Gypsum plasterboard (production)

The activity generating the emissions is gypsum plasterboard production. The Reference Product is gypsum plasterboard. The product "gypsum plasterboard" represents plasterboard produced 100% from natural gypsum (no FGD). Gypsum plaster board is a sandwich construction with a gypsum core and a cardboard layer on each side. The weight of the cardboard is about 5% of the board. Gypsum plaster boards are produced continuously. The gypsum is mixed with water and additives and evenly spread on the lower cardboard. The upper cardboard is then applied and the edge profile is formed. When the gypsum is set, the surplus water is removed by drying for about one hour in a kiln. Finally the boards are cut and packed. The main application of this product is in lightweight construction. 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/9616/documentation