EPD: Reinforcement steel bars, manufacturer North America average, 7843 kg/m3, 490 lb/ft3 (Gerdau)

With Gerdau’s Hot-Rolled Rebar, rolled from continuous cast billets, customers have the ability to choose the products best meeting their construction requirements, from dowel bars and mine anchor bolts, to coil and straight rebar, as well as epoxy-coated rebar and a proprietary zinc and polymer coated rebar (ZBAR) for added corrosion resistance. Gerdau rebar is manufactured from recycled steel, demonstrating the company’s commitment to environmentallyresponsible steel production. This Environmental Product Declaration is for 1 metric ton of fabricated Carbon Steel Rebar produced by Gerdau in North America. Carbon Steel Rebar is manufactured from steel scrap, melted in an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) followed by hot rolling, and by transport to Gerdau fabrication shops and fabrication.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Gerdau

Manufacturer:

Gerdau

Country of manufacturer:

USA

Product name:

Reinforcement steel bars, manufacturer North America average

Material type:

Steel and other metals

Material subtype:

Reinforcement for concrete (rebar)

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.787 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

7843 kg/m3, 490 lb/ft3

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

59cac7085d96ff7fd240537c

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

SCS-EPD-04306

EPD program:

SCS Global

Publication year:

2016

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR for Designated Steel Construction Products, v1.0

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent, GaBi, USLCI