Cement - CEM II/A (market for)
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The activity generating the emissions is market for cement, CEM II/A. The Reference Product is cement, CEM II/A. The product cement, CEM II/A represents the production mix of CEM II/A-D, CEM II/A-LL and CEM II/A-S according to EN 197-1, also known as Portland-limestone cement or Portland composite cement. CEM II/A is made of clinker and 6-20% alternative constituents (weight-%). Alternative constituents may include limestone, granulated blast furnace slag, silica sand (max. 10%), pozzolan, flue ash or burned slate. Portland composite cement is used for the production of concrete. 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/21859/documentation
| Property | Value |
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| Name | Cement - CEM II/A (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 | 2006 |
| 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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