ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT

DECLARATION

FOR

ECOCEM GGBS CEMENT

Environmental Product Declaration for Ecocem GGBS cement,

in accordance with EN 15804 “Sustainability of construction works -
Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the product
category of construction products”

Date of Issue: June 24, 2013

End of Validity: June 24, 2018

Issued by:

For further information on this EPD, contact:

Stichting MRPI Ecocem Irl Ltd
Postbus 1475
01-667 0900
3430 BL Nieuwegein
info@mrpi.nl technical@ecocem.ie
 This EPD covers the following products:
COMPANY INFORMATION Ecocem
Ecocem Superfine
MRPI code
20.1.00033.005

ECOCEM Ireland Ltd. DATE OF ISSUE

Portview House, 3rd Floor June 24, 2013
Thorncastle Street Ringsend
Dublin, Ireland END OF VALIDITY
www.ecocem.ie June 24, 2018
FUNCTIONAL UNIT
1 metric ton Ecocem
1 metric ton Ecocem Superfine

SCOPE OF THE DECLARATION

Cradle to gate (A1-A3), Transport to Customer (A4)
This Environmental Product Declaration certificate, is issued by MRPI (www.mrpi.nl), and is verified by IVAM UvA
(www.ivam.uva.nl). The Life Cycle Assessment underlying this EPD was conducted by EcoReview, Environmental Consultants
(www.ecoreview.nl). The data on this EPD certificate are based on the European Standard EN 15804:2012; on the Dutch national
guidelines from the SBK protocol of November 2011; and on MRPI’s internal review protocol. The IVAM verification meets the
standard of the ECO-Platform verification.

VISUAL REPRESENTATION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Ecocem is a high quality ground granulated blastfurnace slag

(GGBS). Blastfurnace slag originates as a limestone based
by-product of the smelting of iron ore. Granulated slag is
ground to a fine dry off-white powder, and has a chemistry
similar to that of ordinary Portland cement. Ecocem is
normally used in combination with an alkaline material (such
as Portland cement) in making cementitous-based products.
The Irish Concrete Standard permits concrete to comprise up
to 70% Ecocem, the remainder being Portland cement; the UK
concrete standard permits concrete to comprise up to 80%.
The mineral composition of Ecocem is given in the table
below.

Ecocem Superfine is the same material as Ecocem, only

ground finer. The finer particle size is achieved by grinding
the granulated slag for a longer period than for Ecocem.
Material composition (>1%wt). %
CaO 40
SiO2 35
Al2O3 10
MgO 8
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF ECOCEM (A1-A3, combined values) Cradle to
factory gate

Impact category Unit Parameter Unit

Abiotic depletion, non fuel 3,90E-05 kg Sb renewable primary energy ex. raw materials NA MJ
Abiotic depletion, fuel 3,10E-01 kg Sb renewable primary energy used as raw materials NA MJ
Global warming 4,16E+01 kg CO2 renewable primary energy total 2,95E+02 MJ
Ozone layer depletion 5,08E-06 kg CFK-11 non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials NA MJ
Photochemical ozon creation 2,89E-02 kg ethene non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials NA MJ
Acidification (soil and water) 4,60E-01 kg SO2 non-renewable primary energy total 7,05E+02 MJ
Eutrophication 4,44E-02 kg PO43- use of secondary material NA kg
Human toxicity 2,18E+01 kg 1,4 DB use of renewable secondary fuels NA MJ
Ecotoxicity, fresh water 3,38E-01 kg 1,4 DB use of non-renewable secondary fuels NA MJ
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) 2,67E+03 kg 1,4 DB use of net fresh water 1,39E-02 m3
Ecotoxicity, terrestrial 1,70E-01 kg 1.4 DB hazardous waste disposed 3,17E+01 kg
non hazardous waste disposed 7,87E+00 kg
radioactive waste disposed 2,05E-01 kg
Components for re-use 2,83E-01 kg
Materials for recycling 1,17E-02 kg
Materials for energy recovery 1,14E-01 kg
Exported energy NA MJ

ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF ECOCEM Superfine (A1-A3, combined values) Cradle to

factory gate

Impact category Unit Parameter Unit

Abiotic depletion, non fuel 8,93E-05 kg Sb renewable primary energy ex. raw materials NA MJ
Abiotic depletion, fuel 3,30E-01 kg Sb renewable primary energy used as raw materials NA MJ
Global warming 4,50E+01 kg CO2 renewable primary energy total 7,98E+02 MJ
Ozone layer depletion 5,25E-06 kg CFK-11 non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials NA MJ
Photochemical ozon creation 3,03E-02 kg ethene non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials NA MJ
Acidification (soil and water) 4,71E-01 kg SO2 non-renewable primary energy total 7,48E+02 MJ
Eutrophication 4,63E-02 kg PO43- use of secondary material NA kg
Human toxicity 2,95E+01 kg 1,4 DB use of renewable secondary fuels NA MJ
Ecotoxicity, fresh water 3,75E-01 kg 1,4 DB use of non-renewable secondary fuels NA MJ
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) 2,81E+03 kg 1,4 DB use of net fresh water 1,72E-02 m3
Ecotoxicity, terrestrial 3,46E-01 kg 1.4 DB hazardous waste disposed 3,92E+01 kg
non hazardous waste disposed 1,70E+01 kg
radioactive waste disposed 2,34E-01 kg
Components for re-use 3,21E-01 kg
Materials for recycling 1,59E-02 kg
Materials for energy recovery 1,43E-01 kg
Exported energy NA MJ
SOURCING RAW MATERIALS

Material composition (>1%wt raw materials). Source

Edersa Industries, Aviles, Spain 95%

Blast furnace slag
ArcelorMittal, Ghent, Belgium 5%

ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE AND RATINGS REPRESENTIVE

Ecocem and Ecocem Superfine are manufactured in Dublin, Ireland. The raw material (granulated blastfurnace slag, GBS) is
imported into Dublin from blastfurnaces sited on the northwest coast of Europe: Spain and Belgium. Ecocem and Ecocem
Superfine are used predominantly in the market on the island of Ireland, although from time to time, material is exported to other
EU states.

QUALITATIVE INFORMATION RELATED CERTIFICATES

Ecocem is mostly used as cementitous binder in concrete, but is also used in shotcrete,
mine backfilling and grouting applications. Ecocem Superfine is used in specialist DIY
products. Because Ecocem is a recycled product, it has a very low environmental
impact, and is used to minimize the embodied CO2 and embodied energy of cementitous EN 15167
and concrete products. Because its chemistry is slightly different to Portland cement, it ISO 14001
imparts additional durability benefits to concrete, such as improved resistance to
sulphate attack, acid attack, and chloride attack. It also gives concrete greater long-term
strength than that made with just ordinary Portland cement. And because of its whitish
colour, it gives concrete a lighter, cleaner appearance.
DATA QUALITY

For the Life Cycle Assessment calculations, Simapro 7.3.3 has been used, applying Ecoinvent v2.2 LCIs for transport and the
upstream and downstream processes.
The base year 2011 has been selected to acquire the inventory data. For the electricity mix base data from 2013 was used
because the switch to another supplier has been made.

LIFE CYLCE STAGES

Steel
pig iron
production

System
Blast furnace slag boundary
(cut-off)

A1 Quenching
process

Truck
transport

Trans-
shipment
Production processes suppliers

A2 Shipment

Trans-
shipment

On-site
transport
Preliminary transport phase

A3 Production
processes:
drying,
grinding,
separation.

Production process producer

A4 Transport to
customer

Ecocem Ecocem Superfine Transport phase

at customer at customer
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ECOCEM
PRODUCT STAGE (A1 -3)

Impact category Unit A1 A2 A3

Abiotic depletion, non fuel kg Sb 5,56E-06 3,12E-06 3,03E-05
Abiotic depletion, fuel kg Sb 2,85E-02 1,26E-01 1,56E-01
Global warming kg CO2 3,82E+00 1,89E+01 1,89E+01
Ozone layer depletion kg CFK-11 4,11E-07 2,17E-06 2,50E-06
Photochemical ozone creation kg ethene 3,35E-03 2,15E-02 4,03E-03
Acidification for soil and water kg SO2 4,86E-02 3,90E-01 2,17E-02
Eutrophication kg PO43- 4,17E-03 3,72E-02 3,03E-03
Human toxicity kg 1,4 DB 1,07E+00 1,38E+01 6,87E+00
Ecotoxicity, fresh water kg 1,4 DB 4,95E-02 2,44E-01 4,39E-02
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) kg 1,4 DB 2,00E+02 1,60E+03 8,63E+02
Ecotoxicity, terrestrial kg 1.4 DB 1,23E-02 4,32E-02 1,14E-01
Parameter Unit A1 A2 A3
renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA NA
renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA NA
renewable primary energy total MJ 2,89E+00 3,96E+00 2,88E+02
non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA NA
non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA NA
non-renewable primary energy total MJ 7,21E+01 2,95E+02 3,38E+02
use of secondary material Kg NA NA NA
use of renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA NA
use of non-renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA NA
use of net fresh water M3 3,80E-03 7,00E-03 3,11E-03
hazardous waste disposed Kg 9,75E+00 1,44E+01 7,51E+00
non hazardous waste disposed Kg 1,03E+00 1,26E+00 5,58E+00
radioactive waste disposed Kg 6,86E-02 9,86E-02 3,79E-02
Components for re-use Kg 8,89E-02 1,42E-01 5,28E-02
Materials for recycling Kg 4,39E-03 4,18E-03 3,09E-03
Materials for energy recovery Kg 1,40E-02 7,49E-02 2,49E-02
Exported energy MJ NA NA NA
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ECOCEM Superfine
PRODUCT STAGE (A1 -3)

Impact category Unit A1 A2 A3

Abiotic depletion, non fuel kg Sb 5,56E-06 3,12E-06 8,07E-05
Abiotic depletion, fuel kg Sb 2,85E-02 1,26E-01 1,76E-01
Global warming kg CO2 3,82E+00 1,89E+01 2,23E+01
Ozone layer depletion kg CFK-11 4,11E-07 2,17E-06 2,67E-06
Photochemical ozone creation kg ethene 3,35E-03 2,15E-02 5,46E-03
Acidification for soil and water kg SO2 4,86E-02 3,90E-01 3,30E-02
Eutrophication kg PO43- 4,17E-03 3,72E-02 4,97E-03
Human toxicity kg 1,4 DB 1,07E+00 1,38E+01 1,46E+01
Ecotoxicity, fresh water kg 1,4 DB 4,95E-02 2,44E-01 8,06E-02
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) kg 1,4 DB 2,00E+02 1,60E+03 1,01E+03
Ecotoxicity, terrestrial kg 1.4 DB 1,23E-02 4,32E-02 2,90E-01
Parameter Unit A1 A2 A3
renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA NA
renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA NA
renewable primary energy total MJ 2,89E+00 3,96E+00 7,91E+02
non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA NA
non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA NA
non-renewable primary energy total MJ 7,21E+01 2,95E+02 3,81E+02
use of secondary material Kg NA NA NA
use of renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA NA
use of non-renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA NA
use of net fresh water M3 3,80E-03 7,00E-03 6,45E-03
hazardous waste disposed Kg 9,75E+00 1,44E+01 1,50E+01
non hazardous waste disposed Kg 1,03E+00 1,26E+00 1,48E+01
radioactive waste disposed Kg 6,86E-02 9,86E-02 6,71E-02
Components for re-use Kg 8,89E-02 1,42E-01 9,02E-02
Materials for recycling Kg 4,39E-03 4,18E-03 7,28E-03
Materials for energy recovery Kg 1,40E-02 7,49E-02 5,43E-02
Exported energy MJ NA NA NA
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION Ecocem
CONSTRUCTION PROCES STAGE (A4 -5)

Cradle to
Impact category Unit A4 customers
gate
Abiotic depletion, non fuel kg Sb 2,46E-05 6,36E-05
Abiotic depletion, fuel kg Sb 6,63E-02 3,76E-01
Global warming kg CO2 9,12E+00 5,07E+01
Ozone layer depletion kg CFK-11 1,48E-06 6,56E-06
Photochemical ozone creation kg ethene 6,57E-03 3,54E-02
Acidification for soil and water kg SO2 4,43E-02 5,04E-01
Eutrophication kg PO43- 1,00E-02 5,43E-02
Human toxicity kg 1,4 DB 2,52E+00 2,43E+01
Ecotoxicity, fresh water kg 1,4 DB 1,12E-01 4,50E-01
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) kg 1,4 DB 4,62E+02 3,13E+03
Ecotoxicity, terrestrial kg 1.4 DB 1,99E-02 1,90E-01
Parameter Unit
renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA
renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA
renewable primary energy total MJ 1,75E+00 2,97E+02
non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA
non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA
non-renewable primary energy total MJ 1,53E+02 8,58E+02
use of secondary material kg NA NA
use of renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA
use of non-renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA
use of net fresh water m3 5,97E-03 1,99E-02
hazardous waste disposed kg 3,41E+00 3,51E+01
non hazardous waste disposed kg 3,16E+00 1,10E+01
radioactive waste disposed kg 3,25E-02 2,38E-01
Components for re-use kg 2,55E-02 3,09E-01
Materials for recycling kg 1,72E-02 2,89E-02
Materials for energy recovery kg 4,72E-02 1,61E-01
Exported energy MJ NA NA
 ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION Ecocem Superfine
CONSTRUCTION PROCES STAGE (A4 -5)

Cradle to
Impact category Unit A4 customers
gate
Abiotic depletion, non fuel kg Sb 2,46E-05 1,14E-04
Abiotic depletion, fuel kg Sb 6,63E-02 3,96E-01
Global warming kg CO2 9,12E+00 5,41E+01
Ozone layer depletion kg CFK-11 1,48E-06 6,73E-06
Photochemical ozone creation kg ethene 6,57E-03 3,69E-02
Acidification for soil and water kg SO2 4,43E-02 5,16E-01
Eutrophication kg PO43- 1,00E-02 5,63E-02
Human toxicity kg 1,4 DB 2,52E+00 3,20E+01
Ecotoxicity, fresh water kg 1,4 DB 1,12E-01 4,86E-01
Ecotoxicity, marine water (MAETP) kg 1,4 DB 4,62E+02 3,27E+03
Ecotoxicity, terrestric kg 1.4 DB 1,99E-02 3,65E-01
Parameter Unit
renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA
renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA
renewable primary energy total MJ 1,75E+00 7,99E+02
non-renewable primary energy ex. raw materials MJ NA NA
non-renewable primary energy used as raw materials MJ NA NA
non-renewable primary energy total MJ 1,53E+02 9,01E+02
use of secondary material kg NA NA
use of renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA
use of non-renewable secondary fuels MJ NA NA
use of net fresh water m3 5,97E-03 2,32E-02
hazardous waste disposed kg 3,41E+00 4,26E+01
non hazardous waste disposed kg 3,16E+00 2,02E+01
radioactive waste disposed kg 3,25E-02 2,67E-01
Components for re-use kg 2,55E-02 3,46E-01
Materials for recycling kg 1,72E-02 3,31E-02
Materials for energy recovery kg 4,72E-02 1,90E-01
Exported energy MJ NA NA

ACCOUNTABILITY
CEN standard EN 15804:2012 serves as the basis for the core Product Category Rules for developing this EPD.
Independent verification of the declaration has been carried out according to EN ISO 14025:2010, by the eternal third party

The data on this MRPI®-certificate are based on the guidelines from the SBK protocol of November 2011 and the MRPI®-review
protocol for the NEN8006:2004, version 2.0.

As a general rule, a comparison or evaluation of EPD data is only possible when all of the data records to be compared have
been drawn up in accordance with EN 15804, and the building context and/or product-specific performance features are taken
into consideration.

Stichting MRPI
Postbus 1475
3430 BL Nieuwegein
info@mrpi.nl