EPD: Portland-limestone cement, Type GU / HS (Lafarge Canada, Exshaw Plant)

This EPD reports environmental transparency information for General Use (GU, Type I/II), High Sulphate (HS, Type V), General Use Limestone (GUL, Type IL), High Sulphate Limestone (HSL, Type IL – HS), High Early (HE, Type III), and Oil Well G (OWG) cements produced by Lafarge at its Exshaw, AB 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 Exshaw cements are sold in bulk

Manufacturer legal entity:

Lafarge Canada, Exshaw Plant

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

alberta, canada

Product name:

Portland-limestone cement

Material type:

Cement, binders and additives

Material subtype:

Cement

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.838 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

Type GU / HS

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

621ba4c320d37f41c9e0a272

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

EPD-290

EPD program:

ASTM

Publication year:

2022

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