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Polyvinyl chloride - emulsion polymerised (polyvinylchloride - flexible - pellets - recycled to generic market for polyvinylchloride)

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The activity generating the emissions is polyvinylchloride, flexible, pellets, recycled to generic market for polyvinylchloride. The Reference Product is polyvinyl chloride, emulsion polymerised. Polyvinylchloride, emulsion polymerised, is a plastic product of fossil origin, it is not biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: Building products (window frames and other profiles, floor and wall coverings, roofing sheets, linings for tunnels, swimming-pools and reservoirs), piping (water and sewerage pipes and fittings, and ducts for power and telecommunications), coatings (tarpaulins, rainwear and corrugated metal sheets), insulation and sheathing for low voltage power supplies, telecommunications, appliances, and automotive applications, packaging, pharmaceuticals, food and confectionery, water and fruit juices, labels, presentation trays, automotive applications (cables, underbody coating and interior trimmings), medical products (blood bags, transfusion tubes and surgical gloves), leisure products (garden hoses, footwear, inflatable pools, tents). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/94568/documentation

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NamePolyvinyl chloride - emulsion polymerised (polyvinylchloride - flexible - pellets - recycled to generic market for polyvinylchloride)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Year
2023
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
Scopes
XX,XX
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
xxx
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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