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What is the lifespan of EPDM?

Afbeelding: SKZ

Commissioned by the umbrella organization of German industry and EPDM rubber producers in the Benelux, the German plastics centre of SKZ Würzburg undertook a study of the expected useful life and the minimum life of EPDM roofing membranes. There are 39 selected roofing projects in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden, ranging in age between 1968 and 1996. After four years of testing, the results of the research suggested a theoretical life of 50 years. 

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