Emission Factor

Containerboard - linerboard (containerboard production - testliner)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is containerboard production, linerboard, testliner. The reference product is containerboard, linerboard. 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 reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/4598/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameContainerboard - linerboard (containerboard production - testliner)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
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_containerboard_linerboard_containerboard_production_linerboard_testliner
UUID
8730317b-bfe2-465a-a2f1-f44a3a6921c7
Code Snippet
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