EPD: Blast-furnace cement, ASTM C989 / C989M, AASHTO M302, NewCem (Lafarge, Seattle Plant)

This EPD reports environmental transparency information for OneCem® produced at Lafarge’s Richmond, BC plant. Slag cement is a hydraulic cement produced from granulated blast-furnace slag that has been ground to cement fineness, with or without additions. Slag cement is a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) typically used in concretes and mortars to replace a portion of the portland cement in, and augment the performance of, concrete and mortars.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Lafarge, Seattle Plant

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

washington, USA

Product name:

Blast-furnace cement

Commercial names:

NewCem

Material type:

Cement, binders and additives

Material subtype:

Cement

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.0934 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

ASTM C989 / C989M, AASHTO M302

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

65dc2dfa2e0b0639df8d9a02

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

EPD-607

EPD program:

ASTM

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR for PCR for Slag Cement v2.0 (UN CPC 3744 – Slag Cement), December 2020

Environmental standard:

ISO 14044

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent