Environmental Product Declaration / Sanitaryware Manufacturing Transport and installation Product end of life (C1-C4, D) and packaging (A1-A3) (A4-A5) Energy consumption and natural resources of the disassembling end-of-life product and the impacts of The environmental impacts considered for the product Transportation impacts occurred from final products demolition process are assumed to be zero due to the stage cover the manufacturing of raw materials used in delivery to construction site (A4) cover fuel direct exhaust negligible consumptions (C1). Concerning to the end-of- the production as well as packaging materials and other emissions, environmental impacts of fuel production, as well life product, it is assumed to be sent to the closest waste ancillary materials. Also, fuels used by machines, and as related infrastructure emissions. Module not declared. disposal facility by lorry, estimated to be 50km away (C2). handling of waste formed in the production processes at the Although the product, fully mineral material, is suitable manufacturing facilities are included in this stage. The study for reuse and recycling, it is conservatively assumed to also considers the material losses occurring during the Product use and be disposed of in an inert landfill. The benefits and loads manufacturing processes as well as losses during electricity of recycling of packaging waste are included in ModuleD. transmission. maintenance (B1-B7) The product is made of a mixture of minerals like clay, feldspar, kaolin and quartz. The materials are transported Air, soil, and water impacts during the use phase have not been to the manufacturers production facility, where the studied. Module not declared. manufacturing includes material preparation, shaping, drying, followed by glazing/decationfirng, ad finall ,, i n yor polishing. The manufacturing process requires electricity and fuels for the different equipment as well as heating. In addition, waste heat is recycled from various parts of the furnaces to ensure that the heat inside the furnace remains efficient. The product is finally packaged and sent to the warehouse. Certain ancillary materials like water and moulds are also included. Prodciutonatbefowse re firin isg recycled internally. The product does not contain VOC as is fired at temperatures above 1000ºC. Production waste as wastewater, moulds, sludge and fired ceramics waste are included. Transport from suppliers is calculated according to the corresponding sales volumes. 8 Created with One Click LCA