Energy consumption – wood-based panels
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Wood-based panel production must use no more than 5 to 13 MJ/kg by panel type, such as 6.5 MJ/kg for particleboard and 9 MJ/kg for MDF, OSB and plywood. This concerns climate.
Nordic Swan·clause O43·p.38
Climate Health
Original wording
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Details
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
Panel type Energy consumption MJ/kg panel Particleboard 6,5 MJ/kg MDF and HDF 9 MJ/kg Wood-based panels – wet process 13 MJ/kg OSB 9 MJ/kg Plywood 9 MJ/kg LVL 9 MJ/kg SWP 5 MJ/kg
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Calculation showing compliance with the requirement. The calculation must contain information about the quantity of panels produced, electricity and fuel consumed, and which fuel sources have been used.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Climate Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
- Refers to
- Appendix 6 — places elsewhere in the document
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Exterior Panels And Cladding (114) · version Group 114 v2.1 · clause O43 · page 38 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/5d83030f5d369e93
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