Congrats Durlock, welcome to the EPD arena

What Durlock just published

Durlock released four first‑ever Environmental Product Declarations in April 2025 covering gypsum plasterboards. Three are standard boards at 9.5, 12.5 and 15 mm, plus a 12.5 mm fire‑resistant board. The 12.5 mm and 15 mm records use a product‑family scope that also covers moisture‑resistant, anti‑moisture, extra‑resistant and 4D variants produced in General Acha, Argentina. Publication month: April 2025 (EPD Hub, 2025).

Think of this as moving from a single flashlight to a stadium lighting rig. Project teams can finally see the numbers for the everyday boards they actually specify.

Who verified it and who built the model

Program operator is EPD Hub, a digital‑first operator recognized in ECO Platform’s ecosystem and used widely for EN 15804 publications. For background on how that program works and why many manufacturers choose it, see our explainer on EPD Hub. The developer of record listed on Durlock’s EPDs is Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, which signals an academic LCA partner on the first wave.

Why this matters for specs right now

In public and private bids, a product‑specific Type III EPD prevents conservative default values from dragging a board out of contention. Sales teams can answer carbon questions in minutes, and estimators avoid re‑pricing late substitutions. The family‑scope approach means more SKUs are covered without multiplying documents, so the catalog turns up as “EPD available” more often.

The company context

Durlock is part of Etex’s Building Performance division and focuses on gypsum boards and dry construction systems across Latin America, with production anchored in La Pampa and distribution across Argentina. That footprint is exactly where verified, spec‑ready paperwork has been missing. Now it is on the shelf when architects and GCs ask for it.

Competitive picture at a glance

North America’s drywall heavyweights already publish product‑specific EPDs for core boards, often plant‑specific. That includes National Gypsum, which shows fresh Fire‑Shield and other wallboard EPDs on NSF’s program valid into 2030 (NSF International, 2025). CertainTeed lists current gypsum panel EPDs through Smart EPD that mirror how drywall gets specified by plant and type (Smart EPD, 2025). USG maintains a broad set of wallboard and accessory EPDs through the ASTM program that specifiers can cite directly in submittals (ASTM International, 2025).

Closer to home, Saint‑Gobain’s Placo unit in Argentina has current, product‑specific plasterboard EPDs public, so local bids have been leaning on those records. With Durlock’s debut, buyers can now compare like with like in the same CSI section rather than default to the one brand with paperwork handy.

What the new Durlock EPDs actually cover

Scope notes matter. Durlock’s 12.5 mm and 15 mm publications are set up so moisture‑resistant and fire‑resistant variants are within the same declaration when produced at the listed site. That is a practical win when submittals need the standard board for corridors, the MR board for restrooms and the FR board for shafts in one package.

Quick take for sales and spec teams

• If a project needs product‑specific EPDs to hit material credits under today’s owner requirements or LEED v5 pathways, these records keep Durlock boards in play rather than on the bench.
• Family coverage trims paperwork and helps distributors answer “do you have an EPD for this thickness and finish” without a scavenger hunt.
• The move narrows the competitive gap with incumbents in gypsum, and in some local tenders it removes the last reason to default to a different logo.

Can we find these EPDs on Durlock’s site today

We could not locate EPD download links on Durlock’s product or sustainability pages at the time of writing. Visibility drives inclusion, so the recommendation is simple. Add direct EPD links to the relevant plasterboard product pages and to a central transparency hub on durlock.com. It will defintely reduce friction when subs and GCs assemble submittals.

Bottom line

Durlock has entered the transparency arena with April 2025 plasterboard EPDs that cover the everyday boards specifiers ask for. The program operator choice aligns with EN 15804 practice, the developer credit points to credible LCA work, and the scope decisions minimize paperwork while maximizing coverage. This is catch‑up executed well, and it should translate into more short‑listed bids where drywall choices are decided by verified data instead of guesswork.