Emission Factor

Corrugated board box (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for corrugated board box. The reference product is corrugated board box. The product corrugated board box represents a box made of corrugated board. Corrugated board consist of different types of containerboards, namely linerboard and fluting medium. Linerboard is a flat layer of board, which can be further distinguished in kraftliner and testliner, depending on whether it is of virgin or recycled origin, respectively. Fluting medium is the corrugated middle layer between a top and bottom layer of linerboard. Together all three layers constitute corrugated board. To produce corrugated board boxes, the corrugated board is cut into sheets, printed, slotted, folded, and glued. Corrugated board boxes are used for the packaging of products for protection and transportation. 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/25792/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameCorrugated board box (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
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_corrugated_board_box_market_for_corrugated_board_box
UUID
62850689-a568-4f27-92db-018d36e01e70
Code Snippet
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