Environmental Product Declaration - The International EPD® System

Environmental Product Declaration for Reno de Medici PaperboardWLC VinciLiner 115 - 210 g/m 2results are divided into Upstream (raw material, energy andThis is an Environmental Product Declaration for Reno de Medici, registered in the International EPDSystem (www.environdec.com). The declaration has been developed based on the results of a LifeCycle Assessment (LCA) and the Product Category Rules for Processed paper and paperboard PCR2010:14 and CPC Code 3214.Information and data given in this EPD can be used as upstream data by a customer who will perform anew EPD within the system boundaries given in a related PCR.Reno de MediciThe Reno De Medici Group is the leading Italian and second-ranked European producer of cartonboardbased on recycled material. It has a production capacity of about 1 million tons splitted among severalmills in Italy, Spain, France and Germany. The different types of cartonboard that Reno De Mediciproduces target all packaging and binding applications. The Reno De Medici products are offeredthrough different brands to meet the customer’s requirements and to achieve a widespread presence inItaly, as well as abroad.The Villa S.Lucia site where the product in subject is manufactured is FSC and ISO14001 certified.The specific product complies with prevailing legislation at both national and European level and istherefore safe and suitable for the food market.Cartonboard VinciLiner 115Board VinciLiner 115 is a fully coated white lined chipboard with grey back made out of more than95% recovered fibres. This cartonboard is very well suited for beverages, detergents & cleaning, foodand non food industries as well as for lining of corrugated paperboard outercases.It is available in grammages from 160 g/m 2 to 290 g/m 2 .System boundaries and functional unitThe systems are divided into three life cycle phases:Upstream: Forestry, production of fertilisers used in the forestry, production of energy wares,production of auxiliary products, pigments, additives and other chemicals production of other rawmaterials, production of packaging for transport.Core: Transportation of all materials to the core processes, recycling process of purchased recycledpaper, production of purchased pulp, production of cartonboard, impregnation and pigment coating ofcartonboard, cutting and packing of the product and treatment of waste generated from the productionprocesses.Downstream: Distribution of the product to an average converter/merchant/distribution platform andwaste management of transport packaging.Plans, energy1

Upstream moduleForestry (fromsoil preparationto logging)Production of chemicaladditives, pigments andauxiliary productsProduction ofpackaging fortransportCore moduleTransportTransportTransportProduction of virginmechanical pulpWaste paper/boardTransportProduction, cuttingand packagingof cartonboardTransportoTreatment ofprocess wastesDownstream moduleTransportAverage converter ordistribution platform(not included)TransportoEnd of life of transportpackagingUse of final product(not included)TransportoEnd of life of final product(not included)Included processNot included processThe functional unit is one tonne (1000 kg) of the product cartonboard VinciLiner 115 grammage 210g/m 2 (which represents the most representative gramage) delivered at the gate of an averageconverter/customer in the world.Environmental performance related informationUse of resourcesThe following tables presents the total resources used for production and distribution of one tonne ofcartonboard VinciLiner 115 grammage 210 g/m 2Other resources include the resources used in lower amount than by 5% of the total.2

Non-renewable resources – material resourceskg/tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalCalcite 132 0 0.06 133Other 8 0 0.07 8Total 140 1 0.13 141Non-renewable resources – energy resourcesMJ/tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalCrude oil 732 1931 1529 4192Natural gas 708 9677 89 10473Other 192 376 25 593Total 1631 11984 1643 15258Renewable resources – material resourcesm 3 /tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalBiomass 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.05Renewable resources – energy resourcesMJ/tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalBiomass 177.5 139.9 0.4 317.7Hydropower 28.0 105.1 1.8 134.9Other 1.2 4.8 0.2 6.2Total 206.6 249.8 2.4 458.8Water usem 3 /tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalWater 3.6 26.5 0.3 30.5Electricity consumption at manufacturing*kWh/tonneCorePotential environmental impactTotal 595* Electricity use is also presented as “Energy resources” aboveThe environmental impact of the cartonboard VinciLiner 115 grammage 210 g/m 2 are presented in thetable below.Additional information on the impacts split into the processes included in upstream, core anddownstream phases is available on request.The carbon footprint (greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle) is presented in the followingdiagram as global warming potential 100 years (GWP100) in kg CO 2 equivalents per tonne product.3

kg/tonne Upstream Core Downstream TotalGlobal warming - CO 2 eq. 58.1 733.5 119.3 911Ozone-depletion - CFC-11 eq. 4.4E-06 1.3E-04 1.5E-05 1.5E-04Acidification - SO 2 eq. 0.28 1.65 0.79 2.72Photochemical oxidant formation - C 2 H 4eq.0.075 0.389 0.106 0.569Eutrophication - PO 3- 4 eq. 0.095 0.355 0.165 0.615Global warming (kg CO 2 eq./tonne)6005004003002001000Additives/auxiliary productsPackaging productionForestry for virgin pulpVirgin pulp productionCartonboard productionTransport to millWaste disposalDistributionPackaging disposalOther indicatorsProduction of waste during the manufacturing is specified in the table below.kg/tonneCoreMaterial subject for recyclingHazardous waste 0.42Non-hazardous waste 116Hazardous wasteTo recovery 0.42To disposal 0.41Other waste Non-hazardous waste to disposal 114.9Total waste 231.7Additional environmental informationWaste minimisationThe product is mostly based on recovered fibres4

Recyclability and recoveryThe product VinciLiner 115 grammage 210g/m2 is recoverable through material recycling and energyrecovery in accordance with the material requirements in EN 13430:2004 and EN 13431:2004.BiodegradableThe product VinciLiner 115 grammage 210g/m2 is based (being either fresh or recovered fibers) onpulp consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose and some lignin which will be degraded by microorganismsin nature. The decomposition time required depends on several factors such as temperature, humidity,pH and microbiological activity.Main referencesEriksson E., Karlsson P.-E., Hallberg L., Jelse K., 2010. Carbon Footprint of Cartons in Europe –Carbon Footprint methodology and biogenic carbon sequestration. IVL Swedish EnvironmentalResearch Institute, B1924.IPPC, 2010. Draft Reference Document on Best Available Techniques in the Pulp and Paper Industry.Draft April 2010. http://eippcb.jrc.es/reference/VerificationsEPD Programme: The International EPD® SystemNote: EPDs from different programs may not be comparableFor more information: www.environdec.comPCR: Product category rules for processed paper and paperboard (CPC 3214), Version 2010-12-097,Swedish Environmental Management Council.PCR review conducted by: The technical committee of the International EPD SystemPCR moderator: Kristian JelseLCA study on white lined chipboard VinciLiner 115 - 210 g/m 2 carried out on July 2011 with thecontribution and technical support of DIIAR – Environmental Section of Politecnico di Milano (Italy)Independent verification of the declaration and data, according to ISO 14025:□ Internal ■ ExternalCertiquality SrlAccredited or approved by: ACCREDIARegistration no: S-P-00293Date of publication: 2011-10-10Validity: 2014-10-10Valid within the following geographical area: GloballyData reference year: Production of pulp and paper/board–2009ContactsIn order to get more information about the Reno de Medici group or this environmentaldeclaration, contact Mr. Massimo Rosati at the telephone no. +39 0289966273, e-mail addressMassimo.rosati@rdmgroup.com or by writing to RenoDeMedici S.p.A Via Durini, 18 – 20122 Milano(Italy). Alternatively, information can be found at the www.renodemedici.it site.Reno de Medici was given technical support by DIIAR - Environmental Section of Politecnico diMilano.5