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| Location | BE | ||
| Geographical representativeness description | Produced (A1-A3) at Heidelberg Materials in Lixhe and Gent II and sold on the Belgian market. | ||
| Reference year | 2025 | ||
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| Technical purpose of product or process | Cement is a hydraulic binder, mainly used for concrete, mortar and cement screed. Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other purchased materials like limestone. The origin of the cement clinker used for the cement production is the plant Lixhe & Antoing in Belgium. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement. Gross densitiy declared represents the bulk density of the material (mass of a material / total volume it occupies) which includes the solid material plus pores, gaps, or voids). | ||
| General comment on data set | Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other materials. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement.Scope and type: This EPD was developed based in accordance with the PCRs of EN15804+A2, EN16908 and B-EPD PCR Version 18.10.2022 SimaPro software was used to perform the LCA. The background databases used are: - Ecoinvent 3.9.1 (released on December 15th, 2022) for the calculation of results according to EN15804+A2, with characterization according to EF 3.1, cut-off by classification. The type of this EPD is cradle to factory gate (A1-A3) with options (A4). All major steps from the extraction of natural resources to end-of-life are included in the environmental performance of the manufacturing phase, except those that are not relevant to the environmental performance of the product. Additionally, transport to the installation/production site is included.Representativeness: EPD is representative for products distributed / sold from the location defined and sold on the Belgian market.Calculation rules: This EPD is an averaged EPD generated based on the worst-case averaging methodology described in the B-EPD PCR. Using this method, the worst impact value (out of the grouped products) for every impact category/module is declared.Scenarios and additional technical information "A1. Raw materials supply All materials needed for production are taken into account. A2. Transport of raw materials to manufacturer The transportation of the suppliers to production facilities is included. A3. Manufacturing All relevant production processes in phase A3, including internal transport and potential production losses, have been included in this study. Electricity mix used is a: residual mix (EcoPlatform - Table 2 - Case 3A) For the electricity mix a medium voltage market for dataset has been selected based on the country of origin (production facility). These are: "Electricity, medium voltage {BE}| electricity, medium voltage, residual mix | Cut-off, U" - 0,203 kg CO2 eq./kWh A4. Transport to Installation Transport from production site to installation/construction site according to B-EPD PCR, which is: - 100 km * 75% mass * 100% Lorry 16-32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 100% Lorry >32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 90% Lorry 16-32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 10% Lorry 7.5-26 ton (EURO 5)Declaration of SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) that are listed on the ‘Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization’ are declared when contents exceed the limits for registration with ECHA.More information: https://www.heidelbergmaterials-benelux.com/nl | ||
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| Data set valid until | 2030 | ||
| Time representativeness description | valid from (Tuesday 28 October 2025) through (Monday 28 October 2030) | ||
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| Technology description including background system | Cement is a hydraulic binder, mainly used for concrete, mortar and cement screed. Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other purchased materials like limestone. The origin of the cement clinker used for the cement production is the plant Lixhe & Antoing in Belgium. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement. Gross densitiy declared represents the bulk density of the material (mass of a material / total volume it occupies) which includes the solid material plus pores, gaps, or voids). | ||
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2025-10-28T00:00:00 |
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| UUID | a94ae53b-473f-4fa1-8d09-f722ac282141 |
| Date of last revision | 2026-05-28T07:46:07.848218400Z |
| Data set version | 00.01.000 |
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| Registration number | 1.1.01135.2026 |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
Environmental indicators
Indicators of life cycle