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Polystyrene

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Rubber and plastic products

Rubber and plastic belts and hoses

Alberta, CA

British Columbia, CA

Manitoba, CA

New Brunswick, CA

Newfoundland and Labrador, CA

Nova Scotia, CA

Northwest Territories, CA

Nunavut, CA

Ontario, CA

Prince Edward Island, CA

Quebec, CA

Saskatchewan, CA

Yukon, CA

Plastic bottles

Emission intensity of polystyrene. 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 supply of polystyrene. This emission factor reflects the manufacturing effort for the provision of selected plastics in Germany in 2015 (average data). Where necessary foreign shares (imports) are included. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input  excl. disposal. Reference point product provision  i.e. without use. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PS (polystyrene)

Emission intensity of polystyrene expandable at plant. Retrieved from the file AusLCI_1.42_EF_Published in the source URL. Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Polystyrene expandable (at plant)

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: polystyrene foam product manufacturing. This factor is representative of the described goods or services category as defined by the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.2.

Polystyrene foam products

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: polystyrene foam products. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model v1.0.1. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.1.1

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: polystyrene foam products. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment.

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: polystyrene foam product manufacturing. This factor is representative of the described goods or services category as defined by the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.3.

Emission intensity of polystyrene high impact HIPS at plant. Retrieved from the file AusLCI_1.42_EF_Published in the source URL. Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Polystyrene high impact HIPS (at plant)

Emission intensity of polystyrene general purpose GPPS at plant. Retrieved from the file AusLCI_1.42_EF_Published in the source URL. Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Polystyrene general purpose GPPS (at plant)

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam slab 45% recycled. Provided by the Integrated Carbon Metrics (ICM) Embodied Carbon Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Database (ICM Database). Note: The CO2e value only takes into account CO2 CH4 and N2O. The CO2e values were calculated using the process method (no embodied GHG emissions from input-output processes are included). Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Polystyrene foam slab - 45% recycled

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam slab 100% recycled. Provided by the Integrated Carbon Metrics (ICM) Embodied Carbon Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Database (ICM Database). Note: The CO2e value only takes into account CO2 CH4 and N2O. The CO2e values were calculated using the process method (no embodied GHG emissions from input-output processes are included). Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Polystyrene foam slab - 100% recycled

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module D. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/f2552bdf-c847-4ef8-9665-c37e8ef4d44d?version=20.24.070

Polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white)

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module C2. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/f2552bdf-c847-4ef8-9665-c37e8ef4d44d?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module A1-A3. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/f2552bdf-c847-4ef8-9665-c37e8ef4d44d?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module C3. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/f2552bdf-c847-4ef8-9665-c37e8ef4d44d?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module A1-A3. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/8f6daa87-b2ee-4eb0-95e0-737ac8c6a59f?version=20.24.070

Polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white)

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module C2. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/8f6daa87-b2ee-4eb0-95e0-737ac8c6a59f?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module D. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/8f6daa87-b2ee-4eb0-95e0-737ac8c6a59f?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white). Includes emissions from LCA module C3. This emission factor is valid until 2026. Retrieved from the CSV file OEKOBAUDAT 2024-I in the source URL. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://www.oekobaudat.de/OEKOBAU.DAT/resource/processes/8f6daa87-b2ee-4eb0-95e0-737ac8c6a59f?version=20.24.070

Emission intensity of polystyrene foam slab 45% recycled. Provided by the Integrated Carbon Metrics (ICM) Embodied Carbon Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Database (ICM Database). Note: The CO2e value only takes into account CO2 CH4 and N2O. The CO2e values were calculated using the hybrid method which combines process data from AusLCI with input-output (IO) data to account for upstream activities not covered in process datasets (e.g. services / finance / insurance / machinery / equipment / capital goods). Data quality flag: Methodology - The source does not specify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e.

Property	Value
Name	PS (polystyrene) And 2 Other Names PS (polystyrene) Polystyrene
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Plastics and Rubber Products
Source	Bafa, GEMIS
Region	Germany (DE)
Unit Type	Weight
Year	2015 2025
LCA Activity	cradle_to_gate, cradle_to_shelf

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Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
Polystyrene	Germany	Bafa	2025	Weight
PS (polystyrene)	Germany	GEMIS	2015	Weight
Polystyrene expandable (at plant)	Australia	AusLCI	2022	Weight
Polystyrene foam products	United States of America (the)	EPA	2019	Money
Polystyrene foam products	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Polystyrene foam products	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Polystyrene foam products	United States of America (the)	EPA	2022	Money
Polystyrene high impact HIPS (at plant)	Australia	AusLCI	2022	Weight
Polystyrene general purpose GPPS (at plant)	Australia	AusLCI	2022	Weight
Polystyrene foam slab - 45% recycled	Australia	ICM Database	2019	Weight
Polystyrene foam slab - 100% recycled	Australia	ICM Database	2019	Weight
Polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (without binder) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam filling (cement bound) (EPS white)	Germany	OEKOBAUDAT	2023	Volume
Polystyrene foam slab - 45% recycled	Australia	ICM Database	2019	Weight