Transparency. Responsibility. Improvement.
The Environmental Product Declaration is a technical document, independently verified, that presents the environmental impacts of our aluminium alloy castings in a transparent and objective way.
Our EPD is registered with The International EPD® System under number EPD-IES-0026690:001 and is based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) compliant with ISO 14025:2006, PCR 2023:01 (Fabricated metal products) and the principles of UNI EN ISO 14040 / 14044:2021.
The LCA study was conducted by S.C.F. International using 2024 production data, with the SimaPro 10.2.0.1 software and the Ecoinvent 3.11 database. The independent third-party verification was carried out by SGS ICS Italia Srl, accredited by Accredia (n° 02242).
Extract of the mandatory EN 15804+A2 / EF 3.1 indicators, calculated for 1 kg of finished aluminium product, packaging included. All values have been verified by an independent third party.
Total carbon footprint of the product. Fossil share 24.9 — biogenic 0.055 — land use 0.190.
27.4 MJ from renewable sources + 280 MJ from non-renewable sources, expressed as net calorific value.
Water scarcity potential (WDP) of 7.57 m³ eq. per kg of cast product.
Hazardous 0.0121 — non-hazardous 0.167 — radioactive 1.70 × 10⁻⁴ kg per kg of casting.
Cestaro Fonderie's EPD is drafted according to the international standards of the EPD® System and verified by SGS ICS Italia Srl, accredited by Accredia.
Defines the principles and procedures for Type III environmental declarations: quantitative data, product category rules and independent verification.
Product Category Rules for fabricated metal products, excluding construction products, as revised by the Technical Committee of the EPD® System.
The LCA covers all the relevant stages of the cast product according to PCR 2023:01 — from raw materials to finishing operations, before the casting leaves the plant.
Production of aluminium alloys (94% Al, 6% alloying elements), ancillary materials and primary / secondary packaging production.
94% Al · 0.9% post-consumerLogistics of raw materials to the group's production sites: Cavazzale, Monticello Conte Otto, Bressanvido.
Upstream moduleProduction of sand cores at the Cavazzale plant — the heart of our production chain.
Plant · CavazzaleMelting and sand casting operations at the foundry of Monticello Conte Otto.
Plant · Monticello Conte OttoFinishing operations, quality control and shipment of the finished casting from the Bressanvido plant.
Plant · BressanvidoMeasuring is the first form of responsibility. The EPD is how we make public, number by number, the real impact of every casting that leaves our foundry.
PDF document, registered with The International EPD® System and publicly available on environdec.com.
