Fermacell Gains EPD For Gypsum Fibreboard

Specialist building panel manufacturer Fermacell has revealed that its gypsum fibreboards have been awarded an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).

The certification (EPD-XEL-2009411-D) follows an independent
life cycle assessment (by Institut Bauen und Umwelt eV) that reviewed raw material extraction and energy generation, raw
material transport and the actual production of coated gypsum fibreboards including packaging and disposal.
An EPD is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. The Fermacell boards were evaluated for renewable and non-renewable primary energy and the potential for global warming,
acidification, eutrophication, as well as for photochemical ozone
creation and ozone depletion.

The declaration covers Fermacell boards for internal walls and
external rainscreen backing as well as ceilings and floors and includes
the Greenline board which features a special coating designed to
absorb and neutralise volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from
the air for good.
The EPD according to ISO 14025 confirms that no special tools are
required for the handling,processing and cutting of the
boards, that the boards are recyclable and that they have a long useful life of at least 50 years.
For more info about the gypsum fibreboard range, contactFermacell UK on 0121 311 3480 or visit www.fermacell.co.uk