Construction materials

HYDRAULIC TILE WITH STEEL SLAG

Hydraulic pavement tile using steel slag in its composition. That material replaces silica in the manufacturing of hydraulic tiles that are not white. Slag is a recycled material, from blast furnace production at steelworks. The baseline content is

15.33%. It holds an EPD verified by Tecnalia.

PREFABRICADOS VASCOS

AWARDS

improvement strategies

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS

  • Its composition includes over 15% steel waste.
  • Replacing silica stone by slag lowers the carbon footprint by 3.2%.
  • Include a waste material in its composition prevents 1.3 kg of slag from ending up in landfill for each Bilbao pavement tile (4*30*30).
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Product in the framework of new business models

Reducing impact in the company

Design aimed at partial product recovery

Product designed for a second life

Longer product life

Enviromental optimisation in the use phase

Enviromental optimisation in distribution

Design for product end-of-life