Emission Factor

Paper - newsprint (paper production - newsprint - virgin)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'paper newsprint" is a type of graphic paper. The product represents a mix of newsprint produced from virgin material and newsprint paper produced from wastepaper including some deinked pulp (DIP). In the ecoinvent database newsprint paper production is modelled for the production at integrated paper mills. Newsprint paper is used for printing newspapers. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePaper - newsprint (paper production - newsprint - virgin)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_paper_newsprint_paper_production_newsprint_virgin
UUID
06d7f17d-b2f1-42f9-b1e0-3b6669eea6ab
Code Snippet
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