Congrats FPC Industries on first Environmental Product Declarations

What FPC just published

FPC Industries’ debut EPDs cover two cornerstone product families used across tensile architecture and performance coverings. The declarations address PVC‑coated polyester fabric and PTFE‑coated fiberglass fabric, published with the program operator EPD Hub. They landed in October 2025, marking FPC’s first formal, third‑party verified footprint for this category.

Scope wise, these are family‑level EPDs that capture product ranges rather than a single SKU, which is the practical route for coated fabrics with multiple weights and finishes. The developer or consultant is not publicly listed in the operator record for these files.

Why this matters in the market now

FPC manufactures coated technical textiles for signage, tarpaulins, truck curtains, tents, sun‑shades, and architectural membranes. Designers and contractors frequently default to conservative generic datasets when a product‑specific EPD is missing, which can add a hidden “penalty” in whole‑building LCAs. Publishing removes that drag so the actual performance shows up in screens that specifiers use every day.

EPD Hub’s library is large and growing quickly, which helps visibility. The operator reported more than 4,000 published EPDs and a 132 percent year‑over‑year increase in 2024, and it achieved Established ECO EPD Programme status in December 2025, so EN 15804 EPDs can carry the ECO mark and appear in ECO Portal (EPD Hub, 2026 [ECO Platform, 2025]).

The product types covered

• PVC‑coated polyester fabrics used in banners, billboards, truck side curtains, tents, tensile and façade applications.
• PTFE‑coated fiberglass fabrics used in tensile membranes and other long‑span coverings where UV, weatherability, and cleanability rule.

These two families map directly to how architects compare options on tensile work. Think of them as the rulebook entries that let FPC’s actual numbers take the field.

Competitive snapshot

• Serge Ferrari has public EPD coverage for tensile and solar‑protection fabrics in Europe, many listed in France’s INIES under EN 15804. That means design teams there already find them in the national database, which is useful for RE2020 projects. See our quick read on their portfolio here: Serge Ferrari: membranes, sun shades, and EPD coverage.
• Seaman Corporation’s Shelter‑Rite architectural fabric line includes an operator‑verified EPD route for architectural PVC membranes in North America, which signals preparedness for owner specs that request EPDs. Their public product library makes those use cases easy to recognize.
• Mehler Texnologies has historically published, yet we do not see a current, program‑operator listed EPD live as of January 17, 2026. If that remains the case, FPC gains an immediate talking point when membranes are screened for “has EPD.”

Net effect. In tensile textiles, FPC is catching up to the leaders and passing peers who still have gaps. That can move a product from “alternate” to “viable base” on shortlists.

Spec enablement in plain English

• EPDs unlock fairer modeling. Without one, project teams often apply conservative factors that make your product look heavier than it really is. With one, your measured impacts stand on their own in whole‑building LCA tools.
• A family‑level declaration is a smart first step. It covers common weights and finishes so sales can answer “do you have an EPD” across more of the catalog.
• Operator choice matters. EPD Hub’s ECO recognition improves findability in European workflows, while the program’s digital posture keeps data flowing to platforms buyers already check (EPD Hub, 2026).

Where to find them on the web

We did not find these new EPDs posted on FPC’s site yet. Their product pages and company overview are active, but a central sustainability or downloads hub with the EPD PDFs would make submittals faster and reduce back‑and‑forth for the sales team. Recommended next step. Add an EPD section to the site and link from key product pages such as the architectural fabrics overview at https://www.fpctextile.com/.

What good looks like from here

• Expand coverage to additional weight classes and surface finishes inside each family so variant picking does not stall a submittal.
• Line up an operator‑friendly plan for future renewals and any PCR changes so the next wave lands without a scramble.
• Mirror the declarations in the databases your buyers actually check. For EU‑facing work, make sure the EN 15804 EPDs carry the ECO mark. For North America, keep an eye on what the general contractor or owner lists by name in bid documents. That single choice can save weeks.

FPC has put real points on the board. The declarations are live, the product families are the right ones, and the spec math starts favoring them today. That is a clean, confidence‑building debut, and it will definately help open doors on membrane jobs where an EPD used to be the blocker.