Non-ferrous metal smelter (market for)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is market for non-ferrous metal smelter. The Reference Product is non-ferrous metal smelter. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of a non-ferrous metal smelter. The infrastructrure represents aluminium and iron production processes with an input of 6,750,000 tons ore concentrate and an output of 2,650,000 tons metal per year. It has a lifetime of 50 years. The process includes facilities for roasting, electrolysis and for the blast furnace and converter processes. 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/132/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Non-ferrous metal smelter (market for) |
| Sector | Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Category | Construction |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
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Unit Type | |
| Year | 2011 |
| 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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