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EPD: Structural steel product, hot-rolled, North America average, 7850 kg/m3 (Gerdau)

Gerdau is a global leader in the production of hot-rolled structural products. Gerdau Structural steel is manufactured from recycled steel – both pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap, demonstrating the company’s commitment to environmentally-responsible steel production. From hospitals in Montreal to schools in Texas, from data halls to fulfillment centers across North America, and from the Panama Canal to the bays of Alaska, Gerdau beams and piling products have proven the company’s commitment to consistently high production standards. Gerdau produces four distinct beam shapes in North America, providing a range of geometries to suit applications from construction to manufacturing. Gerdau also produces three primary categories of piling, typically used in deep foundation and geo-technical construction projects, such as foundations, marine, environmental and transportation. The Gerdau Steel Mills produces Wide Flange Beams, Miscellaneous Beams, Standard I-Beams, H-Piling, PS Flat Sheet Piling, and other structural size shapes. This Environmental Product Declaration is for 1 metric ton of fabricated structural steel produced by Gerdau facilities located in North American. The specific facilities included in the average are listed on the final page of this EPD. Structural steel is manufactured from steel scrap, melted in an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) followed by hot rolling, and by transport to external fabrication shops for fabrication of the final product.

Manufacturer legal entity:
Gerdau
Manufacturer:
Country of manufacturer:
northAmerica
Product name:
Structural steel product, hot-rolled, North America average
Material type:
Steel and other metals
Material subtype:
Structural steel and steel profiles

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):
0.817 kg CO2e/kg
Technical specification:
7850 kg/m3
Available units for calculation:
kg, ton, m3
Unique identifier (OCLID):
61ed96cca5b07d436a46edda

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:
SCS-EPD-07504
EPD program:
SCS Global
Publication year:
2021
Product category rules (PCR):
PCR Guidance for Version 3.2. UL Environment, December 12 2018. PCR Guidance for Building-Related Products and Services Part B: Designated Steel Construction Product EPD Requirements. UL Environment. V.2. August 2020.
Environmental standard:
ISO 14040, EN15804+A1
Verification status:
Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)
Upstream database:
ecoinvent