GCP Applied Technologies: products and EPD coverage

Who they are, in one minute

GCP Applied Technologies, now part of Saint‑Gobain’s construction chemicals group, serves two big arenas. One is specialty construction chemicals for concrete and cement plants. The other is specialty building materials for the envelope and passive fire protection. They are definately not a pure play in just one niche.

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Portfolio snapshot

• Concrete and cement: water reducers and superplasticizers (ADVA, CONCERA, MIRA), accelerators and corrosion inhibitors, fibers, mix‑optimization tools, and cement additives.
• Building envelope: below‑grade waterproofing (PREPRUFE, PROCOR), post‑applied membranes (BITUTHENE), air barriers (PERM‑A‑BARRIER), drainage composites, and vapor barriers.
• Passive fire protection: MONOKOTE spray‑applied fire‑resistive materials for structural steel.

Across regions, that adds up to several product families serving distinct MasterFormat sections, and a SKU count that lands in the hundreds.

EPD coverage at a glance

As of December 19, 2025, GCP shows robust, multi‑category EPD activity. You’ll find product‑specific EPDs for major envelope systems, including PREPRUFE and BITUTHENE membranes and PERM‑A‑BARRIER air barriers, posted with NSF and typically valid into 2027 (NSF International, 2024) (NSF International, 2024). Their MONOKOTE SFRM line is covered under a series of program‑operator EPDs registered with ASTM, also running into 2027 in current cycles (ASTM International, 2024) (ASTM International, 2024).

On the concrete side, there are product‑specific EPDs for several admixture families and fiber blends. Coverage spans common ready‑mix use cases, so batch plants can keep bids moving without substitution drama when an owner asks for product‑specific declarations.

Where the catalog is strong

GCP’s envelope brands are deeply specified in commercial work. Having system‑level EPDs for pre‑ and post‑applied waterproofing and air barriers reduces friction in early design reviews, especially when LEED v5‑aligned procurement favors products with credible embodied‑carbon disclosures. Fireproofing coverage via MONOKOTE helps keep steel packages compliant on large healthcare, office and transit jobs where EPD preference is becoming standard practice.

Likely gaps worth closing

Two areas stand out for many regional lineups.

1. Injection resins and grouts used for below‑grade remediation and tunneling. We did not find broad, product‑specific EPD coverage for these chemistries in GCP’s public materials. Competitors have moved here. Master Builders Solutions lists EPDs for injection products such as MasterRoc MP 355 1K and micro‑fine cements with expiries into 2030 (EPD Hub, 2025) (EPD Hub, 2025). Isolatek has 2030‑dated SFRM EPDs that can anchor fire protection specs when owners enforce disclosure across divisions (Sustainable Minds, 2025).

2. Cement grinding aids and performance enhancers. These live upstream at the cement mill, yet they influence EPD math for downstream mixes. Competitors publish for select grinding aids and additives, which can tilt a cement supplier’s preference at bid time (EPD Hub, 2025) (EPD Hub, 2025).

If your best‑seller lacks a current, product‑specific EPD while an alternate is listed, your product can be penalized in the carbon accounting. That pushes a costly substitution or forces you into price‑only battles to hold the spec.

Who they meet most often in a spec fight

• Admixtures and fibers: Sika, Master Builders Solutions, MAPEI, Euclid Chemical.
• Waterproofing and air barriers: Carlisle CCW, Tremco CPG, SOPREMA, Sika Sarnafil, WR Meadows.
• Fireproofing: Isolatek and Carboline.

When a job spans healthcare, transit, higher‑ed or mission‑critical, spec teams increasingly pre‑filter by EPD availability before looking at price or even performance notes.

What EPDs unlock commercially

• Smoother design reviews because a third‑party EPD beats a generic default in embodied‑carbon models, which avoids punitive assumptions.
• Fewer last‑minute substitutions when GC or owner policies prefer product‑specific disclosures across the envelope and structure.
• More durable positioning for LEED v5 tracking where transparency plus lower GWP can swing material credits.

Fastest path to fill the gaps

• Pick the right PCRs by checking what competitors use in your exact subcategory. For injection resins and tunneling grouts, align to the prevalent European and North American choices so reviewers see apples to apples.
• Publish with the operator your customers trust most in that category. For North America, ASTM and NSF are common homes for these product types today, with transparent verifier notes buyers recognize (ASTM International, 2024) (ASTM International, 2024).
• Make data collection painless. The quickest programs won’t dump the data chase on your plant or R&D leads. Expect white‑glove gathering across utilities, bills of materials, packaging and transports, plus a reference‑year plan for renewals.

Bottom line for specability

GCP covers a lot of ground with credible EPDs across membranes, air barriers, admixtures and SFRMs. Close the remaining chemistries where competitors already publish, and the portfolio becomes much harder to swap out on projects that prize disclosure and low embodied carbon. If you can get the data lift out of your team’s way, new EPDs can land in weeks, not quarters, and start winning back specs you never even saw.