Radilon® ENG 2020
Radilon® ENG 2020
Radilon® ENG 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT
RADILON® S (PA6) DECLARATION
RADILON® A (PA6.6)
Registration No. S-P-00554
Issue date May 30, 2014
Revision Rev. 3.0, 15 September 2020
Valid until 14 September 2025
CPC Code 347
PCR 2010:16 vers. 3.01
THE GROUP
Radici Novacips SpA, headquarters of the High Performance Polymers Business Area of RadiciGroup – a leading
Italian multinational in the chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibres industries – is one of the world’s finest producers of
polyamide and polyester engineering plastics, with production and sales sites located in Europe, Asia, North America
and South America.
With seven production plants, strategically located in Italy, Germany, China, Brazil, the USA and Mexico, RadiciGroup
High Performance Polymers offers processing, quality control, research and technical development support. A network of
sales units – with a strong presence in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, the UK, China, India, the USA, Brazil and Mexico –
makes Radici Novacips a truly global organization capable of meeting the needs of its customers in the worldwide plastics
industry on a timely basis.
RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers is a vertically integrated compounder, whose strengths range from the independent
management of its whole production chain, including the vertical integration of raw materials, to the flexibility and support
given to its customers.
RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers is an integrated organization able to offer comprehensive service, including
manufacturing, quality control, research and application development support. The latter is a vital component
of Radici Novacips’ and RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers’ strategy. Thus, through the use of Computer Aided
Engineering services, RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers can provide customers with technological support in
applications development, and now, in the design of products with greater environmental sustainability.
In the area of plastic materials, RadiciGroup offers a complete range of products including: polyamides (Radilon®,
Heramid®, Radistrong® and Torzen®), polyesters (Raditer®), polyacetals (Heraform®) and thermoplastic
elastomers (Heraflex®).
Radici Novacips products, and RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers products in general, are widely used in the
automotive and electrical/electronics sectors and in technical/industrial applications.
PRODUCTION SITES
RADICIGROUP HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS has production sites in:
ITALY RADICI NOVACIPS SpA Villa d’Ogna and RADICI NOVACIPS SpA Chignolo d’Isola
GERMANY RADICI PLASTICS GmbH
CHINA RADICI PLASTICS (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
BRAZIL RADICI PLASTICS Ltda.
The USA RADICI PLASTICS USA Inc.
MEXICO RADICI PLASTICS MEXICO S. de R.L. de C.V.
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THE PRODUCT
Radilon® A is the brand name for polyamide 66, a copolymer of adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine. Nylon 66 features
a high melting point, superior stiffness and good abrasion resistance, and allows for the ease of moulding thin-wall parts
with very fast cycles. This EPD covers RADILON® A RV 250, RADILON® A RV 300 and RADILON® A RV 350.
Radilon® S is the brand name for polyamide 6, a copolymer of caprolactam. Nylon 6 is easy to process; it has a lower
melting point, excellent impact strength particularly on conditioned samples, and is softer than nylon 66. The second
family of products covered by this EPD comprises RADILON® S RV 250, RADILON® S RV 300 and RADILON® S RV 350.
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The range of glass-fibre reinforced polyamides covered in this EPD includes materials with different glass-fibre percentages.
As the reinforcement increases, certain characteristics such as stiffness and dimensional stability improve even at high
temperatures.
The tables below can be used to compare different grades of glass-reinforced Radilon® S and Radilon® A (25%, 30% and
35% GF fill by weight). One can easily notice that the main differences are related to their thermal properties (melting
temperature and heat deflection temperature – HDT).
The geographical scope of the EPD is Europe.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT
Product environmental performance was assessed using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method, from the extraction of
the raw materials to the distribution of the finished product. The study was conducted following ISO 14040 standards,
using software SimaPro v9, and the product category rules set forth in PCR 2010:16 PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORM,
approved by the International EPD System Technical Committee.
DECLARED UNIT
The declared unit is 1 kg of compound in granular form packed in bags or octabins.
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The system boundaries are defined following the rules set forth in the relevant PCR document.
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CORE PROCESSES
STORAGE
AND HANDLING
OF MATERIALS
PREMIXING
EXTRUSION POLYAMIDE
AND PELLETIZING SCRAP
RECOVERY
SERVICE EPD
S-P-00708
MIXING
WATER TREATMENT
STORAGE
AND PACKAGING RECYCABLE WASTE
WASTE
WASTE
TREATMENT
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSES
DISTRIBUTION
OF FINISHED PRODUCT
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CUT-OFF RULES
In compliance with the provisions of the relevant PCR, 99% of the input flows were considered.
DATA QUALITY
The data quality rules followed for this EPD are those defined in the relevant PCR document. In accordance with said rules,
use was made of both specific data gathered directly from the production sites during the year 2019 and generic data
extracted from the Ecoinvent 3.5 and Industry Data 2.0.
RADILON® S
Polyamide 6 glass fiber reinforced 25-35%
Base used:
Polyamide 66
Glass fibre reinforce: 25-35%
Additives and master: 1-5%
The product is packaged in bags or octabins and distributed on wooden pallets.
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RADILON® A RV 250
RADILON® A - PA66
NORM 25% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-66 based compounds, reinforced with 25% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1300 ÷ 1320 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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Environmental impacts
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Waste production
Output flows
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RADILON® A RV 300
RADILON® A - PA66
NORM 30% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-66 based compounds, reinforced with 30% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1340 ÷ 1360 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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Waste production
Output flows
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RADILON® A RV 350
RADILON® A - PA66
NORM 35% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-66 based compounds, reinforced with 35% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1390 ÷ 1420 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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Waste production
Output flows
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RADILON® S RV 250
RADILON® S - PA6
NORM 25% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-6 based compounds, reinforced with 25% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1300 ÷ 1320 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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RADILON® S RV 300
RADILON® S - PA6
NORM 30% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-66 based compounds, reinforced with 30% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1340 ÷ 1360 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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RADILON® S RV 350
RADILON® S - PA6
NORM 35% GF
T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N Polyamide-6 based compounds, reinforced with 35% Glass Fiber for improved
strength and stiffness.
Density ISO 1183 1390 ÷ 1410 kg/m3
(*) Follows letters and numbers designating the specific grade with regards to particular functions s.a. thermal
stabilization, lubrication, color.
(**) MFR PA66 275°C@5Kg - MFR PA6 250°C@5Kg.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACTS
RADICI NOVACIPS SpA RADICI NOVACIPS SpA
REGISTERED OFFICE PRODUCTION UNIT:
AND PRODUCTION UNIT: Via Provinciale, 1331
Via Bedeschi, 20 IT - 24020 VILLA D’OGNA (BG)
IT - 24040 CHIGNOLO D’ISOLA (BG) Tel. +39 0346 22453
Tel. +39 035 4991311 Fax +39 0346 23730
Fax +39 035 994386
[email protected]
www.radicigroup.com/plastics
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
Quota Sette S.r.l. - Thiene (VI), Italy
For further information on this EPD®, please contact:
[email protected]
Accredited by:
ACCREDIA
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Caprotti S., 2020. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) delle famiglie di compound in PA6 e PA66 rinforzati con fibra vetro Radilon®A
RV 250/300/350 e Radilon® S RV 250/300/350, del 20/07/2020.
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General Programme Instructions for the International EPD System, version 3.01, 2019-09-18, www.environdec.com.
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