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Table 5 Materials usage and emissions, estimates

First application system	Standard (2 years)		Premium (5 years)
Renewal system	Standard	Premium	Standard	Premium
Required renewals per 10 years	8	4	5	3
Materials usage [kg/m²/10 years]
Cold plastic	2.5	2.5	2.2	2.2
Paint	4.0	2.0	2.5	1.5
Glass beads	3.6	2.0	2.5	1.7
Titanium dioxide content
Cold plastic	10.0%	10.0%	12.5%	12.5%
Paint	7.0%	10.0%	7.0%	10.0%
Glass beads	0.0%	13.0%	0.0%	13.0%
Acrylic resin content
Cold plastic	25.0%	25.0%	30.0%	30.0%
Paint	15.0%	17.5%	15.0%	17.5%
Solvent (VOC) contents of paint	23.0%	2.0%	23.0%	2.0%
Solvents OFP [kg O₃/kg paint]^a	0.24–0.76	0.02	0.24–0.76	0.02
Ingredients usage [kg/m²/10 years]
Titanium dioxide	0.53	0.70	0.45	0.64
Acrylates	1.23	0.98	1.04	0.92
Solvents (VOC)	0.92	0.04	0.58	0.03
OFP [kg O₃/m²/10 years]^a	0.96–3.04	0.04	0.60–1.90	0.03

^aOFP of solventborne paint assumes a range between an aromatic-free paint (like used typically in Austria) and a toluene-containing paint (like used typically in Poland) [12];