EPD-IES-0031144:001

Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC)

The product is the result of mechanical grinding. Limestone is extracted from the quarry, crushed and then ground to a defined granulometry. Two sites manufacture this same product. The sales-pondered average serves to calculate the impacts declared in this EPD. The product complies with the following standards, corresponding with the intended uses: - EN 12620 - Aggregates for concrete - EN 13043 - Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas - NF U44-001 - Basic mineral amendments - FCA OVOCOM – Animal feed The product is shipped in bulk, there is no packaging. The product does not contain biogenic carbon. Variations due to multiple manufacturing sites range from -85% to +2%.

General information

EPD OwnerLafarge Granulats
Registration numberEPD-IES-0031144:001
EPD typeEPD of a single product from a manufacturer/service provider
StatusValid
Version date2026-08-19
Validity date2031-08-19
Standards conformanceISO 14025:2006, EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021
Geographical scopeFrance, Europe
An EPD may be updated or depublished if conditions change. This is the latest version of the EPD.

Programme information

ProgrammeInternational EPD System
AddressEPD International AB Box 210 60 SE-100 31 Stockholm Sweden
Websitewww.environdec.com
E-mailsupport@environdec.com

Product category rules

CEN standard EN 15804 serves as the Core Product Category Rules (PCR)
Product Category Rules (PCR)2019:14 Construction products (EN 15804+A2) (version 2.0.1) 2.0.1
PCR review was conducted byThe Technical Committee of the International EPD System. See www.environdec.com for a list of members. Review chair: Rob Rouwette (chair), Noa Meron (co-chair). The review panel may be contacted via the Secretariat www.environdec.com/support.

Verification

Independent third-party verification of the declaration and data, according to ISO 14025:2006, via
Third-party verifierMarcel Gómez Ferrer (Marcel Gómez Consultoria Ambiental)
Approved byThe International EPD® System
Procedure for follow-up of data during EPD validity involves third party verifier
*EPD Process Certification involves an accredited certification body certifying and periodically auditing the EPD process and conducting external and independent verification of EPDs that are regularly published. More information can be found in the General Programme Instructions on www.environdec.com.

Ownership and limitation on use of EPD

Limitations

EPDs within the same product category but published in different EPD programmes, may not be comparable. For two EPDs to be comparable, they shall be based on the same PCR (including the same first-digit version number) or be based on fully aligned PCRs or versions of PCRs; cover products with identical functions, technical performances and use (e.g. identical declared/functional units); have identical scope in terms of included life-cycle stages (unless the excluded life-cycle stage is demonstrated to be insignificant); apply identical impact assessment methods (including the same version of characterisation factors); and be valid at the time of comparison.

Ownership

The EPD Owner has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD.

Information about EPD Owner

EPD OwnerLafarge Granulats
Contact person namePierre Nicolas DUCHAMP
Contact person e-mailpierre-nicolas.duchamp@lafarge.com
Organisation address95 rue du Montmurier 38291 St Quentin Fallavier France
LCA PractitionerPaul Cayol, p.cayol@evea-conseil.com ma.serre@evea-conseil.com, ma.serre@evea-conseil.com

Description of the organisation of the EPD Owner

Lafarge France is specialized in construction materials, particularly aggregates, cement and concrete. It has been operating since 1883 and is part of the Holcim group.

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Product information

Product nameGround Calcium Carbonate (GCC)
Product identificationGround calcium carbonate with a granulometry inferior to 350 μm.
Product descriptionThe product is the result of mechanical grinding. Limestone is extracted from the quarry, crushed and then ground to a defined granulometry. Two sites manufacture this same product. The sales-pondered average serves to calculate the impacts declared in this EPD. The product complies with the following standards, corresponding with the intended uses: - EN 12620 - Aggregates for concrete - EN 13043 - Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas - NF U44-001 - Basic mineral amendments - FCA OVOCOM – Animal feed The product is shipped in bulk, there is no packaging. The product does not contain biogenic carbon. Variations due to multiple manufacturing sites range from -85% to +2%.
Technical purpose of product- EN 12620 - Aggregates for concrete - EN 13043 - Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas - NF U44-001 - Basic mineral amendments - FCA OVOCOM – Animal feed
Manufacturing or service provision descriptionThe product is the result of mechanical grinding. Limestone is extracted from the quarry, crushed and then ground to a defined granulometry.
Material propertiesVolumetric mass density: 2800 kg/m3
Volumetric mass density:
2800 kg/m3
Manufacturing siteBaixas Route des carrières 66390 Baixas France
Manufacturing site 2CVH Rue Henri Barbusse 62720 Rinxent France
UN CPC code15320. Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, macadam; granules, chippings and powder of stone
Geographical scopeFrance, Europe

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Content declaration

Hazardous and toxic substancesThe product does not contain any substances from the SVHC candidate list in concentrations exceeding 0.1% of its weight.
Product content
Content nameMass, kgPost-consumer recycled material, mass-% of productBiogenic material, mass-% of productBiogenic material1, kg C/declared unit
Calciul carbonate1000000
Total1000000
Note 11 kg biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg of CO2

LCA information

EPD based on declared or functional unitDeclared unit
Declared unit and reference flowOne metric tonne (1000 kg) of ground calcium carbonate with a granulometry below 350 μm. Mass: 1000 kg
Conversion factor to mass1
Are infrastructure or capital goods included in any upstream, core or downstream processes?
Do infrastructure and capital goods contribute more than 10% to the A1-A3 (A1-A5 for services) results of any environmental impact indicator declared in the EPD?
Datasources used for this EPDecoinvent database (general) ecoinvent 3.11 database
LCA SoftwareSimaPro 10.2
Additional information about the underlying LCA-based information

Each manufacturing site manufactures various products. An economic allocation, for the co-products, and a physical allocation, for the consumptions, were used for each site to determine the share of impacts that are attributed to one ton of the studied product.

Long term emissions have been excluded from the calculations.

Infrastructure processes are included and the construction of the explosives factory dataset contributes to more than 5% on the Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources indicator. 

Version of the EN 15804 reference packageEF Reference Package 3.1
Characterisation methodsMethod Ev-DEC EN15804 A2 EF3.1 ei3.11 SP10 IntEPDSys version 1.18
Technology description including background systemThe product is the result of mechanical grinding. Limestone is extracted from the quarry, crushed and then ground to a defined granulometry. The product complies with the following standards: - EN 12620 - Aggregates for concrete - EN 13043 - Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas - NF U44-001 - Basic mineral amendments - FCA OVOCOM – Animal feed
Scrap (recycled material) inputs contribution levelLess than 10% of the GWP-GHG results in modules A1-A3 come from scrap inputs

Data quality assessment

Description of data quality assessment and reference yearsData Reference year : 2024 Data quality information in accordance with EN 15941 : - Geography : 2 production sites in France - Technology : Limestone extraction, crushing and sorting - Averaging : Sales weighted average covering 100% of the production - LCI/LCA database : Ecoinvent 3.11 - Data Quality scheme : EN 15804+A2:2019, Annex E, Table E.2 - Data Quality Analysis Score: 1.98 - Use of Fair data with more than 30% of a core impact: The Diesel combustion dataset representing ~75% of GWP is of fair quality. No better dataset is available in the database - Use of Poor relevant data: No Poor data used - Use of Very Poor relevant data: No Very Poor data used
Data quality assessment
Process nameSource typeSourceReference yearData categoryShare of primary data, of GWP-GHG results for A1-A3
DieselDatabaseEcoinvent 3.112024Primary data75.9%
ElectricityDatabaseEcoinvent 3.112024Primary data12.93%
Other auxiliary data DatabaseEcoinvent 3.112024Primary data10.17%
Total share of primary data, of GWP-GHG results for A1-A399%
The share of primary data is calculated based on GWP-GHG results. It is a simplified indicator for data quality that supports the use of more primary data to increase the representativeness of and comparability between EPDs. Note that the indicator does not capture all relevant aspects of data quality and is not comparable across product categories.
Comment on the data sources and other information in the tableThe quarry operation in A1 is assessed in this study, it represents a very small fraction of the impacts.
Electricity data
Electricity used in the manufacturing process in A3 (A5 for services)
Type of electricity mixResidual electricity mix on the market
Energy sourcesHydro0%
Wind1.56%
Solar0%
Biomass0.92%
Geothermal0%
Waste0%
Nuclear88.54%
Natural gas8.29%
Coal0.22%
Oil0.47%
Peat0%
Other0%
GWP-GHG intensity (kg CO2 eq./kWh)0.08 kg CO2 eq./kWh
Method used to calculate residual electricity mixThe residual mix is a virtual mix. It represents the energy mix of untracked consumption , i.e., electricity consumption that is not explicitly tracked through mechanisms such as Guarantees of Origin (GO). The shares have been calculated based on statistics from AIB (2024) following the methodology of grexel (2020).

System boundary

Description of the system boundaryd) Cradle to gate (A1-A3).
Excluded modulesYes, there is an excluded module, or there are excluded modules
Justification for the omission of modulesThe EPD is of this type because the following three conditions are valid according to the PCR: 1. the product or material is physically integrated with other products during installation so they cannot be physically separated from them at end of life, and 2. the product or material is no longer identifiable at end of life as a result of a physical or chemical transformation process, and 3. the product or material does not contain biogenic carbon.

Declared modules

Product stageConstruction process stageUse stageEnd of life stageBeyond product life cycle
Raw material supplyTransportManufacturingTransport to siteConstruction installationUseMaintenanceRepairReplacementRefurbishmentOperational energy useOperational water useDe-construction demolitionTransportWaste processingDisposalReuse-Recovery-Recycling-potential
ModuleA1A2A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
Modules declaredXXXNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
GeographyFranceFranceFranceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Share of specific data99%--------------
Variation - products0%--------------
Variation - sites2%--------------
DisclaimerThe share of specific/primary data and both variations (products and sites) refer to GWP-GHG results only.

Description of the process flow diagram(s)

Plastic, wood and metal intended for recycling reach end-of-waste status after preparation for recycling.

Process flow diagram(s) related images

Default scenario

Name of the default scenarioNone
Description of the default scenarioNone

Environmental performance

The estimated impact results are only relative statements, which do not indicate the endpoints of the impact categories, exceeding threshold values, safety margins and/or risks.

Mandatory environmental performance indicators according to EN 15804

Impact categoryIndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
Climate change - totalGWP-totalkg CO2 eq.1.25E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Climate change - fossilGWP-fossilkg CO2 eq.1.25E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Climate change - biogenicGWP-biogenickg CO2 eq.5.23E-3NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Climate change - land use and land-use changeGWP-luluckg CO2 eq.2.92E-3NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Ozone depletionODPkg CFC-11 eq.2.18E-7NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcidificationAPmol H+ eq.9.75E-2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Eutrophication aquatic freshwaterEP-freshwaterkg P eq.7.96E-5NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Eutrophication aquatic marineEP-marinekg N eq.4.20E-2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Eutrophication terrestrialEP-terrestrialmol N eq.4.66E-1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Photochemical ozone formationPOCPkg NMVOC eq.1.39E-1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Depletion of abiotic resources - minerals and metalsADP-minerals&metals1, 2kg Sb eq.2.87E-5NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Depletion of abiotic resources - fossil fuelsADP-fossil1MJ, net calorific value4.34E+2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Water useWDP1m3 world eq. deprived1.40E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsGWP-fossil = Global Warming Potential fossil fuels; GWP-biogenic = Global Warming Potential biogenic; GWP-luluc = Global Warming Potential land use and land use change; ODP = Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer; AP = Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance; EP-freshwater = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching freshwater end compartment; EP-marine = Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching marine end compartment; EP-terrestrial = Eutrophication potential, Accumulated Exceedance; POCP = Formation potential of tropospheric ozone; ADP-minerals&metals = Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources; ADP-fossil = Abiotic depletion for fossil resources potential; WDP = Water (user) deprivation potential, deprivation-weighted water consumption
Disclaimer 1The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties of these results are high or as there is limited experience with the indicator
Disclaimer 2The results of the impact categories abiotic depletion of minerals and metals may be highly uncertain in LCAs that include capital goods/infrastructure in generic datasets, in case infrastructure/capital goods contribute greatly to the total results. This is because the LCI data of infrastructure/capital goods used to quantify these indicators in currently available generic datasets sometimes lack temporal, technological and geographical representativeness. Caution should be exercised when using the results of these indicators for decision-making purposes.

Additional mandatory environmental performance indicators

Impact categoryIndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
Climate change - GWP-GHGGWP-GHG1kg CO2 eq.1.25E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsGWP-GHG = Global warming potential greenhouse gas.
Disclaimer 1The GWP-GHG indicator is termed GWP-IOBC/GHG in the ILCD+EPD+ data format. The 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.

Additional voluntary environmental performance indicators according to EN 15804

Impact categoryIndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
Particulate matter emissionsPMDisease incidence2.60E-6NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Ionizing radiation - human healthIRP1kBq U235 eq.2.94E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Eco-toxicity - freshwaterETP-fw2, 3CTUe1.36E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Human toxicity - cancer effectsHTP-c2, 3CTUh1.87E-9NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Human toxicity - non-cancer effectsHTP-nc2, 3CTUh4.40E-8NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Land-use related impacts/soil qualitySQP2, 3Dimensionless5.99E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsPM = Potential incidence of disease due to particulate matter emissions; IRP = Potential human exposure efficiency relative to U235; ETP-fw = Potential comparative toxic unit for ecosystems; HTP-c = Potential comparative toxic unit for humans; HTP-nc = Potential comparative toxic unit for humans; SQP = Potential soil quality index.
Disclaimer 1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
Disclaimer 2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties of these results are high or as there is limited experience with the indicator.
Disclaimer 3The results of the impact categories land use, human toxicity (cancer), human toxicity, noncancer and ecotoxicity (freshwater) may be highly uncertain in LCAs that include capital goods/infrastructure in generic datasets, in case infrastructure/capital goods contribute greatly to the total results. This is because the LCI data of infrastructure/capital goods used to quantify these indicators in currently available generic datasets sometimes lack temporal, technological and geographical representativeness. Caution should be exercised when using the results of these indicators for decision-making purposes.

Resource use indicators according to EN 15804

IndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
PEREMJ, net calorific value5.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
PERMMJ, net calorific value0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
PERTMJ, net calorific value0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
PENREMJ, net calorific value4.22E+2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
PENRMMJ, net calorific value1.17E+1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
PENRTMJ, net calorific value4.34E+2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
SMkg0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
RSFMJ, net calorific value0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
NRSFMJ, net calorific value0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
FWm31.25E-1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsPERE = Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERM = Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PERT = Total use of renewable primary energy resources; PENRE = Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRM = Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials; PENRT = Total use of non-renewable primary energy re-sources; SM = Use of secondary material; RSF = Use of renewable secondary fuels; NRSF = Use of non-renewable secondary fuels; FW = Use of net fresh water.

Waste indicators according to EN 15804

IndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
HWDkg4.84E-3NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
NHWDkg2.59E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
RWDkg3.85E-3NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsHWD = Hazardous waste disposed; NHWD = Non-hazardous waste disposed; RWD = Radioactive waste disposed.

Output flow indicators according to EN 15804

IndicatorUnitA1-A3A4A5B1B2B3B4B5B6B7C1C2C3C4D
CRUkg0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
MFRkg1.47E-2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
MERkg0.00E+0NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
EEEMJ, net calorific value4.84E-2NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
EETMJ, net calorific value5.12E-1NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
AcronymsCRU = Components for re-use; MFR = Materials for recycling; MER = Materials for energy recovery; EEE = Exported electrical energy; EET = Exported thermal energy.

Abbreviations

EPD: Environmental Product Declaration

EN: European Norm (Standard)

EF: Environmental Footprint

ISO: International Organization for Standardization

CEN: European Committee for Standardization

CPC: Central product classification

SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern

FR: France

NF: Norme Française (French standard)

FCA: Feed Chain Alliance

ND: Not Declared

LCA: Life Cycle Assessment

LCI: Life Cycle Inventory

UN: United Nations

CF: Characterisation factor

CO2: Carbon dioxide

GCC: Ground Calcium Carbonate

A1: Raw material supply

A2: Transport

A3: Manufacturing

A4: Transport to site

A5: Construction/Installation

B1: Use

B2: Maintenance

B3: Repair

B4:Replacement

B5: Refurbishment

B6: Operational energy use

B7: Operational water use

C1: Deconstruction/Demolition

C2: Transport to waste processing

C3: Waste processing

C4: Disposal

D: Reuse-Recovery-Recycling potential

GWP-total: Global Warming Potential total

GWP-fossil: Global Warming Potential fossil fuels

GWP-biogenic: Global Warming Potential biogenic

GWP-luluc: Global Warming Potential land use and land use change

ODP: Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer

AP: Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance

EP-freshwater: Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching freshwater end compartment

EP-marine: Eutrophication potential, fraction of nutrients reaching marine end compartment

EP-terrestrial: Eutrophication potential, Accumulated Exceedance

POCP: Formation potential of tropospheric ozone

ADP-minerals&metals: Abiotic depletion potential for non -fossil resources

ADP-fossil: Abiotic depletion for fossil resources potential

WDP: Water (user) deprivation potential, deprivation -weighted water consumption

GWP-GHG: Global Warming Potential – Greenhouse Gases

PM: Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions

IRP: Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235

U235: Uranium 235

ETP-fw: Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems

HTP-c: Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans. Cancer effects

HTP-nc: Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans. Not cancer effects

SQP: Potential soil quality index

PERE: Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials

PERM: Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials

PERT: Total use of renewable primary energy resources

PENRE: Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials

PENRN: Use of non -renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials

PENRT: Total use of non - renewable primary energy re-sources

SM: Use of secondary material

RSF: Use of renewable secondary fuels

NRSF: Use of non-renewable secondary fuels

FW: Use of net fresh water

References

• General Programme Instructions of the International EPD® System. Version 5.0.1 (2025-02-27) ISO 14020:2000/ Environmental Labels and Declarations — General principles 

• EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental Product declarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products

• ISO 14025/ DIN EN ISO 14025:2011-10: Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations — Principles and procedures

• ISO 14040/44/ DIN EN ISO 14040:2006-10, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO14040:2006) and Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006)

• PCR for Construction Products and Construction Services/ Prepared by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Swedish environmental Protection Agency, SP Trä, Swedish Wood Preservation Institute, Swedisol, SCDA, Svenskt Limträ AB, SSAB, The International EPD System, 2019:14 Version 2.0.1

• The International EPD® System/ The International EPD® System is a programme for type III environmental declarations, maintaining a system to verify and register EPD®s as well as keeping a library of EPD®s and PCRs in accordance with ISO 14025. www.environdec.com

• European Commission, JRC report, Annex C version 2.1 (2020-05)

• LCA project report, version 1, 2026-07, confidential

Version history

Version 1, 2026-08-19

• Original Version of the EPD