FibaTape® Drywall Tape: Original White & Yellow, Mold-X, Veneer

Declaration details

Manufacturer

ADFORS Saint-Gobain

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2025-058-0331-01.1

Date of issue

March 3, 2025

Valid until

March 3, 2030

Product category rules (PCR)

Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.01 (version 1.01)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017

Functional unit

1 m2 of product jointing tape for plasterboard

System boundary

Cradle to gate with other options (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4)

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

Saint-Gobain ADFORS - Albion, NY (Saint-Gobain ADFORS, 14770 East Ave, Albion, NY 14411, USA)

Product category

Finishes › Gypsum

Product service life

75 years

Verifier

Gaurav Das

LCA software

GaBi 10.0

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of product jointing tape for plasterboard.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Resource Use Indicators

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Carbon Emissions and Removals

ND = not declared. Life cycle modules: A1-A3 product stage, A4-A5 construction process, B use stage, C end of life, D benefits and loads beyond the system boundary.

Material composition

Hazardous substances

No regulated hazardous or dangerous substances are included in this product.

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Average truck trailer

Transport distance

2500 km

Capacity utilization

85%

Weight of products transported

0.057 kg

Packaging mass

0.0116 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected with mixed construction waste

0.057 kg

Landfill

0.057 kg

Product or material for final disposal

0.057 kg

Product description

FibaTape® is a self-adhesive fiberglass joint tape for drywall finishing. It adheres directly to joints so less compound is required to coat for easy application. Fiberglass mesh is thin and easy to conceal with joint compound, while providing stronger joints with increased crack resistance. The open-fiber construction eliminates bubbles and blisters, compared to paper drywall tapes.

This EPD covers the Original White & Yellow, Mold-X, and Veneer FibaTape products. The brightness of Original Yellow tape hides beneath joint compound, providing a visual cue of proper coverage. Mold-X tape contains antimicrobial compounds, inhibiting mold growth in installations with higher humidity. FibaTape Veneer is the go-to tape for custom plaster finishes.

Interpretation

For all environmental impact categories, most of the impact comes from the production of raw materials used in the product. In particular, for climate change, the production of raw materials (A1) represent about 75% of total GHG emissions mainly influenced by the production of glass fiber. The contribution profile is similar for resource use indicators (energy and water).

For waste production, most waste is produced in the C module because it is in this step that the disposal of the product is accounted. However, this conclusion concerns only non-hazardous waste disposed, while the other categories of waste (hazardous, radioactive, etc.) are mainly created during the production phase.

Contribution of the A2 module remains low (<5%) for every indicator. The A3 module can have a relevant contribution for some impact categories, representing up to 25% of the impact for some indicators, mainly linked to energy use and waste production in the plant.