EPD Newcomers: Tenmat enters the transparency arena
Specs move fast when the paperwork is ready. Tenmat just turned on the lights for its façade firestopping range with first‑ever EPDs, giving estimators clean numbers and design teams fewer reasons to swap products late in the game. Here is what shipped, who verified it, and how that changes the competitive math in cavity barrier selections.
First wave, clearly scoped
Tenmat has published four product‑specific EPDs covering ventilated façade cavity fire barriers, including FF102/25, FF102/50, VFB Plus, and a flexible roll variant designed for building cavities. The set captures the core open state and closed state use cases specifiers ask for across rainscreen and cladding assemblies.
What each EPD covers
These are product‑level declarations, not an umbrella family sheet. The documents reflect EN 15804 A2 methodology and focus on façade cavity barrier applications where intumescent performance and low smoke materials matter. Validity runs into 2030, so teams can cite them across multi‑year frameworks without renewal whiplash.
Verified and published
The EPDs are issued by EPD Hub, an established EN 15804 program operator. The FF102/50 declaration lists Tenmat as the EPD author and shows third‑party verification by an approved verifier in 2025, with expiry in 2030 (EPD Hub, 2025). Tenmat announced the FF102 range EPDs in March 2025, highlighting a 60‑year reference service life for the assemblies where relevant (Tenmat, 2025).
Why this matters in specs
Façade packages often hinge on a few tight decisions. When the cavity barrier carries a product‑specific EPD, the design team can avoid conservative generic factors in carbon accounting and keep the preferred detail intact. That protects margin and time, because fewer substitutions mean fewer RFIs and fewer redraws. Small win, real impact.
Competitive snapshot, right now
Hilti already publishes EPDs for cavity barriers, including non‑ventilated and ventilated products in its CFS line, so Tenmat is stepping into a field with active transparency. Siderise also lists EPDs for both open state and closed state barriers, including the RH open state range confirmed in 2024 (Siderise, 2024). Across broader insulation, ROCKWOOL maintains multiple stone wool EPDs, though dedicated open state cavity barrier EPDs remain uneven across the market as of today.
Market read for specifers
Translation for bid rooms and design managers: Tenmat just removed a common blocker. The four EPDs mean project teams can align performance, cost, and carbon reporting without changing the cavity barrier brand late in the process. In a tight façade sequence, that is like finding an open lane on a packed freeway.
Find it on their site
Tenmat has already added the news and links to the declarations on its website, which is the right move for sales and technical teams who live in submittals. Keep those links close on product pages and in datasheets, so reps can drop them into RFIs in seconds (Tenmat, 2025).
The takeaway
Tenmat has entered the transparency arena with focused, façade‑relevant EPDs. That puts them shoulder to shoulder with incumbents that already disclose and gives project teams one more reason to stay with the specified detail. For manufacturers planning their own first wave, prioritize a partner and process that removes data wrangling from your busiest people, so the heavy lift happens once and pays off on every bid thereafter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Tenmat products are covered by the first EPDs and how broad is the scope?
Four product‑specific EPDs for façade cavity fire barriers cover FF102/25, FF102/50, VFB Plus, and a flexible roll variant. These are product‑level, EN 15804 A2 aligned declarations with validity through 2030.
Who verified the EPDs and when do they expire?
The EPDs were issued by EPD Hub with third‑party verification in 2025, expiring in 2030. Example: FF102/50 shows Tenmat as author and an approved verifier listed by EPD Hub.
Do key competitors publish EPDs for comparable cavity barrier products?
Yes. Hilti has EPDs for ventilated and non‑ventilated cavity barriers in its CFS line. Siderise lists EPDs for open state and closed state barriers. Broader insulation competitors like ROCKWOOL publish multiple stone wool EPDs, though dedicated open state cavity barrier EPDs are less common across the market.
About the Author
Hazel Brooks is an editor at EPD Guide covering EPDs and the fast-evolving sustainability data landscape. She tracks program-operator updates, standards and guidance changes, and new EPD releases, connecting the dots across the market to report on trends, shifting expectations, and the competitive EPD landscape. Her work focuses on making complex data sets easier to navigate and access, so manufacturers and sustainability teams can act with clarity and confidence.
