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    The CO2 emissions from Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH's PU products are primarily from the production of the raw materials (99%), not the final products (1%). During production, 2-3 kg of CO2 is generated per kg of finished plastic product. For Getzner's high-quality polyurethanes, the CO2 footprint is 30% higher but is offset by their extraordinary longevity of up to 100 years. The energy demand for producing 1 kg of PU foam is 55 MJ, with raw material production accounting for 99% of the energy.

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    The CO2 emissions from Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH's PU products are primarily from the production of the raw materials (99%), not the final products (1%). During production, 2-3 kg of CO2 is generated per kg of finished plastic product. For Getzner's high-quality polyurethanes, the CO2 footprint is 30% higher but is offset by their extraordinary longevity of up to 100 years. The energy demand for producing 1 kg of PU foam is 55 MJ, with raw material production accounting for 99% of the energy.

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    The CO2 emissions from Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH's PU products are primarily from the production of the raw materials (99%), not the final products (1%). During production, 2-3 kg of CO2 is generated per kg of finished plastic product. For Getzner's high-quality polyurethanes, the CO2 footprint is 30% higher but is offset by their extraordinary longevity of up to 100 years. The energy demand for producing 1 kg of PU foam is 55 MJ, with raw material production accounting for 99% of the energy.

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    The CO2 emissions from Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH's PU products are primarily from the production of the raw materials (99%), not the final products (1%). During production, 2-3 kg of CO2 is generated per kg of finished plastic product. For Getzner's high-quality polyurethanes, the CO2 footprint is 30% higher but is offset by their extraordinary longevity of up to 100 years. The energy demand for producing 1 kg of PU foam is 55 MJ, with raw material production accounting for 99% of the energy.

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    CO2-Footprint of Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH PU products

    The fundamental energy demand (approx. 99%) and therefore also the CO2 emission
    results during the production (from crude oil to oil refinery to the raw material) of the
    primary raw materials (isocyanate and polyol). The production of the actual Getzner
    products amounts to 1% of the total energy demand.
    During the production of plastic materials in average 2-3 kg CO2 per kg finished product
    is generated during the entire production chain including the needed process energy.
    This value is approx. 30% higher for the high-quality Getzner polyurethanes which is
    compensated by an extraordinary longevity and functional life (up to 100 years).

    Fig 1: Distribution of primary energy demand


    (production, raw materials (pre chain))

    Fig 2: Energy contribution of polymerization


    process

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    Energy Input

    The energy input at the site in Bürs is depicted in the following table, wherein the whole
    area is considered (heating, building, power requirement light, IT, a.s.o.).

    Table 1: Energy input at production site Bürs

    1.) Determined by the kilometre list of the leasing cars and average fuel consumption 6.5 Ltr. / 100 km

    As initially mentioned, the end production represents a minor factor regarding the CO2
    footprint. Mainly essential for this effect is the production of raw materials.
    Therefore Getzner has set oneself the target to make the procedures as raw material
    efficient as possible and to reduce the production waste to a minimum, and also to
    recycle these waste products. Getzner is constantly investing in the optimization of
    new equipment and new procedures, as for instance granulation or production of
    moulded parts.

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    The display below shows the most essential production steps for the manufacturing of
    the raw materials polyol and isocyanate. These base products are extracted from fossil
    raw materials – natural gas and crude oil – via several process steps:

    Fig.3: Process chart for the production of PU (MDI basis)

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    The following table shows the energy demand for the production of polyurethane foam.
    The demand is about 55 MJ/kg, whereupon 99% apply to the production of the base
    products.

    Table 2: Primary energy demand for the production of 1 kg PU-foam

    CO2-Footprint per kg PU

    The energy input regarding the produced PU quantity at the site in Bürs amounts to 2
    MJ/kg (incl. heating, light, IT). This corresponds only to a share of 3.6% of the total
    required process energy (55 MJ/kg).
    According to the study „Eco-Profiles and Environmental Product Declarations of the
    European Plastic Manufactures – Flexible Polyurethane (PU) Foam“ the CO2 emission
    per kg PU foam is about 2.7 kg.

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    The following table shows selected emissions into the air:

    Table 3: Selected air emissions during production of one kg PU (Getzner materials are MDI based)

    The following global warming potential (GWP) is indicated.

    Table 4: Global warming potential for the production of one kg PU (Getzner materials are MDI based)

    At the site in Bürs only approx. 0.1 kg CO2 is used for the production of 1 kg PU with
    regard to the total PU production quantity (incl. heating administration building, lighting
    administration and production, IT, a.s.o).

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    Bürs, 21.03.2019
    Burtscher Gerold
    Environmental Officer
    Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH

    in cooperation with

    Ing. Robert Schreieck


    Managing Director / Manager
    SafeSide Consulting GmbH

    References:

    [1] PlasticsEurope: Eco-profiles and environmental declarations – LCI methodology


    and PCR for uncompounded polymer resins and reactive polymer precursors (version
    2.0, April 2011)
    [2] Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment: An operational Guide to the ISO Standards;
    Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
    [3] Huijbregts, M.A.J., 2000. Priority Assessment of Toxic Substances in the frame of
    LCA. Time horizon dependency of toxicity potentials calculated with the multi-media
    fate, exposure and effects model USES-LCA. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem
    Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    (http://www.leidenuniv.nl/interfac/cml/lca2/).
    [4] Eco-profiles and Environmental Product Declarations of the European Plastics
    Manufacturers, Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) & Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI),
    ISOPA, April 2012
    [5] Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken
    / USA, 2010

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