EPD: Sodium hydroxide, dry matter (DM) content: 50% (Borregaard As)

Sodium hydroxide is a versatile alkali and is used for a variety of application areas such as in the manufacture of pulp and paper, alumina, soap and detergents, petroleum products and chemical production. Other applications include water treatment, food, textiles, metal processing, mining, glass making and others.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Borregaard As

Manufacturer:

Borregaard

Country of manufacturer:

norway

Product name:

Sodium hydroxide

Material type:

Coatings and pastes

Material subtype:

Explosives and other chemicals

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

0.0700 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

dry matter (DM) content: 50%

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

65932a313e709d15c0ec8439

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

NEPD-3016-1686-EN

EPD program:

EPD Norge

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR Basic organic chemicals 2011:17 v. 2.11 (Environdec 2019)

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent