57164099-f55d-43d0-ba0b-eaf909640f1eTarkett rubber sheet flooring (A1-A3)Cradle-to-gate production of rubber sheet flooringSingle producer, at plantArcade rubber sheet flooringSystemsTextiles, furnitures and other interiorsThis process represents rubber sheet flooring production based on primary data collected from Tarkett's facility in Middlefield, Ohio. Overall data quality is very good.258Arcade products manufactured at Tarkett’s facility in Middlefield, Ohio in North America are represented in this study.
Manufacturing energy was representative of the US region, but proxy datasets were used as needed for raw material
inputs to address lack of data for a specific material and some of these were sourced from regions outside the US.
These proxy datasets were chosen for their technological representativeness of the actual materials.Arcade rubber sheet flooring is produced in several stages beginning with the mixing of the raw materials. After
thorough mixing, the resulting compound is calendared into sheets, sanded, trimmed and packaged.
Styrene butadiene rubber describes the families of synthetic rubbers derived from styrene and butadiene. High
styrene content rubbers are harder and less rubbery.
Kaolin is a naturally occurring clay mineral; the primary constituent is the mineral kaolinite, a hydrous aluminum silicate
formed by the decomposition of minerals such as feldspar.
Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS), a crystalline-free, reinforcing filler manufactured by the acidification of solutions
of sodium silicate. It is used in the flooring industry to impart a textured and non slip surface.Arcade rubber flooring is used in commercial environments. It provides slip resistance and acoustical properties.Construction_Tarkett Arcade 1Construction_Tarkett Arcade 2LCI resultAttributionalnoneAllocation - market valueAllocation - net calorific valueAllocation - massFor mass and energy, a cut-off goal of 99% of energy inputs and total mass inputs was defined. However, an attempt
was made to collect all materials and energy involved in the materials systems – despite the defined energy and mass
criteria – in order to capture any aspect that may be environmentally relevant. The product’s mass is accounted for
using relevant LCIs and proxies. All relevant available data and proxy data were used to fill any data gaps. For
manufacturing, the water required for steam generation, the utilized thermal energy, the electrical energy, the required
packaging materials, and all direct production waste are all included in the analysis.All primary data collected from Tarkett are based on averaged data for production (energy, water and emissions) between January and May 2014. Some data (such as waste to landfill) were collected for all products manufactured at
the site for calendar year 2013 and then scaled to the Arcade production in 2014. Raw material inputs were based on
standard product weight and formulation. All secondary data comes from the GaBi 6 2013 databases and are
representative of the years 2010-2012.Arcade Rubber Sheeting Flooring Enviromental Production Declaration95.0All primary data collected from Tarkett are based on averaged data for production (energy, water, and emissions)
between January and May 2014.2014No statementthinkstepthinkstep2019-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.12019-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedthinksteptrueFree of charge for all users and usesRubber sheet flooringOutput4.294949999999984.294949999999980Mixed primary / secondaryUnknown derivationvaluable