EPD: Ready-mix concrete, 32 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3, ECOPact, VE322EF2 (Holcim, Victoria plant (2024))

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, Victoria plant (2024)

Manufacturer:

Holcim

Country of manufacturer:

australia

Product name:

Ready-mix concrete

Commercial names:

ECOPact, VE322EF2

Material type:

Ready-mix concrete

Material subtype:

Ready-mix concrete for external walls and floors

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

242 kg CO2e/m3

Technical specification:

32 Mpa, 2400 kg/m3

Available units for calculation:

m3, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

6662fc46bcf4e52c9d4989bb

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

S-P-04657, ver5

EPD program:

Australasian EPD System

Publication year:

2024

Product category rules (PCR):

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

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Internally verified

Upstream database:

ecoinvent