| April
28, 2010 |
| The
analyses conducted by the research department
FAGLAB in collaboration with the ENVIRONMENT
PARK ended. |
Great
results come from the “LIFE
CYCLE ASSESSMENT” research about
the L’OREAL and MAYBELLINE MAQUILLAGE
displays. |
|
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT,
also known by the acronym of LCA,
is an analysis methodology that evaluate
a mass of interactions that an output
or a service has with the environment,
considering its whole life cycle including
the phases of pre-manufacture (the
extraction and the manufacture of
raw materials too), manufacture, distribution,
use (the re-use and the maintenance
too), recycling and the final disuse. |
| The
LCA is internationally known through
some ISO (International Organization
for Standardization) rules. |
| With
this intent, FAGLAB, RESEARCH and INNOVATION
department of FAG ARTIGRAFICHE S.p.A.,
in collaboration with the ENVIRONMENT
PARK’s CLEAN NT LAB of Turin,
carried out a comparative study about
L’OREAL and MAYBELLINE “MAQUILLAGE”
DISPLAYS on behalf of L’OREAL
PARIS. |
| The
objective of the study assigned to FAGLAB
was to improve the MAQUILLAGE display
in terms of costs and above all in terms
of environmental impact. Once the required
modifications to achieve the objective
have been defined and tested, the analysis
LCA has started comparing the 2 displays.
The main differences between the 2 analyzed
displays are: |
- Use of FSC ( Forest-Stewardship-Council)
certified coated board (BOX B) instead
of recycled coated board GDII (BOX
A)
|
- Replacement of a 5 papers corrugated
board (EB fluting) with a 3 papers
corrugated board (B fluting), this
has been possible thanks to a structural
display modification.
|
| The
survey results have been very interesting.
|
| Below
an extract of results referring to the
GWP100 (Global Warming Potential in
100 years), the main index in a LCA
analysis as it represents the ratio
between the global warming caused by
a particular substance during a short-term
(usually 100 years) and the warming
caused by carbon dioxide CO2 in the
same quantity: |
 |
| As
shown by the above graph, the FAGLAB
proposal (i.e. the FSC certified coated
board and B fluting display , BOX B
in the graph) results having a better
environmental impact in the life cycle
if compared to the recycled coated board
GDII display, the CO2 emissions being
sevenfold less. |
 For
more details about this study it is
possible to download the study and the
technical analysis file. |
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