Environmental

Product
Declaration
In accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 for:

Acoustic painted panels

from
CEWOOD

Programme: The International EPD® System, www.environdec.com

Programme operator: EPD International AB
EPD registration number: S-P-04145
Publication date: 2022-05-03
Valid until: 2027-05-02

An EPD should provide current information and may be updated if conditions change. The
stated validity is therefore subject to the continued registration and publication at
www.environdec.com

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General information
Programme information
Programme: The International EPD® System
EPD International AB
Box 210 60
Address:
SE-100 31 Stockholm
Sweden
Website: www.environdec.com
E-mail: [email protected]

CEN standard EN 15804 serves as the Core Product Category Rules (PCR)

Product category rules (PCR): Construction Products, PCR 2019:14 Version 1.11 and Acoustical
System Solutions PCR 2012:01-SUB-PCR-C (v2.31), UN CPC 37990

PCR review was conducted by: The Technical Committee of the International EPD® System. See
www.environdec.com/TC for a list of members. Review chair: Claudia A. Peña, University of
Concepción (Chile). The review panel may be contacted via the Secretariat [email protected]

Independent third-party verification of the declaration and data, according to ISO 14025:2006:

☐ EPD process certification ☒ EPD verification

Third party verifier: Marcel Gómez Ferrer, Marcel Gómez Consultoria Ambiental. Email:
[email protected]

Approved by: The International EPD® System

The LCA and EPD has been worked out by: Bureau Veritas Latvia SIA. Email: [email protected]

Procedure for follow-up of data during EPD validity involves third party verifier:

☒ Yes ☐ No

The EPD owner has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD.

EPDs within the same product category but from different programmes may not be comparable. EPDs
of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with EN 15804. For further
information about comparability, see EN 15804 and ISO 14025.

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Company information
Owner of the EPD: CEWOOD.
Contact: Ingars Udris: [email protected]
Description of the organization: CEWOOD has successfully adopted 50-year-old Latvian traditions of
manufacturing wood wool panels. CEWOOD SIA is a 100% Latvian company, currently employing over
100 employees.
The company was established in 2015. CEWOOD is the only manufacturer of panels of wood wool in
the Baltic States, and it is among the leading companies of the field in the world. The quality standards
set forth by the company have allowed to successfully expand the sales market of CEWOOD to include
many countries.
The company is continuously working on optimization of production processes, launching new products,
educating markets. Together with field experts — architects, interior designers, builders and object
developers — preconditions are established with the aim to take full advantage of unique applications
of CEWOOD panels.
Product-related or management system-related certifications: Powered by Green Certificate,
Declaration or Performance Certificate, Emission Classification of Building Materials, NaturePlus
Certificate, PEFC Certificate, ISO 50001 Certificate and FSC Certificate.
Name and location of production site(s): Latvia.

Product information
Product name: Acoustic Painted Panels
Product identification: CW-W25S
Product description: The acoustic painted panels are an eco-friendly and harmless material that
combines high fire resistance with good acoustic and heat inertia properties. Widely used in interior
design of public and residential buildings, finishing of ceilings and walls, in premises with increased
acoustic load, where noise absorption and sound insulation is of importance. Suitable for high humidity
facilities.

1.0 mm (0.5, 1.5, 3.0 mm - available upon

Wood wool width
request)
Panel thickness 25 mm
2400x600 mm, 1200x600 mm and 600x600
Size
mm + other sizes upon request
Weight 10.5 kg/m2
Cement white Portland cement
Thermal conductivity λ = 0.066 W/mK
Fire safety class B-s1, d0
white, black, grey, natural painted + any color
Colors
from RAL or NCS color chart upon request

UN CPC code: 379 - Other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.

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LCA information
Declared unit: In accordance with the PCR the declared unit is 1 square meter of acoustic painted panel
with a thickness of 25mm installed and with a useful life of 50 years.

Reference service life: The reference service life for the Painted Acoustic Panels is estimated at 50
years.

Time representativeness: The primary data was gathered internally. All production data corresponds to
values for the year 2021.

Scope of the EPD: This EPD has a Global Scope, as installation activities and main raw materials are
common independently from the region where the acoustic painted panels are to be installed.
Nonetheless, it must be clarified, that transport distances to installation sites (Stage A4) in the model
under study, correspond to several construction sites located in different parts of Europe. The scope of
this EPD is Business to Business.

Database(s) and LCA software used: The Ecoinvent 3.7. was used to conduct the quantitative evaluation
in this study. This database provided the life cycle inventory data for raw and processes materials in the
background system. The LCA software was Simapro 9.1. To obtain the results in accordance with the
provisions of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, the “EN 15804:A1+A2:2019 method”, “EDIP 2003”, “CED
(LHV)” and “IPCC GWP100a” methodologies have been used for environmental impacts, waste
generation, use of resources and biogenic carbon content respectively.

Description of system boundaries:

Cradle to gate with options. The LCA was carried out considering the product stage A1-A3, modules
C1–C4, module D and the additional optional modules A4-A5.

Data quality: The foreground data was collected internally considering the latest available average
production amounts and measures during the last year. Data regarding waste processes and scenarios
was taken from waste scenarios for Europe contained in Ecoinvent 3.7.

According to the criteria of the UN Environment Global Guidance on LCA database development, the
quality level can be defined as very good. Data is geographically representative as it comes from the
area of study, it is technical representative as it comes from processes and products under study using
the same state of technology defined in goal and scope, and it is also time representative as data used
was collected less than 3 years’ difference between the reference year according to the documentation.
A data quality rating was performed with a rating system where 1 means excellent and 5 poor. An
average for each criterion is presented as follows:

Time Average
Technological Geographic Precision,
Representativeness, DQR
Representativeness, TeR representativeness, GeR P
TiR
1.78 2.56 1.75 1.19 1.82

Cut-off criteria: All major raw materials and processes have been considered and only less than 1% of
total material and energy flows were excluded, and 5% of materials and energy per module.

Allocation: Following the recommendations in the EN 15804 and PCR 2019:14, allocation among
products and co-products has been avoided. Material and energy flows have been allocated to the main
product following physical/mass criteria.

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System diagram:

A1 A5
A2 A3 A4
Raw material Construction
Transport Manufacturing Transport
supply Installation

C1 C3 D
C2 C4
Use Phase Deconstruction, Waste Reuse, recovery,
Transport Disposal
demolition processing recycling, potential

More information: During this LCA, the polluters pay, and modularity principles have been followed. As
well as double counting avoided

The processes related to infrastructure, construction and production of equipment and tools that are not
directly consumed in the production process, have been excluded. Activities personnel-related, such as
transportation to and from work, have been excluded. Long term emissions are also excluded from the
impacts.

Stages and Production description

Product Stage
A1: This stage considers the extraction and processing of all raw materials.
A2: This stage accounts for the transport activities of raw materials to the facilities in Latvia. This stage
includes road transport by lorries, and water transport by ferry.
A3: This stage includes the manufacturing process conducted in the facilities previous to the transport
to the different locations around the world. The use of packaging materials is considered in this stage.
The electricity use for the manufacturing process is certified by Latvenergo AS (Powered by Green
Certificate) as 100% renewable from the national Latvian grid. The energy sources share of the mix is
represented as in the following figure, and its associated emissions are 0.0221 kg of CO 2eq/kWh.

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Construction Stage
A4: This stage stands for the transport of materials from the production site to the construction site. In
this stage, 5 different destination scenarios have been considered to obtain an average impact
considering average distribution of sales during the last years.

Destination 1 Destination 2 Destination 3 Destination 4 Destination 5

Final country
Denmark Germany Finland Spain Belgium
or region
Normalization
68% 10% 5% 12% 5%
Share %
Transport Truck and ferry Truck and ferry Truck and ferry Truck Truck and ferry
mode
918 km by Road 1165 km by 370 km by Road 3218 km by 1679 km by
Distance and 405 km by Road and 405 and 82 km by Road Road and 405
Sea km by Sea Sea km by Sea

A5: This stage includes the activities related to installation of the panels. As the installation is handmade,
no energy or additional materials are required. Activities related to the recycling and waste disposal of
packaging materials are accounted for in this stage. The end of life processes for such materials
correspond to the typical waste treatment scenario for the specific materials under the European
geography, to recycling, incineration and inert landfilling in the following quantities per declared unit:

Material Recycling (kg) Incineration (kg) Landfilling (kg)

Cardboard 7.8E-02 7.6E-03 5.4E-05
Mixed plastics 5.9E-04 6.3E-04 4.4E-06
Polyethylene 9.0E-04 9.5E-04 6.7E-06

Use Stage:
During the normal use scenario, it is assumed that no maintenance, repair, replacement and/or
refurbishment is required, hence this optional stage is not considered (B1–B5). Energy or water
consumption is not required (referred to the declared unit), and hence not declared for the building
operation (B6-B7).

End of Life Stage:

C1: The consumption of fuel during the deconstruction and dismantling process is considered using as
reference the background process available in Ecoinvent 3.7 for conducting this specific activity. Other
air emissions are also accounted for during the deconstruction.
C2: The transport of the dismantled painted panels is considered in this stage. A distance of 30 km is
assumed to the disposal facility.
C3: No reuse or recycling of the product is considered.
C4: The waste disposal scenario corresponds to the inert landfilling of 100% of the product.

The main assumptions during the end-of-life stage are presented as follow:

PARAMETER VALUE/DESCRIPTION
Collection process specified by type Deconstruction of walls and dismantling of panels
Recovery system specified by type No re-use, recycling, or energy recovery
Disposal specified by type 1 m2 landfilled
Assumptions for scenario development Average waste collection truck with a 7.5-16t payload,
(e.g. transportation) 30 km of average distance to landfill site

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 Benefits and loads beyond the system boundaries:
D: Benefits of recycled packaging materials (Polyethylene, cardboard, and other plastics) are considered
in the module D. The amount to recycle is considered avoided product to the technosphere.

Modules declared, geographical scope, share of specific data (in GWP-GHG indicator) and data
variation:

Construction Resource
Product stage process Use stage End of life stage recovery
stage stage

Reuse-Recovery-Recycling-
De-construction demolition
Construction installation

Operational energy use

Operational water use

Raw material supply

Waste processing
Refurbishment
Manufacturing

Replacement
Maintenance
Transport

Transport

Transport

Disposal

potential
Repair
Use

Module A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
Modules
declared X X X X X ND ND ND ND ND ND ND X X X X X

Geography EUR EUR LV GLO GLO ND ND ND ND ND ND ND GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO

Specific
data used > 90% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Variation –
products NOT RELEVANT - - - - - - - - - - - -

Variation –
sites NOT RELEVANT - - - - - - - - - - - -

Description of the system boundary (X = Included in LCA; ND = Not declared; NR = Not relevant)

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Content information
Post-consumer material, Renewable material,
Product components Weight, kg
weight-% weight-%
Wood 3.4 -3.6 0.0 % 32.0 – 34.0%

Cement 5.9 – 6.1 0.0 % 0.00%

Limestone 0.6 – 0.9 0.00% 0.00%

Oil 0.025 – 0.04 0.0 % 0.00%

Water < 0.6 0.0 % 0.00%

Paint < 0.5 0.0 % 0.0%

TOTAL 10.5 0.0 % 32.0 – 34.0%

Packaging materials Weight, kg Weight-% (versus the product)

Polyethylene 0.00186 0.02%

Cardboard 0.086 0.37%

Plastic Clamps 0.0012 0.01%

TOTAL 0.0891 0.40%

No dangerous substances from the candidate list of SVHC are contained in the product.

Biogenic carbon content Value

Carbon content in product (kg) 1.63E+00

Carbon content in accompanying packaging (kg) 5.15E-02

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Environmental Information
Data results is now presented for the Acoustic Painted Panel in its declared unit of 1 m2.

Acoustic Painted Panel

Potential environmental impact – mandatory indicators according to EN
15804:2012+A2 2019
Results per declared unit
Tot. A1-
Indicator Unit A4 A5 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
A3
kg CO2
GWP-fossil 8.7E+00 1.8E+00 4.6E-03 3.4E-02 6.7E-02 0.0E+00 5.5E-02 -1.1E-01
eq.
kg CO2
GWP-biogenic -6.3E+00 2.6E-03 1.2E-02 2.7E-05 1.9E-04 0.0E+00 1.7E-04 6.3E-02
eq.
GWP- kg CO2
5.4E-01 7.5E-04 8.5E-08 2.7E-06 2.8E-05 0.0E+00 1.5E-05 -1.8E-03
luluc eq.
GWP- kg CO2
2.9E+00 1.8E+00 1.7E-02 3.4E-02 6.8E-02 0.0E+00 5.5E-02 -5.4E-02
total eq.
kg CFC
ODP 7.0E-07 4.1E-07 3.3E-11 7.4E-09 1.5E-08 0.0E+00 2.3E-08 -8.6E-09
11 eq.
mol H+
AP 6.3E-02 2.6E-02 2.8E-06 3.6E-04 2.6E-04 0.0E+00 5.2E-04 -8.4E-04
eq.
kg PO4
EP-freshwater 7.0E-03 3.8E-04 1.7E-07 4.1E-06 2.1E-05 0.0E+00 2.0E-05 -2.4E-04
eq.

EP-freshwater kg P eq. 1.8E-03 9.6E-05 4.2E-08 1.0E-06 5.3E-06 0.0E+00 5.1E-06 -6.0E-05

EP- kg N
1.3E-02 6.3E-03 1.5E-06 1.6E-04 7.8E-05 0.0E+00 1.8E-04 -2.6E-04
marine eq.
mol N
EP-terrestrial 1.3E-01 7.0E-02 1.3E-05 1.7E-03 8.5E-04 0.0E+00 2.0E-03 -2.4E-03
eq.
kg
POCP NMVOC 3.8E-02 1.9E-02 3.2E-06 4.8E-04 2.6E-04 0.0E+00 5.8E-04 -4.9E-04
eq.
ADP- kg Sb
7.8E+01 3.6E-06 8.9E-10 1.4E-08 3.2E-07 0.0E+00 1.2E-07 -6.3E-07
minerals&metals* eq.

ADP-fossil* MJ 3.1E-05 2.7E+01 2.1E-03 4.7E-01 1.0E+00 0.0E+00 1.5E+00 -1.6E+00

WDP* m3 2.0E+00 7.3E-02 3.0E-04 6.8E-04 3.2E-03 0.0E+00 6.9E-02 -1.1E-01

GWP-fossil = Global Warming Potential fossil fuels; GWP-biogenic = Global Warming Potential
biogenic; GWP-luluc = Global Warming Potential land use and land use change; ODP = Depletion
potential of the stratospheric ozone layer; AP = Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance; EP-
freshwater = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching freshwater end compartment; EP-
Acronyms marine = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching marine end compartment; EP-
terrestrial = Eutrophication potential, Accumulated Exceedance; POCP = Formation potential of
tropospheric ozone; ADP-minerals&metals = Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources; ADP-
fossil = Abiotic depletion for fossil resources potential; WDP = Water (user) deprivation potential,
deprivation-weighted water consumption
* Disclaimer: The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties of these results are
high or as there is limited experience with the indicator.

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Use of resources
Results per declared unit

Indicator Unit Tot.A1-A3 A4 A5 C1 C2 C3 C4 D

PERE MJ 1.0E+01 2.0E-01 7.2E-05 1.9E-03 1.2E-02 0.0E+00 8.5E-03 -1.2E-01

PERM MJ 1.1E+02 7.2E-02 2.9E-05 6.0E-04 4.6E-03 0.0E+00 4.0E-03 -1.6E+00

PERT MJ 1.2E+02 2.7E-01 1.0E-04 2.5E-03 1.6E-02 0.0E+00 1.2E-02 -1.7E+00

PENRE MJ 7.8E+01 2.7E+01 2.1E-03 4.7E-01 1.0E+00 0.0E+00 1.5E+00 -1.6E+00

PENRM MJ. 8.1E-01 8.3E-04 2.4E-08 1.2E-06 2.7E-05 0.0E+00 7.9E-06 -2.0E-03

PENRT MJ 7.9E+01 2.7E+01 2.1E-03 4.7E-01 1.0E+00 0.0E+00 1.5E+00 -1.6E+00

SM kg 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00

RSF MJ 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00

NRSF MJ 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00

FW m3 6.6E-02 2.3E-03 1.1E-05 2.3E-05 1.2E-04 0.0E+00 1.6E-03 -3.7E-03

PERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as
raw materials; PERM = Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERT =
Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non-renewable primary energy
Acronyms excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRM = Use of non-
renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRT = Total use of non-renewable
primary energy re-sources; SM = Use of secondary material; RSF = Use of renewable secondary
fuels; NRSF = Use of non-renewable secondary fuels; FW = Use of net fresh water

Waste production and output flows

Waste production
Results per declared unit
Tot.A1-
Indicator Unit A4 A5 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
A3

Hazardous waste
kg 1.1E-04 5.2E-05 5.3E-09 1.3E-06 2.7E-06 0.0E+00 2.3E-06 -2.7E-06
disposed

Non-hazardous
kg 2.1E+00 1.6E+00 2.7E-04 5.7E-04 4.0E-02 0.0E+00 1.0E+01 -1.3E-02
waste disposed

Radioactive waste
kg 3.7E-04 1.9E-04 5.5E-09 3.3E-06 6.8E-06 0.0E+00 1.0E-05 -7.1E-06
disposed

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Output flows
Results per functional or declared unit
Tot.A1-
Indicator Unit A4 A5 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
A3

Components
kg 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00
for re-use

Material for
kg 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 7.9E-02 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00
recycling

Materials for
energy kg 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00
recovery
Exported
energy, MJ 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00
electricity
Exported
energy, MJ 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00 0.0E+00
thermal

Global warming calculated as in previous standards (Global warming potential - GWP100a)

Results per functional or declared unit
Tot.A1-
Indicator Unit A4 A5 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
A3
Global
kg
Warming
CO2 8.8E+00 1.5E+00 4.6E-03 3.4E-02 6.7E-02 0.0E+00 5.4E-02 -1.2E-01
Potential -
eq.
GHG

LCA Interpretation
The impact on the environment of the life cycle of 1m2 of CEWOOD’s Acoustic Painted Panel version
on Global Warming Potential is 4.6 kg of CO2-eq. The overall environmental burden in most of the impact
categories of the Acoustic Painted Panel life cycle is dominated by the Product stage (A1-A3) and the
Construction stage (A4-A5). The use of wood causes a potential positive impact in the Climate Change
impact category, as the results at Biogenic CO2 emissions are negative (understood as a benefit to the
environment), due to the carbon fixation within the product. The transport of the product to the
destination for installation is a relevant driver for most of the impacts related to the construction stages.
The Use phase has not been considered as it is assumed there is no impact from this stage.
From the followingfigure, it can also be seen how the transport of the final product to the construction
site (Module A4), plays an important role in the overall impact of the construction panels in several
impact categories such as acidification, those accounting for marine and terrestrial eutrophication, ozone
depletion, photochemical ozone formation, and use of fossil resources. The Use phase has not been
considered as it is assumed there is no impact from this stage.
The Module D, accounting for benefits or loads beyond the system boundaries, shows an overall benefit
from the recycling of packaging materials according to the modeled waste treatment scenario within the
time boundaries.

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Information related to the EPD Sector
This EPD® is individual.

Differences with previous versions

This is the first version of EPD®.

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Additional information
CEWOOD is a responsible, future-oriented company which has set as its basic objective the natural
quality of the panels that it produces, which is why focus is on the source of the raw materials,
sustainability and renewable energy. The company pays a lot of attention to ensure that the panels
contain only 100% natural, high-quality components that are sourced in an environmentally friendly way.
Panels are made of FSC or PEFC certified timber using green energy. Our panels have received quality
and sustainability certification, such as M1, Powered by Green, PEFC, FSC. The quality of CEWOOD
Acoustic panels and their compliance with stringent environmental and health safety requirements are
attested by the international NaturePlus certificate. CEWOOD is member of Europe's largest network
for sustainable building – DGNB and our panels are recommended as safe for health by Latvian Asthma
and Allergy Society.

Upon delivery, check the panels for accordance with the order and for any visible defects.
The panels maintain their properties at the temperature +23 (+/- 2) °C and the relative humidity of 50%
(+/- 5%). To ensure the best properties, the panels should be allowed to adopt the ambient conditions.
The optimal period for acclimatization is one to two weeks.

Please follow CEWOOD guidelines in webpage for indoor or outdoor storage conditions of panels!
For more detailed information before and after installation, please visit: www.cewood.com section
“Downloads”.

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References
• General Programme Instructions of the International EPD® System. Version 3.01.
• PCR 2019:14. Construction Products. Version 1.11
• SUB-PCR TO PCR 2012:01, 2020. Acoustical System Solutions (Construction Product)
• EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product
declarations. Core rules for the product category of construction products;
• ISO 14040:2006: Environmental Management-Life Cycle Assessment-Principles and
framework.
• ISO 14044:2006/Amd 2:2020 Environmental management. Life Cycle Assessment.
Requirements and guidelines
• ISO 14025:2010 Environmental labels and declarations. Type III environmental declarations.
Principles and procedures.
• Ecoinvent v3.7 Database.
• Baitz M. and Bos U. (2020). Impact Methods, Data Collection and Data Requirements. Webinar:
Environmental Footprint (EF) Transition Phase (2020).

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