EPD: Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber, 9.4 mm, 1.92 kg/m2 (Shaw Flooring)

The product is a residential broadloom carpet with Nylon-6 face fiber. Nylon-6 face fiber is made from virgin polymer. The face fiber is tufted into a primary backing sheet, latex is added to hold in the fiber, and a woven secondary backing layer is added. This declaration covers all products/styles consisting of Residential Broadloom Carpet backing and Nylon-6 face fiber, with face weights ranging from 11 oz per sq. yd. (osy) to 100 osy, and a weighted average face weight of 24.68 osy. The products fall under CSI 09 68 00 and UNSPSC 3161719 classification codes.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Flooring

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

13.7 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

9.4 mm, 1.92 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

60e98782f2756b34bda795e8

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.144.1

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR UL Environment PCR Part B: Flooring EPD Requirements, v2.0 (September 28, 2018)

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040, EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi