Environmental

Product
Declaration

In accordance with ISO 14025:2006 and EN 15804:2012 + A2:2019/AC:2021 for:

Black carbon steel tube

of
Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio S.p.A.

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Product category rules (PCR): PCR 2019:14 Construction products, version 1.3.2

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 1. Company Information

Owner of the EPD

Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio S.p.A, via Porta Murata 8/A - 42016 Guastalla (RE)

Description of the Organisation

Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio S.p.A. with registered office in via Porta Murata 8/A, Guastalla (RE), is
one of the European leaders in the production of welded carbon-steel and stainless-steel pipes for
carpentry.
Padana Tubi is a company with 13 plants on a surface of about 400,000 square metres, all located in
the territory of the Municipality of Guastalla (RE). These areas are dedicated to the storage and
production of raw materials and finished products, respectively, for an average annual volume of about
800/900 thousand tons of steel produced and sold. The company has about 700 qualified employees.

There are 13 Padana Tubi plants, named A to O:

A – via Portamurata - production of carbon steel tubes
B – via Roncaglio - production of carbon steel and galvanised tubes
C – via Dossetti – stainless steel tube warehouse
D – via De Gasperi - production of stainless steel tubes
E – via Togliatti – stainless steel satin-finishing
F – via Ferrari – stainless steel satin-finishing
G – via Dossetti - production of stainless steel tubes
H – via Nenni – stainless steel tube warehouse
I – via Dossetti – carbon steel tube warehouse
L – via Nenni – stainless steel tube warehouse
M – via Dossetti - stainless steel tube warehouse
N – via Portamurata - carbon steel tube warehouse
O – via Salati – production of carbon steel tubes

As far as its main activities are concerned, Padana Tubi takes care of the reception of raw materials,
the sorting of materials in specific warehouses, the fabrication of carbon, stainless and galvanised
profiles, their packaging and the disposal of waste, and the transport of finished products internally
and externally within the company boundaries.

Certifications

Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio S.p.A. meets the highest quality standards and has obtained the
following certifications:

• UNI EN ISO 9001:2015

• UNI EN ISO 14001:2016

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 • UNI EN ISO 45001:2018
• CE mark, certifying compliance with applicable European Comminity standards
• BS EN 10219-1:2006
• ISO 14064-1: 2018

2. Production Information

Product name

Black carbon steel tube.

Product Identification

Padana Tubi's Carbon Division was involved in the production of:

• Tubes for structural use according to standard UNI EN 10219-1;
The product range includes:
• Round tubes with diameters from 12 to 355.6 mm with thicknesses from 1.5 to 12.5 mm;
• Square tubes from 10×10 to 300×300 mm with thicknesses from 1.5 to 12.5 mm;
• Rectangular tubes from 15×10 to 400×200 mm with thicknesses from 1.5 to 12.5 mm;
Profile lengths can vary from 4500 mm to 15000 mm
In terms of recycled content, the analysed pipe family has the following characteristics:
- Electric arc furnace steel (EAF), with a recycled content of 80%;
- Blast oxygen furnace steel (BOF), with an average recycled content of 17.61%.
% of recycled
Pipe family % EAF % BOF
raw material

Black carbon steel tubes 36.8% 80% 17.61%

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Product Description

The coils used for the production of tubes comply with UNI EN 10025-2 with regard to the technical
conditions of delivery of non-alloy steels for structural purposes and to UNI EN 10051with regard to
dimensional and shape tolerances.
In the production phase, special attention is paid to quality controls, in particular, in continuous are
carried out:

• Dimensional checks according to UNI EN 10219-2 and UNI EN 10305-5;

• Visual checks according to 10219-2 and UNI EN 10305-5;
• Crushing tests for round tubes according to UNI EN ISO 8492;
• Checks on welding, carried out using the HF method, by means of the induced current method
according to UNI EN ISO 10893-2.
The checks to determine the conformity of the tubes produced to the reference standards continue in
laboratories. All the machines we use are certified and subject to periodic maintenance.
Below are the tests carried out on tube samples in laboratories:
• Tensile test UNI EN ISO 6892-1;
• Resilience test UNI EN ISO 148-1;
• Spectrometric tests to determine the chemical composition;
• Macrographic checks of the thermally altered zone.

UN CPC Code

4128 – Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of steel.

Geographical Region

The geographical area covered by this EPD corresponds to the area involved in the distribution and
sale of the product, which is worldwide.

Production Process

The activity carried out within the company is defined as: 'manufacture of black carbon steel profiles,
longitudinally welded cut to customer specifications and in compliance with national and international
standards'.
The processes and activities performed within Padana Tubi are described in detail below, highlighting
the interactions between the Company's specific primary processes.
The production of longitudinally welded tubes takes place according to a few main stages, which are
quite similar even with different types of steel:

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 • Receipt of raw material: the raw material consists of coils (wide coiled steel strips) that are
delivered by external suppliers to the different production units and stored in dedicated areas.
• Cutting lines: in this phase the coils are cut longitudinally to obtain strips of different widths
according to the diameter of the tubes or profiles to be manufactured. The products thus
obtained are placed in the strip warehouse located between the cutting lines and the loading
of the profiling lines.
• Production lines: in this phase the actual production of the tube (or profile) takes place. The
strip passes through a series of rotating steel rollers that gradually allow the desired profile
shape (round, square, etc.) to be obtained. The following work areas can be identified in all
production lines main areas: strip loading, end-welding, forming, welding, calibrating, tube
inspection, bundling.
• Warehouse: tube 'bundles' are transferred by internal handling to storage areas (tube
warehouse), and from there to customers.
The so-called support processes, functional to the primary ones, are:

• Internal movement (cars);

• Emulsion plant;
• Evaporative towers;
• Heating/cooling plant;
• Internal maintenance;
• External maintenance;
• Internal cleaning (office building);
• External cleaning;
• Office activities;
• Fire-fighting equipment;
• Electrical system;
• Biological sewage treatment plant in FA, Imhoff tanks

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 3. LCA Information

Functional Unit 1 tonne of product and packaging.

Reference Service Life (RSL) Not applicable

Temporal Representativeness The primary data for the plants refer to the period 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022.

Database and LCA software Ecoinvent 3.8 – Simapro 9.4

From cradle to gate with options, module C1-C4, module D and optional
System boundary
modules.
Excluded lufe cycle phases Module A5 and B were excluded as optional
Allocation In accordance with EN 15804, allocations were made on the basis of mass.
In accordance with EN 15804, at least 95% of the total mass and energy flows
Cut-off
per module were included.
Specific electricity mix demonstrated by GO (hydroelectric), auto-generated
photovoltaic energy and 2022 Italian Residual Mix for outsourced processes.
Their GWP – GHG are as follow:
Electric Mix (A1-A3)
• Hydroelectric: 0,0126 kg CO2 eq/kWh
• Photovoltaic: 0,0716 kg CO2 eq/kWh
• Italian residual mix: 0,613 kg CO2 eq/kWh
The construction, maintenance and decommissioning of infrastructures,
defined as buildings and machinery, as well as the occupation of industrial
Exclusions
land have not been taken into account, as their contribution to the
environmental impact related to the functional unit is considered negligible.
The Data Quality assessment was performed following the instructions of the
standard EN 15804: 2021, evaluating the geographical, technical and
Data quality
temporal representativeness of all data used. The detailed assessment can
be found in the LCA supporting study.

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 Resour
ce
Constructi
Product stage Use stage End of life stage recove
on Stage
ry
stage

Reuse, recovery, recycling potential

Deconstruction, demolition
Construction installation

Operational energy use

Operational water use

Raw materials supply

Waste processing
Refurbishment
Manifacturing

Maintenance

replacement
Transport

Transport

Transport

Disposal
Repair
Use

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

Module
X X X X ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND X X X X X
declared

Geograpgh
GLO GLO IT GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO
y

Specific
data
>90%

Variation -
Products
Not relevant

Variation -
Site
Not relevant

A1 – A3 Product stage

A1 - Procurement of raw materials

transport and production processes of raw materials and semi-finished products and generation of
energy from primary sources

A2 - Transport
Supply of raw materials to Padana Tubi plants;

A3 - Tube production

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Production of the tube at the relevant factories and relative input and output of materials and energy
(consumption of process electricity, withdrawal of water resources, management of waste and
processing waste generated), production of auxiliary materials used in production;

A4 – A5 Construction stage

A4 – Distribution
Distribution of the finished product and its packaging by TIR, ship and train

C1 – C4 End of life stage

C1 - Demolition
Disassembly and demolition of the product before it is sent to the end of its life;
C2 - Transport
This module includes the transport of the de-installed/demolished product to recovery and/or disposal
centres;
C3 - Waste Treatment
This module includes the treatment of end-of-life tubes and distribution packaging, through recycling
and/or incineration for energy recovery;
C4 - Disposal
Treatment of waste deriving from end-of-life distribution pipes and packaging, specifically it is related
to landfill disposal activities;

D Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary

Module D accounts for the environmental benefits of Module C waste sent for recycling and energy
recovery, which result in a reduction of impacts related to a lower use of resources and virgin raw
materials in the subsequent product system.

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 4. Content Declaration

The only component of the pipes under study is 1 tonne black carbon steel.

The packaging consists of LDPE and wooden joists.

The weight of the packaging refers to the total amount of plastic film, wooden joists and strapping
(plastic or steel) used to distribute the products during the reference period.

Packaging components Weight (kg) Weight (% vs the product)

LDPE 3.121,07 0,0005%
Wooden joists 1.055.121,91 0,18%
Steel strapping 441.250,27 0,074%
Galvanized steel strapping 31.483,93 0,005%

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 5. Environmental Product Performance
Environmental impact indicators
INDICATORS UNIT A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D TOTAL
kg CO2 4.67E- -
GWP GHG1 2.07E+03 5.76E+01 5.91E+01 2.19E+03 1.50E+02 4.25E+00 9.67E+00 8.55E-01 1.53E+03
eq. 03 8.15E+02
kg CO2 4.17E- -
TOTAL 2.07E+03 5.77E+01 5.71E+01 2.18E+03 1.50E+02 4.26E+00 9.67E+00 8.65E-01 1.54E+03
eq. 01 8.12E+02
Global
kg CO2 4.56E- -
Warming Fossil 2.06E+03 5.76E+01 5.86E+01 2.18E+03 1.50E+02 4.24E+00 9.67E+00 7.96E-01 1.53E+03
eq. 03 8.15E+02
Potential
(GWP) kg CO2 - 4.12E-
Biogenic 9.30E+00 5.20E-02 7.81E+00 1.75E-01 1.80E-02 2.77E-03 6.40E-02 2.97E+00 1.14E+01
eq. 1.54E+00 01
Land use
kg CO2 1.17E- -2.32E-
and LU 1.07E+00 3.97E-02 9.68E-03 1.12E+00 6.74E-02 9.55E-04 1.06E-03 7.50E-04 9.56E-01
eq. 06 01
change
kg CFC 2.10E- -3.26E-
Ozone depletion 1.11E-04 1.11E-04 1.16E-05 2.34E-04 1.31E-05 3.40E-05 2.10E-06 3.02E-10 3.22E-07
11 eq. 06 05
kg
Photochemical ozone 9.49E- -
NMVOC 9.18E+00 9.18E+00 8.24E-01 1.92E+01 5.82E-01 5.27E-01 4.94E-02 9.03E-05 8.30E-03
formation 02 4.09E+00
eq.
kg mol 6.11E- -
Acidification 8.69E+00 8.70E+00 1.11E+00 1.85E+01 3.72E-01 5.53E-01 4.16E-02 6.69E-05 7.48E-03
H+ eq. 02 2.96E+00
1.80E- -3.22E-
Freshwater kg P eq. 9.39E-01 4.30E-03 1.48E-03 9.45E-01 1.20E-02 2.42E-04 1.73E-04 7.36E-05 6.35E-01
06 01
Eutrophication
3.39E- -7.02E-
Marine kg N eq. 1.91E+00 2.81E-01 1.48E-01 2.34E+00 1.50E-01 1.57E-02 2.45E-02 2.84E-03 1.84E+00
05 01

1 As stated in the PCR 2019:14 ”In addition, a supplementary indicator for climate impact shall be reported: GWP-GHG25. This indicator accounts for all greenhouse gases except biogenic
carbon dioxide uptake and emissions and biogenic carbon stored in the product. As such, the indicator is identical to GWP-total except that the CF for biogenic CO2 is set to zero”.

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 mol N 3.52E- -
Terrestrial 2.00E+01 3.11E+00 1.62E+00 2.47E+01 1.63E+00 1.73E-01 2.69E-01 2.85E-02 1.94E+01
eq. 04 7.44E+00
m3 1.19E- -1.15E- -
Water use 8.36E+02 8.36E+02 2.42E+00 1.67E+03 2.25E+00 7.58E+00 4.34E-01 9.97E-01
depriv. 01 03 4.34E+01
3.20E- -
Depletion of Fossil MJ 2.28E+04 7.95E+02 8.35E+02 2.44E+04 2.27E+03 1.37E+02 1.32E+02 2.22E+01 1.87E+04
02 8.25E+03
Abiotic
Resources kg Sb 1.01E- -6.15E-
Non fossil 2.40E-02 1.46E-04 6.19E-05 2.42E-02 5.36E-04 8.28E-06 8.42E-06 1.82E-06 2.41E-02
eq. 08 04

Additional Environmental Impact Indicators

INDICATOR UNIT A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D TOTAL
kBq U- 9.13E- -
Ionising radiation 1.35E+02 4.38E+00 3.86E+00 1.43E+02 1.24E+01 6.61E-01 5.89E-01 9.88E-02 1.42E+02
235 eq 05 1.49E+01
disease 6.00E- -5.45E-
Particulate matter 1.60E-04 3.30E-06 8.24E-06 1.72E-04 1.25E-05 9.22E-07 1.36E-06 1.51E-07 1.32E-04
inc. 10 05
4.19E- -1.67E-
Human toxicity, non-cancer CTUh 5.00E-05 4.90E-07 3.20E-07 5.08E-05 1.84E-06 3.60E-08 5.00E-08 9.32E-09 3.60E-05
10 05
4.82E- -4.35E-
Human toxicity, cancer CTUh 2.06E-05 3.27E-08 8.98E-09 2.06E-05 6.23E-08 1.74E-09 1.32E-09 3.58E-10 1.63E-05
11 06
6.39E- -
Ecotoxicity, freshwater CTUe 5.92E+04 5.75E+02 4.77E+02 6.03E+04 1.81E+03 7.61E+01 7.37E+01 1.41E+01 3.79E+04
02 2.44E+04
1.00E- -
Land use Pt 6.86E+03 3.30E+02 3.65E+02 7.56E+03 1.57E+03 3.05E+02 2.29E+01 4.67E+01 7.86E+03
02 1.64E+03

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Resource use
INDICATOR UNIT A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D TOTAL
Use as
MJ, net
an -
calorific 2.40E+03 1.46E+01 4.71E+01 2.46E+03 4.08E+01 2.80E+00 5.13E-01 1.05E-03 1.93E-01 2.32E+03
energy 1.77E+02
value
carrier
Use of
renewable Use as MJ, net
energy raw calorific 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.47E+01 2.47E+01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.47E+01
resources material value
MJ, net
-
TOTAL calorific 2.40E+03 1.45E+01 7.03E+01 2.48E+03 4.08E+01 2.80E+00 5.13E-01 1.05E-03 1.93E-01 2.35E+03
1.77E+02
value
Use as
MJ, net
an -
calorific 9.46E+03 7.54E+02 8.25E+02 1.10E+04 2.15E+03 1.34E+02 1.29E+02 2.52E-02 2.12E+01 1.21E+04
energy 1.40E+03
value
Use of carrier
non
Use as MJ, net
renewable
raw calorific 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 7.41E-01 7.41E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 7.41E-01
energy
material value
resources
MJ, net
-
TOTAL calorific 9.48E+03 7.53E+02 8.20E+02 1.11E+04 2.15E+03 1.34E+02 1.29E+02 2.52E-02 2.12E+01 1.21E+04
1.40E+03
value
Net use of fresh -
m3 2.42E+01 1.01E-01 6.86E-02 2.44E+01 2.99E-01 1.65E-01 4.89E-03 3.99E-05 2.38E-02 2.35E+01
water 1.43E+00
Use of Secondary
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
material
MJ, net
Use of Renawable
calorific 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
secondary fuels
value

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 Use of non- MJ, net
renawable secondary calorific 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
fuels value

Waste
INDICATOR UNIT A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D TOTAL
Hazardous waste
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.81E-01 4.81E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.81E-01
disposed
Non-hazardous -
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.16E+00 1.16E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.51E+02 1.50E+02
waste disposed 1.76E+00
Radioactive waste
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
disposed

Output flow
INDICATOR UNIT A1 A2 A3 A1-A3 A4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D TOTAL
Materials for energy - -
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.65E-01 0.00E+00
recovery 1.76E+00 1.20E+00
Material for
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.71E+01 4.71E+01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 8.51E+02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 8.98E+02
recycling
Components of
kg 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
reuse
Exported energy,
MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
electricity
Exported energy,
MJ 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
thermal

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 6. Additional Information

Considering the end-of-life of the product, the calculation was made by assuming secondary data from
literature, in particular the disposal rates of steel (the company's main product), LDPE and wood
(packaging) from PEF.
Since the mass percentage of products disposed of in non-European states is approximately 0.61%, the
European PEF recycling, incineration and landfill percentages were assumed to be representative.
The percentages adopted are shown in the table below. The recycling percentages are specific to the
material considered, while for the distribution between landfill and incineration of the remaining
material a 55% landfill and 45% incineration PEF figure was assumed for municipal solid waste. For
steel, the incineration percentage was assumed to be 0%. The recycling percentage for LDPE was
assumed to be 70% from the available PEF list, since there is no specific figure for LDPE packaging.

Type of waste Ricycling Incineration Landfill

Steel 85% 0% 15%

LDPE 70% 14% 16%

Wood 30% 32% 38%

The products do not contain hazardous substances from the SVHC Candidate List for Authorization in
quantities greater than 0,1%.

7. References
▪ ISO 14040:2006/AMD 1:2020 Environmental management-Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and
framework
▪ ISO 14044:2006/AMD 2:2020 Environmental management-Life Cycle Assessment - Requirements
and guidelines
▪ Regolamento del Programma EPDInternational, “GENERAL PROGRAMME INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL EPD® SYSTEM”, versione 4.0, pubblicato il 29-03-2021
▪ ISO 14025:2010 Environmental labels and declarations-Type III Environmental Declarations-
Principles and procedures
▪ “General Programme Instructions for the International EPD® System, v. 4.0”
▪ Product Category Rules dei prodotti da costruzione – PCR 2019:14, Version 1.3.2
▪ EN 15804:2021 – Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declaration – Core
rules for the product category of construction products
▪ PEF (https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/LCDN/developerEF.xhtml)
▪ LCA supporting study “Padana Tubi_ReportLCA_v0”

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