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General comment Data collection for production, transport, and packaging was conducted using
time and site-specific information, as defined in the general information
section on page 2. Upstream process calculations rely on generic data as
defined in the Bibliography section. Manufacturer-provided specific and
generic data were used for the product’s manufacturing stage. The analysis
was performed in One Click LCA EPD Generator, with the 'Cut-Off, EN
15804+A2' allocation method, and characterization factors according to EN
15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 and JRC EF 3.1.
Data collection for production, transport, and packaging was collected from
the manufacturer via a questionnaire. The inventory and environmental data
can be considered to be of good or very good quality.
Allocation was avoided whenever possible. Allocation is required if some
material, energy, and waste data cannot be measured separately for the
product under investigation. All allocations are made according to the
reference standards and the applied PCR. In this study, allocation has been
done in the following ways:
Data type
Allocation
Raw materials
No allocation
Packaging material
No allocation
Ancillary materials
Allocated by production volume
Manufacturing energy and waste Allocated by production volume
The study does not exclude any modules or processes which are stated
mandatory in the reference standard and the applied PCR. The study does not
exclude any hazardous materials or substances. The study includes all major
raw material and energy consumption. All inputs and outputs of the unit
processes, for which data is available for, are included in the calculation.
There is no neglected unit process that is more than 1% of total mass or
energy flows. The module specific total neglected input and output flows also
do not exceed 5% of energy usage or mass.
The production of capital equipment, construction activities, and
infrastructure, maintenance and operation of capital equipment, personnel
related activities, energy and water use related to company management and
sales activities are excluded.
Cut-off has been applied in A3 to exclude solvents and A5 to exclude
fasteners.
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