EPD: Aluminium billet, 81% recycled content (Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd)

Hydro Low Carbon Recycled Aluminium 4.0 is a forthcoming aluminium billet (not yet into the market) by Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd in Tibshelf. This aluminium billet is an intermediate product which feeds other processing steps for the production of other products, mainly profiles for the building sector. Aluminium scrap and primary ingots are melted, with the eventual addition of alloying elements, and billets produced through a casting process.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd

Manufacturer:

Hydro Aluminium

Country of manufacturer:

unitedKingdom

Product name:

Aluminium billet

Material type:

Steel and other metals

Material subtype:

Aluminium

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

3.49 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

81% recycled content

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

64ebb38c2899e6537de1b729

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-06998

EPD program:

International EPD System

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14 Construction products, version 1.2.5, 2022-11-01

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A1, EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi