KYK Yapı Kimyasalları A.Ş. Obtains EPD Certificate for Ceramic Adhesive Products

KYK Yapı Kimyasalları A.Ş. Obtains EPD Certificate for Ceramic Tile Adhesive Products

KYK Yapı Kimyasalları obtained an EPD certificate compliant with European standard EN 15804 for its ceramic tile adhesive product group, becoming the choice for green buildings. KYK Yapı Kimyasalları, one of Turkey's leading construction chemicals manufacturers, has obtained an internationally approved Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificate compliant with European standard EN 15804 for its ceramic tile adhesive products manufactured at its facilities in Eskişehir, Samsun, Adana and Diyarbakır, becoming a sought-after brand for green and sustainable construction. KYK Yapı Kimyasalları, which produces in 4 modern production facilities with a total production capacity of 600,000 tons, has obtained international approval for its EPD Certificate in ceramic tile adhesive mortars classified as Standard, Enhanced, Technical and High Performance with EPD Registration number S-P-00835. KYK Yapı Kimyasalları A.Ş., one of Turkey's largest domestically-funded construction chemicals manufacturers, is creating awareness in Europe and Turkey through this position and its environmentally conscious sense of responsibility.

C. Onur SÜRMELİ, Chairman of the Board of KYK Yapı Kimyasalları A.Ş., stated: "Since 2009, we have held an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certificate and are working to minimize our environmental impact. We started EPD certification work in the last quarter of 2016. Following all evaluations in the categories of raw material sourcing, energy consumption and efficiency, material and chemical content, emissions to air, water and soil, and waste generation, we have completed our EPD certification work and, in accordance with our corporate responsibility, have declared our environmental impact. Through these studies, the life cycles of products have been analyzed, the processes in their production and environmental impacts from the supply chain have been examined, and improvement opportunities at these points have been identified. For us, obtaining an EPD certificate was not a goal but a guiding tool in minimizing our environmental impact. However, with the EPD certificate we hold, we will also offer alternative solutions to our stakeholders in rapidly developing green building solutions. Our company, which is present in the market with many products in the construction chemicals sector, with the EPD certificate will contribute to projects that have entered the Sustainable Building Certification process such as LEED, BREEAM, DNGB and ÇEDBİK and will provide additional point advantages," emphasizing the importance of EPD certificates.

The certification conducted by EPD Türkiye, the only EPD Certification system based in Turkey, which is conducted by the Sustainable Production Research and Design Center (SÜ-RATAM), is also published worldwide through The International EPD System channel.

KYK Yapı Kimyasalları's EPD certificate is also listed on the Sustainable Building Materials Portal under the "Construction Chemicals" group, serving as a reference for designers, architects, engineers, green building experts and consultants in the use of sustainable materials. Yrd. Doç. Dr. Architect İlker Kahraman, Chairman of the Board of EPD Türkiye, said: "EPD certification work in the construction sector is progressing rapidly. As the only EPD system based in Turkey, we are opening the way for our manufacturing companies to be competitive in international markets. I congratulate KYK Yapı Kimyasalları, which contributes to sustainable solutions in the construction sector, especially with the increasingly important Climate Change agreements, on this success," drawing attention to the importance of the work. EPDs are certificates defined according to ISO 14025 that quantitatively evaluate and declare a product's environmental performance under predetermined categories according to environmental impact parameters specified within the ISO 14040/44 LCA standard (raw material sourcing, energy consumption and efficiency; material and chemical content, emissions to air, water and soil; waste generation). This declaration method, which takes into account the ecological footprint of economic activities within the scope of LCA and various emission and waste values generated in the production process, is independently verified by international experts and is a certificate valid worldwide. EPD Certificates, known as Type III environmental labeling, facilitate the proliferation of construction products for which environmental impact assessment has been conducted and are required by many national and international green building assessment and certification systems. The EPD Certificate for KYK Yapı Kimyasalları Ceramic Tile Adhesives can be accessed through The International EPD System and EPD Türkiye websites. The EPD Certificate for KYK Yapı Kimyasalları Ceramic Tile Adhesives was completed successfully and in a very short time under the management and consultancy of Metsims Sustainability Consulting.