EPD: Manganese railway crossing block/frog (voestalpine Railway Systems JEZ S.L. (2021))

The analysed product is a manganese-crossing block manufactured at the JEZ production plant, in Laudio-Llodio. The crossing block is the centre part of the crossing and the function is to guide the wheels in the intersection through the crossing area of a turnout.

Manufacturer legal entity:

voestalpine Railway Systems JEZ S.L. (2021)

Manufacturer:

voestalpine

Country of manufacturer:

spain

Product name:

Manganese railway crossing block/frog

Material type:

Steel and other metals

Material subtype:

Other metals

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

2.067 kg CO2e/kg

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

63184e17eacb8327acad0fe0

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-03030, rev. 2021

EPD program:

International EPD System

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR -2019:14 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent