EPD: Surface treated wire rod, 7850 kg/m3, Surface treated wire rod (voestalpine AG)

Wire rod made by voestalpine in St. Peter Freienstein is the base product for lots of applications, that require un- or low alloyed steel in round shape. Wire rod is hot rolled in dimensions from 5 to 52 mm. A large part of the produced wire rod is delivered to voestalpines own drawing facilities Wire Austria, Wire Germany, Wire Italy and Special Wire for further processing. Many customers use wire rod directly to manufacture finished- or semi-finished products. In order to provide a perfect surface finish for further production processes at customer facilities (e.g., drawing, cold forging), voestalpine Wire Rod Austria is able to apply various coatings on the wire rod.

Manufacturer legal entity:

voestalpine AG

Manufacturer:

voestalpine

Country of manufacturer:

austria

Product name:

Surface treated wire rod

Commercial names:

Surface treated wire rod

Material type:

Steel and other metals

Material subtype:

Other steel/iron

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

2.76 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

7850 kg/m3

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

6507ea96f494c01dbdebfdae

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

EPD-VOE-20230105-IBC2-EN

EPD program:

IBU

Publication year:

2023

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR Structural steels, 01.08.2021

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi