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As mentioned in Clause 2.7, the production sites are
all /ISO 14001:2009/ certified.
Respiratory protection should be worn when using
handheld equipment without suction devices.
Please refer to the respective data sheets for further
processing recommendations.
Particleboard and steel or PET packing bands for
transport packaging can be sorted and directed to the
recycling circuits. If reuse or recycling is impractical,
the packaging should not be landfilled, but rather
directed towards energy recovery.
2.12 Environment and health during use
Environmental protection: According to current
information, water, air and soil are not exposed to any
dangers when the respective products outlined above
are used as designated.
Health protection: According to current information,
no damage to or impairment of health can be
anticipated when particleboards are used as
designated.
With the exception of low volumes of formaldehyde for
UF/MUFbonded particleboard, VOC emissions from
products are negligible, and are natural wood
ingredients.
2.14 Extraordinary effects
Fire
Fire retardant classification of particleboard is done
according to /EN 13986/. Fire retardant classes are
defined in accordance with /EN 135011/.
The classification is Ds2, d0.
Fire protection
Name
Value
Building material class
D
Smoke gas development
S2
Burning droplets
d0
Water
No ingredients are washed out which could be
hazardous to water. Particleboards are not resistant to
permanent exposure to water.
Mechanical destruction
Mechanical destruction of particleboards can result in
sharp edges on the broken panel edges (risk of injury).
Energy recovery: Due to the high heating value of
approx. 16.6 MJ/kg at 20 % moisture content assumed
for postconsumer boards, particleboards can be used
for energy recovery and the generation of heat and
electricity (e.g. in CHP plants), following the cascading
principle for wood.
Waste code according to the /European List of Waste/:
17 02 01
2.17 Further information
Further information such as technical datasheets, etc.
can be downloaded under:
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Environmental Product Declaration – Particleboard, coated
2.10 Packaging
Particleboards are supplied on
squared timber bound by plastic or metal bands and
covered with corrugated cardboard and, on the bottom,
with a cover board.
2.9 Product processing/Installation
Coated particleboard can be sawn, milled and drilled
using standard machinery or (electric) power tools.
Carbidetipped tools should be given preference,
especially on circular saws.
Whenever necessary (close to nonencapsulated
areas), the use of ear protection is required (PPE,
Personal Protective Equipment) as an additional safety
measure.
2.11 Condition of use
The components making up coated particleboard
correspond with the base material compositions as
outlined in Clause 2.6. During hot pressing, the binding
agent is linked irreversibly by means of poly
condensation and firmly bonded with the wood. The
binding agents are chemically and stably bound to the
wood.
VOC emissions: Coated particleboards are labelled as
class A+ according to the French regulation on the
labelling of emissions of volatile pollutants from
construction and decoration products (with reference to
the wall scenario, as a worst case).
Particleboard coated with melamine impregnated
paper at an average area weight of 10.1 kg/m
2
store
15.3 kg CO
2
/m
2
equivalent over their service life.
2.16 Disposal
Particleboard leftovers and residual materials
incurred as a result of demolition measures on the
building sites should be primarily directed towards
material recycling. If this is not possible, they must be
directed toward energy recovery instead of
landfilling.
2.15 Re-use phase
Recycling: Particleboards from construction can be
collected separately and utilised in the manufacture of
particleboard. This is based on the condition that the
wooden boards are not fully glued.
2.13 Reference service life
Due to the wide range of applications of coated
particleboard, no reference service life is declared.