum can be recycled or composted. Forbo offers material take-back or reclamation programs.

Certifications and Standards
The product meets various standards including ASTM F2043, EN-ISO 24011, EN 13501-1, and ISO 9001, among others.

Contact Information
Forbo Flooring Systems
Phone: +31 756 477 477
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.forbo-flooring.com

Catalog excerpts

EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM 2.0MM-1

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION EPD Transparency Brief COMPANY NAME Forbo Flooring SystemResilient Linoleum Floor Coveringproduct name Marmoleum 2.0mmMarmoleum is a linoleum floor covering complying with all requirements of EN-ISO 24011: Specification for plain and decorative linoleum. PCR- Flooring Including:Carpet, Resilient, Laminate, Ceramic, Wood (NSF 2012) PRODUCT CATEGORY RULE (PCR) LIFECYCLE IMPACT CATEGORIES The environmental impacts listed below were assessed throughout the product's lifecycle - including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal at end of life. FUNCTIONAL UNIT The functional unit is one square meter of installed product and the use stage is considered for one year of service life.

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EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM 2.0MM-2

MATERIAL CONTENT Material content measured to 1%. PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT RECYCLING OR REUSE Marmoleum can be recycled or composted. Check with your local Forbo business unit as it pertains to material take back or reclamation program. RENEWABLE ENERGY NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY MANUFACTURER CONTACT INFO The information presented herein is a summary of content contained in the manufacturer’s ISO 14025-compliant EPD certified by UL. Please visit www.ul.com/environmentto download the full EPD. UL, the UL logo, and UL certification mark are trademarks ofUL LLC. All other marks are the property of...

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