EPD: Bulk Continuous Filament (BCF) yarns, ECONYL® Direct Extrusion Yarns (Aquafil S.p.A.)

ECONYL® BCF yarns are bulk continuous filament yarns, made out of 100% recycled PA6 polymer. 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® Direct Extrusion Yarns (dope dyed) group of Bulk Continuous Filament yarns produced in the USA. 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:

slovenia, italy

Product name:

Bulk Continuous Filament (BCF) yarns

Commercial names:

ECONYL® Direct Extrusion Yarns

Material type:

Plastics, membranes and roofing

Material subtype:

Textiles and wallpapers

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

1.39 kg CO2e/kg

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

64c6963fbe11b61a4362e027

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-08204

EPD program:

International EPD System

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14 Construction products, version 1.2.5 C-PCR-015 SYNTHETIC CARPET YARN (CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT)

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi