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Process Data set: CEM III/C 32,5 N (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location NL
Geographical representativeness description The environmental data in this EPD represents an average of cement produced at the production locations of Heidelberg Cement in: - Gent
Reference year 2020
Name
CEM III/C 32,5 N
General comment on data set Blast furnace slag cement, clinker content between 5 and 19%wt. Blast furnace slag content between 81 and 95%wt. Scope and type: Cement is a hydraulic binder, mainly used for concrete, mortar and cement screed. Since it is semi-finished product, in this EPD only the product stage is included. The environmental data in this EPD represents an average of cement produced at the product locations of HeidelbergCement in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and supplied on the Dutch market. Representativeness: The data on this EPD is representative for the production on multiple locations based on the weighted average of product sold on the Dutch market. The environmental data in this EPD represents an average of cement produced at the production locations of Heidelberg Cement in: - Gent Calculation rules: Virtually no materials or processes have been excluded from the study cut-of rule is well below 1%. Refractories, grinding media and grinding aids are included. Primary data at the production location of HeidelbergCement where collected in 2019-2020 from base year 2018. The “production” of secondary fuels and materials is allocated to the previous life cycle. Transportation to the production site of heidelbergCement is allocated to the production of cement. Also, the emissions from the combustion of secondary fuels for clinker production are allocated to the cement production. Biogenic CO2 emissions are not included. The LCA calculations are made using the Ecoinvent database v3.4. Infrastructure processes in Ecoinvent processes have been included, long term emissions in Ecoinventprocesses have been excluded from the LCA calculations. Scenarios and additional technical information: Module A1: This module includes the supply of raw materials and fuels. Module A2: This module includes the transport of raw materials and fuels to the cement plant. Module A3: This module includes the grinding of the raw materials, the production of the clinker and the processing and blending of the cement constituents. Declaration of SVHC: No substances that are listed in the latest “Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation” are included in the product that exceeds the limit for registration. More information: www.enci.nl
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2025
Time representativeness description valid from (vrijdag 28 augustus 2020) through (donderdag 28 augustus 2025)
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Cement is produced by intergrinding Portland cement clinker and other constituents. In this EPD only the production of bulk cement is considered. Packaging materials are not included. COMPONENT > 1% [kg / %] Portland cement clinker 5 - 19 Blast furnace slag 81 - 95 Minor additional constituents 0 - 5 * > 1% of total mass

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 1.43
  • 37.7
  • 0.689
  • 35.6
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 0.212
  • 33.1
  • 0.308
  • 32.6
Total use of renewable primary energy resources (PERT)
Input
  • 1.64
  • 70.8
  • 0.997
  • 68.2
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 19.4
  • 2.4E+3
  • 74.7
  • 2.31E+3
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 19.4
  • 1.31E+3
  • 55.6
  • 1.24E+3
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 8.2E+2
  • 8.2E+2
  • 0
  • 0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 135
  • 0
  • 135
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 81.1
  • 0
  • 81.1
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 0.0506
  • 0.321
  • 0.0115
  • 0.259
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.0000894
  • 0.00955
  • 0.000403
  • 0.00905
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 0.045
  • 3.01
  • 1.61
  • 1.36
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 18.5
  • 711
  • 54.1
  • 639
Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00000137
  • 0.0000241
  • 0.00000585
  • 0.0000169
Acidification potential of soil and water (AP)
  • 0.00895
  • 0.277
  • 0.0237
  • 0.244
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 1.38E-7
  • 0.00000871
  • 6.38E-7
  • 0.00000793
Environmental Cost Indicator (ECI), The Netherlands
Euro
  • 0.155
  • 8.89
  • 0.462
  • 8.27
Eutrophication potential (EP)
  • 0.00164
  • 0.0351
  • 0.00508
  • 0.0284
Formation potential of tropospheric ozone (POCP)
  • 0.000976
  • 0.0254
  • 0.0023
  • 0.0221
Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity potential (FAETP), The Netherlands
kg DCB-eq.
  • 0.0184
  • 0.168
  • 0.0321
  • 0.117
Global warming potential (GWP)
  • 1.23
  • 122
  • 3.93
  • 117
Human toxicity potential (HTP), The Netherlands
kg DCB-eq.
  • 0.39
  • 12.7
  • 1.16
  • 11.2
Marine aquatic ecotoxicity potential (MAETP), The Netherlands
kg DCB-eq.
  • 37
  • 655
  • 109
  • 509
Terrestrial ecotoxicity potential (TETP), The Netherlands
kg DCB-eq.
  • 0.00133
  • 0.107
  • 0.00493
  • 0.101