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ROCKWOOL
ROCKWOOL®
Stone Wool Thermal Insulation for buildings
produced for Hungarian market
EPD according to EN 15804 and ISO 14025 and 3rd party verified ROCKWOOL Group EPD
rules and LCA model
This EPD is intended to be available to ROCKWOOL The reference service life of the insulation products in
Hungary Kft. customers. The Hungarian market is the building is not relevant in this EPD since the use
supplied by 4 different factories (ITB EPD No. stage of the building is not considered.
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42/2016, 43/2016, 44/2016, 45/2016) within the ROCKWOOL products are durable and usually fulfil
ROCKWOOL Group and this EPD covers this. This their function as thermal insulation as long as the
EPD can also be used in other markets that receive building or construction lasts.
products from these 4 factories. Such markets include For calculation purposes a reference service life of 50
but are not limited to: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech years has been agreed for as a basis for the
Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, EN13162, but could be adapted if a longer service life
and Slovakia. is assumed for the building’s wall and roof in which
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ROCKWOOL insulation products are applied. In
Product description some calculations, a service life equivalent to the
Stone wool is a widely used material commonly used building part life or building lifetime can be applied.
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to thermally insulate buildings. ROCKWOOL Technical information
insulation products contribute to the creation of
energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings with good The product standard that applies is EN13162:2008
acoustics and a comfortable indoor climate. Thermal insulation products for buildings – Factory
made mineral wool (MW) products – Specification.
Stone wool is available in various forms with different
characteristics and properties to suit a wide range of Specific characteristics and additional functionalities
applications, ranging from the insulation of roofs, lofts, shall be taken into account when applying the EPDs in
walls, floors and HVAC systems in buildings to, fire- the building context:
protection and noise reducing solutions and use in Most ROCKWOOL
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stone wool material is
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process industry. The ROCKWOOL products classified as non-combustible (Euroclass A1), the
considered in this EPD are boards or rolls used to best reaction to fire class according to EN13501-1.
provide thermal insulation in general building ®
ROCKWOOL stone wool products are often
applications, ETICS and flat roofs. The specific applied because of their acoustic properties. For
product referred to in the declared unit is 39 mm thick example, a well-constructed wall using mineral
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and has a density of 28 kg/m . wool insulation can reduce noise transmission by
The packaging, such as PE film for packaging and around 50dB [according to the local building
palletizing, the pallet out of wood and the labels, are norms]. Specific acoustic properties can be
included in the assessment. Any facings, such as retrieved through the technical consultancy
glass fleece, aluminium foil or other laminations, are support.
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excluded in this EPD. If relevant for a product, their ROCKWOOL stone wool products are durable
environmental parameter values should be added. without any ageing of the thermal performance.
They are dimensional stable and both water
Product specification repellent and moisture resistant. Moisture and
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ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation is a firesafe
material for insulation against heat, cold, fire, growth. Since more than 95% of the mass of
vibrations and noise. It is traditionally made from mineral wool products is inorganic, there is little
volcanic rock (typically basalt or dolomite), an nutrient source to allow fungi/mould growth [ref.
increasing proportion of recycled material, and a few Eurima-health-safety].
percent resin binder (typically 2–3% w/w for external More specific product information can be found on
wall and pitched roof products and slightly more for ®
www.rockwool.hu or through the local ROCKWOOL
ETICS and flat roof products). The product is wrapped sales organizations.
with PE-foil and placed on wooden - or stone wool
pallets for further distribution. Guidance on safe and effective installation is also
provided through the local organization and at the end
The binder is a water-based phenol-formaldehyde of this EPD.
resin which is polymerized into solid resin during ®
production of the final stone wool product. ROCKWOOL stone wool is approximately 97%
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recyclable. For waste ROCKWOOL material that may
Stone wool insulation from ROCKWOOL for the be generated during installation or at end of life, the
Hungarian market is supplied by two production sites local organization is happy to discuss the individual
in Poland (Cigacice and Malkinia) as well as one site requirements of contractors and users considering
in Hungary (Tapolca) and one site in the Czech returning these materials to ROCKWOOL factories for
recycling.
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A1 when tested according to EN 13501-1 (Euroclasses)
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ROCKWOOL stone wool waste is classified as Product specification
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nonhazardous. ROCKWOOL insulation waste is
covered by the non-hazardous entry (17 06 04) in the Composition of delivered product
List of Wastes of the European Waste Catalogue. Material % of total weight
Leaching tests of mineral wool waste by Eurima Non-scarce natural stone and
demonstrate that they comply with the criteria for 89%
secondary raw materials
acceptance of waste at a landfill for non-hazardous
Binder (resin) 3%
waste and with the criteria for acceptance of waste at
a landfill for inorganic waste with low organic content Oils <0,2%
[ref. Hjelmer 2004, Abdelghafour, 2004]. Packaging 8%
Technical data
The environmental impacts and indicators given in the
section “Life Cycle Assessment: Results” of this EPD
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are for 1m of product, providing a thermal resistance
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of RD=1 m K/W (the declared unit). The reference
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product is 39 mm thick ROCKWOOL stone wool with
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a density of 28 kg/m . For other specific
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ROCKWOOL products, the environmental impacts
and indicators are determined by applying the
appropriate scaling factors and products RD-value.
The RD-values used for scaling give a very good
indication of the amount of materials needed to
achieve the desired insulation effect of other product
types, but it is not an exact measure.
End-of-waste status
Finishing
Emissions to air, soil and
transport water
Packaging materials Packing
A4 Transport to site
Wool cut offs to landfill
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A5 Installation
Packaging waste Treatment/
meeting end-of-waste Recycling
criteria
recycling
possible
C1 Deconstruction
Transport after
C2
building demolition
C4 Disposal
Reuse, recovery,
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recycling potential
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De-construction
Refurbishment
Manufacturing
Raw materials
Replacement
Maintenance
Operational
Operational
energy use
processing
Recycling-
Recovery-
demolition
water use
Assembly
Transport
Transport
Transport
Disposal
potential
Reuse-
Repair
Waste
Use
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
x x X MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA MNA
Environmental impact
Parameter Unit A1-3 A4 A5 C2 C4 D
Global warming kg CO2 eqv 1.3E+00
The global warming potential of a gas refers to the total contribution to global warming resulting from the emission of one unit
of that gas relative to one unit of the reference gas, carbon dioxide, which is assigned a value of 1.
Ozone depletion kg CFC11 eqv 1.9E-08
Destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer which shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation harmful to life. This destruction of
ozone is caused by the breakdown of certain chlorine and/or bromine containing compounds (chlorofluorocarbons or halons),
which break down when they reach the stratosphere and then catalytically destroy ozone molecules.
Acidification kg SO2 eqv 4.5E-03
Acid depositions have negative impacts on natural ecosystems and the man-made environment incl, buildings. The main sources
for emissions of acidifying substances are agriculture and fossil fuel combustion used for electricity production, heating and
transport.
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Eutrophication kg PO4 eqv 6.7E-04
Excessive enrichment of waters and continental surfaces with nutrients, and the associated adverse biological effects.
Photochemical ozone creation kg Ethene eqv 9.7E-04
Chemical reactions brought about by the light energy of the sun. The reaction of nitrogen oxides with hydrocarbons in the
presence of sunlight to form ozone is an example of a photochemical reaction.
Depletion abiotic resources –-
kg Sb eqv 1.6E-07
elements
Depletion abiotic resources –
MJ 2.0E+01
fossil fuels
Consumption of non-renewable resources, thereby lowering their availability for future generations.
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Resource use
Parameter Unit A1-3 A4 A5 C2 C4 D
Use of renewable primary energy
excluding renewable primary energy MJ 1.7E+00
resources used as raw materials
Use of renewable primary energy MJ 4.1E-01
resources used as raw materials
Total use of renewable primary MJ 2.1E+00
energy resources
Use of non-renewable primary
energy excluding non-renewable MJ 1.5E+01
primary energy resources used as
raw materials
Use of non-renewable primary
energy resources used as raw MJ 3.6E+00
materials
Total use of non-renewable primary MJ 1.8E+01
energy resources
Use of secondary materials kg 1.9E-01
Use of renewable secondary fuels MJ -*
Use of non-renewable secondary MJ -*
fuels
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Net use of fresh water m 3.3E-03
* There are no renewable and no non-renewable secondary fuels used in A3. The minor use of secondary fuels as
part of the background datasets is not accounted for.
Waste categories
Parameter Unit A1-3 A4 A5 C2 C4 D
Hazardous waste disposed kg 1.3E-04*
Non-hazardous waste disposed kg 5.7E-03*
Radioactive waste disposed kg 2.1E-07**
* These hazardous and non-hazardous waste amounts include all waste from the ROCKWOOL plant (A3) before
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treatment by 3 parties, but not from the raw material suppliers (A1 & A2).
** There is never radioactive waste from a ROCKWOOL plant (A3), but there might be small amounts associated with
the secondary LCI datasets used for the upstream chain (A1 & A2), which are taken into account here.
Output flows
Parameter Unit A1-3 A4 A5 C2 C4 D
Component for re-use kg 4.3E-02*
Materials for recycling kg 1.1E-03*
Materials for energy recovery kg 1.0E-04*
Exported energy MJ n/a
* These component for re-use, and materials for recycling as well as for energy recovery amounts include all amounts
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from the ROCKWOOL plant (A3) before use by 3 parties, but not from the raw material suppliers (A1 & A2).
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Other Information
Dangerous substances
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ROCKWOOL stone wool does not contain
substances from the Candidate List of Substances of
Very High Concern.
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Mineral wool fibres produced by ROCKWOOL are
classified as non-hazardous under REACH
(Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European
parliament and of the council of 16 December 2008 on
classification, labelling and packaging of substances
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and mixtures). The ROCKWOOL fibres are
registered with REACH under the following definition:
“Man-made vitreous (silicate) fibres with random
orientation with alkaline oxide and alkali earth oxide
(Na2O+K2O+CaO+MgO+BaO) content greater than
18% by weight and fulfilling one of the Note Q
conditions”. Bibliography
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ROCKWOOL products produced in Europe fulfil the
percolation test TS 14 405 for mineral wools, Preparation and
Note Q requirements [ref. Note Q]. This is certified by
analyses of eluates. Insavalor, Division
the independent certification body EUCEB. More Polden, Villeurbanne, FRANCE, February 2004.
information on EUCEB can be found at
www.euceb.org PN-EN 13162+A1:2015 – Thermal insulation products for
buildings – Factory made mineral wool (MW) products –
The International Agency for Research on Cancer Specification.
(IARC), part of the World Health Organization, revised
EN 15804:2012 – Sustainability of construction works –
its classification of mineral wool fibres in October Environmental product declaration – Core rules for the
2001, including them in Group 3 as an agent “not product category of construction products.
classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans”.
EURIMA: http://www.eurima.org/about-mineral-wool/health-
Indoor air safety. Accessed January 2015
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ROCKWOOL stone wool products fulfil the national Hjelmer, Ole: Results of column leaching tests performed on
demands in the EU with regard to emission to indoor 4 mineral wool products, DHI Water & Environment. Internal
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climate. ROCKWOOL stone wool products have
small impact on emission levels in buildings. ISO 14025:2006 - Environmental labels and declarations –
Salthammer et al. 2010 notes that “the presence of Type III environmental declarations – Principles and
mineral wool had no influence on the formaldehyde procedures.
level in the house”. ITB EPD Program: http://www.zb.itb.pl/epd
Instruction for safe installation ECO PLATFORM EPD: http://www.eco-platform.org/
Due to the well-known mechanical effect of coarse Note Q: http://eur-
fibres, mineral wool products may cause temporary lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:
skin itching. Mineral wool fibres cannot cause a 0001:1355:EN:PDF, p. 335. Accessed January 2015
chemical or allergic reaction. ROCKWOOL® International A/S: Background report for this
To diminish the mechanical effect of coarse fibres and environmental product declaration. August 2015, finalized
avoid unnecessary exposure to mineral wool dust, after verification, December, 2015.
information on good practice is available on the ROCKWOOL® Limited on acoustics:
packaging of all mineral wool products with http://www.rockwool.co.uk/why+rockwool-c7-
pictograms and/or written information (see pictograms /4+in+1/soundproofing. SOUNDPRO® Guide. Accessed
on this page). Safe use instruction sheets are also January 2015
available from www.rockwool.hu. ROCKWOOL® International A/S: Rules for calculating Life
Cycle Assessments (LCAs) / Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs) for ROCKWOOL products. Version May
5th 2015, to be finalized after 3rd party verification by thinkstep
UK, in July, 2015
Verification
The process of verification of this EPD is in accordance with
EN ISO 14025, clause 8 and ISO 21930, clause 9. After
verification, this EPD is valid for a 5-year-period. EPD does
not have to be recalculated after 5 years, if the underlying
data have not changed significantly.
Assessment was prepared by ROCKWOOL® International A/S , Hovedgaden 584 under the rules of
ITB – BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (www. itb.pl) in compliance with CEN TC 350, EN 15804, PCR ITB, ECO PLATFORM
Verification in comply with ISO 14025 § 8.3.1.
Internal x external
Verification in compliance with Verification Form with requirements of ECO PLATFORM: Ph.D.Eng Halina Prejzner
Verification of data in scope of A1-A3: Ph.D Eng Michał Piasecki, m.piasecki@itb.pl, M.Sc. Eng. Dominik Bekierski, d.bekierski@itb.pl
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