British Steel Sections
Hot-rolled structural steel sections — universal beams and columns, channels and angles — the primary material for steel-framed buildings, made in Scunthorpe. High embodied carbon at the product stage (blast-furnace route). Steel is recyclable, and the EPD assesses that future benefit as module D - a scenario outside the A-C boundary that depends on the eventual recovery route, not a credit against the product stage.
Carbon and evidence
Product Evidence
Evidence currently held for the British Steel product record.
Recorded Carbon Result
A1–A3 GWP per tonne (= 2.45 kgCO2e/kg), per EPD; module D credits recyclability
A1–A3 covers raw-material supply, transport to manufacture and manufacturing. It is product-stage information, not a whole-life result.
Historical result from an expired EPD. It is retained for transparency, but it must not be used for product comparison until a valid replacement is recorded.
Environmental Product Declaration
EPD expired- Coverage
- Representative product
- Declared unit
- 1 tonne of steel sections
- Programme
- Tata Steel UK (programme operator) — owner British Steel
- Registration
- EPD-TS-2020-003
- Standard
- EN 15804+A1
- Valid until
- 2026-07-31 · expired
- Verification
- Third-party verified
Third-party verified (Olivier Muller, PwC). Blast-furnace route → high A1–A3 (2.45 kgCO2e/kg); module D (−1600 kgCO2e/tonne) credits 100% recyclability. At end of stated validity (31 Jul 2026); British Steel granted extensions (final Apr 2026) while an updated EPD is completed — seek the refreshed EPD before quoting.
Carbon profile
kgCO2e per 1 tonne · each bar starts at zero · local scale
A1-A3 product
2450
A4-A5 site*
—
B use
—
C end of life
9.13
D reuse / recycling
-1600
Reported GWP Modules
Displayed as stored; modules are not added together here.
A1–A3
2450 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
C2
8.98 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
C3
0 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
C4
0.149 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
D
-1600 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
Service Life — the B4 Replacement Input
60 years · basis not recorded
≈1 installation over a 60-year building study period.
Sourced Product Claims
- 100% recyclability of steel, assessed in the EPD as module DManufacturer declaredSource
1 claim and 1 certification are held in the staging record but not presented as product evidence because an exact public source has not yet been mapped.
Evidence Sources
British Steel
Comparison Status
This result should be displayed for information only and not ranked against another product.
- • The PCR and version are missing.
- • The EPD is expired.
- • The GWP indicator is missing.
- • The carbon result is not linked to an evidence source.
- • The EPD is not linked to an evidence source.
Evidence Gaps
- •The recorded EPD is expired and is retained as historical evidence only.
- •1 sustainability claim is withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
- •1 certification is withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
Design & Specification Notes
Qualitative notes for early design discussion. Not product-specific EPD evidence, and not a basis for numerical comparison.
Hot-rolled structural steel sections — universal beams and columns, channels and angles — the primary material for steel-framed buildings, made in Scunthorpe.
Typical Uses
- •Primary frame
- •Long-span elements
- •Load-bearing supports
Key Performance
High load-bearing capacity for primary frame.
Specification Actions
- •Confirm the current EPD covers the selected steel product and manufacturing route.
- •Verify recycled content and the steel manufacturing route with supplier evidence.
- •Calculate transport distances for primary materials.
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
Inert structural steel; standard hot-works and fume controls when cutting/welding on site.
Specification
- Range
- Advance® sections (UB / UC / PFC / angles)
- Collection
- Sections
- Finish
- Hot-rolled structural steel sections
- Service life
- 60 years