CFL Flooring Completes Life Cycle Assessment of Rigid Core Products
CFL Flooring has conducted its first Life Cycle Assessment for all its rigid core products produced in its headquarter facilities. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a process of evaluating the effects that a product has on the environment over the entire period of its life, thereby increasing resource-use efficiency and decreasing liabilities.
"We see Life Cycle Analysis as a critical tool to assess the environmental impact of a product using standardized methods (ISO 14040 and ISO 14044), tracing the impact throughout its lifecycle—from extraction of raw materials through its manufacturing up to its end-of-life, including transportation, use, and maintenance", said Konstantin Mishagin, director of product management and sustainability, CFL Flooring.