ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION

according to the standards EN ISO 14025:2010 and EN 15804+A1:2013

Organization Liberty Ostrava a.s.
Programme holder CENIA, Czech Environmental Information Agency,
executive function of the Agency NPEZ
The document was processed by Technical and Test Institute for Construction Prague,
SOE
Declaration number 7210002
Issue date 22-02-2021
Valid to 21-02-2026 according to EN 15804+A1:2013

Structural steel sections and merchant bars

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1. General Information
Liberty Ostrava a.s.
Program: Name and address of manufacturer:
„National Environmental Labeling Program“- CZ Liberty Ostrava a.s.,
Programme holder: Vratimovská 689/117
719 00 Ostrava-Kunčice
CENIA, Czech Environmental Information Agency,
executive function of the Agency NPEZ ,
Vršovická 1442/65, Praha 10, 100 10, www.cenia.cz ,
Declaration number: Declaration unit:
7210002 1t of products

Product Category Rules: Product:

EN 15804+A1:2013 Structural steel sections and merchant bars

Liberty Ostrava a.s. through this Environmental product declaration for the type III product. (EPD) expresses
its position on environmental issues and demonstrates that it has adequate data on the environmental impacts
caused by the production of its products.
Liberty Ostrava a.s. is part of the LIBERTY Steel Group, a global steel and mining company with 30,000
employees in more than 200 locations on six continents. It produces more than 2 million tons of steel a year,
which is used mainly in construction and engineering. It is the largest manufacturer of road barriers and pipes in
the Czech Republic. In addition to the domestic market, it supplies its products to more than 40 countries around
the world.
This EPD provides quantified environmental information on a construction product on a harmonized and
scientifically based basis. The aim of this EPD is also to provide basic information about the product in the
assessment of the life cycle of buildings and other structures and to help identify those products that are less
harmful to the environment.
Regarding the possibility of comparing products in the life cycle assessment of buildings based on their EPD,
which is done by determining their contribution to the environmental performance of the building, it is necessary
that the EPD of the construction products be processed in accordance with EN 15804 + A1: 2013 Sustainability of
construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the product category of construction
products.
1.1. Product data
1.1.1. Product
Structural steel sections and merchant bars
These products are:
Beams:
- Hot rolled steel bars I IPN: 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220 mm
- Hot rolled steel bars IPE: 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220 mm
- Hot rolled steel bars HEA / HEB (IPB, IPB) hot rolled HEA / HEB: 100, 120, 140 mm
- Hot-rolled U-bars UN: 50, 65, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220 mm
- Hot-rolled UE-bars UE: 80,100,120 mm
Steel bars:
- Hot-rolled round steel bars Ø 10 – 110 mm
- Hot-rolled steel flat bars of width 18 – 170 mm, thickness 5 – 60 mm, width 180 mm thickness 8-25 mm
a width 200 mm t thickness 10-25 mm
- Hot-rolled bars of L-section, equal-section hot-rolled 35×35 – 150×150 mm
- Hot-rolled bars of L-section, unequal-section hot-rolled 100×65 – 140×90 mm

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Special profiles:
- I155 steel rail for suspension tracks
- Rails for mining and field rails 93/18 and 115/24
- Crane rail JKL 55
1.1.2. Use of the product
Beams (equal and uneven angles, IPN and IPE beams, HAE and HEB wide flange beams, U-shaped beams, i.e.
UPN, UE) and bar steels (round, flat and wide) are designed for bolted, welded or otherwise joined steel
structures such as buildings, bridges, warehouses, electrical towers, and other structures, as well as for composite
steel and concrete structures such as buildings and bridges.

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1.1.3. Product specifications
Specific information on dimensional tolerances, design data and mechanical and chemical properties can be
found in the relevant literature and / or in the following standards:
- Design standards: Standards / EN 1993 / apply to the design of steel structures. They include
requirements for serviceability, load-bearing capacity, service life and fire resistance of steel
structures.
- Technical specifications: EN 10025
- Application standard: EN 1090-2, which applies to the execution of steel structures and includes
requirements for production control.
The products are subject to mandatory certification and the manufacturer issues the relevant declaration of
conformity.
The technical data of the product are declared by the manufacturer in the relevant catalogs of the product
line.

1.1.4. Rules for use

The products are subject to mandatory certification and the manufacturer issues the relevant declaration of
conformity.
Environment and health during the use phase
Under normal conditions of use, the products of the rod do not produce any adverse health effects or release
volatile organic compounds into the indoor air.
Due to the extremely low release of metal from steel and low maintenance requirements, no environmental
impacts are expected on water, air or soil.

1.1.5. Method of product delivery

The products are delivered in accordance with the standards listed in chapter 1.1.3.
Product quality is ensured by an effective quality management system according to EN ISO 9001 and in
accordance with technical regulations concerning the type of product.
The company has a certified integrated quality management system according to EN ISO 9001, environment
according to EN ISO 14001, occupational health and safety according to ČSN ISO 450001 from the certification
company BUREAU VERITAS and an energy management system according to EN ISO 50001 from the certification
company TÜV NORD Czech, s.r.o.

1.1.6. Basic raw materials and auxiliary substances

The basic material of structural steel profiles and trade rods is steel. Alloying elements are added in the form
of ferroalloys or metals (the most common elements are manganese, chromium and vanadium). Other elements,
such as nitrogen or copper, may be present in the steel, depending on the designation / quality of the steel.
Substances on the list of substances of very high concern subject to authorization by the European Chemicals
Agency are not included in declarable quantities in steel.
These basic material components are involved in the production of products:
• Coking coal
• Ore concentrates and ores
• Pellets and iron ore
• Carbonate components (limestone, dolomite)
• Iron scrap
• Refining ingredients (Ferro additives, magnesium oxide, etc.)
• Aluminum components

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 • Secondary materials (treated scrap metal waste)
Percentage share of material components per 1 t of product is given in Table 1
Table 1: Percentage share of material components per 1 t of product:

Material component % by weight per tons of product

Coking coal 5%
Ore concentrates and aglorudes 52-56%
Pellets and iron ore app. 5%
Carbonate components 10-13%
Iron scrap 20%
Refining ingredients (Ferro additives, etc.) 1-2%
Aluminum components < 1%
Secondary materials < 1%

1.1.7. Description of the production process

Pig iron is produced in a blast furnace (BF). In integrated steelmaking plants, iron ore is used as a raw material
for the preparation of sinter, which is then used in a blast furnace together with coke to produce pig iron. In a
basic oxygen furnace (or tandem furnace), various ferroalloys, metal alloys and steel scrap are added to the liquid
pig iron. By blowing oxygen, the carbon content in the steel is reduced and thus a liquid steel with the required
properties for processing in secondary metallurgy is obtained.
The steel is then cast in a continuous casting machine to obtain semi-finished products such as billets or blocks.
The semi-finished products are then hot rolled into bars. At the end of the rolling operation, the reinforcement
is divided into the required lengths, usually the reinforcement is tied. In accordance with the requirements for
product certification, the products are properly marked with a label.

Fig.1: Scheme of the production process

1.1.8. Waste management

According to the current state of knowledge, there are usually no expected environmental damage during
the dismantling and recycling of steel structures.
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 Thanks to its ability to restore its original properties without loss of quality after melting, it makes steel the
most recycled material in the world.
In a built-in environment, 99% of hot-rolled steel profiles can be reused or recycled at the end of their
service life. Thanks to the flexibility and adaptability, the functional service life of steel profiles can be extended
for renovated and new structures.
Any metal waste is included in group 17.04.05 "Iron and steel".

1.2. LCA: Calculation rules

1.2.1. Declared unit
Declared unit is 1t of manufactured products - "Structural steel sections and merchant bars ".

2. Product system and system boundaries

The boundary of the product life cycle study system is only the information module A1 - A3 "Production
phase" in accordance with standard EN 15804 + A1: 2013. The created EPD covers the information modules
A1-A3, which means from the cradle to the gate. Other modules A4 to C4 and module D, which is intended
to provide additional information beyond the life cycle, have not been included in the LCA due to the difficult
availability of input data and are not declared for this EPD. The reference service life of the elements is also
not declared depending on the unavailability of representative data on operating conditions in the product
use stage.
Information on product system boundaries is shown in Table 2.
The boundaries of the system are set to include both those processes that provide material and energy inputs
to the system, and subsequent production and transportation processes up to the production gateway, and
the processing of all waste resulting from these processes.
The production stage includes these modules:
▪ A1, raw material extraction and processing, processing of secondary material input
▪ A2, transport of raw materials from supplier to manufacturer, in-house transport
▪ A3, manufacturing
including the supply of all materials, products and energy, the treatment of waste until it reaches a state
where it ceases to be waste or after the removal of the last material residues during the production stage.
The potential benefits and costs from the production stage do not exceed the selected system boundaries of
the A1-A3 system.
Table 2
Information about product system boundaries – information modules (X = included, MND = the module is not declared)

Supplementary
information
Construction
Product stage Use stage End of life stage beyond the
process stage building life
cycle
Construction-installation

Operational energy use

Operational water use

Raw material supply

Reuse-, Recovery-,
Recyclingpotential
Waste processing
De-construction
Refurbishment
manufacturing

Maintenance

Replacement

demolition
Transpost
Transport

Transport

Disposal
proces

Repair
Use

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D
X X X MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND MND X

Benefits and costs beyond the system: Module D was additionally quantified from LCI data, which provides
information on the benefits beyond the product system from the energy recovery of the waste generated during
the production phase of the products and the share of recycled product at end of life.

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 The boundaries of the product system are considered to include only production processes, not administrative
activities.
The production of these products is carried out by these named sub-plants Liberty Ostrava a.s.:
- manufacturing plant 10 – Coke oven,
- manufacturing plant 12 - Blast furnaces,
- manufacturing plant 13 – Steelworks,
- manufacturing plant 14 – Rolling mills.
The processes of these sub-plants are included in the product system boundaries according to the following
diagrams:

EMI = Emission
WAS=Waste

2.1. Assumptions and measures taken

The analysis did not include the processes required for the installation of production equipment and the
construction of infrastructure. Administrative processes are also not included - inputs and outputs are balanced
on the production stage.
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 As part of this report, some data of auxiliary inputs related to water treatment at WWTPs located in the Liberty
Ostrava a.s. area were excluded from the inventory. The exclusion was made on the basis of an unreliable
identification of the composition and an unreliable assignment of the corresponding generic data in the
calculation program for the environmental impact assessment. The amount of these auxiliary inputs is negligible
due to the fixed inputs entering the product.
The time range of the required specific data provided by Liberty Ostrava a.s. for the processing of this report
was set as a representative time period of the calendar year 2019. For this period, the organization was provided
with all available data for their further processing.

2.2. Exclusion rules

All operational data concerning product recipes, energy data, diesel consumption and distribution of annual
waste production and emissions according to the records of plants Z10, Z12, Z13 and Z14 were taken for the
study. For all considered inputs and outputs, transport costs were considered or differences in transport
distances were recognized.
In terms of produced waste, only those wastes that are clearly related to production activities were included
in the analysis.
For some input data, due to their complexity of obtaining, alternative methods were chosen in the form of a
qualified calculation based on available information. Some input data were converted to units that were needed
for the selected generic process data in the environmental impact assessment calculation program.

2.3. Sources of environmental data

The necessary specific data concerning the production stage were determined on the basis of the consumed
amount of input materials and outputs - production of finished products from the relevant sources of required
data. Consumption of quantities of basic raw materials and other inputs was reported on the basis of data from
the information system.
All inputs and outputs were entered in system units, namely:
▪ Material and auxiliary inputs and product outputs in kg
▪ Sources used as energy input (primary energy) were expressed in kWh or MJ, including renewable energy
sources (hydropower, wind energy)
▪ Water consumption was expressed in m3 (cubic meters);
▪ Inputs related to transport were expressed in km (distance), tkm (material transfer) and in kg (diesel
consumption, etc.)
▪ Time was expressed in practical units depending on the scale of assessment: minutes, hours, days, years.
The source of input data was operational data obtained from the organization registered in the SAP
information system, as well as outputs from monitoring and measuring waste production and emissions.
They were used for a complete analysis of environmental parameters:
- SimaPro computer software, version 9.01 SimaPro Analyst (Ecoinvent database version 3.6)

2.4. Data quality

The data used to calculate the EPD correspond to the following principles:
Time period: Manufacturer's data for 2019 are used for specific data (the requirement to use average
data for a period of 1 year is met). Data from the Ecoinvent database version 3.6 are used for generic
data
Technological aspect: Data corresponding to the current production of individual types of products of all
plants and corresponding to the current state of technologies used in individual sub-plants Z10, Z12, Z13
and Z14 (product recipes, technological procedures) are used.
Completeness aspect: Most of the input data is based on consumption balances, which are accurately
recorded in the information system. As part of the completeness check, Liberty Ostrava a.s. and it was
checked whether all used inputs / outputs appear in the records (except for the excluded input data listed

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 in Chapter 2. The reliability of the source of specific data is given by the uniformity of the information
system collection methodology.
Geographical aspect: The generic data used from the Ecoinvent database are used valid for the Czech
Republic (i.e., energy inputs) and if data for the Czech Republic are not available, data valid for the EU or
according to the supplier's location are used.
Consistency aspect: Uniform aspects are used throughout the report (allocation rules, data age,
technological scope, time scope, geographical scope).
Credibility aspect: All important data were checked for cross-comparison of mass balances.
2.5. Assessment period
The data provided by the partial production units of Liberty Ostrava a.s. for the period 2019.

2.6. Allocation
As part of the report, the allocation of inputs and output products was made. A uniform method based on
weight fractions was used for allocation. The data converted into the declared unit of 1t of produced
intermediate products (for production sections Z10, Z12 and Z13) and 1t of produced final products
(production section Z14) were considered for the inventory and evaluation.
As part of the data inventory, the entire production process was divided into production sections:
Production of one ton of coke inside the factory Z10
Production of one ton of pig iron inside the factory Z12
Production of one ton of steel billets inside the factory Z12 Z13
Production of one ton of reinforcing steel inside Z14

For individual production sections, according to input and output flows, the consumption of the number of
inputs and the amount of produced outputs (waste, emissions) was allocated according to external sales of co-
products (external sales of by-products or energy). Allocation was performed based on mass analysis. To calculate
the consumption of sources, the share distribution of types of sources according to the data of OTE, a.s. for 2019.

2.7. Comparability
Environmental product declaration from different programs may not be comparable. Comparison or
assessment of data reported in the EPD is only possible if all comparable data reported in accordance with EN
15804 + A1: 2013 have been determined according to the same rules.

2.8. Product variability

The resulting data are always given for 1 t of the average product.
2.9. LCA: Results
Information on environmental impacts is expressed in the following tables. The individual results for the given
impact categories are given in Table 3-6. They are related to the declared unit (DJ) - 1t of the product.
The impact assessment was carried out using characterization factors used in the European Life Cycle
Reference Database (ELCD) provided by the European Commission - Directorate-General of the Joint Research
Center - Institute for Environment and Sustainability.

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2.9.1. Parameters describing environmental impacts
Table 3 - Parameters describing environmental impacts
Results LCA – Parameters describing environmental impacts
(DJ = 1 ton of Structural steel sections and merchant bars)
Parameter Unit A1-A3
Global warming potential (GWP) kg CO2 ekv. 6,77E+02
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP) kg CFC 11 ekv. 5,36E-05
Acidification potential of soil and water (AP) kg SO2 ekv. 5,22E+00
Eutrophication potential (EP) kg (PO4)3- ekv. 2,11E+00
Formation potential of tropospheric ozone (POCP) kg Ethene ekv. 5,34E-01
Abiotic depletion potential (ADP-elements) for non fossil resources kg Sb ekv. 5,77E-03
Abiotic depletion potential (ADP-fossil fuels) for fossil resources MJ, calorific value 1,24E+04

2.9.2. Parameters describing resource use

Table 4 - Parameters describing resource use
Results LCA – Parameters describing resource use
(DJ = 1 ton of Structural steel sections and merchant bars)
Parameter Unit A1-A3
Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy
resources used as raw materials
MJ 16,1
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials MJ 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resources (primary energy and
primary energy resources used as raw materials)
MJ 16,1
Use of non renewable primary energy excluding non renewable
primary energy resources used as raw materials
MJ 1357
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials MJ 3100
Total use of non renewable primary energy resources (primary energy
and primary energy resources used as raw materials)
MJ 4457
Use of secondary material kg 68,4
Use of renewable secondary fuels MJ 0
Use of non renewable secondary fuels MJ 4,13E-01
Net use of fresh water m3 2,51

2.9.3. Other environmental information describing different waste categories and output
flows
Table 5 - Other environmental information describing waste categories
Results LCA – Other environmental information describing waste categories
(DJ = 1 ton of Structural steel sections and merchant bars)
Parameter Unit A1-A3 D
Hazardous waste disposed kg 1,12E+00 0,00E+00
Non hazardous waste disposed kg 1,77E+00 0,00E+00
Radioactive waste disposed kg 0,00E+00 0,00E+00

Table 6 - Other environmental information describing output flows

Results LCA – Other environmental information describing output flows
(DJ = 1 ton of Structural steel sections and merchant bars)
Parameter Unit A1-A3 D
Components for re-use kg 0,00E+00 0,00E+00
Materials for recycling kg 0,00E+00 9,90E+02
Materials for energy recovery kg 0,00E+00
7,74E-01
Exported energy MJ per energy carrier 0,00E+00 1,29E-05

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2.9.4. LCA: Interpretation
The impact of production on the environment is mainly influenced by the partial process of iron production
in blast furnaces and steel production.
- Global warming potential (GWP) – the process of iron and steel production has a decisive influence on its
overall value. In terms of individual input components, energy consumption (electricity) and transport in the
iron production process.
- Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP) – the process of iron and steel production has a
decisive influence on its overall value. In terms of individual input components, energy consumption
(electricity) and transport in the iron production process.
- Eutrophication potential (EP) – the parameter is most influenced by the production in the steel plant and
here especially by the consumption of electricity.
- Formation potential of tropospheric ozone (POCP) – the value of the parameter indicator is mainly due to
the iron and steel production process. From the point of view of individual input components, transport is
important in the process of iron production. To a lesser extent, electricity consumption is applied here.
Overall, the effect of several components accumulates here.
- Acidification potential of soil and water (AP) – the share of the iron and steel production process is
significant. From the point of view of individual input components, especially transport in the process of iron
production.
- Abiotic depletion potential (ADP-elements and ADP-fossil fuels) – consumption of partial components
(compressed gas, oxygen, ferroalloys, natural gas, electricity) also plays a significant role here - all especially
in the process of steelworks and blast furnaces.

3. LCA: scenarios and other technical information

Information modules A4 to C4 were not included in the LCA analysis.

4. LCA: Additional information

The EPD does not include additional documentation related to the declaration of supplementary information.

5. Reference
ČSN ISO 14025:2010 Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles and
procedures
EN 15804+A1:2013 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the
product category of construction products
ČSN EN ISO 14040:2006 (Environmental management - Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and Framework
ČSN EN ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management - Life Cycle Assessment – Requirements and guidelines
ČSN ISO 14063:2020 Environmental management - Environmental communication - Guidelines and examples
ČSN EN 15643-1:2011 Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability assessment of buildings - Part 1: General
framework
ČSN EN 15643-2:2011 Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of buildings - Part 2: Framework for the
assessment of environmental performance
ČSN EN 15942:2013 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Communication format
business-to-business
TNI CEN/TR 15941:2012 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Methodology for
selection and use of generic data
ILCD handbook - JRC EU, 2011
Act No. 185/2001 Coll. as amended (Waste Act) - CZ
Decree No. 93/2016 Coll. Waste catalog - Waste catalog - CZ
Regulation No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals and establishing a European Chemicals Agency - REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of
Chemicals)
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Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labeling and packaging
of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548 / EEC and 1999/45 / EC and amending Regulation
(EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)
SimaPro LCA Package, Pré Consultants, the Netherlands , www.pre-sustainability.com
Ecoinvent Centre, www.Ecoinvent.org
Explanatory documents are available from the employee in the job position "Quality Management of Rolling
Mills" of the organization Liberty Ostrava a.s.

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6. Verification EPD

Independent verification of the declaration and data according to ČSN ISO 14025:2010

CEN standard EN 15804+A1 serves as the core PCR

internal external
☐ ☒
b
Third party verifier :
Elektrotechnický zkušební ústav, s.p. Mgr. Miroslav Sedláček
Pod Lisem 129 Head of the Certification Body
171 02 Praha 8 – Troja
Česká republika

Elektrotechnický zkušební ústav, s.p., the Certification Body No. 3018 accredited by Czech Accreditation
Institute, o.p.s. according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013
a
Products category rules
b
Optional for business-to-business communication, mandatory for business-to-consumer communication
(see ISO 14025:2006, 9.4).

Organization: Tel: +420 59 733 1111

Liberty Ostrava a.s. Fax:
Vratimovská 689/117 Email:
719 00 Ostrava - Kunčice Web:
https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/

Programme holder: Tel: +420 267 225 226

CENIA, Czech Environmental Fax: -
Information Agency, executive
Email: [email protected]
function of the Agency NPEZ
Web: www.cenia.cz
Vršovická 1442/65
100 10 Praha 10
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