STEICO_ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION

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Environmental Product Declaration STEICO – wood fibre insulation
 processing of the raw timber to form wood
chips
 heating of the wood chips under steam
pressure
 defibration of the wood chips through a
defibration process
 mixing of the fibres with water to form a fibre
paste (if required with the addition of the
necessary additives)
 formation of the board through pressing
 cutting the board longitudinally
 drying the boards (160°C – 200°C)
 gluing, cutting and profile creation (product-
dependent)
 stacking, packaging
Explanation of the production sequence using the dry
process:
 processing of the raw timber to form wood
chips
 heating of the wood chips under steam
pressure
 defibration of the wood chips through a
defibration process
 drying of the fibres in the cyclone dryer
 addition of the bi-component fibres
 submitting the mixture to the production line
 heating and tracing the mixture to form an
insulating mat
 cutting the wood fibre insulation to size
 stacking, packaging
All of the residual products accumulated during
production are either redirected into the production
process or are directed to an internal energy recovery
process.
Quality assurance systems:
 CE marking in acc. with DIN EN 13171, MPA
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
 FSC - SGSCH-COC-050039
 DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 - 1210019741
2.8 Environment and health during
manufacturing
Health protection
Owing to the manufacturing conditions, no other health
protection measures are required beyond the statutory
and other regulations.
Environmental protection
Air: Waste air generated during production is cleaned
in accordance with statutory specifications.
Water/Soil: No direct pollution of water or soil is
caused by the production process. Production-related
waste water is treated internally and redirected to
production.
2.9 Product processing/Installation
Depending on the board type, STEICO wood fibre
insulation materials can be processed using standard
woodworking tools (handsaw, insulation knife, circular
saw, band saw etc.). Insofar as processing is effected
without dust extraction, the use of breathing protection
measures is recommended.
Neither the processing nor the installation of STEICO
wood fibre insulation materials leads to environmental
pollution. As far as environmental protection is
concerned, no additional measures are required.
2.10 Packaging
For the packaging of STEICO wood fibre insulation
materials, foils made of polyethylene, stickers and
wood are used. All packing materials are recyclable if
unmixed, and/or can be recovered as energy.
2.11 Condition of use
The ingredients listed under 2.6 apply for the average
product under review. The proportions of the
ingredients vary depending on the product range.
During use, approx. 65 kg of carbon is bound in the
product. This corresponds to 239 kg of CO
2
for full
oxidation.
2.12 Environment and health during use
Environment: When STEICO wood fibre insulation
materials are used correctly, there is no hazard