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| Key Data Set Information | |
| Location | DE |
| Geographical representativeness description | The geographical reference area is Germany (Wiesbaden). |
| Reference year | 2021 |
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| Use advice for data set | ALPOLIC™ composites are ideal for architectural projects, they can be easily processed into complex shapes and are easy to install. At the same time, they offer excellent flatness, durability, stability, vibration damping and ease of maintenance. This makes them suitable for curtain walls, rainscreen systems and other architectural cladding applications. ALPOLIC™ can be machined with standard woodworking or metalworking tools without the need for special tools. Cutting, grooving, punching, drilling, bending, rolling and many other manufacturing techniques can be easily performed to create an almost unlimited variety of complex shapes and forms. |
| Technical purpose of product or process | ALPOLIC™ composites are ideal for architectural projects, they can be easily processed into complex shapes and are easy to install. At the same time, they offer excellent flatness, durability, stability, vibration damping and ease of maintenance. This makes them suitable for curtain walls, rainscreen systems and other architectural cladding applications. ALPOLIC™ can be machined with standard woodworking or metalworking tools without the need for special tools. Cutting, grooving, punching, drilling, bending, rolling and many other manufacturing techniques can be easily performed to create an almost unlimited variety of complex shapes and forms. |
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| General comment on data set | ALPOLIC composites are manufactured by Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH - Alpolic Division, based in Wiesbaden. An average product from the product range ALPOLIC™ A1 and A2 ACM, ALPOLIC™ fr ACM and ALPOLIC™ real anodised was considered. The environmental impacts were shown for the product with the highest raw density. The declaration owner is liable for the underlying information and evidence, any liability of Kiwa-Ecobility Experts with regard to manufacturer information, LCA data and evidence is excluded. |
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| Copyright | Yes |
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| Data set valid until | 2028 |
| Time representativeness description | The production data have been recorded for the operating year 2021. |
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| Technology description including background system | ALPOLIC™ Composites are thin panels consisting of two thin aluminium plates on both sides and a thermoplastic or mineral-filled, fire-retardant core. The already painted aluminium surfaces are provided with an adhesive film and subsequently laminated with the core material. ALPOLIC™ products offer a huge range of surface types, colours and gloss levels for buildings. They are coated with robust and stable polymer paint to keep surfaces fresh after decades of exposure to the elements. At the same time, ALPOLIC™ composites offer the rigidity of heavy sheet metal in a light-weight composite material. ALPOLIC™ Aluminium Composites (ACM) are manufactured in Wiesbaden, Germany. The product is manufactured by continuously bonding two aluminium coils on either side of an extruded thermoplastic or mineral-filled fire-retardant thermoplastic core. The aluminium surfaces have been pre-finished and coil-coated in various paint finishes before bonding. |
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