Bare Copper Wire - CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm
General information
| EPD Owner | CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD |
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| Registration number | EPD-IES-0033853:001 |
| EPD type | EPD of multiple products based on the average results of the product group |
| Status | Valid |
| Version date | 2026-09-09 |
| Validity date | 2031-09-08 |
| Standards conformance | ISO 14025:2006, EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 |
| Licensee | EPD Southeast Asia |
| Geographical scope | Vietnam |
| An EPD may be updated or depublished if conditions change. This is the latest version of the EPD. | |
Programme information
| Programme | International EPD System |
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| Address | EPD International AB Box 210 60 SE-100 31 Stockholm Sweden |
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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 |
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| PCR review was conducted by | The 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 | |
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| Third-party verifier | Hüdai Kara (Metsims Sustainability Consulting) |
| Approved by | The 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. | |
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Limitations
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Ownership
The EPD Owner has the sole ownership, liability, and responsibility for the EPD.
Information about EPD Owner
| EPD Owner | CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD |
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| Contact person name | Nam Thanh Diep |
| Contact person e-mail | nam@cft-vietnam.com |
| Organisation address | Road D3-3, Long Duc Industrial Park, Binh An Commune, Dong Nai, Vietnam 76208 Dong Nai Viet Nam |
| LCA Practitioner | Nguyen Dung, ntdung@vilandco.vn |
Description of the organisation of the EPD Owner
CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD is a Vietnamese manufacturer of copper rod and copper wire products for the electrical and cable industry. Established in 1996, the company operates a manufacturing facility located in Long Duc Industrial Park, Binh An Commune, Dong Nai City, Vietnam. The company specializes in the production of Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Copper Rod and Copper Wire used as conductor materials for power cables, building wires, magnet wires, automotive wires, and various industrial electrical applications. CFT supplies products to both domestic and international markets in accordance with applicable national and international standards. Copper Rod is manufactured using Southwire Continuous Casting and Rolling (SCR®) technology, with an annual production capacity exceeding 54,000 tonnes. The process converts copper cathodes and externally sourced recycled copper feedstock into ETP copper rod suitable for a wide range of electrical conductor application. The company also manufactures copper wire products at the same facility through dedicated wire drawing and annealing operations, using internally produced copper rod as an intermediate input. The manufacturing facility is equipped with quality control laboratories and testing systems, including chemical composition analysis, mechanical testing, dimensional verification, and product performance evaluation equipment. These systems are used throughout the production process to ensure compliance with customer specifications and applicable product standards.
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Product information
| Product name | Bare Copper Wire - CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm |
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| Product identification | Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Bare Copper Wire manufactured by CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. in nominal diameters from CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm. The Wire is manufactured from internally produced ETP Copper Rod by wire drawing and, where applicable, annealing, followed by inspection and packaging. |
| Product description | The declared product group comprises Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Bare Copper Wire with nominal diameters from CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm, manufactured by CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. at its facility in Long Duc Industrial Park, Dong Nai, Vietnam. The product is supplied in continuous coil form and is primarily used as an intermediate conductive material for the manufacture of electrical wires, cables, winding products and other copper-based electrical applications. |
| Product information from external sources | Technical specifications, quality requirements and manufacturing information are based on CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. internal product documentation, controlled 2025 production records, applicable quality-control procedures and relevant product standards. Additional product information is available from the manufacturer. |
| Technical purpose of product | Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Bare Copper Wire is an intermediate conductive material intended for further manufacturing into insulated wires, power cables, communication cables, winding products and other copper-based electrical applications. The final application depends on the downstream manufacturing process and product specification. |
| Manufacturing or service provision description | Bare Copper Wire is manufactured at the CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. production facility using internally manufactured Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Copper Rod as the principal intermediate input. The Copper Rod is transferred internally to the Wire production line, where it undergoes wire drawing and, where required by the relevant product specification, annealing, followed by inspection and packaging. |
| Material properties | Volumetric mass density: 8910 kg/m3 Volumetric mass density: 8910 kg/m3 |
| Manufacturing site | CFT Vina Copper Co., Ltd. CFT Vina Copper – Long Duc Manufacturing Facility Road D3-3, Long Duc Industrial Park 76208 Dong Nai Viet Nam |
| UN CPC code | 41513. Wire of copper |
| Geographical scope | Vietnam |
| Geographical scope description | This EPD represents Bare Copper Wire manufactured at the CFT Vina production facility in Dong Nai City, Vietnam, using site-specific production data. Background processes and upstream raw-material supply are modelled using representative international LCA datasets where site-specific data are not available. |
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Technical characteristics and performance
Technical performance
| Product name | Product type | Nominal diameter | Material grade | Copper purity | Electrical conductivity | Manufacturing process | Form | Application | Standard | Type category | Type category |
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| Bare Copper Wire CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm | Material: Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Copper | Diameter range: 1.2–3.2 mm | Condition: Hard-drawn or annealed, as applicable | ≥99.90% Cu | ≥100% IACS | Wire drawing; annealing where applicable | Coiled wire | Intermediate conductor for cable manufacturing | ASTM B1 / ASTM B3, as applicable |
Content declaration
| Content declaration of multiple products | This content declaration covers Bare Copper Wire CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm manufactured at the same CFT facility from internally supplied ETP Copper Rod using the same principal wire-drawing route. Packaging is declared separately from the 1,000 kg product mass. |
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| Hazardous and toxic substances | The product does not contain any substances from the SVHC candidate list in concentrations exceeding 0.1% of its weight. |
| Content name | Mass, kg | Post-consumer recycled material, mass-% of product | Biogenic material, mass-% of product | Biogenic material1, kg C/declared unit |
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| Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Copper | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note 1 | 1 kg biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg of CO2 | |||
| Material name | Mass, kg | Mass-% (versus the product) | Biogenic material1, kg C/declared unit |
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| Corrugated cardboard | 0.626138 | 0.0626138 | 0.276 |
| Plastic packaging (PE film/bags and PET strap) | 0.426884 | 0.0426884 | 0 |
| Total | 1.053022 | 0.1053022 | 0.276 |
| Note 1 | 1 kg biogenic carbon is equivalent to 44/12 kg of CO2 | ||
LCA information
| EPD based on declared or functional unit | Declared unit |
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| Declared unit and reference flow | Bare Copper Wire - CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm Mass: 1000 kg |
| Conversion factor to mass | 1 |
| 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 EPD | ecoinvent database (general) ecoinvent 3.12 database |
| LCA Software | One Click LCA Version 26.06.3 |
| Additional information about the underlying LCA-based information | The LCA was developed using One Click LCA EPD Generator in accordance with ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2, following PCR 2019:14 Construction Products (EN 15804+A2), Version 2.0.1. Site-specific foreground data represent CFT’s 2025 production year. Background processes are modelled using ecoinvent 3.12 datasets following the “Allocation, cut-off, EN15804” system model, supplemented where applicable by One Click LCA database resources. Environmental impacts are calculated using the Environmental Footprint (EF) 3.1 characterisation method. |
| Version of the EN 15804 reference package | EF Reference Package 3.1 |
| Characterisation methods | Environmental Footprint (EF) 3.1 characterisation method implemented in One Click LCA. |
| Technology description including background system | Bare Copper Wire is manufactured from internally supplied Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Copper Rod produced at the same CFT facility. The Rod is transferred internally without customer-delivery Rod packaging and is processed by wire drawing and, where required, annealing, followed by inspection and customer-delivery packaging. Foreground data are based on CFT’s 2025 production records. Background processes are modelled using ecoinvent 3.12, including the Vietnam medium-voltage electricity dataset used for Wire manufacturing. |
| Scrap (recycled material) inputs contribution level | Less 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 years | Data quality is assessed with respect to temporal, geographical and technological representativeness, completeness and consistency. Primary foreground data represent CFT’s 2025 production year. Secondary datasets are selected based on their relevance to the modelled processes and documented reference periods. |
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| Process name | Source type | Source | Reference year | Data category | Share of primary data, of GWP-GHG results for A1-A3 |
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| Internally manufactured ETP Copper Rod – foreground processes | Collection data / Database | CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. 2025 production records; ecoinvent 3.12 | 2025 | Primary and secondary data | 6.2% |
| Bare Copper Wire manufacturing | Collection data | CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. – 2025 production, electricity, water and process records; ecoinvent 3.12 | 2025 | Primary and secondary data | 1.3% |
| Production of ancillary and packaging materials | Database | ecoinvent 3.12, as applicable | 2025 | Secondary data | 0% |
| Copper scrap collection and sorting | Database | IDEMAT 2023 – “Scrap, collection & sorting (Copper)” | 2023 | Secondary data | 0% |
| Total share of primary data, of GWP-GHG results for A1-A3 | 7.5% | ||||
| 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 table | CFT’s controlled 2025 production and environmental records are used for the foreground inventory. Background processes are modelled using ecoinvent 3.12, while the IDEMAT 2023 “Scrap, collection & sorting (Copper)” dataset is applied to the relevant copper collection and sorting process. |
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| Electricity used in the manufacturing process in A3 (A5 for services) | ||
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| Type of electricity mix | Residual electricity mix on the market | |
| Energy sources | Hydro | 32.6% |
| Wind | 4.1% | |
| Solar | 7.7% | |
| Biomass | 0% | |
| Geothermal | 0% | |
| Waste | 0% | |
| Nuclear | 0% | |
| Natural gas | 6.2% | |
| Coal | 46.2% | |
| Oil | 0% | |
| Peat | 0% | |
| Other | 3.2% | |
| GWP-GHG intensity (kg CO2 eq./kWh) | 0.51 kg CO2 eq./kWh | |
| Method used to calculate residual electricity mix | Electricity consumed in module A3 is modelled using the ecoinvent 3.12 dataset "Market for electricity, medium voltage – Vietnam" as implemented in One Click LCA, with a climate impact of 0.51 kg CO2 eq./kWh. No residual electricity mix is published for Vietnam; the Association of Issuing Bodies publishes residual mixes for European markets only. The LCA software used does not permit a user-defined generation mix, so a Vietnam-specific residual mix could not be constructed within the model. In accordance with GPI 5.0.1 §A.6.2, where an electricity market has no contractual instruments meeting the criteria of that section, the residual mix is taken to be identical to the consumption mix. That basis has been applied here. No contractual instrument, renewable energy certificate or guarantee of origin has been claimed for the electricity used. As a sensitivity, the conservative assumption in GPI 5.0.1 footnote 70 — the consumption mix less its renewable share — would give approximately 0.92 kg CO2 eq./kWh. Applied to the declared unit this would increase A1–A3 GWP-total by approximately 0.5 % for Copper Rod and 1.3 % for Bare Copper Wire. The declared results are therefore not materially sensitive to this choice. |
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System boundary
| Description of the system boundary | a) Cradle to gate with modules C1-C4 and module D (A1-A3 + C + D). |
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| Excluded modules | Yes, there is an excluded module, or there are excluded modules |
| Justification for the omission of modules | Bare Copper Wire is an intermediate product intended for further processing into downstream electrical conductors, cables and related products. Modules A4, A5 and B1–B7 depend on downstream distribution, processing, installation, use conditions and the final application and therefore cannot be meaningfully defined at the CFT factory-gate stage. The declared scope comprises Modules A1–A3, C1–C4 and Module D. |
Declared modules
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| Disclaimer | The share of specific/primary data and both variations (products and sites) refer to GWP-GHG results only. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description of the process flow diagram(s)
The process flow covers internally manufactured ETP Copper Rod transferred to the Wire production line without customer-delivery Rod packaging, followed by wire drawing, annealing where applicable, inspection and customer-delivery packaging. The model also includes Wire-stage electricity and water consumption, lubricating oil, allocated waste and wastewater flows.
Process flow diagram(s) related images
Default scenario
| Name of the default scenario | Reference end-of-life scenario |
|---|---|
| Description of the default scenario | Reference end-of-life scenario for Bare Copper Wire assuming 100% collection for recycling and 5% loss for final disposal, with a reference road transport distance of 100 km in Module C2. |
Module C: End-of-life
| Explanatory name of the default scenario in module C | Wire EoL Scenario |
|---|---|
| Brief description of the default scenario in module C | 100% recycling and 5% loss for final-disposal scenario for Bare Copper Wire. |
| Description of the default scenario in module C | At end of life, 950 kg per declared unit of Bare Copper Wire is assumed to be separately collected and directed to recycling, while the remaining 50 kg is directed to final disposal. A reference road transport distance of 100 km is applied in Module C2 to both recycling and disposal routes. Module C3 covers collection, sorting and preparation for recycling, while Module C4 represents final disposal of the non-recoverable fraction. |
| Module C information | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Separate collection for recovery | 1000 | kg |
| Mixed construction waste collection | 0 | kg |
| Preparation for re-use | 0 | kg |
| Copper Wire sent for material recycling | 950 | kg |
| Copper Wire sent for energy recovery | 0 | kg |
| Copper Wire sent for final disposal (landfill) | 50 | kg |
| Transport to waste treatment facilities (C2) | 100 | km |
Module D: Beyond product life cycle
| Explanatory name of the default scenario in module D | Recycling potential |
|---|---|
| Brief description of the default scenario in module D | Module D reports net benefits from recovered copper recycling. |
| Description of the default scenario in module D | Module D reports the potential environmental benefits and loads associated with the net recyclable copper leaving the product system. Under the declared end-of-life scenario, 950 kg of copper per declared unit is recovered for recycling. The internally supplied Copper Rod also carries approximately 13.39 kg of upstream production scrap reported as Materials for Recycling (MFR), while approximately 173.93 kg of secondary copper is already embedded in the Rod input. The resulting net recyclable copper flow is therefore approximately 789.46 kg per declared unit. Potential substitution benefits and corresponding recycling/refining loads are calculated using this net quantity and are reported separately from Modules A1–C4. |
| Module D information | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Net recyclable copper leaving system | 789.46 | kg |
| Recycling process | 789.46 | kg |
| Recovered copper for recycling | 950.00 | kg |
Environmental performance
Mandatory environmental performance indicators according to EN 15804
| Impact category | Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change - total | GWP-total | kg CO2 eq. | 6.50E+3 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.99E-1 | 1.11E+1 | 4.34E+1 | 5.48E-1 | -3.90E+3 |
| Climate change - fossil | GWP-fossil | kg CO2 eq. | 6.47E+3 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.98E-1 | 1.11E+1 | 4.47E+1 | 5.45E-1 | -3.89E+3 |
| Climate change - biogenic | GWP-biogenic | kg CO2 eq. | 1.55E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6.45E-5 | 2.55E-3 | -1.29E+0 | 2.27E-3 | 4.43E+0 |
| Climate change - land use and land-use change | GWP-luluc | kg CO2 eq. | 1.15E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 4.03E-5 | 4.95E-3 | 0.00E+0 | 3.27E-4 | -7.80E+0 |
| Ozone depletion | ODP | kg CFC-11 eq. | 7.10E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6.13E-9 | 1.61E-7 | 1.33E-8 | 1.42E-8 | -5.18E-5 |
| Acidification | AP | mol H+ eq. | 4.93E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.56E-3 | 3.86E-2 | 1.12E-1 | 5.84E-3 | -3.62E+2 |
| Eutrophication aquatic freshwater | EP-freshwater | kg P eq. | 3.93E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.28E-5 | 1.20E-3 | 3.04E+1 | 8.68E-4 | -3.13E+1 |
| Eutrophication aquatic marine | EP-marine | kg N eq. | 2.63E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.67E-3 | 1.28E-2 | 3.09E-2 | 1.48E-3 | -1.80E+1 |
| Eutrophication terrestrial | EP-terrestrial | mol N eq. | 3.59E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.82E-2 | 1.38E-1 | 3.60E-1 | 1.60E-2 | -2.55E+2 |
| Photochemical ozone formation | POCP | kg NMVOC eq. | 1.01E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.47E-3 | 5.66E-2 | 9.02E-2 | 5.71E-3 | -7.04E+1 |
| Depletion of abiotic resources - minerals and metals | ADP-minerals&metals1, 2 | kg Sb eq. | 6.33E+0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.45E-7 | 3.18E-5 | 6.50E-6 | 1.07E-6 | -4.68E+0 |
| Depletion of abiotic resources - fossil fuels | ADP-fossil1 | MJ, net calorific value | 8.17E+4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.17E+0 | 1.58E+2 | 6.21E+2 | 1.21E+1 | -4.71E+4 |
| Water use | WDP1 | m3 world eq. deprived | 4.94E+3 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.30E-2 | 9.25E-1 | 5.65E-1 | 5.35E-1 | -3.60E+3 |
| Acronyms | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | ||||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer 1 | The 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 2 | The 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 category | Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change - GWP-GHG | GWP-GHG1 | kg CO2 eq. | 6.48E+3 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.99E-1 | 1.11E+1 | 4.47E+1 | 5.45E-1 | -3.90E+3 |
| Acronyms | GWP-GHG = Global warming potential greenhouse gas. | ||||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | ||||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer 1 | The 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 category | Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulate matter emissions | PM | Disease incidence | 7.20E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.02E-7 | 1.09E-6 | 6.47E-7 | 9.01E-8 | -8.34E-4 |
| Ionizing radiation - human health | IRP1 | kBq U235 eq. | 5.92E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 2.16E-3 | 1.33E-1 | 7.22E-2 | 8.88E-3 | -2.91E+2 |
| Eco-toxicity - freshwater | ETP-fw2, 3 | CTUe | 5.36E+5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.24E-1 | 3.29E+1 | 4.36E-9 | 9.22E+0 | -4.34E+5 |
| Human toxicity - cancer effects | HTP-c2, 3 | CTUh | 7.09E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.82E-11 | 1.74E-9 | 4.74E-7 | 2.08E-10 | -3.53E-5 |
| Human toxicity - non-cancer effects | HTP-nc2, 3 | CTUh | 7.60E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6.79E-10 | 9.85E-8 | 4.74E-7 | 9.60E-9 | -3.62E-3 |
| Land-use related impacts/soil quality | SQP2, 3 | Dimensionless | 1.57E+5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.57E-1 | 1.58E+2 | 2.01E+2 | 2.88E+1 | -1.13E+5 |
| Acronyms | PM = 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | ||||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer 1 | This 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 2 | The 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 3 | The 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
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERE | MJ, net calorific value | 2.17E+4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.23E-2 | 2.20E+0 | 1.73E+1 | 1.57E-1 | -1.47E+4 |
| PERM | MJ, net calorific value | 2.15E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| PERT | MJ, net calorific value | 2.17E+4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.23E-2 | 2.20E+0 | 1.73E+1 | 1.57E-1 | -1.47E+4 |
| PENRE | MJ, net calorific value | 7.99E+4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.17E+0 | 1.58E+2 | 6.32E+2 | 1.21E+1 | -4.71E+4 |
| PENRM | MJ, net calorific value | 6.27E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| PENRT | MJ, net calorific value | 8.00E+4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.17E+0 | 1.58E+2 | 6.32E+2 | 1.21E+1 | -4.71E+4 |
| SM | kg | 5.60E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 2.14E-3 | 6.63E-2 | 1.24E+3 | 4.20E-3 | 7.72E+2 |
| RSF | MJ, net calorific value | 2.04E+0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.62E-6 | 8.65E-4 | 2.44E-3 | 8.45E-5 | -1.29E+0 |
| NRSF | MJ, net calorific value | 7.09E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| FW | m3 | 1.69E+2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.11E-4 | 2.27E-2 | 2.78E-3 | -1.85E-1 | -1.24E+2 |
| Acronyms | 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; 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. | |||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | |||||||||||||||
Waste indicators according to EN 15804
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWD | kg | 1.70E+5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1.68E-2 | 1.01E+0 | 1.25E+0 | 6.28E-2 | -1.41E+5 |
| NHWD | kg | 1.52E+5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 8.36E-2 | 2.00E+1 | 1.63E-1 | 1.32E+2 | -1.09E+5 |
| RWD | kg | 2.25E-1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 5.08E-7 | 3.18E-5 | 3.99E-3 | 2.11E-6 | -7.66E-2 |
| Acronyms | HWD = Hazardous waste disposed; NHWD = Non-hazardous waste disposed; RWD = Radioactive waste disposed. | |||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | |||||||||||||||
Output flow indicators according to EN 15804
| Indicator | Unit | A1-A3 | A4 | A5 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRU | kg | 0.00E+0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| MFR | kg | 1.34E+1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 9.50E+2 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| MER | kg | 0.00E+0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| EEE | MJ, net calorific value | 7.09E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| EET | MJ, net calorific value | 7.09E-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 | 0.00E+0 |
| Acronyms | CRU = Components for re-use; MFR = Materials for recycling; MER = Materials for energy recovery; EEE = Exported electrical energy; EET = Exported thermal energy. | |||||||||||||||
| General disclaimer | The results of the end-of-life stage (modules C1-C4) should be considered when using the results of the product stage (modules A1-A3/A1-A5 for services). | |||||||||||||||
Additional environmental information
This EPD covers Electrolytic Tough Pitch (ETP) Bare Copper Wire manufactured by CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD., comprising nominal diameters from CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm. All declared variants are manufactured at the same CFT facility using the same principal internally supplied ETP Copper Rod, wire-drawing route and quality-control procedures, with annealing applied where required. The declared results represent the 2025 production-weighted average environmental performance of the product group per 1,000 kg of finished Bare Copper Wire.
Approximately 1,002.753761 kg of internally supplied Copper Rod is required per declared unit. The upstream Rod resource includes the applicable burdens of primary copper cathode, externally sourced recycled copper, inbound transport and Rod manufacturing. Rod transferred internally to Wire production carries no customer-delivery Rod packaging and no external transport burden. No separate recycled-copper input is added at the Wire stage, as the secondary copper content is already embedded in the upstream Rod resource.
Customer-delivery packaging comprises corrugated-board and combined plastic packaging and is reported separately from the 1,000 kg product mass. Copper-containing production scrap returned internally to Rod melting is treated as an internal material loop. The applicable upstream Rod production scrap leaving A1–A3 for external recycling is reported as Materials for Recycling (MFR).
The declared system boundary comprises A1–A3, C1–C4 and Module D. Electricity is modelled using the ecoinvent 3.12 “Market for electricity, medium voltage – Vietnam” dataset available in One Click LCA. Module D is calculated using the net-scrap approach and is reported separately from Modules A1–C4.
Additional social and economic information
The declared Bare Copper Wire products are manufactured by CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD. at its production facility in Dong Nai, Vietnam. Bare Copper Wire is an intermediate electrical conductor material intended for further processing into insulated conductors, power cables, communication cables and other electrical conductor products used in buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications.
This EPD provides environmental information for business-to-business communication, supply-chain assessment, responsible procurement, downstream life-cycle assessment and preparation of EPDs for finished electrical products.
The EPD addresses environmental performance in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2. It does not constitute a social, economic, occupational health and safety or legal-compliance certification. No claims of social, economic or environmental superiority are made unless supported by separate documented and independently verifiable evidence.
Information related to EPDs of multiple products
| Description of how the averages have been determined | The declared results represent the 2025 production-weighted average for CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm. All variants are manufactured at the same CFT facility using internally supplied ETP Copper Rod and the same principal wire-drawing route, with annealing applied where required. Utilities and common resource data are recorded at the shared Wire process level rather than separately by diameter; therefore, a common production-weighted average inventory is applied to the product group. |
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Abbreviations
A1 – Raw material supply
A2 – Transport of raw materials to the manufacturer
A3 – Manufacturing
A4 – Transport to the construction site / downstream destination
A5 – Construction and installation process
A1–A3 – Product stage
A4–A5 – Construction process stage
B1–B7 – Use stage
C1 – Deconstruction or removal
C2 – Transport to waste processing
C3 – Waste processing
C4 – Final disposal
C1–C4 – End-of-life stage
CFT – CFT Vina Copper Co., Ltd.
CO₂-eq. – Carbon dioxide equivalent
DU – Declared Unit
EF – Environmental Footprint
EoL – End of Life
EPD – Environmental Product Declaration
ETP – Electrolytic Tough Pitch
GHG – Greenhouse Gas
GPI – General Programme Instructions
GWP – Global Warming Potential
GWP-GHG – Global Warming Potential – Greenhouse Gas
IES – International EPD System
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
LCA – Life Cycle Assessment
LCI – Life Cycle Inventory
ND – Module Not Declared
PCR – Product Category Rules
RSL – Reference Service Life
SCR – Southwire Continuous Rod
Module D – Benefits and loads beyond the product system boundary
References
ISO 14025:2006 – Environmental labels and declarations – Type III environmental declarations – Principles and procedures.
ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework.
ISO 14044:2006 – Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Requirements and guidelines.
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021 – Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations – Core rules for the product category of construction products.
PCR 2019:14 Construction Products (EN 15804+A2), Version 2.0.1, The International EPD® System.
General Programme Instructions (GPI), Version 5.0.1, The International EPD® System.
ecoinvent database v3.12, using the “Allocation, cut-off, EN15804” system model.
IDEMAT 2023 – “Scrap, collection & sorting (Copper)” dataset used for copper recovery and recycling flows.
EF 3.1 / Environmental Footprint Life Cycle Impact Assessment Method.
Primary manufacturing and environmental inventory data collected from CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD., reference year 2025.
Version history
Version 001 – Original version, 2026-09-09.
Initial version of the EPD for Bare Copper Wire – CW 1.2 mm to CW 3.2 mm, based on CFT VINA COPPER CO., LTD.’s 2025 manufacturing data and representing the production-weighted average of the declared product group. The EPD declares modules A1–A3, C1–C4 and D. Modules A4, A5 and B1–B7 are not declared.