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Cement - type general use (market for)
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The activity generating the emissions is market for cement, type general use. The Reference Product is cement, type general use. The product cement, type general use represents cement type general use (uso general) according to NTC 121 (Icontec, 2014). Type GU (general use) cement contains typically about 45% of additions (crushed limestone, slags and fly ashes). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22110/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Cement - type general use (market for) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Building Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
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Unit Type | |
| Year | 2014 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1, 3.2 |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_consumer |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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Activity ID
building_materials-type_cement_type_general_use_market_for_cement_type_general_use
UUID
3134947e-c645-4b7c-8dea-f1f5105350d5
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