Glass fibre reinforced plastic - polyester resin - hand lay-up (glass fibre reinforced plastic production)
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The activity generating the emissions is glass fibre reinforced plastic production, polyester resin, hand lay-up. The reference product is glass fibre reinforced plastic, polyester resin, hand lay-up. The product "glass fibre reinforced plastic, polyester resin, hand lay-up" is produced by hand lay-up moulding of glass fibre with polyester resin. This product is used to replace steel, wood, cardboard, etc. in high performance applications: electricity (optical cable or central strength members) and electronics (printed circuit boards), energy (windmills, solar collectors), building and infrastructure (building façade, bridges, road pavement). Also, consumer goods (casing for household appliances and computers) and transportation (car body panels, truck cabins) are made with glass fibre reinforced plastic. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/5656/documentation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Glass fibre reinforced plastic - polyester resin - hand lay-up (glass fibre reinforced plastic production) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Chemical Products |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2000 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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