Emission factor from MRPI EPD, industry average

CEM II/A-L L 52,5 N (B-EPD) - Grouped

Belgium · EPD total · Reference year 2025

Each kilogram of this product counts as 0.605 kg CO₂e over the modules its EPD declares: 0.584 to make it (A1–A3) and 0.0215 to deliver and place it (A4).

Value per kilogram, over the modules the EPD declares

0.605kgCO₂e/kg

EN 15804 modules A1 to A4 · Fossil only · GWP100 · AR5

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The one scenario this EPD declaresReference year 2025

Region
Belgium BE
Boundary
EPD total
Data quality
MediumRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · MRPI terms
Declared by
Heidelberg Materials Benelux S.A./N.V

Where 0.605 comes from

Derived by open-climate.ai

Σ 0.605: the two declared modules add up to the total.

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 0.584 Scope 3, category 4 0.0215

You buy the product for a building that is not yours. The product and its installation go to category 1, the delivery to category 4. The use stage belongs to the building owner; demolition waste you handle is category 5.

A5, B1 to B7 and C1 to C4 are not declared: nothing to report.

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Materials › Minerals and aggregates · Belgium · per kg · Average

EPD total · Fossil only · AR5

Boundary
EPD total
Raw materials, inbound transport, fuel supply, fuel combustion, manufacturing, packaging, purchased energy and outbound transport
GWP method
IPCC AR5, 100-year horizon
Not on the record; set from MRPI's method notes · impact method EF 3.1
CO₂e basis
Fossil only
Split by carbon origin, not by gas
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: partly coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

Module by module, up to the total

Seventeen EN 15804 modules, always in the same order. Each declared one moves the running total.

kgCO₂e per kilogram. Each bar starts where the one before ended. Pick a module to read it.
Product
Con­struc­tion
A5not de­clared
Use
B1 to B7not de­clared
End of life
C1 to C4not de­clared
Beyond the boundary
Dnot de­clared

What this number covers

Follow one kilogram of this product through EN 15804's stages. The total counts what the EPD declares; what it leaves out stays visible.

  1. A1-A3Product

    Materials and making the product

    Included0.584
  2. A4-A5Construction

    Transport to site only; A5 not declared

    A4 only0.0215
  3. B1-B7Use

    The product in service: maintenance, repair, replacement and the energy and water it uses

    Not declared
  4. C1-C4End of life

    From demolition to disposal

    Not declared
  5. DBeyond the boundary

    Recovery after end of life

    Not declared

Outside this boundary

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Retail
  • Use phase
  • End of life
  • Recycling credit

Maintenance is out because B2 is not declared.

Gases

  • Fossil CO₂e0.605
  • Biogenic CO₂e0.000923
  • Land-use CO₂e0.0000804

The total counts fossil CO₂e. MRPI reports biogenic and land-use CO₂e separately; they are shown beside it, not added.

From MRPI's record to a comparable factor

MRPI publishes this EPD with one value per module. Each field as printed, and what open-climate.ai made of it.

The total and its modules

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About this factor

From MRPI

What it is

Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other materials. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement.Scope and type: This EPD was developed based in accordance with the PCRs of EN15804+A2, EN16908 and B-EPD PCR Version 18.10.2022 SimaPro software was used to perform the LCA. The background databases used are: - Ecoinvent 3.9.1 (released on December 15th, 2022) for the calculation of results according to EN15804+A2, with characterization according to EF 3.1, cut-off by classification. The type of this EPD is cradle to factory gate (A1-A3) with options (A4). All major steps from the extraction of natural resources to end-of-life are included in the environmental performance of the manufacturing phase, except those that are not relevant to the environmental performance of the product. Additionally, transport to the installation/production site is included.Representativeness: EPD is representative for products distributed / sold from the location defined and sold on the Belgian market.Calculation rules: This EPD is an averaged EPD generated based on the worst-case averaging methodology described in the B-EPD PCR. Using this method, the worst impact value (out of the grouped products) for every impact category/module is declared.Scenarios and additional technical information "A1. Raw materials supply All materials needed for production are taken into account. A2. Transport of raw materials to manufacturer The transportation of the suppliers to production facilities is included. A3. Manufacturing All relevant production processes in phase A3, including internal transport and potential production losses, have been included in this study. Electricity mix used is a: residual mix (EcoPlatform - Table 2 - Case 3A) For the electricity mix a medium voltage market for dataset has been selected based on the country of origin (production facility). These are: "Electricity, medium voltage {BE}| electricity, medium voltage, residual mix | Cut-off, U" - 0,203 kg CO2 eq./kWh A4. Transport to Installation Transport from production site to installation/construction site according to B-EPD PCR, which is: - 100 km * 75% mass * 100% Lorry 16-32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 100% Lorry >32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 90% Lorry 16-32 ton (EURO 5) - 100 km * 25% mass * 10% Lorry 7.5-26 ton (EURO 5)Declaration of SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) that are listed on the ‘Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization’ are declared when contents exceed the limits for registration with ECHA.More information: https://www.heidelbergmaterials-benelux.com/nl

What it includes

Cement is a hydraulic binder, mainly used for concrete, mortar and cement screed. Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other purchased materials like limestone. The origin of the cement clinker used for the cement production is the plant Lixhe & Antoing in Belgium. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement. Gross densitiy declared represents the bulk density of the material (mass of a material / total volume it occupies) which includes the solid material plus pores, gaps, or voids).

Where it applies

Cement is a hydraulic binder, mainly used for concrete, mortar and cement screed. Cement with specific properties is produced by intergrinding or blending cement clinker, gypsum and other purchased materials like limestone. The origin of the cement clinker used for the cement production is the plant Lixhe & Antoing in Belgium. Cement in scope is unpackaged, bulk cement. Gross densitiy declared represents the bulk density of the material (mass of a material / total volume it occupies) which includes the solid material plus pores, gaps, or voids).

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Value
Summed by open-climate.ai from its parts
Publisher
MRPI (Stichting MRPI)
Published
2 October 2026
Valid until
31 December 2030
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