Emission Factor

Solid bleached and unbleached board carton (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for solid bleached and unbleached board carton. The reference product is solid bleached and unbleached board carton. The product solid bleached and unbleached board carton, also called SBB and SUB, are packaging grades of board used to make cartons. The are made using 100% virgin fibres. SBB is typically made from pure bleached chemical pulp with two or three layers of coating on the top surface and one or more layers on the reverse. There are also uncoated grades. Typical markets include cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, graphics, tobacco, and luxury packaging. SUB is typically made from pure unbleached chemical pulp with two or three layers of coating on the top surface. In some cases, a white reverse surface is applied. It is primarily used as beverage carriers for bottles and cans, as it is very strong and can be made water resistant. It is used where strength of packaging is important. SUB may also be used in the production of liquid beverage cartons and liquid food cartons. 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/23809/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSolid bleached and unbleached board carton (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_solid_bleached_and_unbleached_board_carton_market_for_solid_bleached_and_unbleached_board_carton
UUID
249f258f-6d5e-488a-a411-d698ea27f38a
Code Snippet
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