EPD: Portland cement, GU-Type I/II (Lafarge, Bath plant)

This EPD reports environmental transparency information for General Use (GU, Type I/II), General Use Limestone (GUL, Type IL) and High Early (HE, Type III) cements produced by Lafarge at its Bath, ON plant. Cements are hydraulic binders and are manufactured by grinding cement clinker and other main or minor constituents into a finely ground, usually grey colored mineral powder. When mixed with water, cement acts as a glue to bind together the sand, gravel, or crushed stone to form concrete, one of the most durable, resilient, and widely used construction materials in the world. The Table below sets out each cement type constituents and applicable standards. All Bath cements are sold in bulk.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Lafarge, Bath plant

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

ontario, USA

Product name:

Portland cement

Material type:

Cement, binders and additives

Material subtype:

Cement

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.843 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

GU-Type I/II

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

61fd2a7900545c35e64a86b9

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

EPD-264

EPD program:

ASTM

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR for Portland, Blended, Masonry, Mortar, and Plastic (Stucco) Cements v.3.1,

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent