Trelleborg’s EPD coverage, in one quick read

Where Trelleborg plays in construction

Trelleborg operates across several construction‑relevant lines: Marine and Infrastructure, Fluid Handling Solutions, and Sealing Solutions. That translates into product families like tunnel gaskets and omega seals, marine fenders and bollards, bridge expansion joints and structural bearings, plus a long tail of industrial seals used in façades, hydraulics, and utilities. Across these, the SKU count runs into the hundreds.

Snapshot of EPD coverage today

Coverage is solid in selected infrastructure lines. Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has recent program‑operator EPDs for several anchors of its range, including Gina gaskets, Omega 420–110 seals, Super Cone fenders, and Horn and Tee bollards, all published in 2025 and listed valid to 2030 (MRPI, 2025) (MRPI, 2025) (MRPI, 2025) (MRPI, 2025). In Sealing Solutions, we found a material‑level EPD for Zurcon Z20V, valid to 24 May 2028, published in the International EPD System (EPD International, 2023) (EPD International, 2023).

Notable gaps to watch

Several high‑spec bridge and building lines do not show public, program‑operator EPDs as of December 19, 2025. That includes the Transflex bridge expansion joint family and standard rubber expansion joints sold under Teguflex for water and steam service. If these are among your revenue drivers, the absence of EPDs can add friction where project teams prefer product‑specific declarations to avoid conservative default factors in carbon accounting.

Why the gaps matter commercially

On projects chasing low‑carbon targets or LEED v5 credits, a product without a product‑specific Type III EPD often faces a scoring penalty or extra documentation work. Specifiers gravitate to options that keep their accounting simple and dependable. The price of a single EPD is frequently recouped by winning even one mid‑sized project that would otherwise sideline a non‑declared sku.

A head‑to‑head scenario

Bridge expansion joints are a good example. Trelleborg’s Transflex range covers movement from roughly 50 to 1,600 mm, which makes it a likely bestseller category. Competitors in modular and strip seal joints publicly market EPD‑backed options, such as mageba’s modular joints, which appear with a current program‑operator EPD. In EPD‑sensitive tenders, that difference can tilt shortlists before price is even discussed. Similar dynamics play out in precompressed wall and deck joints, where brands like Sika Emseal and Watson Bowman often come up in the same conversations.

Who Trelleborg meets most in the spec arena

• Marine and quayside: ShibataFenderTeam and other global fender suppliers
• Bridges and viaducts: mageba, D.S. Brown, Freyssinet for bearings and joints
• Building envelopes and sealants: Sika, Tremco, Mapei for sealants and membranes These are not one‑to‑one swaps in every case, yet they are the names that project teams routinely weigh alongside Trelleborg depending on the application.

Fast wins if you plan an EPD push

• Prioritize by spec frequency and revenue. Bridge expansion joints and standard elastomeric bearings often show up early in civil scopes, so they punch above their weight for prequalification.
• Align on the right PCR before modeling. For joint systems and elastomer products, teams typically follow the PCR precedent set by the competitor set in target geographies to ensure apples‑to‑apples comparability.
• Make data capture effortless. Map the reference year, utility bills, material recipes, transport modes, scrap and rework, and packaging. White‑glove coordination across plants removes the main bottleneck and keeps verification clean.

Sustainability resources

For broader targets and reporting, Trelleborg’s sustainability strategy and materials are collected in a central hub that is worth bookmarking for corporate context and claims alignment. See the company’s Sustainability page here: Trelleborg Sustainability.

What this means for specability

Trelleborg already posts credible EPDs in several infrastructure staples, which is a strong foundation. The big upside sits with bridge joints, structural bearings, and common plant‑stock expansion joints where public EPDs are still scarce. Close those gaps, and the brand’s polymer engineering depth converts into everyday spec wins with less back‑and‑forth. It is, frankly, low drama work that pays back quickly when teh bid calendar is full.