Polybutadiene (market for polybutadiene)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'polybutadiene' is a plastic product of fossil origin it is not biodegradable and it is a thermoset material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: major application is in tyres production as well as into side walls and treads. Other applications are golf ball cores inner tubes of hoses for sandblasting and covers for pneumatic and water hoses. It is also common to be used as a toughening agent in plastics in particular in high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.