EPD: Bulk continuous filament (BCF) yarns for carpet weaving, twisted, ECONYL® twisted and heat set yarn (dope dyed) (Aquafil S.p.A.)

ECONYL® BCF yarns are bulk continuous filament yarns, made out of 100 % recycled PA6 polymer. BCF yarns can be further reprocessed by twisting and/or heat setting. As such are delivered to customers for manufacturing carpet tiles and tufted or woven carpets, within the scope of construction product. This EPD refers to the ECONYL® Twisted and Heat Set yarn (dope dyed) groups of Bulk Continuous Filament yarns produced in China. The group of yarn is consisting of several similar products, but different in terms of parameters that are not significant for the group of products.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Aquafil S.p.A.

Manufacturer:

Aquafil

Country of manufacturer:

china

Product name:

Bulk continuous filament (BCF) yarns for carpet weaving, twisted

Commercial names:

ECONYL® twisted and heat set yarn (dope dyed)

Material type:

Plastics, membranes and roofing

Material subtype:

Textiles and wallpapers

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

1.82 kg CO2e/kg

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

64bd7e994d41594d09f6b08b

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-08208

EPD program:

International EPD System

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14 Construction products, version 1.2.5 and C-PCR-015 Synthetic carpet yarns (construction product)

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi