Carboxane 2000

Declaration details

Manufacturer

Carboline

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2024-017-0106-01.1

Date of issue

March 28, 2024

Valid until

March 28, 2029

Product category rules (PCR)

PCR for Architectural Coatings (version 1)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2007

Functional unit

1 m2 of covered and protected substrate for 60 years of product

System boundary

Cradle to grave (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4)

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

Carboline - Green Bay, WI (2122 Angie Ave, Green Bay, WI 54302, USA)

Product category

Finishes › PaintingAndCoating

Product SKU

2000WITE9SDD, 2000WITEAT4D, 20000908BHSD

Product service life

10 years

Verifier

Anna Lasso, Smart EPD

LCA software

SimaPro 9.5

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of covered and protected substrate for 60 years of product.

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

TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CAS 13463-67-7)

METHYL N-AMYL KETONE (CAS 110-43-0)

CATALYST (Proprietary)

TOLUENE (CAS 108-88-3)

REACTANT (Proprietary)

META-XYLENE (CAS 108-38-3)

PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER (CAS 107-98-2)

PARA-XYLENE (CAS 106-42-3)

ETHYL BENZENE (CAS 100-41-4)

ORTHO-XYLENE (CAS 95-47-6)

2-METHOXY-1-PROPANOL (CAS 1589-47-5)

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Truck and Trailer

Transport distance

1276 km

Capacity utilization

33%

Weight of products transported

1.31 kg

Packaging mass

0.152 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately

0.131 kg

Collected with mixed construction waste

1.179 kg

Landfill

1.179 kg

Incineration

0.131 kg

Product or material for final disposal

1.31 kg

Product description

Carboxane 2000 is an isocyanate free, ultra-durable coating that provides outstanding color and gloss retention as well as excellent corrosion protection for exterior exposures. When used over a suitable primer (as a two coat system) Carboxane 2000 provides the barrier, corrosion resistance properties, and weatherability normally achieved with a three-coat system (primer, epoxy intermediate with an acrylic-polyurethane finish) for most environments. This significantly speeds up the painting process, saves labor, and saves money without sacrificing performance. This tightly cross-linked film utilizes a UV-resistant siloxane binder resulting in a finish with excellent corrosion protection and weathering performance that far exceeds aliphatic polyurethanes.

Interpretation

Data was collected for 12 month periods spanning calendar years 2022 and 2023 to ensure the representativeness of business activities and post-consumer materials. Manufacturing data represents Carboline’s production facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Secondary data was obtained from ecoinvent v3.9.1, representing the most recent years available. The overall quality of the data used is considered representative of the product systems.

The system boundary is cradle to grave, excluding: construction of major capital equipment; research and development activities; point of sale infrastructure; coating applicator and its maintenance and operation; human labor and employee transport; raw material, forming, and disposal impacts from secondary/tertiary packaging; disposal of packaging materials not associated with final product; impacts associated with tool (mop) required for maintenance cleaning; building operational energy and water use; deconstruction and demolition.

Overall, the production and construction stages (modules A1-A4, 30% of total impact) combined with the replacement module of the use stage (B4, 50-65% of total impact), have the highest impact across all impact categories , followed by the end-of-life stage (C1-C4). Note that the B4 module includes the A1-A4 modules for each recoat required for the product’s lifetime. The upstream raw material phase (A1) is the primary contributor to all impact categories. This is largely due to the number of different raw material processes required to produce the product.

The construction phase (A4), includes the transportation of the product from manufacturing to the customer. The transportation miles from the point of sale to the application site (A4) account for low impacts across all impact categories.

The use phase includes maintenance cleaning and recoats of the product. The maintenance of the product provides marginal contribution to the overall impact categories. As mentioned above, the replacement module (B4) is the primary impact driver for all the products.

Waste disposal (C4) emerges as a major contributor to eutrophication and global warming. Waste processing (C3) significantly impacts carcinogenicity, ecotoxicity, and global warming. Waste transport (C2) exhibits relatively low overall impact.