EPD: Ready-mix concrete, 40 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3, QE401ELCF (Holcim, Queensland plant (March 2023))

Concrete is prepared by mixing cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water, with or without the addition of auxiliary agents and additives. The fresh concrete is placed on the building site or prefabricated in factory moulds, compacted and hardened in the desired shape by the hydration of cement to form concrete. General Australian Standard AS 1379 sets down a number of different ways of specifying and ordering concrete to promote uniformity, efficiency and economy in production and delivery. It refers to two classes of concrete: normal-class and special-class.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Holcim, Queensland plant (March 2023)

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

australia

Product name:

Ready-mix concrete

Commercial names:

QE401ELCF

Material type:

Ready-mix concrete

Material subtype:

Ready-mix concrete for structures (beams, columns, piling)

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

289 kg CO2e/m3

Technical specification:

40 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3

Available units for calculation:

m3, kg, ton, m2

Unique identifier (OCLID):

64bd802e4d41594d09f6b50e

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-04658, ver. March 2023

EPD program:

Australasian EPD System

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR 2019:14 Construction Products, Version 1.11, 2021-02-05

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Internally verified

Upstream database:

ecoinvent