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Nickel

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Basic and semi-finished products of aluminum and alloys

Emission intensity of nickel (Ni). Retrieved from the file Informationsblatt CO2-Faktoren v3.3 in the source URL. Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Emission intensity of nickel (secondary). Retrieved from the file Informationsblatt CO2-Faktoren v3.3 in the source URL. Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Nickel (secondary)

The activity generating the emissions is market for nickel-rich materials. The reference product is nickel-rich materials. Nickel-rich materials is a process that belongs to the metal sector. It combines two products: a) electrolyte, nickel-rich and b) nickel concentrate, 16% Ni into one single product. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: processing of nickel-rich materials. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23041/documentation.

Nickel-rich materials (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is processing of nickel-rich materials. The reference product is nickel, class 1. Nickel, class 1 is a metal. It has a silver-white appearance with a 99.70% purity or better. It is a transition metal. It is the direct product from the joint smelting and refining with copper, while it is a by-product from mining, extraction and refinery of platinum group metals. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of various metal alloys, like stainless steel, other ferrous or non-ferrous alloys, and for other industrial uses like chemicals, catalysts, batteries, welding rods, coinage, pigments for enamels/glasses/ceramics, electronics, printing inks. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/22681/documentation.

Nickel - class 1 (processing of nickel-rich materials)

The activity generating the emissions is market for nickel, class 1. The reference product is nickel, class 1. Nickel, class 1 is a metal. It has a silver-white appearance with a 99.70% purity or better. It is a transition metal. It is the direct product from the joint smelting and refining with copper, while it is a by-product from mining, extraction and refinery of platinum group metals. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of various metal alloys, like stainless steel, other ferrous or non-ferrous alloys, and for other industrial uses like chemicals, catalysts, batteries, welding rods, coinage, pigments for enamels/glasses/ceramics, electronics, printing inks. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/8302/documentation.

Nickel - class 1 (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 7% Ni is a metal. It has a 7% nickel content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/22870/documentation.

Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 7% Ni is a metal. It has a 7% nickel content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/22789/documentation.

The activity generating the emissions is market for nickel concentrate, 16% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 16% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 16% Ni is a metal. It has a 16% nickel content, which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and by-product of cobalt production. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/13064/documentation.

Nickel concentrate - 16% Ni (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is smelting and refining of nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. The reference product is nickel, class 1. Nickel, class 1 is a metal. It has a silver-white appearance with a 99.70% purity or better. It is a transition metal. It is the direct product from the joint smelting and refining with copper, while it is a by-product from mining, extraction and refinery of platinum group metals. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of various metal alloys, like stainless steel, other ferrous or non-ferrous alloys, and for other industrial uses like chemicals, catalysts, batteries, welding rods, coinage, pigments for enamels/glasses/ceramics, electronics, printing inks. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23679/documentation.

Nickel - class 1 (smelting and refining of nickel concentrate - 7% Ni)

The activity generating the emissions is smelting and refining of nickel concentrate, 16% Ni. The reference product is nickel, class 1. Nickel, class 1 is a metal. It has a silver-white appearance with a 99.70% purity or better. It is a transition metal. It is the direct product from the joint smelting and refining with copper, while it is a by-product from mining, extraction and refinery of platinum group metals. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of various metal alloys, like stainless steel, other ferrous or non-ferrous alloys, and for other industrial uses like chemicals, catalysts, batteries, welding rods, coinage, pigments for enamels/glasses/ceramics, electronics, printing inks. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/13353/documentation.

Nickel - class 1 (smelting and refining of nickel concentrate - 16% Ni)

The activity generating the emissions is electrolyte, nickel-rich to generic market for nickel-rich materials. The reference product is nickel-rich materials. Nickel-rich materials is a process that belongs to the metal sector. It combines two products: a) electrolyte, nickel-rich and b) nickel concentrate, 16% Ni into one single product. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: processing of nickel-rich materials. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23952/documentation.

Nickel-rich materials (electrolyte - nickel-rich to generic market for)

The activity generating the emissions is nickel concentrate, 16% Ni to generic market for nickel-rich materials. The reference product is nickel-rich materials. Nickel-rich materials is a process that belongs to the metal sector. It combines two products: a) electrolyte, nickel-rich and b) nickel concentrate, 16% Ni into one single product. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: processing of nickel-rich materials. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23106/documentation.

Nickel-rich materials (nickel concentrate - 16% Ni to generic market for)

The activity generating the emissions is nickel mine operation and benefication to nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 7% Ni is a metal. It has a 7% nickel content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23400/documentation.

Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (nickel mine operation and benefication to)

The activity generating the emissions is nickel mine operation and benefication to nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 7% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 7% Ni is a metal. It has a 7% nickel content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/23467/documentation.

The activity generating the emissions is nickel mine operation and benefication to nickel concentrate, 16% Ni. The reference product is nickel concentrate, 16% Ni. Nickel concentrate, 16% Ni is a metal. It has a 16% nickel content, which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and by-product of cobalt production. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of nickel metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/13679/documentation.

Property	Value
Name	Nickel
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Metals
Source	Bafa
Region	Germany (DE)
Unit Type	Weight
Year	2025
LCA Activity	cradle_to_gate

Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
Nickel	Germany	Bafa	2025	Weight
Nickel (secondary)	Germany	Bafa	2025	Weight
Nickel-rich materials (market for)	Global	ecoinvent	1994	Weight
Nickel - class 1 (processing of nickel-rich materials)	Global	ecoinvent	1994	Weight
Nickel - class 1 (market for)	Global	ecoinvent	2011	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (market for)	China	ecoinvent	2017	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (market for)	Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent)	ecoinvent	2017	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 16% Ni (market for)	Global	ecoinvent	2010	Weight
Nickel - class 1 (smelting and refining of nickel concentrate - 7% Ni)	China	ecoinvent	2017	Weight
Nickel - class 1 (smelting and refining of nickel concentrate - 16% Ni)	Global	ecoinvent	2010	Weight
Nickel-rich materials (electrolyte - nickel-rich to generic market for)	Global	ecoinvent	1994	Weight
Nickel-rich materials (nickel concentrate - 16% Ni to generic market for)	Global	ecoinvent	1994	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (nickel mine operation and benefication to)	Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent)	ecoinvent	2017	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 7% Ni (nickel mine operation and benefication to)	China	ecoinvent	2017	Weight
Nickel concentrate - 16% Ni (nickel mine operation and benefication to)	Quebec, CA	ecoinvent	2010	Weight

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