Orthophthalic acid based unsaturated polyester resin (production)

The activity generating the emissions is orthophthalic acid based unsaturated polyester resin production. The Reference Product is orthophthalic acid based unsaturated polyester resin. Orthophthalic acid based unsaturated polyester resin, 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: coatings, adhesives, manufacturing of large glass fiber reinforced plastic articles like sanitary-ware, tanks, pipes, gratings, and high performance components for the marine and transportation industry such as closure panels, body panels, fenders, boat hulls and decks. 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/12879/documentation