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Reinforcing steel (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is reinforcing steel production. The Reference Product is reinforcing steel. Reinforcing steel is a product that belongs to the metal sector. It is an iron and carbon alloy. Iron is a transition metal and carbon is a non metal. It is a direct product of hot-rolling and it is in a form of a bar. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: mainly in the building sector in bridges, buildings, skyscrapers, homes, warehouses, and foundations to increase the strength of a concrete structure. 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/23188/documentation

PropertyValue
NameReinforcing steel (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_reinforcing_steel_reinforcing_steel_production
UUID
8b7b08d1-505b-4fe6-b7b0-4c584703e604
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