Emission Factor

Containerboard - linerboard (containerboard production - linerboard - testliner)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'containerboard linerboard' is a specific type of board. Containerboard is the umbrella term for linerboard and fluting medium which are both required to produce corrugated board. 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. This product is a mix of virgin and recycled liner board. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameContainerboard - linerboard (containerboard production - linerboard - testliner)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2007
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_containerboard_linerboard_containerboard_production_linerboard_testliner
UUID
7dcd351e-d613-4dcb-a376-44ff7945843d
Code Snippet
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