Steel

production

Steel Manu-
recycling facturing

Applications
(use-reuse-repair)

GreenCoat®
– color coated steel sheets and coils

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

In accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804 +A1
S-P-01922, version 1.0
UN CPC 412
 GREENCOAT ® IN AWARD-WINNING ARCHITEC TURE
Tin House, London
Architect: Henning Stummel,
Henning Stummel Architects Ltd.

CONTENT
1. SSAB’s vision – a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world 3
2. SSAB in the circular economy 3
3. Product 4
3.1 Technical information and application 4
3.2 Product composition 4
3.3 Compliance with chemical legislation 6
4. Production 7
4.1 Production sites 7
4.2 Labeling and packaging 7
4.3 Sourcing and transportation 7
5. Recycling and waste processing 8
6. Information about safe use 8
6.1 Safety 8
7. LCA information 9
8. Scope of declaration 10
9. Environmental performance 11
10. Additional information 12
11. Mandatory statements 12
12. Program-related information and verification 12
13. References 13
14. Contact information 13
Annex 1 15
1. SSAB’s vision – a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world
SSAB is a specialized global steel company driven by close have an annual steel production capacity of approximately
relationships with our customers. SSAB develops and markets 8.8 million tonnes. In Sweden and Finland, the integrated
high performance steels that are either high strength or fit blast furnace process is used, whereas in the US, electric
for purpose products designed for better performance and arc furnaces are used in a scrap-based production process.
sustainability. SSAB has been at the forefront of sustainability in many
The company is a leading producer in the global market for ways. With confidence deriving from our traditions, we now
Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) and Quenched & strive to do even more. SSAB aims to be fossil-free as a
Tempered Steels (Q&T). We serve segments such as, auto- company by 2045.
motive, mining and construction with strip, plate and tube SSAB’s environmental management is based on the
products. SSAB’s steels and services help to make end international environmental management systems standard,
products lighter and better engineered, increasing their ISO 14001. All production facilities within the scope of this
strength and lifespan. Environmental Product Declaration have third-party
SSAB has a cost-efficient and flexible production system. ISO 14001 certification.
SSAB’s production plants in Sweden, Finland and the US

2. SSAB in the circular economy

The term circular economy usually is used to describe a encourages the re-use and recycling of all materials. A circular
transition from linear business models, in which products are economy can be applied by adopting a lifecycle approach and
manufactured from raw materials, used and then discarded, to measuring the social, economic and environmental impact at
circular business models, where products or parts are repaired, each stage of a product’s lifecycle, including end of life. In sum-
re-used, returned and recycled. A circular economy promotes mary, steel products promote the core objective of a circular
zero waste in order to create a more sustainable world. economy because steel can be recycled without weakening its
In addition, it supports innovative design to promote recy- properties.
cling, a reduction in the amount of virgin materials used, and

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3. Product
3.1 TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION 3.1.2 COLOR COATED STEEL FAÇADE PRODUCTS
• GreenCoat Hiarc, GreenCoat Hiarc Max – offer excellent
GreenCoat® color coated steel products are used in the weather resistance properties for superior aesthetic
building industry, but also in light engineering, different indoor buildings that are built to last.
applications and transportation. GreenCoat® products are • GreenCoat Anti-Graffiti BT – a highly durable product
typically highly resistant to corrosion, UV radiation and from which graffiti is easily removed.
scratches. They provide builders with a lightweight material
• GreenCoat Pural Farm BT – a highly durable product for
that is easy to work with even down to -15°C.
agricultural buildings, also available as double sided.
Most of our GreenCoat® products feature a Bio-based
Technology (BT) coating with a substantial portion of the tradi-
3.1.3 COLOR COATED STEEL RAINWATER SYSTEM PRODUCTS
tional fossil oil replaced by Swedish rapeseed oil. This patented
• GreenCoat RWS – a double sided, high quality product for
solution reduces the environmental footprint of GreenCoat®
rainwater systems.
products. Being fully Cr(VI)-free, and with its color coating, full
recyclability, compliance with REACH and numerous environ-
mental certifications, GreenCoat® stands at the forefront of 3.1.4 COLOR COATED STEEL INDOOR PRODUCTS
sustainable building solutions. • GreenCoat FoodSafe BT – a product for food business
GreenCoat® products are available in a wide variety of premises.
attractive colors and finishes. The typical thickness range • Polyester Indoor – a product with a wide range of special
is from 0.45 mm to 1.5 mm, but availability depends on the colors and glosses for indoor applications.
product and width concerned. All SSAB color coated products
• Epoxy – a product with excellent adhesive bonding proper-
are manufactured according to EN 10169. The main products
ties used for sandwich panels for indoor applications.
included in the color coated product portfolio are listed below.
• Laminate FoodSafe – a product with excellent scratch resi-
stance properties for the food industry.
3.1.1 COLOR COATED STEEL ROOFING PRODUCTS
• GreenCoat Pural BT – offers the highest level of durability
with very scratch resistant and formable coating for roofing Product-specific technical requirements regarding mechanical
applications. and other properties arise from national and/or international
standards, such as EN 10169 or EN 10346, or customer specific
• GreenCoat PLX Pural BT – offers the highest level of
standards. SSAB’s unique products also have their own specific
durability for long strip roofing.
requirements.
• GreenCoat Pro BT – a highly durable roofing product
For more detailed information about technical product prop-
with optimized properties for tiles and profiles.
erties and the product portfolio, please visit www.ssab.com.
• GreenCoat PLX Pro BT – a unique combination of steel
and coating specially developed for high-end tinsmith
applications. 3.2 PRODUCT COMPOSITION
• GreenCoat PLX Legacy – a tinsmith product for old cultural
historic buildings with special surface to be painted directly 3.2.1 STEEL CHARACTERISTICS
after installation. The base material in color coated products is steel, which is
typically coated with a zinc layer on both sides. Steel is an
• GreenCoat Mica BT – a roofing product with exclusive,
alloy of mainly iron and carbon, with small amounts of other
glittery surface.
alloying elements. These elements improve the chemical and
• GreenCoat Crown BT – a product with optimized properties
physical properties of steel such as strength, ductility, and
for tile profiles and modular roofing. Matt version of the
durability. The alloying elements of steel are physically bonded
product has excellent color and gloss repeatability.
to the steels inherent crystalline structure. End application
• GreenCoat Cool – a roofing product with heat reflecting requirements determine the steel type: structural steels offer
properties. standardized mechanical properties according to EN 10346,
• Rough Matt Polyester – a roofing product with rough while formable steels are used in deep drawing and in tinsmith
appearance and good profiling properties. applications.
• Polyester – a product used in warehouses, agricultural
constructions, halls and sheds.

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3.2.2 ZINC COATING or aesthetic requirements are set for the reverse side, the
The zinc coating (Z, 100 – 350 g/m2) is lead free and has a coating can be selected accordingly. Typical overall reverse
minimum zinc content of 99 %. It protects the steel from side coating thickness is 12 µm. All SSAB color coated products
corrosion in two ways. It is a protective layer keeping oxygen are Cr(VI)-free.
and water away from the steel, but it also acts as a cathodic
protection. This means that at cut edges or in case of damages 3.2.4 TYPICAL PRODUCT COMPOSITION
through the zinc coating, the zinc will sacrifice itself and react Table 1 shows as an example the composition of GreenCoat
to form protective compounds and block further corrosion Hiarc in normal production (excluding packaging materials).
processes. This product is a typical example of a color coated product
used especially within construction industry. The exact com-
3.2.3 PRE-TREATMENT AND COLOR COATINGS position of steel varies according to material standards and
SSAB color coated products typically comprise two paint customer requirements. This information given is based on
layers, on both sides of the strip, and pre-treatment. These color coated steel products produced at SSAB’s sites in both
are typically applied to zinc-coated steel in an automated Finland and Sweden.
process. Paint layers are cured in elevated temperatures in The values provided are based on European Standards EN
a controlled process. Each of the layers has its own function. 10219-1, EN 10149-2, EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4,
The pre-treatment layer improves the corrosion resistance, EN 10025-6, EN 10130, EN 10268, EN10346 and EN 10169
but also gives good adhesion to the primer layer. The primer requirements on maximum concentrations, and included in
layer is used for corrosion protection with corrosion protective Table 1 if the maximum levels according to these standards
additives. Primer layer also gives a good adhesion to the top are 0.1 % by weight, or higher.
coat. The top coat type is chosen based on the end application. More detailed information about the composition of different
The top coat gives the product its color, other chosen visual steels is available from national and international standards as
effects and largely defines the overall performance of the well as from SSAB’s website www.ssab.com.
product. Total thickness of the color coating varies between Typical chemical contents of SSAB color coatings are shown
25 – 50 µm depending on the product. in Table 3 (Annex 1). In the table, the weight percentage of
The reverse side of the sheet is typically painted with a a substance is reported if it is at least 0.1 % of the product’s
two-layer gray reverse side coating which further enhances weight. The weight percentages have been calculated for a
the corrosion resistance of the product. The reverse side color coated product with 0.45 mm steel thickness with Z100
coating is optimized to give a good adhesion in adhesive zinc coating.
bonded or foam filled sandwich panels. If particular technical

TABLE 1. EXAMPLE OF THE GREENCOAT HIARC COMPOSITION

Material Content (%) of total Ingredient Content (%, W/W) CAS number
product weight
Steel Base (S280GD, 0.5 mm) 91.3 Iron (Fe) > 97 7439-89-6
Carbon (C) < 0.20 7440-44-0
Silicon (Si) < 0.60 7440-21-3
Manganese (Mn) < 1.70 7439-96-5
Phosphorus (P) <0.10 N/A
Zinc Coating (Z275) 6.9 Zinc (Zn) > 99 7440-66-6
Aluminum (Al) < 1.0 7429-90-5
Color Coatings 1.8 Other elements 100 N/A

Remarks
Physical state: solid
Odor: odorless
Color: metallic gray
Boiling point: 2,750°C
Melting point: 1,450 – 1,520°C
Steel density: 7,850 kg/m3

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3.3 COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL LEGISLATION Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Candidate List of substances of
very high concern for Authorisation, in levels above 0.01 %
SSAB actively tracks and anticipates future changes in environ- by weight.
mental, safety and chemical legislation and complies with Steel contains very small amounts of impurities originating
valid EU chemical regulations, such as the REACH Regulation from natural raw materials and not added during the steel
1907/2006. Communication and cooperation throughout the production process. The amount of impurities in the steels
supply chain plays an important role and SSAB requires full is minimal and, based on knowledge of the toxicity of these
REACH compliance from its subcontractors. SSAB tracks the substances and their metallurgical bond in the steel matrix,
list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and other does not pose a risk to the environment or human health.
legislative requirements to ensure products meet legal and For the construction industry, the Environmental Product
customer requirements. In addition, SSAB observes and Declaration will give benefits in rating schemes, such as
complies with the requests and recommendations of many BREEAM, LEED and Miljöbyggnad. Additionally, there are
customers to withdraw products containing hazardous sub- specific tools for material evaluation, such as BASTA,
stances in the customer sector. Byggvarubedömningen and SundaHus, where information
SSAB’s steel products do not contain substances of very from this Environmental Product Declaration is needed.
high concern (SVHC) as defined and listed in the European

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4. Production
4.1 PRODUCTION SITES used as appropriate and according to customer requirements.
Paper and plastic film is usually used as the packaging material
SSAB color coated steel coils and sheets are manufactured for cut lengths. The bundles are fastened with strap bands.
at SSAB’s Hämeenlinna and Kankaanpää sites in Finland, and Coils are delivered fastened with or without a base, based
at Finspång site in Sweden. Metal coated and cold rolled steel on the order protected by laminated plastic or cardboard,
strips manufactured at SSAB Hämeenlinna mill in Finland are wrapping paper and plastic or metallic end rings, metallic
used as the substrate for color coated steel products. Hot corner protection and binding straps.
rolled steel typically produced at SSAB’s Raahe site in Finland This section of the declaration is for information purposes
is used as the substrate for metal coated and cold rolled steel. only. The packaging materials are not included in the LCA
Steel production is based on the use of iron ore as a raw mate- study.
rial. However, SSAB uses approximately 20 % of scrap steel in More information about the labeling and packaging can
conjunction with steel production in the Nordics. The use of raw be found at www.ssab.com.
materials and energy has been optimized in steel production.
When scrap steel is used instead of virgin raw materials in
steelmaking, the carbon dioxide emissions originating in steel 4.3 SOURCING AND TRANSPORTATION
production decrease accordingly. Steelmaking at SSAB uses
scrap material from SSAB’s own production processes and The general terms and conditions of all new or renewed raw
material sourced on the scrap steel market. Once steel has material sourcing contracts require compliance with SSAB’s
been made, it can be recycled without weakening its properties. Supplier Sustainability Policy. Ethical values, environmental
At SSAB, steelmaking processes have been continuously concerns and energy efficiency are considered when choosing
advanced and improved. As a result, SSAB’s blast furnaces suppliers. As regards the main raw materials used in steel pro-
today are among the most efficient in the world in terms of duction, iron ore pellets are sourced from Sweden and Russia,
minimizing carbon dioxide emissions from steel production. metallurgical coal from North America, Australia and Russia,
Most of the energy used in ore-based steel production metallurgical coke from Japan, China and Poland, limestone
comes from coal, which is used as a reducing agent in iron- from Sweden, Norway, France and Spain, and scrap from
making. The mineral products formed in SSAB’s iron and steel Sweden, Finland and Russia. Alloys are sourced from multiple
production processes and the by-products generated in the origins including Brazil, Russia, China, South Korea, Chile and
coking process are recycled as industrial raw material or mate- the US. The company’s own logistics unit is responsible for
rial to replace virgin resources. A high percentage of the dust most of SSAB’s transportation of raw materials and products.
originating in various processes is returned to the process to Finished products are transported by sea, road or rail.
reduce waste and improve material efficiency. SSAB’s environmental objectives in respect of logistics are
managed through a certified environmental management
system. The aim is to increase the share of logistics contracts
4.2 LABELING AND PACKAGING with partners who have signed up for energy efficiency agre-
ements in the logistics and transport sector. Around 85 % of
SSAB color coated products are labeled to be easily and SSAB’s land transportations per tonne of products are carried
permanently identifiable and traceable. Labeling complies by a partner signatory to energy efficiency agreements. Logis-
with standards EN 10021 and EN 10204. In addition, the tics companies outside an energy efficiency agreement are
reverse side is marked with a text that identifies GreenCoat® regularly encouraged to sign up to one. SSAB’s international
and SSAB as the original manufacturer. partners have certified environmental management systems.
The packaging and protection of our steel products is usually Logistics aims to optimize transport and maximize payloads
determined when ordering. Strap bands, wood props, corner and to combine transport as efficiently as possible.
protection and other accessories supporting packaging are

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5. Recycling and waste processing
Steel is a fully recyclable material and scrap steel has a strong Waste Catalogue, the waste code for steel products manufac-
market position: steel recovered from structures and end tured by SSAB after their useful life is 17 04 05 (iron and steel).
products at the end of their lifecycle is efficiently recycled All packaging materials for steel products can be recycled.
and re-used.
No hazardous waste is formed from end products and steel
does not harm the environment. According to the European

6. Information about safe use

Steel poses no hazards to the environment in the forms supp- Color coated steel is not classified as dangerous under the EU’s
lied. Some grades of steel contain alloying elements such as chemical regulation (REACH) and so no Safety Data Sheet or
manganese, chromium, niobium, vanadium, titanium, nickel, hazardous packaging, marking or transport rules and regula-
copper and silicon. None of these substances is released under tions are required.
normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.
Dust and vapors may form when steel is melted, welded, cut
or ground (or heated to very high temperatures). Long-term 6.1 SAFETY
exposure to high dust and vapor concentrations may affect the
health, especially the lungs. The composition of dust and vapor • Always wear gloves and protective clothing when handling
depends on the steel grade and methods employed. steel products.
Welding must be left to trained people. Personal protective
• Be careful of sharp edges and corners.
equipment must be used and sufficient ventilation must be
ensured in compliance with safety legislation. Instructions on • Always use official lifting equipment when moving steel
the welding of metals and metal alloys can be found on the products.
website of, for example, the European Steel Association • Never use binding straps to lift a product.
www.eurofer.org. • Straps under tension may cause injury when cut and the
The use and handling of steel does not endanger people outer ring of a coil may rebound outwards.
or the environment and there are no specific exposure limits
• Never go under steel products when they are being moved.
in place for this reason. Neither have any first aid measures,
measures in the event of fire or unintentional emission, or • Make sure the securing straps are sufficiently strong and
measures as regards the handling and storage of steel been firmly attached.
specified. • Always follow the industrial safety provisions in force and
Normal precautions should be taken to avoid physical find out whether the installation site is subject to any parti-
injuries caused mainly by the heavy weight or sharp edges of a cular safety requirements before beginning installation work.
product. Personal protective equipment such as special gloves
and eye protection must be worn.

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7. LCA information
• Functional unit / declared unit: 1 tonne (1 ,000 kg) of • Allocation: By-products such as blast furnace slag are used
color coated steel sheets and coils. as input material in a number of industries, for example
• Reference service life: Not applicable. in road construction and as a substitute for cement. This
study has used a conservative approach and considered all
• The LCA is based on data from the following SSAB
the environmental burdens associated with the production
production sites:
of the steel products and by-products as belonging to the
- SSAB Europe Oy, Raahe, Finland production of the steel.
- SSAB Europe Oy, Hämeenlinna, Finland • End-of-Life Scenario: A recycling rate of 95 % has been
- SSAB Europe Oy, Kankaanpää, Finland assumed for the steel product. That is to be seen as the
- SSAB EMEA AB, Finspång, Sweden proportion of the material in the product that will be recycled
(or re-used) in a subsequent system. The recycling rate
• Data quality and representativeness: Production data have
referring to the output of the recycling plant and all the
been collected by SSAB directly from the production sites
material losses through the lifecycle have been taken into
and are average values for the year 2017. The data have
account, including material losses in the collection, sorting
been measured and verified internally. The data are assumed
and recycling (or re-use) processes up to the point of final
to be the most relevant according to current conditions and
substitution. The scenario results in 5 % material losses in
production practices.
total, considered as landfilling steel scrap.
• Database(s) and LCA software used: The World Steel
• Net-scrap calculation: To some extent SSAB uses external
Association’s 5th steel LCI dataset released in December
scrap in the steel production. Therefore, this amount of
2018, the GaBi LCA Databases 2019 (SP39), the Gabi LCA
scrap has been deducted from the stated recycling rate. This
Software (GaBi version 9).
is done to calculate the amount of net-scrap to be credited
• Description of system boundaries: Cradle-to-gate with in Module D. This is the amount of steel scrap available for
options. the next lifecycle. The re-circulation of internal scrap has
• Cut-off: The packaging material inflow is not included in the not been considered in this calculation, since it represents
LCA. The packaging material represents less than 1 % of the a closed loop inside the system boundary for the LCA.
total inflow by mass and is therefore well below the limits
given by the cut-off rules, stated in EN 15804, as well as the
relevant PCR document for this EPD.

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8. Scope of declaration
The scope of this declaration is for 1 tonne of color coated steel service operations; hot rolling of steel products, cold rolling,
sheets and coils from cradle to the mill gate, including end-of- metal coating, color coating and packaging for dispatch to
life processing and recycling: Modules A1 – A3, C3 – C4 and D customers at the exit gate of the manufacturing site.
(according to EN 15804). Modules A4 – A5, B1 – B7 and C1 – C2 The system boundary also includes manufacture of other
have not been included, due to the inability to predict how the required input materials, transport between processing ope-
material will be used following manufacture. rations, the production of external services such as electricity,
The system boundary applied in this study extends from natural gas and water, and the production of by-products
Module A1, the mining of raw materials, such as iron ore and within the steelmaking process. Wastes and emissions to air,
coal; Module A2, transport to and within the manufacturing land and water are also included, as are Modules C3 scrap
site; Module A3, coke, iron and steel manufacture; ancillary processing, C4 disposal to landfill and D recovery for recycling.

Product stage Construction Use stage End of life stage Resource

process stage recovery
stage

De-construction demolition
Transport from the gate to

Operational energy use

Operational water use

Re-use-, recovery-,
Raw material supply

recycling-potential
Waste processing
Refurbishment
Manufacturing

Replacement
Maintenance
the site
Transport

Transport
Assembly

Disposal
Repair
Use

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
X X X MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND X X X

X=Module declared.
MND=Module not declared (such a declaration shall not be regarded as an indicator of a zero result).

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9. Environmental performance
For SSAB, the Nordic production system should be considered since the actual customer business is not conducted at site
as one entity. A customer order is normally not dedicated to a level.
specific production location, since the technical specification In the case of color coated strip, mainly the ODP indicator
(data sheet) is used to identify the product. differs, which can be explained by differences in the process
Although there is a spread larger than 10% for some indica- chemicals used, rather than the performance of the sites per se.
tors, it would not be meaningful to report these at site level, Tables 2a – 2c show the results of the lifecycle assessment.

TABLE 2A. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PER 1,000 KG OF COLOR COATED STEEL SHEETS AND COILS

Parameter Unit A1-A3 C3 C4 D

Global warming potential (GWP) kg CO2 equiv. 2.63E+03 2.49E+00 7.44E-01 -1.48E+03
Eutrophication potential (EP) kg (PO4)3- equiv. 6.41E-01 4.22E-03 5.00E-04 -2.17E-01
Acidification potential (AP) kg SO2 equiv. 5.83E+00 1.76E-02 4.42E-03 -2.93E+00
Photo-oxidant formation potential (POCP) kg ethene equiv. 5.72E-01 1.95E-03 3.42E-04 -6.86E-01
Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP) kg CFC11 equiv. 2.07E-08 8.13E-15 4.32E-15 8.29E-06
Abiotic depletion potential: fossil (ADP-fossil) MJ, net calorific value 3.17E+04 4.83E+01 1.04E+01 -1.44E+04
Abiotic depletion potential: elements(ADP-elements) kg Sb equiv. 1.75E-01 2.80E-06 7.41E-08 -4.56E-03

TABLE 2B. USE OF RESOURCES PER 1,000 KG OF COLOR COATED STEEL SHEETS AND COILS

Parameter Unit A1-A3 C3 C4 D

Used as energy carrier MJ, net calorific value 2.28E+03 3.56E+00 1.37E+00 9.56E+02
Renewable
Used as raw materials MJ, net calorific value 0 0 0 0
primary energy
Total MJ, net calorific value 2.28E+03 3.56E+00 1.37E+00 9.56E+02
Used as energy carrier MJ, net calorific value 3.34E+04 5.01E+01 1.08E+01 -1.39E+04
Non-renewable
Used as raw materials MJ, net calorific value 0 0 0 0
primary energy
Total MJ, net calorific value 3.34E+04 5.01E+01 1.08E+01 -1.39E+04
Secondary material kg 26 - - -
Renewable secondary fuels MJ, net calorific value 2.56E-07 0 0 0
Non-renewable secondary fuels MJ, net calorific value 3.25E-06 0 0 0
Net use of fresh water m3 1.48E+00 1.49E-02 2.72E-03 1.99E+00

TABLE 2C. WASTE PRODUCTION PER 1,000 KG OF COLOR COATED STEEL SHEETS AND COILS

Parameter Unit A1-A3 C3 C4 D

Waste, hazardous kg 6.44E+01 1.57E-06 1.84E-07 -9.72E-04
Waste, non-hazardous kg 7.80E+01 1.02E-02 5.01+01 1.60E+02
Waste, radioactive kg 6.81E-01 0 0 0

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10. Additional information
Steel is 100 % recyclable and its unique properties mean it can
be recycled without loss of properties or performance.

11. Mandatory statements

• The EPD for construction products may not be comparable
if they do not comply with EN 15804.
• EPDs within the same product category but from different
programs or utilizing different PCRs may not be comparable.

12. Program-related information and verification

Program The International EPD® System.
EPD International AB, Box 210 60, SE-100 31 Stockholm, Sweden.
www.environdec.com

EPD registration number S-P-01922

Published 2020-03-31

Valid until 2025-03-30

Product group classification UN CPC 412

Reference year for data 2017

Geographical scope Global

Core product category rules (c-PCR) CEN standard EN 15804 +A1 served as the core PCR.

Product category rules (PCR) PCR 2012:01 Construction products and Construction services. Version 2.3, 2018-11-15.

PCR review was conducted by The Technical Committee of the International EPD® System.
Chair: Massimo Marino.
Contact via info@environdec.com

Independent verification of the declaration EPD Process Certification (internal)

and data, according to ISO 14025:2006:
EPD Verification (external)

Third party verifier Carl-Otto Nevén

NEVÉN Miljökonsult

Accredited or approved by The International EPD® System.

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13. References
• ISO 14025:2006 Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental
declarations — Principles and procedures.
• General Programme Instructions of the International EPD® System. Version 3.01.
• EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product
declarations – Core rules for the product category of construction products.
• PCR 2012:01. Construction Products and Construction
Services. Version 2.3, 2018-11-15.
• World Steel Association Life Cycle Inventory study report, 2018 data release.
This study report corresponds to the steel LCI data released in December 2018
for 17 products. This is the 5th worldsteel LCI study and has been carried out in
accordance with the worldsteel LCI methodology report.
• The GaBi LCA Databases 2019 (SP39).
• The GaBi LCA Software (GaBi version 9).
• LCA methodology report – SSAB steel products EPDs, as the basis for the publication
of EPDs within The International EPD® System, IVL Report U 6256, 2020.

14. Contact information

EPD owner SSAB EMEA AB
SE-781 84 Borlänge
Sweden

www.ssab.com

Jonas Larsson

LCA author: IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Valhallavägen 81
114 27 Stockholm
Sweden

www.ivl.se

Elisabeth Hallberg

Program operator EPD International AB

info@environdec.com

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 GREENCOAT ® PRODUC TS OFFER A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION
OF SWEDISH RAPESEED OIL IN THE COATING.

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 Annex 1

TYPICAL CHEMICAL CONTENT OF COLOR COATINGS (= CURED PAINT COATINGS OR GLUED LAMINATE FOIL).
Weights are calculated with 0.45 mm steel with zinc coating Z100.

Product Substance type Substance content Min [wt%] Max [wt%]

PVDF 0.3 1.1
Acrylic binder 0.2 0.3
Organic binders
Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.5
GreenCoat Hiarc
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
PVDF 0.2 1.5
Acrylic binder 0.2 0.3
Organic binders
Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.5
GreenCoat Hiarc Max
Other pigments 0.0 0.2
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.4 1.2
Polyurethane binders 0.2 0.4
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
GreenCoat Pural BT,
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.7
GreenCoat PLX Pural BT
Other pigments 0.1 0.3
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.3 1.5
Other organic binders 0.0 0.4
Organic binders
Epoxy* 0.1 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes

GreenCoat Pro BT, Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.4

GreenCoat PLX Pro BT Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.1
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0

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 Product Substance type Substance content Min [wt%] Max [wt%]
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.0 0.9
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.2
GreenCoat PLX Legacy Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.1
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0

Polyester binders (saturated) 0.3 1.2

Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Organic binders
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.4
GreenCoat Mica BT
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.1

Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2

Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.4 1.0
Polyurethane binders 0.1 0.1
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
GreenCoat Crown BT Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.3
Other pigments 0.0 0.3
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.1
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.1
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.6 1.5
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.6
GreenCoat Cool Other pigments 0.0 0.4
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.1
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0

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 Product Substance type Substance content Min [wt%] Max [wt%]
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.0 0.5
Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Organic binders
Other organic binders 0.0 1.0
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.2
GreenCoat Anti-Graffiti BT
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.1
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 1.4 2.4
Organic binders
Other organic binders 0.0 0.0
Titanium dioxide 0.1 0.6
Other pigments 0.1 0.2
GreenCoat RWS
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.4 0.9
Polyurethane binders 0.2 0.4
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
GreenCoat Pural Farm BT Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.6
Other pigments 0.1 0.3
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.6 1.2
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.5
Rough Matt Polyester Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.6 1.2
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.5
Polyester Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0

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 Product Substance type Substance content Min [wt%] Max [wt%]
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.6 1.2
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.5
Polyester Indoor Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.0 0.9
Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Organic binders
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Natural oil alkyl esters (BT) Yes Yes
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.6
GreenCoat FoodSafe BT
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.1
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
Epoxy* 0.0 0.9
Organic binders
Other organic binders 0.0 0.2
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.3
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Epoxy
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.2
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
PVC 3.4 3.7
PVC laminate film
Other additives 1.0 1.3
Vinyl resin 0.2 0.6
Acrylic binder 0.0 0.0
Organic binders Polyester binders (saturated) 0.0 0.0

Epoxy* 0.0 0.4

Laminate Foodsafe
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.2
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.1
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0

* Substance appears in the reverse side coating.

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 Product Substance type Substance content Min [wt%] Max [wt%]
Polyester binders (saturated) 0.8 1.7
Organic binders Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 0.0 0.3
Nova Other pigments 0.0 0.2
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.0 0.4
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0
PVC 4.0 5.0
Plasticizers 1.8 2.5
Organic binders
Epoxy* 0.0 0.4
Other organic binders 0.0 0.1
Titanium dioxide 1.1 1.4
P200
Other pigments 0.0 0.1
Filler materials Organic fillers 0.0 0.0
Inorganic fillers 0.1 0.3
Organic additivies 0.0 0.0
Nanoparticles 0.0 0.0

* Substance appears in the reverse side coating.

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SSAB has manufactured products for the building industry for more than 50 years
and is the pioneer and innovator of sustainable color coated steel products offering
Swedish rapeseed oil in the coating. This unique, patented solution reduces the

597-en-INT-GreenCoat color coated steel EPD - v1.0-2020. Confetti.

environmental footprint of GreenCoat ® products significantly and makes the
GreenCoat ® color coated steel portfolio the market’s greenest offering for roofs,
façades and rainwater systems.

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services developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a stronger, lighter
and more sustainable world. SSAB has production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the
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