ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONFLOTEX TILE & PLANKFORBO FLOORING SYSTEMSFLOCKED FLOOR COVERING

Flotex Tile: metro pebble 546011 & metro concrete 546014

Flotex is a unique, textile, flocked floor
covering, combining the cleaning
properties and durability of a resilient
flooring with the comfort, slip resistanceand acoustic properties usually associatedwith textiles. It is made by electrostatically
flocking 80 million nylon fibres into awatertight backing, resulting in a floor
covering that is strong, hygienic, andcompletely waterproof. Flotex can be rotaryor digitally printed, the latter allowing forhigh-definition quality. It has been proven tocontribute towards better indoor air quality
and is the only textile floorcovering thatcarries the Allergy UK seal or approval.
Forbo was the first flooring manufacturer topublish a complete Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) report verified by CML in 2000 tocreate full transparency that is
independently evaluated. To offer furthertransparency this EPD is also including
additional information to show the impacts
on human health and eco-toxicity.
For more information visit;www.forbo-flooring.com

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This declaration is an environmental product declaration (EPD) in accordance with ISO 14025. EPD’s rely
on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to provide information on a number of environmental impacts of products
over their life cycle. Exclusions: EPD’s do not indicate that any environmental or social performancebenchmarks are met, and there may be impacts that they do not encompass. LCA’s do not typically address
the site-specific environmental impacts of raw material extraction, nor are they meant to assess human healthtoxicity. EPD’s can complement but cannot replace tools and certifications that are designed to address these impacts
and/or set performance thresholds – e.g. Type 1 certifications, health assessments and declarations, environmental
impact assessments, etc. Accuracy of Results: EPD’s regularly rely on estimations of impacts, and the level of accuracy
in estimation of effect differs for any particular product line and reported impact. Comparability: EPD’s are notcomparative assertions and are either not comparable or have limited comparability when they cover different life cycle
stages, are based on different product category rules or are missing relevant environmental impacts. EPD’s from different
programs may not be comparable.

DECLARATION NUMBERUL Environment
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60611
Forbo Flooring B.V.
Industrieweg 12
P.O. Box 13
NL-1560 AA Krommenie
4790857560.108.1

DECLARED PRODUCTFlotex Tile & Plank Flocked Floor Covering

PROGRAM OPERATORDECLARATION HOLDERREFERENCE PCRDATE OF ISSUEPERIOD OF VALIDITY

CONTENTS OF THE
DECLARATION

EN 15804+A2: Sustainability of construction works — Environmental ProductDeclarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products
EN 16810:2017 Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings – Environmental productdeclarations – Product category rules
October 1, 2023
5 Years
Product definition and information about building physics
Information about basic material and the material’s origin
Description of the product’s manufacture
Indication of product processing
Information about the in-use conditions
Life cycle assessment results
Testing results and verifications

The PCR review was conducted by:

European Standards

This declaration was independently verified in accordance with ISO
14025 by Underwriters Laboratories☐ INTERNAL☒ EXTERNAL

Cooper McCollum, UL Environment

This life cycle assessment was independently verified inaccordance with ISO 14044 and the reference PCR by:
This EPD conforms with EN 15804

CEN/TC 134
https://www.en-standard.eu/

Thomas P. Gloria, Industrial Ecology Consultants

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1 Product Definition
1.1 Description of Company/Organization
Forbo Flooring Systems has mastered the craft of manufacturing Flotex over the last 50 years and has been driving
this development experience through in its Flotex brand. Flotex is made in Ripley in the United Kingdom. The
manufacturing location is a state-of the art production site that is making sheet, tiles and planks in hundreds of different
designs and colours.
Making Flotex has always been done in a way to achieve the lowest carbon footprint; the starting point for innovationand development. The Forbo organization has key environmental focus areas to displaying a carbon-negative productportfolio, using renewable electricity, becoming a zero-waste company and actively contributing to the circular
economy.
For its complete manufacturing of Flotex, Forbo holds all the main certifications. For environmental performance ISO
14001, for quality ISO 9001, SA8000 for social accountability and ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems. In addition, Flotex is the only textile floor covering to receive the Allergy UK Seal of
Approval™.
1.2 Product Classification and description
This declaration covers a wide range of designs and colorways for Flotex products that are manufactured and printed
using both rotary and digital print methods. Flotex is suitable for any commercial specification.
Flotex is a unique, textile, flocked floor covering, combining the cleaning properties and durability of a resilient flooringwith the comfort, slip resistance and acoustic properties usually associated with textiles. It is made by electrostatically
flocking 80 million nylon fibres into a watertight backing, resulting in a floor covering that is strong, hygienic, andcompletely waterproof. Flotex can be rotary or digitally printed, the latter allowing for high-definition quality. It has been
proven to contribute towards better indoor air quality and is the only textile floorcovering that carries the Allergy UK
seal of approval. Flotex complies with all requirements of EN1307: Textile Floor Coverings – Classification of Pile
Carpets.
This declaration refers to Flotex Tile/Plank covering a broad range of designs and colors:
Flotex Colour Planks, Flotex Linear, Flotex Digital Planks.
Flotex Tile/Plank is comprised of a Nylon 6.6 pile above a glass fiber reinforced backing with a recycled PVC backing.

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Flotex Tile/Plank is built up in 7 layers as illustrated in the following image:

Figure 1: Typical construction

1. Surface pile layer (Nylon 6.6): This layer gives Flotex Tile/Plank its design, colour and wear properties.
2. Adhesive layer: This layer bonds the surface layer to the backing
3. Glass fibre layer: This layer provides strength and dimensional stability to the product4. Lamination layer: This layer bonds the recycled backing to the tile-top
5. Recycled backing layer: This layer is composed of recycled carpet / vinyl waste
6. Lamination layer #2: This layer bonds the fleece to the recycled backing
7. Polyester Fleece: This layer gives an aesthetic appearance to the tile productThis declaration refers to the declared/functional unit of 1 m2 installed flooring product.
1.3 Range of application
Flotex Tile/Plank is classified in accordance with EN1307 to be installed in the following use areas defined in EN-ISO10874:
Area of application

Flotex Tile/Plank
Class 23

Domestic
Class 33

Commercial

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1.4 Product Standard
The product considered in this EPD has the following technical specifications:o Meets or exceeds all requirements of EN1307: Textile Floor Coverings - Classification of Pile Carpets.
Flotex Tile/Plank meets the requirements of EN 14041 and BS EN 14041

EN 13501-1
EN 13893
ISO 6356
ISO 8302

Reaction to fire
Slip resistance
Body voltage
Thermal conductivity

Bfl - s1
DS: ≥ 0.30
< 2 kV
0.06 W.mK

Fire Testing:o Class 1 when tested in accordance with ASTM E 648/NFPA 253, Standard Test Method for Critical RadiantFlux.
o Meets 450 or less when tested in accordance with ASTM E 662/NFPA 258, Standard Test Method for Smoke
Density.
Emission testing :o AgBB requirements following EN ISO 16000-9 Indoor Air Emissions : TVOC at 28 dayso French act Grenelle: A+o Eurofins Air Comfort Gold

1.5 Accreditation
All Forbo Flooring Systems’ manufacturing operations have certified Management System in accordance with:o
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systemo
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systemo
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systemso
SA 8000 Social Accountability standard
Forbo’s Flotex Tile/Plank is rewarded with the Allergy UK Seal of Approval™.

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1.6 Delivery Status
Characteristics
Product thickness
Product Weight
Tiles
Width x Length
PlanksWidth x Length

Table 1: Specification of delivered productNominal Value
5.0
4800
50 x 50
25 x 100

Unit
mm
g/m2
cm
cm

2 Material Content
2.1 Material Content of the Product
Table 2: Composition of Flotex Tile / Plank

Amount[%]OriginX

16

EuropeX

12

Europe15.5

EuropeX

1.5

EuropeGlass net

X

1

EuropeCarpet Pile

Polyamide 6.6

X5

Europe/USA

Additives

Various chemicals

X

2

Europe/Asia

Recycled backing

Carpet/vinyl waste

47

EuropeComponent

Material

Polymer

Emulsion PVC

Plasticizer

DOTP

Recycled Filler

Calciumcarbonate

Substrate

Glass tissue

Reinforcement

Availability
Renewable

Recycled

Non-Renewable

Pre-consumer

Pre-consumer

2.2 Production of Main Materials
Emulsion PVC: Polymer which is manufactured by the polymerisation of vinyl chloride monomer.
DOTP: A non-phthalate plasticiser, being the diester of terephthalic acid and the branched-chain 2-ethylhexanol. This
colorless viscous liquid used for softening PVC plastics is known for chemical similarity to general purpose phthalates
such as DEHP and DINP, but without any negative regulatory pressure.
Calcium carbonate: An abundant mineral found in all parts of the world as the chief substance in rocks (i.e., marble
and limestone). It can be ground to varying particle sizes and is widely used as filler.
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Glass net: A non-woven grid structure comprising glass filament yarn bound together with a binder. Increases tearresistance of finished flooring
Nylon 6.6: Synthetic fibre made from the condensation reaction of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid. Forms thepile surface of Flotex and gives excellent abrasion resistance and durability.
Various chemicals: Minor components including – conductive fibre, pigments, fire retardant, heat stabilizer

3 Production of the Floor Covering
3.1 Manufacturing

Flotex Tile/Plank is produced in several stages starting with PVC prep, where the compounding of PVC emulsion
polymers with plasticizer and other functional additives is carried out to produce various PVC plastisols. These
plastisols are then spread-coated onto a glass substrate on the flocking line. The top surface of Flotex Tile/Plank isbased on Nylon-6.6 tow, which is cut into 2mm fibers in the flock prep area. These fibers are scoured and dyed to givethe desired color base shade before electrostatically flocking into the wet PVC plastisol on the Flocking Line. The
flocked fibers form the surface pile of Flotex Tile/Plank. After flocking, the plastisols are fully cured at elevatedtemperature on the flocking line.

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The finished tile-top is processed on the Ripley printing line where specific designs can be applied to the surface layerusing a rotary screen technique, or at the digital printing facility in Chateau-Renault, France. The printed carpet issteamed to fix dyestuffs then washed and dried.
A recycled PVC backing is then laminated to the printed tile-top sheet on the tile line followed by lamination of apolyester backing fleece. After final curing, the tile material is cooled before cutting into tiles or planks. The
tiles/planks are then automatically boxed and palletized.
3.2 Production Waste
Materials are collected separately and externally recycled.

4 Delivery and Installation of the Floor Covering
4.1 Delivery
A worldwide distribution by truck and container ship is considered. On average every square meter of Flotex Tile/Plank
is transported as follows:o Transport distance 40 t truck
760 kmo Transport distance 7.5t truck (Fine distribution)
246 kmo Capacity utilization trucks (including empty runs)
85 %o Transport distance Ocean ship
800 kmo Capacity utilization Ocean ship48%
4.2 Installation
Because of the specific techniques used during the installation of Flotex Tile/Plank approximately 2% of the material iscut off as installation waste. For the installation of Flotex Tile/Plank on the floor a scenario has been modeled
assuming an amount 0.1 kg/m2 of flooring tackifier is applied to the sub-floor.
Forbo Flooring Systems recommends to use (low) zero emission tackifier for installing Flotex Tile/Plank floorcovering.
Cardboard boxes and PE-foil can be collected separately and should be used in a local recycling process. The wooden
pallets can be reused.
Waste during the installation process may be recycled as floor covering through the manufacturers’ facility. Forbo
Flooring has a Back to The Floor program in which both post-installation and end of life flooring can be recycled.

6 Use stage
The service lifetime of a floor covering for a certain application on a floor is too widespread to give one common
number. For this EPD model the reference service lifetime (RSL) is set to one year. This means that all impacts for theuse phase are based on the cleaning and maintenance model for one year. Depending on the area of use, thetechnical lifetime advised by the manufacturer and the estimated time on the floor by the customer, the service lifetime
can be determined. The use phase impacts should be multiplied with the foreseen service life to calculate the total

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environmental impact.
6.1 Cleaning and Maintenance
Level of use

Cleaning Process

Cleaning Frequency

Commercial/Residential

Vacuuming
Wet Cleaning

Twice a week
Once a week

Consumption of energy
and resources
Electricity
Hot water
Neutral detergent

For the calculations the following cleaning regime is considered:- Dry cleaning with a 1.5 kW vacuum cleaner for 0.21 min/m2, twice a week. This equates to 0.55
kWh/m2*year.
- Once a week wet cleaning with 0.062 l/m2 water and 0.0008 kg/m2 detergent. This result in the use of
3.224 l/m2*year water and 0.04 kg/m2*year detergent. The wet cleaning takes place without power machine
usage. Waste water treatment of the arising waste water from cleaning is considered (Data sourced from
Forbo GABI model).
The cleaning regime that is recommended in practice will be highly dependent on the use of the premises where thefloor covering is installed. In high traffic areas more frequent cleaning will be needed compared to areas where there is
low traffic. The use of an entrance mat of at least four Flotex Tile/Plank will reduce the cleaning frequency.
The cleaning regime used in the calculations is suitable for high traffic areas.
6.2 Prevention of Structural Damage
All newly laid floor coverings should be covered and protected with a suitable non-staining protective covering if otherbuilding activities are still in progress. Castor wheels should be suitable for Textile floorcoverings.

7 End of Life
Flotex can be easily dismantled and reused after usage. For recycling purposes both the subfloor and the floor
covering need to remain as intact as possible at the End of Life stage and contamination of the material needs to be
avoided. Therefore the deconstruction of installed Flotex from the floor is done mechanically with a special floor
stripper for the fixated areas.
The electrical energy needed for this is estimated to be 0.03 kWh/sqm, this amount of energy is taken into account forthe calculations, although currently circularity has not yet been achieved on a large scale for floor coverings.
For the end of life stage two scenarios have been calculated assuming that the flooring is either 100% incinerated or
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8 Life Cycle Assessment
A full Life Cycle Assessment has bee carried out according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
The following Life Cycle Stages are assessed :A1-3 : Product Stage (Raw material acquisition, transportation to Manufacturing and Manufacturing)A4-5 : Construction process stage (Transport Gate to User, installation flooring)B2 :Use Stage (Maintenance of the floor). For floor coverings the modules B1, B3 to B7 are not relevantto the environmental performance of a product.
C1-4 : End of Life Stage (Deconstruction, transport, waste processing, Disposal). Two different End of Life scenarios
are declared and the results are indicated separately in module C. Each scenario is calculated as a 100%
scenario:
Scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal
D:
Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary (Reuse, recovery, recycling potential)
End of life scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%• C3-1 (Waste processing): Impact from waste incineration, generated electricity and steam are listed in the
result table as exported energy• C4-1 (Disposal): The product waste leaves the system in module C3-1 and causes no additional impact• D-1 (Recycling potential): Benefits for generated energy due to incineration of product waste at the end-of-life
End of life scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal• C3-2 (Waste processing): Landfill disposal needs no waste processing and causes no additional impact• C4-2(Disposal): Impact from landfill disposal• D-2 (Recycling potential): Benefits for generated energy due to landfill disposal of product waste at the end oflife
Modules C3-2 and C4-1 cause no additional impact and are therefore not displayed in the result tables
Product stage(A1-3)

Construction process stage(A4-5)

Use stage (B2)End-of Life stage(C1-4)

Benefits andloads beyond thesystem boundary(D)

Figure 2: Flow chart of the Life Cycle Assessment

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taken into account, i.e. on the basis of the same use-classification (EN ISO 10874), same service life and comparable
assumptions for the end of life.
8.1 Description of the Declared Functional Unit
The functional unit is one square meter of installed product, and the use stage is considered for one year of service
life.
8.2 Cut off Criteria
The cut-off criteria shall be 1% of renewable and non-renewable primary energy usage and 1% of the total mass of theunit process. The total neglected input flows per module shall be a maximum of 5% of energy usage and mass.
In practice, in this assessment, all data from the production data acquisition are considered, i.e. all raw materials usedas per formulation, use of water, electricity and other fuels, the required packaging materials, and all direct productionwaste. Transport data on all considered inputs and output material are also considered.
8.3 Allocations
In the present study some allocations have been made. Detailed explanations can be found in the chapters below.
8.4 Co-product allocation
No co-product allocation occurs in the product system.
8.5 Allocation of multi-input processes
The Production and End of Life stage include incineration plants. In these processes different products are treated
together within a process. The allocation procedures followed in these cases are based on a physical classification of
the mass flows or calorific values.
Credits from energy substitution are allocated to the production stage, because the gained energy from energy
substitution is lower than the energy input in this stage. The same quality of energy is considered.
8.6 Allocation procedure of reuse, recycling and recovery
The installation waste and end of life waste is fed into incineration processes. Incineration processes include
cogeneration processes which give thermal and power energy as outputs. It is assumed that this recovered energy
offsets that produced by the European average grid mix and thermal energy generation from natural gas. The gainedenergy is declared in module D/1 as avoided environmental burden. Generated electricity and steam due to theincineration of installation and end of life waste are listed in the result table as exported energy.
8.7 Description of the allocation processes in the LCA report
The description of allocation rules in of this LCA report meets the requirements of the PCR.

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8.8 LCA Data
As a general rule, specific data derived from specific production processes or average data derived from specificproduction processes have been used as the first choice as a basis for calculating an EPD.
For life cycle modeling of the considered products, the GaBi 10 Software System for Life Cycle Engineering,developed by Sphera has been used. All relevant LCA datasets are taken from the GaBi 10 software database. The
datasets from the database GaBi are documented in the online documentation. To ensure comparability of results in
the LCA, the basic data of GaBi database were used for energy, transportation and auxiliary materials.
8.9 Data Quality
The requirements for data quality and LCA data correspond to the specifications of the PCR.
Foreground data are based on 1 year averaged data (year 2022). The reference ages of LCA datasets vary but are
given in the table in the Appendix. The time period over which inputs to and outputs from the system is accounted foris 100 years from the year for which the data set is deemed representative. The technological LCA of the collected
data reflects the physical reality of the declared product. The datasets are complete, conform to the system boundaries
and the criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs and are geographical representative for the supply chain ofForbo Flooring Systems.
For life cycle modeling of the considered products the GaBi 10 Software System for Life Cycle Engineering, developedby Sphera, is used. All relevant LCA datasets are taken from the GaBi 10 software database. The last revision of theused data sets took place within the last 10 years.
8.10 System Boundaries
Production Stage includes provision of all materials, products and energy, packaging processing and its transport, as
well as waste processing up to the end-of waste state or disposal of final residues during the product stage.
Transport and Installation Stage includes provision of all materials, products and energy, as well as waste processing
up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during the construction stage. These information modules
also include all impacts and aspects related to any losses during this construction stage (i.e. production, transport, andwaste processing and disposal of the lost products and materials). For the transportation a worldwide distribution isconsidered.
Use Stage includes provision and transport of all materials, products and related energy and water use, as well as
waste processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during this part of the use stage. These
information modules also include all impacts and aspects related to the losses during this part of the use stage (i.e.
production, transport, and waste processing and disposal of the lost products and materials).
End of Life Stage includes provision and all transports, provision of all materials, products and related energy andwater use. It also includes any declared benefits and loads from net flows leaving the product system that have notbeen allocated as co-products and that have passed the end-of-waste state in the form of reuse, recovery and/or
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8.11 Power mix
The selection of LCA data for the electricity generation is in line with the PCR.
The products are manufactured in Ripley, the United Kingdom. The GaBi 10 Wind power dataset has therefore beenused (reference year 2023). The energy supplier is providing Forbo Flooring Systems with a certificate every year.
8.12 CO2-Certificates
No CO2-certificates are considered in this study.
8.13 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
In the table 3 the environmental impacts are presented for all the lifecycle stages with two End of Life scenarios:•
Scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%•
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal.
Table 3: Results of the LCA – Environmental impacts one lifecycle (one year) – Flotex Tile/Plank
Parameter
GWP - total [kg CO2 eq.]
GWP - fossil [kg CO2 eq.]
GWP - biogenic [kg CO2 eq.]
GWP - luluc [kg CO2 eq.]
ODP [kg CFC-11 eq.]
AP [Mole of H+ eq.]
EP - freshwater [kg P eq.]
EP - marine [kg N eq.]
EP - terrestrial [Mole of N eq.]
POCP [kg NMVOC eq.]
ADPF [MJ]
ADPE [kg Sb eq.]
WDP [m³ world equiv.]

A1-A3
1.08E+01
1.08E+01-8.88E-02
5.71E-04
3.73E-09
1.90E-02
2.03E-05
5.78E-03
5.75E-02
1.99E-02
2.18E+02
6.11E-07
1.16E+00

A4
8.90E-01
8.72E-01
1.37E-02
4.13E-03
4.14E-14
3.85E-03
1.63E-06
1.55E-03
1.74E-02
3.22E-03
6.48E+00
2.91E-08
5.19E-03

A5
2.27E-01
2.22E-01
4.61E-03
1.67E-05
6.32E-13
5.20E-04
3.15E-07
1.79E-04
1.97E-03
4.28E-04
4.82E+00
7.89E-09
8.40E-03

B2
2.45E-01
2.40E-01
4.52E-03
1.99E-05
1.58E-09
4.95E-04
2.75E-06
1.31E-04
1.18E-03
3.33E-04
4.96E+00
2.76E-08
1.77E-01

C1
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00

C2
3.98E-02
4.00E-02-5.56E-04
3.64E-04
3.44E-15
1.37E-04
1.43E-07
6.28E-05
7.07E-04
1.24E-04
5.35E-01
2.54E-09
4.53E-04

C3/1
8.35E+00
2.26E+00
6.09E+00
2.49E-05
9.50E-13
6.83E-03
2.59E-07
3.11E-03
3.52E-02
8.00E-03
3.23E+00
8.74E-09
9.58E-01

C4/2
7.40E+00
6.42E-01
6.76E+00
2.72E-04
5.55E-13
1.72E-03
6.51E-05
3.40E-03
6.28E-03
3.72E-03
4.93E+00
8.73E-09
2.43E-02

D/1-1.20E+00-1.19E+00-6.76E-03-7.69E-05-9.28E-12-1.48E-03-1.92E-06-4.31E-04-4.62E-03-1.20E-03-2.18E+01-8.50E-08-1.12E-01

D/2
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00

Caption: GWP - total = global warming potential; GWP - fossil = global warming potential (fossil fuel only); GWP - biogenic = global warming potential (biogenic); GWP - luluc = global warming potential(land use only); ODP = ozone depletion; AP = acidification terrestrial and freshwater; EP - freshwater = eutrophication potential (freshwater); EP - marine = eutrophication potential (marine); EP- terrestrial= eutrophication potential (terrestrial); POCP = photochemical ozone formation; ADPE = abiotic depletion potential (element), ADPF = abiotic depletion potential (fossil) WDP = water scarcity

8.14 Interpretation
The interpretation of the results has been carried out considering the assumptions and limitations declared in the EPD,
both methodology- and data-related for a one-year usage.
The production stage has the main contribution to the overall impact. The raw material supply is the key contributor for
all of these impact categories mainly coming from PA 6.6, PVC and plasticizers used for the production of Flotex
Tile/Plank. The main contributor to the manufacturing stage is the thermal energy used for producing Flotex Tile/Plank.
The worldwide distribution by truck and container ship shows a significant contribution for GWP-Luluc, AP, EP-marine,
EP terrestrial and POCP.
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installation waste and the installation is modelled with a zero emission tackifier.
In the use stage which is calculated for one year of service life time the use of water and the waste water treatment are
the main contributors for ODP, EP-fw and WDP.
8.15 Resource use
In table 4 the parameters describing resource use are presented for all the lifecycle stages for a one-year usage with
two End of Life scenarios:•
Scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%•
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal
Table 4: Results of the LCA – Resource use for Flotex Tile/Plank (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C1

C2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

PERE [MJ]

8.50E+00

4.31E-01

3.20E-01

2.25E+00

0.00E+00

3.78E-02

5.74E-01

4.45E-01-6.34E+00

0.00E+00

PERM [MJ]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

PERT [MJ]

8.50E+00

4.31E-01

3.20E-01

2.25E+00

0.00E+00

3.78E-02

5.74E-01

4.45E-01-6.34E+00

0.00E+00

PENRE [MJ]

2.29E+02

6.49E+00

4.82E+00

4.96E+00

0.00E+00

5.36E-01

3.23E+00

4.94E+00-2.18E+01

0.00E+00

PENRM [MJ]

1.25E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

PENRT [MJ]

2.30E+02

6.49E+00

4.82E+00

4.96E+00

0.00E+00

5.36E-01

3.23E+00

4.94E+00-2.18E+01

0.00E+00

SM [kg]

3.09E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

RSF [MJ]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

NRSF [MJ]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

FW [m3]

2.89E-02

4.75E-04

6.80E-04

1.85E-03

0.00E+00

4.17E-05

2.26E-02

7.23E-04-5.14E-03

0.00E+00

Caption: PERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERM = Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials;
PERT = Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRM = Use of
non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRT = Total use of non-renewable primary energy resources; SM = Use of secondary material; RSF = Use of renewable secondary
fuels; NRSF = Use of non-renewable secondary fuels; FW = Use of net fresh water

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8.16 Waste categories and output flows
In table 5 other environmental information describing different waste categories and output flows are presented for all the lifecycle
stages with two End of Life scenarios:••

Scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal

Table 5: Results of the LCA – Output flows and Waste categories for Flotex Tile/Plank (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C1

C2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

HWD [kg]

1.65E-03

2.38E-11

5.16E-10-2.93E-10

0.00E+00

1.98E-12

2.57E-10

4.16E-10-1.15E-09

0.00E+00

NHWD [kg]1.18E-01

9.14E-04

1.94E-03

6.26E-03

0.00E+00

7.73E-05

1.09E-01

3.48E+00-1.08E-02

0.00E+00

RWD [kg]

2.65E-03

8.35E-06

3.34E-05

6.19E-04

0.00E+00

6.93E-07

1.20E-04

5.84E-05-1.68E-03

0.00E+00

CRU [kg]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MFR [kg]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

4.81E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

MER [kg]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

EEE [MJ]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

1.49E+01

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

EET [MJ]

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

2.68E+01

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

0.00E+00

Caption: HWD = Hazardous waste disposed; NHWD = Non-hazardous waste disposed; RWD = Radioactive waste disposed; CRU = Components for re-use; MFR = Materials for recycling;
MER = Materials for energy recovery; EEE = Exported electrical energy; EET = Exported thermal energy

8.17 Biogenic Carbon content
Table 6: Information describing the biogenic carbon content at the factory gate
Biogenic carbon content
Unit (kg C/m2)
Biogenic carbon content in product
0.17
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging
0.09
Note: 1 kg of biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg of CO2

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According to ISO 14025 and EN 15804

9 Additional Environmental Impact Indicators
To be fully transparent Forbo Flooring does not only want to declare the environmental impacts required in the PCR,
but also the additional environmental impact indicators according to the European Standard EN15804+A2 with two
End of Life scenarios:•
Scenario 1: 100% Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) with R1 > 60%•
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal
Table 7: Results of the LCA – Environmental impact for Flotex Tile/Plank (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

PM [Disease incidences]

2.21E-07

3.75E-08

3.78E-09

3.96E-09

0.00E+00 8.84E-10

C1C2

2.12E-08

1.65E-08-1.25E-08

0.00E+00

IR [kBq U235 eq.]

1.94E+00

1.20E-03

3.60E-03

1.01E-01

0.00E+00 1.00E-04

1.87E-02

8.64E-03-2.80E-01

0.00E+00

ETF-fw [CTUe]

5.66E+01

4.52E+00

1.67E+00

1.94E+00 0.00E+00 3.73E-01 1.09E+00 1.17E+01-4.77E+00

0.00E+00

HTP-c [CTUh]

4.01E-09

9.14E-11

7.97E-11

6.21E-11

0.00E+00 7.59E-12

2.43E-10

2.36E-10-2.41E-10

0.00E+00

HTP-nc [CTUh]

5.81E-08

7.01E-09

6.03E-09

1.57E-09

0.00E+00 5.18E-10

2.34E-08

2.59E-08-7.49E-09

0.00E+00

SQP [Pt]

4.27E+00

2.53E+00

2.70E-01

1.47E+00 0.00E+00 2.23E-01

6.53E-01

4.27E-01-4.17E+00

0.00E+00

Caption: PM = Particulate matter emissions; IR = Ionizing radiation, human health; ETF-fw = Eco-toxicity (freshwater); HTP-c = Human toxicity,
cancer effects; HTP-nc = Human toxicity, non-cancer effects, SQP = Soil quality potential/ Land use related impacts

9.1 Interpretation
The interpretation of the results has been carried out considering the assumptions and limitations declared in the EPD,
both methodology- and data-related for a one year usage.
As with the mandatory environmental impact categories, the production phase is dominant in the contribution of thetotal lifespan of the additional environmental impact indicators. This is largely due to the production of the raw
materials.
A much smaller impact is coming from the thermal energy used to manufacture the Flotex Tile/Plank.

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9.2 Disclaimers to the declaration of core and additional environmental impact indicators
According to the "ILCD Handbook: Recommendations for Life Cycle Impact Assessment in the European context" therecommended characterization models and associated characterization factors are classified according to their quality
into three levels:o Type 1 (recommended and satisfactory),o Type 2 (recommended but in need of some improvements)o Type 3 (recommended, but to be applied with caution).
Table 8: Classification of disclaimers to the declaration of core and additional environmental impact indicators

ILCD classification

Indicator
Disclaimer
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
None
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
None
ILCD Type 1
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)None
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)None
Eutrophication potential, Fraction of nutrients reaching freshwater end
Nonecompartment (EP-freshwater)
Eutrophication potential, Fraction of nutrients reaching marine end
None
ILCD Type 2
compartment (EP-marine)
Eutrophication potential, Accumulated Exceedance (EP-terrestrial)
None
Formation potential of tropospheric ozone (POCP)
None
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP)1
Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources (ADP-minerals &2
metals)Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADP-fossil)
2
Water (user)deprivation potential, deprivation-weighted water2
consumption (WDP)
ILCD Type 2
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)
2
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans HTP-c)2
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans HTP-nc)
2
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)
2Disclaimer 1 – This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation onhuman health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents,
occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing
radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by thisindicator
Disclaimer 2 – The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties
on these results are high or as there is limited experience with the indicator.

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10 References
GABI 10 2012

Sphera; GaBi 10: Software-System and Database for Life Cycle Engineering. Copyright,
TM. Stuttgart, Echterdingen, 1992-2017.

GABI 10 2012D

GaBi 10: Documentation of GaBi 10: Software-System and Database for Life
Cycle Engineering. Copyright, TM. Stuttgart, Echterdingen, 1992-2017.
http://documentation.gabi-software.com/

UL ENVIRONMENTUL Environment’s Program Operator Rules V2.7 2022

PE 2012ILCD Handbook: General guide for Life Cycle
Assessment - Detailed guidance

Description of Selected Impact Categories, Sphera, 2012
European Commission-Joint Research Centre - Institute for Environment andSustainability: International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD)
Handbook- Recommendations for Life Cycle Impact Assessment in theEuropean context. First edition November 2011. EUR 24571 EN. Luxemburg.
Publications Office of the European Union; 2011

STANDARDS AND LAWSDIN EN ISO 14044

Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements andguidelines (ISO 14044:2006); German and English version EN ISO 14044

ISO 14025 2006

DIN EN ISO 14025: Environmental labels and declarations — Type III
environmental declarations — Principles and procedures

ISO 14040 2006

Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework(ISO 14040); German and English version EN ISO 14040

CEN/TR 15941

Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations Methodology for selection and use of generic data; German version CEN/TR
15941
EN 15804: Sustainability of construction works — Environmental ProductDeclarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products

EN15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021
EN 16810:2017

Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings – Environmental productdeclarations – Product category rules

CPR

REGULATION (EU) No 305/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF
THE COUNCIL of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonized conditions for themarketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC