EPD: Portland-limestone cement, ASTM C989, NewCem® (Lafarge, Seattle plant)

This EPD reports environmental transparency information for NewCem® produced at Lafarge’s Seattle, WA plant. Slag cement is a hydraulic cement produced from granulated blast-furnace slag that has been ground to cement fineness, with or without additions. Slag cement is a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) typically used in concretes and mortars to replace a portion of the portland cement in, and augment the performance of, concrete and mortars.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Lafarge, Seattle plant

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

washington, USA

Product name:

Portland-limestone cement

Commercial names:

NewCem®

Material type:

Cement, binders and additives

Material subtype:

Cement

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.0934 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

ASTM C989

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

65dc2dfa2e0b0639df8d9a00

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

EPD-607

EPD program:

ASTM

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR for Portland, Blended, Masonry, Mortar, and Plastic (Stucco) Cements v3.2, September 2021 serves as the sub-category PCR.

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent