Environmental Product Declaration
BLÜCHER® Channels
by BLÜCHER
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for BLÜCHER® Channels, manufactured by BLÜCHER. Declaration SmartEPD-2025-100-0670-01.4, prepared according to Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.2, valid until December 2, 2030.
- Declared unit
- 1 kg of product of product plus packaging
- Valid until
- December 2, 2030
- PCR
- Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.2
Declaration details
- Manufacturer
- BLÜCHER
- Program operator
- Smart EPD
- Declaration number
- SmartEPD-2025-100-0670-01.4
- Date of issue
- December 2, 2025
- Valid until
- December 2, 2030
- Product category rules (PCR)
- Smart EPD® Part A Product Category Rules for Building and Construction Products and Services, 1000, v1.2 (version 1.2)
- Standard
- ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804+A2:2019/AC:2021
- Declared unit
- 1 kg of product of product plus packaging
- System boundary
- Cradle to grave (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4, D)
- Product specificity
- Product Average
- Manufacturing specificity
- Facility Specific
- Manufacturing plant
- BLÜCHER A/S (Pugdalvej 1, 7480 Vildbjerg, Denmark)
- Product service life
- 60 years
- Verifier
- Vijay Thakur, Individual Verifier
- LCA software
- SimaPro 9.5
- Program instructions
- Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.2.0, March 2025
Life cycle assessment results
Results per 1 kg of product of product plus packaging.
Environmental Impact Assessment Results
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWP- total | kg CO2 eq | 5.13e+0 | 2.39e-1 | 8.11e-2 | 0 | 7.73e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85e-2 | 6.43e-2 | 3.04e-4 | -6.94e-1 |
| GWP- fossil | kg CO2 eq | 5.13e+0 | 2.39e-1 | 7.25e-3 | 0 | 7.62e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85e-2 | 3.17e-2 | 3.04e-4 | -6.92e-1 |
| GWP-biogenic | kg CO2 eq | -6.35e-3 | 2.19e-4 | 7.39e-2 | 0 | 9.54e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69e-5 | 3.26e-2 | 1.74e-7 | -1.07e-3 |
| GWP-luluc | kg CO2 eq | 5.22e-3 | 1.18e-4 | 3.62e-6 | 0 | 9.06e-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.12e-6 | 2.27e-5 | 1.83e-7 | -4.72e-4 |
| ODP | kg CFC11 eq | 2.25e-5 | 5.20e-9 | 1.39e-10 | 0 | 8.52e-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.02e-10 | 4.13e-10 | 8.79e-12 | -1.31e-8 |
| AP | mol H+ eq | 1.54e-2 | 5.22e-4 | 2.21e-5 | 0 | 3.88e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.04e-5 | 1.46e-4 | 2.29e-6 | -2.75e-3 |
| PM | disease incidence | 8.86e-8 | 1.77e-8 | 4.96e-10 | 0 | 3.40e-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.37e-9 | 2.59e-9 | 5.01e-11 | -5.74e-8 |
| IRP | kBq U235 eq | 1.34e-1 | 1.72e-3 | 5.99e-5 | 0 | 2.73e-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33e-4 | 8.90e-4 | 2.00e-6 | -1.74e-2 |
| POCP | kg NMVOC eq | 1.17e-2 | 8.10e-4 | 4.32e-5 | 0 | 2.74e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27e-5 | 1.48e-4 | 3.28e-6 | -3.18e-3 |
| EP-fw | kg P eq | 6.77e-4 | 1.94e-6 | 6.75e-8 | 0 | 7.68e-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50e-7 | 9.20e-7 | 2.96e-9 | -3.21e-5 |
| EP-marine | kg N eq | 3.16e-3 | 1.28e-4 | 5.56e-5 | 0 | 8.99e-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.94e-6 | 5.75e-5 | 8.74e-7 | -5.93e-4 |
| EP-terrestrial | mol N eq | 3.35e-2 | 1.34e-3 | 5.83e-5 | 0 | 7.35e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04e-4 | 4.61e-4 | 9.42e-6 | -6.77e-3 |
| SQI | dimensionless | 1.43e+1 | 2.05e+0 | 6.63e-2 | 0 | 2.35e+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59e-1 | 9.44e-1 | 1.50e-2 | -1.41e+0 |
| WDP | m3 world eq deprived | 1.26e+0 | 1.40e-2 | 9.94e-4 | 0 | 5.10e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08e-3 | 3.51e-3 | 3.34e-4 | -1.62e-1 |
| ADP-fossil | MJ, net calorific value | 5.66e+1 | 3.39e+0 | 9.05e-2 | 0 | 1.40e+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62e-1 | 3.07e-1 | 7.57e-3 | -7.61e+0 |
| ADP-minerals&metals | kg Sb eq | 4.82e-5 | 7.80e-7 | 2.05e-8 | 0 | 7.74e-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.04e-8 | 4.15e-7 | 4.22e-10 | -8.64e-7 |
| ETP-fwio | CTUe | 4.18e+1 | 1.62e+0 | 1.88e-1 | 0 | 1.37e+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25e-1 | 2.71e-1 | 3.35e-3 | -3.31e+0 |
| HTP-cio | CTUh | 9.27e-8 | 1.09e-10 | 3.81e-12 | 0 | 4.36e-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.42e-12 | 4.08e-11 | 1.29e-13 | -1.14e-8 |
| HTP-ncio | CTUh | 2.22e-8 | 2.41e-9 | 1.85e-10 | 0 | 1.17e-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.86e-10 | 7.56e-10 | 1.62e-12 | -6.65e-9 |
Resource Use Indicators
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERE | MJ | 1.19e+0 | 1.31e-2 | 2.69e+0 | 0 | 2.48e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02e-3 | 1.18e-2 | 1.89e-5 | -1.12e-1 |
| PERM | MJ | 2.69e+0 | 0 | -2.69e+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.69e+0 | 0 | 0 |
| PERT | MJ | 3.88e+0 | 1.31e-2 | 0 | 0 | 2.48e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02e-3 | 2.70e+0 | 1.89e-5 | -1.12e-1 |
| PENRE | MJ | 5.66e+1 | 3.39e+0 | 9.05e-2 | 0 | 1.40e+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62e-1 | 3.06e-1 | 7.57e-3 | -7.61e+0 |
| PENRM | MJ | 2.90e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENRT | MJ | 5.66e+1 | 3.39e+0 | 9.05e-2 | 0 | 1.40e+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62e-1 | 3.06e-1 | 7.57e-3 | -7.61e+0 |
| SM | kg | 7.05e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSF | MJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRSF | MJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | m3 | 2.28e-1 | 4.88e-4 | 3.13e-5 | 0 | 1.34e-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.78e-5 | 1.50e-4 | 8.04e-6 | -5.05e-3 |
Waste and Output Flow Indicators
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWD | kg | 7.66e-1 | 8.49e-5 | 8.42e-5 | 0 | 4.40e-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.57e-6 | 4.49e-3 | 9.32e-8 | -1.85e-4 |
| NHWD | kg | 1.59e+0 | 1.68e-1 | 3.28e-1 | 0 | 8.66e-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.30e-2 | 2.57e-2 | 5.00e-2 | -2.32e-1 |
| RWD | kg | 1.48e-4 | 1.11e-6 | 3.86e-8 | 0 | 1.93e-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.63e-8 | 6.93e-7 | 1.12e-9 | -1.33e-5 |
| CRU | kg | 1.63e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MFR | kg | 8.40e-3 | 0 | 1.20e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.50e-1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | kg | 6.76e-8 | 0 | 2.00e-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EEE | MJ | 1.62e-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EET | MJ | 2.18e-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| Material/Component Category | Origin | % Mass |
|---|---|---|
| Stainless Steel | Europe | 100 |
| Packaging material | Origin | Mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardboard | Europe | 0.12 |
| PE Film | Europe | 0.002 |
| Pallet | Europe | 0.17 |
| Biogenic carbon content | kg C per kg |
|---|---|
| Biogenic carbon content in product | 0 |
| Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging | 0.145 |
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
- 16-32 metric ton, EURO6 Truck
- Transport distance
- 1000 km
- Capacity utilization
- 37%
- Packaging mass
- 0.292 kg
End of life (C1-C4)
- Collected with mixed construction waste
- 1 kg
- Recycling
- .90
- Landfill
- .10
- Product or material for final disposal
- .10
Product description
BLÜCHER® channels are manufactured in accordance with EN 1253. In addition, they are approved through HACCP Food Safety Programme – Australia, HACCP Food Safety Programme – Europe, AUS - WMKT00204 – 24, and NO PS3079.
The range of BLÜCHER® channel options is made to discharge of large amounts of water in areas such as restaurants, supermarkets, shopping centers, the local butcher, fish shop, bakeries, and many other applications.
Interpretation
The analysis of BLÜCHER® products provides useful insights regarding the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts. The LCA results also identify where substantial impacts are occurring to allow further process and materials improvements to be implemented by BLÜCHER.
The cradle-to-grave impacts for Channels had the largest contributions from A1 Raw Materials Extraction and Processing and A3 Manufacturing, and B3 Maintenance. For GWP-total, A3 has the largest percent contribution for Channels at 43.4%.
For all other impact categories the A1 or A3 phase had the largest contribution. This is to be expected as the Use Phase has minimal activities and we expected the Raw Materials and Manufacturing to have the largest contribution to the environmental impacts.
LCIA results are relative expressions and do not predict impacts on category endpoints, the exceeding of thresholds, safety margins or risks. EPDs are comparable only when they follow the same PCR, functional unit and system boundary. The full EPD (PDF) contains the methodology, scenario assumptions and verification statement.