Cast iron (cast iron production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'cast iron' is a metal. It has 35% scrap and 65% pig iron as iron input which is a transition metal. It is a direct product of electric arc furnace. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: circa 40% is used in the automotive industry other applications include mechanical engineering the building industry (radiators boilers sanitary ware pipes etc) chemical plants ship building and mining. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.