Title: NEPD-340-229-EN.pdf
Relevant life cycle elements are the use of binder and energy (cokes and electricity) at Rockwool for the wool production. This makes the production losses from the wool to the finished product relevant. The Rockfon manufacturing includes the addition of fleeces shown under "facings" and coatings shown under "other resources". The emissions from the energy use of the wool production is a relevant prcoess parameter that shows up in the categories that reflect emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), or, global warming, eutrophication, acidification and photochemical smog formation. Packaging, delivery and waste treatment of installation losses are noticable but less relevant. The use of pallets as part of "packaging" includes the use of energy from biomass as feedstock, which is dominant for the parameter for renewable energy. Disposal at the end of life dominates the results for non-hazardous waste. Some of the benefits from recycling and combustion are noticeable.