Viscose® Asia {Lenzing}

This submission is for Viscose fiber produced in Asia by Lenzing group. This is a cradle to gate process, from wood harvest until fiber production. Viscose technology was used to produce fibers. This fiber process should be combined with appropriate down stream process stages such as spinning, knitting, coloration and finishing to create a Viscose material (finished fabric) scenario. All the methodological aspects of LCA are presented in Shen and Patel (2010). This LCA study was peer-reviewed by thirdparty experts. We applied the SAC-MSI LCIA methodology to obtain the results. The original LCA study was done for the viscose plant in Indonesia. Meanwhile, a new plant in China has been added. Data from this LCA study is taken as representative for the average performance of both plants for the time being. This is reflected in the data quality rating. This is a conservative representation, as we expect that the China plant performs better in several impact categories, due to newer technology.