TRANSPARENCY SUMMARY ETERNAL

Product catalog summary

Lifecycle Impact Categories
This section outlines the environmental impact categories assessed throughout the product's lifecycle, including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal. Key impact categories include:

Global Warming Potential: Long-term climate changes caused by increased greenhouse gases.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential: Formation of smog due to sunlight reacting with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
Eutrophication Potential: Excess nutrients causing algae growth that reduces oxygen in water bodies, harming aquatic life.
Ozone Depletion Potential: Destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer by human-made pollutants.
Acidification Potential: Increased acidity in water bodies from emissions, polluting groundwater and harming aquatic ecosystems.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements): Reduction of non-renewable elemental resources like metals and gases.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels): Decreasing availability of non-renewable carbon-based fuels such as oil and coal.

Product and Certification Information
This section includes placeholders for:

Company Name
Product Type and Name
Product Definition
Product Category Rule (PCR)
Certification Period
Declaration Number
Functional Unit

Material Content
Material composition is measured to 1% precision. The section provides a table format for listing components, material availability, mass percentage, and origin, though specific data is not included in the excerpt.

Environmental Performance Data
Additional environmental metrics and certifications are referenced, including:

Recycling or Reuse information
Standards and Certifications
Pre-consumer and Post-consumer Recycled Content percentages
VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) Emissions
Water Consumption
Energy Use, including Renewable and Non-renewable energy percentages and megajoules (MJ)

Manufacturer Contact Information
Placeholders for manufacturer name, phone, email, and website are provided for further inquiries.

Additional Notes
The document is a summary of an ISO 14025-compliant Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certified by UL. It directs users to www.ul.com/environment for the full EPD. UL trademarks and certification marks are noted.

Catalog excerpts

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION L UL.COM/EPD EPD Transparency Summary COMPANY NAME PRODUCT TYPE PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT DEFINITION Forbo Flooring Systems Resilient Floor Covering Eternal PRODUCT CATEGORY RULE (PCR) CERTIFICATION PERIOD DECLARATION NUMBER Eternal is a resilient floor covering complying with all requirements of EN-ISO 10582: Heterogeneous polyvinyl chloride floor coverings - Specification. Key raw materials include PVC, plasticizer, mineral filler, stabilizers and glass fiber. Flooring Carpet, Resilient, Laminate, Ceramic and Wood (NSF 2012) 6/19/2013-6/19/2018 12CA64879.107.1 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 metre of installed product and the use stage is considered for one year of service life.

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© MATERIAL CONTENT Material content measured to i%. Eternal disposal should comply with local regulations. Check with your local Forbo business unit as it pertains to material take back or reclamation. ENERGY STANDARDS CERTIFICATIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY MANUFACTURER CONTACT INFO - ISO 9001 Quality Management System - ISO 14001 Environmental Management System 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/environment to download the full EPD. UL, the UL logo, and UL certification...

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