Grupo Soledad has obtained two Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) certified by AENOR under the GlobalEPD programme, covering two solutions developed by its Industrial Division: rubber granulate manufactured by Industrias del Neumático and an elastomeric mat, part of the range of resilient elements for railway infrastructure developed by Caucho Industrial Verdú.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are Type III environmental declarations developed in accordance with the international standards EN ISO 14025 and EN 15804, providing objective information on a product’s environmental impact throughout its life cycle.
“Obtaining these two Environmental Product Declarations with AENOR is the result of rigorous teamwork and demonstrates that recycling alone is not enough: we must provide recovered materials with the highest possible quality and technical transparency so that they can return to the market with full guarantees,” said Joaquín Pérez Martínez, managing director of Grupo Soledad.
The rubber granulate produced by Industrias del Neumático at its plant in Aspe, Alicante, is made 100% from end-of-life tyres, giving recovered rubber a new application in various areas, particularly sports equipment, sports surfaces, safety flooring, construction and civil engineering, bituminous mixtures and acoustic absorption solutions.
Meanwhile, Caucho Industrial Verdú, from its plant in Alcoy, Alicante, develops and manufactures technical rubber solutions for the infrastructure sector, including resilient elements for railway infrastructure.
The use of these solutions, Grupo Soledad explains, allows construction and infrastructure professionals to incorporate recycled materials while having quantified information on their environmental impact, while supporting the development of projects aimed at reducing their carbon footprint and improving their environmental performance throughout their life cycle.
According to Grupo Soledad, the value of the EPDs therefore goes beyond simply providing environmental information about the products. They give builders, engineering companies, architects and public authorities a tool to assess and substantiate the use of recycled rubber solutions in projects with environmental impact reduction targets.
