Assessment of Criteria Development within the EU Eco-labelling Scheme

Table 5.5 
Paints and varnishes

 

Criteria

Relations to LC-screening

Life cycle phase

Cleaner technology aspects

Source basis for criteria

Basis for levels

Pigments

 

 

 

 

 

SOx emissions (TiO2)

key feature

pre-production/

production

+

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

Waste of Sulphate

key feature

pre-production

+

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

CO2 emissions (TiO2)

key feature

pre-production

+

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

VOC

key feature

use phase

-

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

Aromatic hydro carbon

key feature

use phase

-

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

Emissions

 

 

 

 

 

Effluents from cleaning of tools

analytical conclusions

pre-production/
production/ use phase

(+)

LCI of 11 paints

confidential data

Solid waste

analytical conclusions

disposal

-

analytical conclusion
(hypotheses)

analytical conclusion
(hypotheses)

Harsardous residues in pigments

LCI-based conclusion

pre-production

-

LCI of one TiO2 producer

confidential data

Hasardous substances

LCI-based conclusion

pre-production/

production

+

Eliminated in LCI

EU directive 67/548

Fitness for use

part of def. of functional unit

use phase (design)

+

LCI of 10 paints

Opacity/
confindential data