EXTREN® Series 500

Declaration details

Manufacturer

Strongwell

Program operator

Smart EPD

Declaration number

SmartEPD-2026-150-1008-01.3

Date of issue

August 7, 2026

Valid until

August 7, 2031

Product category rules (PCR)

EPD International PCR for Construction Products 2019:14 (EN 15804:A2:2019/AC:2021) v2.0.1 (version 2.0.1)

Standard

ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804+A2:2019/AC:2021

Declared unit

1 kg of product

System boundary

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

Product specificity

Product Specific

Manufacturing specificity

Facility Specific

Manufacturing plant

Strongwell Bristol, VA Plant (400 Commonwealth Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201, USA)

Product category

CastDecksAndUnderlayment

Verifier

Terrie Boguski

LCA software

SimaPro 10.3

Program instructions

Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.2.0, March 2025

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 kg of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Resource Use Indicators

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

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

NA

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type

Diesel

Vehicle type

Truck

Transport distance

1960 km

Capacity utilization

50%

Weight of products transported

1 kg

Packaging mass

0.097 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected with mixed construction waste

1.019 kg

Landfill

1.019 kg

Product or material for final disposal

1 kg

Product description

EXTREN® Series 500 is a pultruded fiberglass product. It is produced with a polyester resin, in an olive green color, providing a general-purpose resin system with excellent corrosion properties. It is suited for structural framing, support systems, platforms, and fabricated structures across a broad range of industrial, commercial, and infrastructure applications where a lightweight, corrosion-resistant alternative to steel or aluminum is required and is manufactured at Strongwell's Bristol, Virginia facility. Although the product carries a warranty of 1 year, it is expected to last the lifetime of the structure on which it is installed.

Interpretation

The cradle-to-gate GWP of EXTREN® Series 500 is 2.24E+00 kg CO₂ eq per kg of declared product. Raw material extraction (A1) is the dominant contributor at 75% of total GWP, driven by polyester resin and glass fiber reinforcement production. Transport of raw materials (A2) contributes 5%. The manufacturing stage (A3) accounts for 21% of GWP, primarily from electricity consumption at the VA facility using the US-SERC grid (0.545 kg CO₂-eq/kWh); the lower A3 contribution compared to MN products reflects the lower carbon intensity of the SERC grid relative to MRO. Acidification potential (AP) is 6.12E-03 mol H⁺ eq, with A1 materials the primary source. Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADP-fossil) is 1.76E+01 MJ, NCV. Net water deprivation potential (WDP) is negative (−8.19E+00 m³ world eq.), indicating a net water benefit at the system boundary. Photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP) is 6.35E-03 kg NMVOC eq. Freshwater eutrophication potential (EP-fw) is 3.81E-04 kg P eq. No secondary materials or renewable secondary fuels are used in the production of this product.