A

A comprises products that:

• have minimal impact on health or the environment linked to PRIO properties, according to the Swedish Chemicals Agency (e.g. carcinogenic, endocrine-disrupting and allergenic substances)
• are not classified as hazardous to health or the environment at the construction stage
• do not adversely affect the indoor environment through excessive emissions of volatile organic compounds
• contribute minimally to smog formation
• do not emit excessive levels of formaldehyde (according to the E1 standard)
• have minimal impact on natural resources and contribute less to landfill
• have a long technical life (for selected product groups)
• do not risk contributing to unsustainable forestry
• do not have insufficient transparency about the content of the product.

B

B comprises products that do not qualify for A but do not match the criteria for C+ or C-.

C+

C+ comprises products that risk exposing workers, nearby communities and the environment to particularly hazardous substances from the manufacture of polymers.

C-

C- comprises products that:

• may lead to exposure to substances with ‘PRIO’ properties (e.g. carcinogenic, endocrine-disrupting and allergenic)
• may lead to exposure to substances with other toxic properties
• may adversely affect the indoor environment through excessive emissions of volatile organic compounds
• contribute significantly to smog formation through emissions of volatile organic compounds
• contain or have been produced from substances that, if released in very small quantities, can have a significant impact on the climate
• risk contributing to unsustainable forestry

D

These are products that have insufficient documentation to be assessed.