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Environmental Product DECLARATiON Marmoleum Decibel FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMS RESILIENT LINOLEUM FLOOR COVERING (forth© FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum Decibel provides the highest reduction of impact sound by 17 dB. It is 3.5 mm thick: 2.5 mm Marmoleum Real laminated onto a 1 mm layer of polyolefin foam. Marmoleum the most globally used brand of linoleum has been manufactured by Forbo for more than 150 years. Marmoleum is produced having low environmental impacts as a result of the combination of natural renewable materials and high recycled content. Forbo was the first flooring manufacturer to publish a complete Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report verified by CML in 2000. In addition, Forbo is now publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for all products including full LCA reports. This EPD uses recognized flooring Product Category Rules and includes additional information to show the impacts on human health and ecotoxicity. By offering the complete story, we hope that our stakeholders will be able to use this document as a tool that will translate the environmental performance of Marmoleum Decibel into true value and benefits for all our customers and stakeholders alike. For more information visit: www.forbo-flooring.com

Environmental Product Declaration Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 This declaration is an environmental product declaration in accordance with ISO 14025. This EPD does not guarantee that any performance benchmarks, including environmental performance benchmarks, are met. EPDs are intended to compliment Type I environmental performance labels. EPDs provide LCA-based information and additional information on the environmental aspects of products and assist purchasers and users to make informed comparisons between products. EPDs are not...

Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering Product Definition Product Classification and Description This declaration covers a broad range of designs and colors. Marmoleum Decibel is a resilient floor covering complying with all the requirements of EN-ISO 24011: Specification for plain and decorative linoleum. Marmoleum is made from natural raw materials making it preferable ecological floor covering with a beautiful and colorful design. The key raw materials include linseed oil, which comes from the flax plant seeds, gum rosin from pine trees, recycled wood waste of wood from...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Product Standards The products considered in this EPD have the following technical specifications: o Meets or exceeds all technical requirements in ASTM F 2034 Standard Specification for Linoleum Sheet Flooring. o Meets or exceeds all technical requirements in EN-ISO 24011 Specification for plain and decorative Linoleum. Marmoleum meets the requirements of EN 14041 EN 13501-1 Reaction to fire Cfl - s1 Fire Testing: o Class 1 when tested in...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Material Content of the Product Table 2: Composition of Marmoleum Decibel Production of Main Materials Linseed oil: Linseed oil is obtained by pressing the seeds of the flax plant. After filtering a clear golden yellow liquid remains. Gum rosin: Rosin is obtained by wounding pine trees. The crude gum is collected and is separated into turpentine and rosin by distillation. Tall oil : Tall oil is a post industrial waste product coming from the...

Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering Production of the Floor Covering Figure 2: Illustration of the Production process Marmoleum Decibel is produced in several stages starting with the oxidation of linseed oil mixed with tall oil and rosin. With the influence of oxygen from the atmosphere a tough sticky material is obtained called linoleum cement. The linoleum cement is stored in containers for a few days for further reaction and after this it is mixed with wood flour, calcium carbonate, reused waste (if applicable), titanium dioxide and pigments. This mixture is calendared...

Environmental Product Declaration FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 Delivery A worldwide distribution by truck and container ship is considered. On average every square meter of Marmoleum is transported as follows: o Transport distance 40 t truck 694 km o Transport distance 7.5t truck (Fine distribution) 257 km o Capacity utilization trucks (including empty runs) 85 % o Transport distance Ocean ship 4916 km o Capacity utilization Ocean ship 48% Installation Because of the specific...

Environmental Product Declaration (fodbo FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering According to ISO 14025 & EN 15804 For the calculations the following cleaning regime is considered: - Dry cleaning with a 1.5 kW vacuum cleaner for 0.21 min/m , twice a week. This equates to 0.55 kWh/m2*year. 22 - Once a week wet cleaning with 0.062 l/m water and 0.0008 kg/m detergent. This result in the use of 3.224 l/m *year water and 0.04 kg/m *year detergent. The wet cleaning takes place without power machine usage. Waste water treatment of the arising waste water from...

Marmoleum Decibel Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering Life Cycle Assessment A full Life Cycle Assessment has bee carried out according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The following Life Cycle Stages are assessed : o Production Stage (Raw material acquisition, transportation to Manufacturing and Manufacturing) o Transport Gate to User o Installation Stage o Use Stage o End of Life Stage Production Raw Material Extraction and Processing Installation loss Coating, Calendaring, Transport Drying, Energies with regional reference End-of Life Cleaning regime Figure 3: Flow chart of the Life Cycle...