Synthetic rubber (production)

The activity generating the emissions is synthetic rubber production. The Reference Product is synthetic rubber. Synthetic rubber, 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: mainly use is in automotive industry like weather-stripping, seals, hoses (radiator, brake, and air conditioning hoses), belts, wipers, and mounts, etc., outdoor and elevated-temperature applications. 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/744/documentation