Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH (SMLP) was presented with four new independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for the manufacturing of its steel pipe by the Institute for Construction and Environment (IBU) on the occasion of the BAU 2017 trade fair.
EPDs include information on the consumption of resources when a product is manufactured and on the by-product emissions into air, water and soil. Product-specific environmental impact is a focal point. EPDs make it possible to compare various products from an ecological standpoint. They are also significant for life cycle assessments, and certification systems for sustainable building.
The EPDs were compiled by the main Resource Efficiency and R&D Coordination department of Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH.
The company is Germany’s first to receive EPDs for water pipe, oil and gas line pipe, line pipe for oil country tubular goods (OCTG), as well as hollow steel profiles. These EPDs are an important criterion for future tenders.