EPD-IES-0026300:002

Composite element birch multiplex

Kronospan GmbH composite elements are used as surfaces in businesses and private households.

The composite elements are lightfast, hygienic, dirt-repellent, easy to clean, heat-resistant, and resistant to common household cleaning agents.

The panels (Birch Multiplex) from Kronospan GmbH can be used as decorative surface elements in commercial establishments and private households, for example:

• Shop & Object Construction

• Kindergartens & Schools

• Public Buildings

• Libraries & Pharmacies.

The purchased raw chipboard panels from Sandebeck and Jhilava (Czech Republic) are glued and covered with laminate in the laying station. In the subsequent bonding press, the three components are pressed together using pressure and heat. Optionally, the panel is then sawn lengthwise. The resulting panels are cooled and temporarily stored.

The heat required for the pressing process is generated in a biomass combustion plant heating system using waste wood. The wood consists of wood residues from the production process or waste wood of categories AI and AII. The wood residues can be defective chipboard (containing glue) and wood dust (containing glue) produced on site, as well as categories AI and AII waste wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance. Heat is supplied via a hot water circuit. Burdens of this heat recovery are considered in module A3.

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Registration number	EPD-IES-0026300:002
Status	Valid
Version date	2026-02-20
Validity date	2031-02-12
PCR	2019:14 Construction products (EN 15804+A2) (version 2.0.1) 2.0.1
c-PCR	2019:14-c-PCR-006 Being updated - Wood and wood-based products for use in construction (EN 16485) 1.0.0
Standards conformance	ISO 14025:2006, EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021
Geographical scope	Germany
LCA Practitioners	Laurin Fenchel, laurin.fenchel@gmx.net, Kronospan GmbH Steffen Cebulla, s.cebulla@kronospan.de, Kronospan GmbH Rebekka Graef, rebekka.graef@gfbu-consult.de, Kronospan GmbH

Company name	Kronospan GmbH
Country	Germany
Contact	s.cebulla@kronospan.de
Website	http://www.kronospan.de/

Kronospan GmbH products are available in various configurations, sizes, and dimensions.All products considered are manufactured from the same raw materials and undergo the same production steps. Only the dimensions of the standard formats offered and the different thicknesses of the panels affect the format of the finished product. Due to the identical production steps and bulk density within the product groups, the productcomposition is comparable with each other, even with different volumes per unit. The declared volume is determined based on the total annual volume andweight of all products and is therefore representative of the average product.Therefore, the life cycle assessment results can be scaled depending on thevolume.

In accordance with PCR 2019:14 and EN 15804+A2, this report refers to an average product from one of the manufacturer's plants, calculated using data that represents a representative average for the products declared in the EPD. The values of the life cycle assessment can be derived from the declared average values using accessible, documented rules.