ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONCOLOREX SD / EC
FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMSCONDUCTIVE HOMOGENEOUS VINYL FLOOR COVERING

Colorex SD 150204 MontblancColorex is an advanced technical flooring
system specifically designed to control static
discharge in sensitive areas such as
cleanrooms, operation theatres and theelectronic industry. Not only does Colorex
provide an advanced technical solution, it isalso aesthetically pleasing, enhancing any
commercial interior from industrial toeducational establishments.
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. EPDs rely
on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to provide information on a number of environmental impacts of products
over their life cycle. Exclusions: EPDs do not indicate that any environmental or social performancebenchmarks are met, and there may be impacts that they do not encompass. LCAs do not typically address
the site-specific environmental impacts of raw material extraction, nor are they meant to assess human healthtoxicity. EPDs 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: EPDs 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: EPDs 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. EPDs from different
programs may not be comparable.

PROGRAM OPERATORDECLARATION HOLDERDECLARATION NUMBER
DECLARED PRODUCTREFERENCE PCRDATE OF ISSUEPERIOD OF VALIDITY

CONTENTS OF THE
DECLARATIONUL Environment
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60611
Forbo Flooring B.V.
Industrieweg 12
P.O. Box 13
NL-1560 AA Krommenie
4790690880.101.1
Colorex SD / EC (static dissipative and conductive homogeneous vinyl floor covering)
EN 15804+A2: Sustainability of construction works — Environmental ProductDeclarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products
June 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:This declaration was independently verified in accordance with ISO
14025 by Underwriters Laboratories

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

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Conductive Homogeneous Vinyl Floor Covering☐ INTERNAL☒ EXTERNALThis life cycle assessment was independently verified inaccordance with ISO 14044 and the reference PCR by:
This EPD conforms with EN 15804

According to ISO 14025 and EN 15804

Cooper McCollum, UL Environment

Thomas P. Gloria, Industrial Ecology Consultants

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1 Product Definition
1.1 Description of Company/Organization
Forbo Flooring Systems is an international market leader with a wealth of experience in ESD and cleanroom flooring.
We offer several flooring solutions that meet the requirements of the most demanding and critical controlledenvironments, like a highly sensitive cleanroom area, a demanding production site or a hygienic healthcare facility.
For its complete manufacturing of Colorex, 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.
1.2 Product Classification and description
Colorex is an advanced technical flooring system, specifically designed to control static discharge in sensitive areas
such as cleanrooms, operating theatres and electronics industry, complying with all the requirements of EN-ISO
10581: Specification for homogeneous poly(vinyl chloride) floor coverings. Colorex is made basically from PVC whichis the most widely used polymer today, DOTP, a non-phthalate plasticiser, in the lowest possible amount among thestandard vinyl flooring, very fine and white calcium carbonate coming from the marble quarries of Carrara (Italy), 68%of which is recycled, conductive water based binder, containing a special carbon black compound, forming the networkof conductive veins in the finished tiles.
Colorex is produced by Forbo Flooring for more than 60 years and is sold worldwide. This declaration refers to Colorex
SD / EC tiles of 2.0 mm nominal thickness and covers a wide range of colors.
Colorex is build up in one homogeneous layer as illustrated in the figure 1.

Figure 1: Typical construction

This declaration refers to the declared/functional unit of 1 m2 installed flooring product.

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1.3 Range of application
Colorex is classified in accordance with EN-ISO 10581 to be installed in the following use areas defined in EN-ISO10874:
Area of application
Class 34
Commercial

Class 43
Industrial

Examples of use areas

1.4 Product Standard
The products considered in this EPD have the following technical specifications:o Meets or exceeds all technical requirements in EN-ISO 10581 Resilient floor coverings – Homogeneous
polyvinyl chloride floor coverings – Specificationo Meets or exceeds all technical requirements in ASTM F 1700 Standard Specification for solid vinyl floor tile

Colorex meets the requirements of EN 14041 and BS EN 14041

EN 13501-1
EN 13893
EN 1815
EN ISO10456

Reaction to fire
Slip resistance
Body voltage
Thermal conductivity

Bfl – s1
DS: ≥ 0,30
< 2 kV
0,25 W/mK

Fire Testing:o Class 1 when tested in accordance with ASTM E 648/NFPA 253, Standard Test Method for Critical RadiantFlux.

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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 daysoFrench act Grenelle: A+oCompliant with CHPS 01350 requirements for VOC emissions and indoor air quality

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
1.6 Delivery Status
Table 1: Specification of delivered productCharacteristics

Nominal Value

Unit

Product thickness

2.00

mm

Product Weight

3.10

kg/m2

Tiles

Width x Length

615 x 615mm

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2 Material Content
2.1 Material Content of the Product
Table 2: Composition of Colorex
Component

Material

Renewable

Availability
Recycled
Non-Renewable

Amount[%]OriginPVC

Limited45

Europe

DOTP

Limited12

Europe/Asia

Abundant mineral

10Europe26

EuropeLimited mineral4

EuropeLimited3

EuropeBinderFillerCalcium carbonate

FillerRecycled calcium carbonate

Pigment

Titanium dioxide, carbon
black and inorganic pigments

Stabilizers andprocess
additives

Proprietary mixtures &lubricantsX

2.2 Production of Main Materials
PVC: Polymer which is produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride monomer.
DOTP: A non-phthalate plasticizer, 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.
Stabilizer Ca/Zn: Mixed metal stabilizer made from calcium and zinc stearate. It is used to avoid PVC degradation
during processing at relative high temperature.
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.
Titanium dioxide: A white pigment produced from the mineral rutile, a naturally occurring form of titanium dioxide. The
production of the pigment is a large-scale chemical process.
Carbon black: Carbon black is a black pigment used in various applications as an electric conductive agent

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3 Production of the Floor Covering
3.1 Manufacturing

Colorex is produced starting with a first neutral premix with: PVC, plasticizer, process aids, filler and titanium dioxide
mixed together in a horizontal mixer.
A portion of this premix is transferred in a heated mixing system adding pigments, reused waste (if applicable) andcolored chips (made before, with the same process). At the end of the mixing process, a hot colored soft mass isobtained.
The mass is fed directly into the calender obtaining a hot vinyl sheet which is gradually brought to room temperature.
The solid vinyl sheet is milled into tiny square pieces called ''chips''. The chips are coated with a conductive coating.
This coating will later be the path for the drainage of electrostatic charges.
After a drying process, the coated chips are placed into steel molds and pressed in as static press. As the blocks arestill hot, they are sliced horizontally into tiles obtaining its homogeneous structure.
After slicing, the surface of the tiles is grinded, brushed and polished to obtain a smooth and pore-free surface. This
will ease maintenance, cleaning and disinfection in hygiene critical areas.
To release any internal stresses and thus ensure an entire dimensional stability, the tiles are relaxed in a tempering
oven prior to final cutting to size and automatically stacked on pallets, ready for delivery.
3.2 Production Waste
Residual material and the cuttings of the trimming stage are being reused in the manufacturing process.
Packaging materials are being collected separately and externally recycled.

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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 Colorex istransported as follows:o Transport distance 40 t truck
400 kmo Transport distance 7.5t truck (Fine distribution)
300 kmo Capacity utilization trucks (including empty runs)
100 %o Transport distance Ocean ship
1250 kmo Capacity utilization Ocean ship100%
4.2 Installation
Because of the specific techniques used during the installation of Colorex approximately 1.2% of the material is cut off
as installation waste. For installation of Colorex on the floor a scenario has been modeled assuming 0.22 kg/m2 ofadhesive is applied to the sub-floor. Forbo flooring recommends using (low) zero emission adhesives for installing
Colorex floorcovering.
Cardboard boxes and packaging paper can be collected separately and should be used in a local recycling process. In
the calculation model 100% incineration is taken into account for which there is a credit received.
Waste during the installation process may be recycled as floor covering through the manufacturer’s 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
environmental impact.

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6.1 Cleaning and Maintenance
Level of use

Cleaning Process

Cleaning Frequency

Commercial/Residential/Industrial

Dust mopping
Damp mopping

Daily
Once a week

Consumption ofenergy and resources
Hot water
Neutral detergent

For the calculations the following cleaning regime is considered:- Dry cleaning with a dust mop- 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.
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 steps will reduce the cleaning frequency.
6.2 Prevention of Structural Damage
All newly laid floor covering should be covered and protected with a suitable non-staining protective covering if otherbuilding activities are still in progress. Use protective feet on chairs and tables to reduce scratching. Castor wheels
should be suitable for resilient floor coverings

7 End of LifeFor 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 Colorex fromthe floor is done mechanically with a special floor stripper.
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
100% landfilled.

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8 Life Cycle Assessment
A full Life Cycle Assessment has bee carried out according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
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 R 1 > 60%
Scenario 2: 100% landfill disposal
D:
Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary (Reuse, recovery, recycling potential)
Product stage(A1-3)

Construction process stage(A4-5)

Use stage (B2)A5 :Construction or
installation
process

B2 :Maintenance
Cleaning
regimeBenefits andloads beyond thesystem boundary(D)End-of Life stage(C1-4)

A3 :Manufacturing
A1 : Raw
Material
Extraction andProcessing

A2 : Transport

Batching &mixingCalendaring,
Coating

A3 :Manufacturing
Energies with
regionalreference

Pressing,

A4 : Transport

C1 : Deconstruction
demolition

C2 :Transport

C3 : Waste
processing

C4 :DisposalD:
Reuse,
recovery,recycling
potential

Cutting
Packaging

Figure 2: Flow chart of the Life Cycle Assessment

Comparisons of different floor coverings are only allowed, where EN 15804 consistent and/or preverified backgrounddata and EN 15804 consistent calculation methods and database versions are used and when the building context istaken 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.

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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 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.
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
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is 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.
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
recycling potentials.
8.11 Power mix
The selection of LCA data for the electricity generation is in line with the PCR.
The products are manufactured in Giubiasco, Switzerland. The GaBi 10 Hydro power dataset has therefore been used(reference year 2023). The energy supplier is providing Forbo with a certificate every year.
8.12 CO2-Certificates
No CO2-certificates are considered in this study.

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8 .13 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
In 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 4: Results of the LCA – Environmental impact for Colorex (one year)
Parameter
GWP – total
GWP – fossil
GWP – biogenic
GWP - luluc
ODP
AP
EP – freshwater
EP – marine
EP – terrestrial
POCP
ADPF
ADPE
WDP

A1-A3
5,97E+00
6,35E+00-3,97E-01
2,53E-03
7,88E-09
2,10E-02
1,95E-05
4,61E-03
5,23E-02
1,97E-02
1,63E+02
1,00E-05
8,71E-01

A4
2,88E-01
2,83E-01
4,09E-03
1,23E-03
1,39E-14
1,97E-03
4,90E-07
6,50E-04
7,22E-03
1,51E-03
2,22E+00
8,85E-09
1,58E-03

A5
2,80E-01
2,75E-01
4,51E-03
2,35E-05
8,93E-13
5,79E-04
4,45E-07
1,72E-04
1,90E-03
4,60E-04
6,80E+00
1,11E-08
1,19E-02

B2
6,34E-02
6,08E-02
2,57E-03
6,37E-07
1,58E-09
1,16E-04
2,09E-06
4,01E-05
2,30E-04
9,12E-05
1,23E+00
1,35E-10
1,38E-01

C1
5,13E-03
5,08E-03
5,50E-05
5,45E-07
9,26E-14
1,07E-05
1,87E-08
2,56E-06
2,68E-05
6,84E-06
1,06E-01
7,78E-10
1,12E-03

C2
2,58E-02
2,59E-02-3,60E-04
2,36E-04
2,23E-15
8,84E-05
9,28E-08
4,06E-05
4,58E-04
8,06E-05
3,46E-01
1,64E-09
2,93E-04

C3/1
6,12E+00
6,12E+00
1,04E-03
4,67E-04
4,35E-12
1,36E-03
1,28E-06
4,42E-04
5,84E-03
1,26E-03
9,71E+00
3,83E-08
6,03E-01

C4/2
2,18E-01
2,20E-01-2,52E-03
1,76E-04
3,59E-13
6,42E-04
4,12E-05
1,47E-04
1,61E-03
4,67E-04
3,19E+00
5,65E-09-3,02E-03

D/1-1,74E+00-1,73E+00-9,80E-03-1,11E-04-1,34E-11-2,14E-03-2,77E-06-6,26E-04-6,70E-03-1,74E-03-3,16E+01-1,23E-07-1,63E-01

D/2-4,33E-02-4,30E-02-2,44E-04-2,78E-06-3,35E-13-5,33E-05-6,92E-08-1,56E-05-1,67E-04-4,34E-05-7,86E-01-3,07E-09-4,06E-03

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); EPterrestrial = 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.
For all of the environmental impact indicators the production stage is the main contributor to the overall impact. The
raw material supply is the key contributor due to the use of PVC, plasticizer, stabilizer and Titanium dioxide.
The worldwide distribution by truck (700 km) and container ship (1250 km) the transport stage has a limited effect onmost of the impacts. For GWP-Luluc, AP, POCP and EP Marine/Terrestrial the impact is more significant mainly due tothe fuels used for transporting the material.
The impact of the installation and waste treatment of the off cuts are very small as the waste material is being recycled
and the low emission adhesive used for the installation.
For the Use stage only ODP and EP-fw have a relevant contribution caused by the detergent used to wet clean thefloor once a week.

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8.15 Resource use
In table 4 the parameters describing resource use are presented for all the lifecycle stages for a one year usage.
Table 4: Results of the LCA – Resource use for Colorex (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C1

C2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

PERE [MJ]

3,35E+01

PERM [MJ]

0,00E+00

1,29E-01-

4,52E-01-

1,84E-02-

6,31E-02-

2,45E-02-

2,27E+00-

2,88E-01--9,17E+00--2,29E-01-

PERT [MJ]

3,35E+01

1,29E-01

4,52E-01

1,84E-02

6,31E-02

2,45E-02

2,27E+00

2,88E-01-9,17E+00-2,29E-01

PENRE [MJ]

1,38E+02

PENRM [MJ]

2,47E+01

2,22E+00-

6,81E+00-

1,23E+00-

1,06E-01-

3,47E-01-

9,71E+00-

3,19E+00--3,16E+01--7,86E-01-

PENRT [MJ]

1,63E+02

SM [kg]

1,06E+00

2,22E+00-

6,81E+00-

1,23E+00-

1,06E-01-

3,47E-01-

9,71E+00-

3,19E+00--3,16E+01--7,86E-01-

RSF [MJ]

0,00E+00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0,00E+00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NRSF [MJ]

FW [m3]
5,28E-02
1,43E-04
9,60E-04
4,85E-05
5,09E-05
2,70E-05
1,51E-02
3,15E-05-7,43E-03-1,85E-04
Caption: PERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERM = Use of renewableprimary energy resources used as raw materials; PERT = Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non-renewable primaryenergy 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

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.
Table 5: Results of the LCA – Output flows and Waste categories for Colorex (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C1

C2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

HWD [kg]

5,03E-04

8,00E-12

7,28E-10-7,62E-13-8,26E-12

1,28E-12

3,32E-11

2,69E-10-1,69E-09-4,17E-11

NHWD [kg]7,81E-02

2,98E-04

2,74E-03

3,53E-03

7,73E-05

5,00E-05

2,60E+00

3,10E+00-1,56E-02-3,88E-04

RWD [kg]

5,02E-03

2,83E-06

4,72E-05

2,58E-05

1,68E-05

4,49E-07

2,70E-04

3,78E-05-2,43E-03-6,07E-05

CRU [kg]--

MFR [kg]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MER [kg]--

3,11E+00
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

EEE [MJ]

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,09E+00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,47E+01---

EET [MJ]

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

Colorex SD / EC 2.0 mm
Conductive Homogeneous Vinyl Floor Covering

According to ISO 14025 and EN 15804

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
0.304
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging
0.0678
Note: 1 kg of biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg of CO2

9 Additional Environmental Impact Indicators
To be fully transparant 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.
Table 7: Results of the LCA – Environmental impact for Colorex (one year)
A1-A3

A4

A5

B2

C1

C2

C3/1

C4/2

D/1

D/2

PM [Disease incidences]

2,12E-07 2,58E-08 4,45E-09 7,75E-10 9,02E-11 5,72E-10 3,04E-08 6,22E-09 -1,81E-08 -4,52E-10

IR [kBq U235 eq.]

1,05E+00 4,07E-04 5,08E-03 2,54E-03 2,79E-03 6,48E-05 3,27E-02 5,59E-03 -4,05E-01 -1,01E-02

ETF-fw [CTUe]

9,66E+01 1,55E+00 2,36E+00 2,93E-01 4,66E-02 2,42E-01 6,36E+00 3,04E+00 -6,90E+00 -1,72E-01

HTP-c [CTUh]

2,91E-09 3,09E-11 1,13E-10 7,13E-12 1,55E-12 4,91E-12 2,66E-10 1,40E-10 -3,49E-10 -8,70E-12

HTP-nc [CTUh]

1,45E-07 2,25E-09 8,37E-09 2,20E-10 3,82E-11 3,35E-10 2,53E-08 1,16E-08 -1,09E-08 -2,70E-10

SQP [Pt]

2,09E+01 7,52E-01 3,82E-01 6,79E-03 4,14E-02 1,44E-01 2,07E+00 2,77E-01 -6,03E+00 -1,51E-01

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 Colorex SD-EC.

Colorex SD / EC 2.0 mm
Conductive Homogeneous Vinyl Floor Covering

According to ISO 14025 and EN 15804

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)
NoneILCD Type 1
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
None
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.

Colorex SD / EC 2.0 mm
Conductive Homogeneous Vinyl Floor Covering

According to ISO 14025 and EN 15804

10 References
GABI 10 2012
GABI 10 2012DUL ENVIRONMENTSPHERA 2012
ILCD Handbook: General
guide for Life Cycle
Assessment - Detailed
guidance
STANDARDS AND LAWSDIN EN ISO 14044
ISO 14025 2006
ISO 14040 2006
CEN/TR 15941
EN 15804
CPR

EN-ISO 10874
EN-ISO 10581

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