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5/15/15 – Steel Color achieves the Environmental Product Declaration EPD®

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Steel Color obtained the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD®) with success. It is a document that describes the environmental impacts from a specific quantity of products analyzing the Life Cycle Assessment and the consumption of resources used.

The company confirms its commitment and its attention to the environment. The EDP is a voluntary document with an international value and thanks to it the end user is able to compare similar or alternative products and their impacts on environment.

The Declaration is obtained verifying the Life Cycle Assessment of the product and following UNI EN ISO 14020 and Product Category Rules (PCR). The analysis has been made on four stainless steel sheets (that are different for brushing, decoration and polishing) and a lot of aspects of production process have been studied, including:
• specific surface treatments of the stainless steel
• primary packing with plastic protection
• secondary packing on customized pallets following the specific dimensions of the product.

The analysis and the report have been made by an Authority, that validates all the study made. The Declaration is published on the ENVIRONDEC website:
http://environdec.com/en/Detail/epd690#.VVHeQ5isXMH

Attention to proper environmental management has always distinguished the company , which since the early 2000 has adopted several certifications, to acquire detailed information on the proper business process management , the consumption of energy and materials , the techniques adopted to minimize waste materials and waste production. More precisely, the Quality and Environmental Management System is compliant with the norms UNI EN ISO 9001, UNI EN ISO 14001 e OHSAS18001, and certified by the various certifications obtained.

With this ultimate goal, Steel Color has been confirmed once again like one of the key player in manufacturing and production of the stainless steel. With the widest range of finishes available on the market, Steel Color operates in every field where stainless steel is used and offers a pre-sales and post-sales service to answer it all constructively and provide even more advanced solutions.