Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Batch dyeing (incl. piece, jet, jig, kier , paddle, pad-batch, yarn) - Direct, sulfur, vat or reactive dyes

Batch dyeing (incl. piece, jet, jig, kier , paddle, pad-batch, yarn) - Direct, sulfur, vat or reactive dyes

10.2

Description

Batch dyeing or exhaust dyeing of 1 kg with fiber reactive dyes.

Impacts

	Impact area	MSI Score
	Global Warming	2.8
	Eutrophication	3.2
	Water Scarcity	1.2
	Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels	3.0
	Chemistry	Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Submitted by Cotton Incorporated. Energy and water within the facility are allocated by mass of production.

Meta information

Primary Source: Cotton Incorporated. (2017). LCA Update of Cotton Fiber and Fabric Life Cycle Inventory. Retrieved from https://cottontoday.cottoninc.com/lca-2016/
Last Publication or Review date: 2015
Geography: Global
Data Generator: Cotton Incorporated

Applicable Materials

Material	Impact benchmarkimpactblend components
Cotton fabric	98 Textiles
Flax fiber fabric	162 Textiles
Hemp fiber fabric	160 Textiles
Jute fiber fabric	60 Textiles
Lyocell fabric	57 Textiles
Modal fabric	67 Textiles
Viscose/Rayon fabric	62 Textiles

Data quality

Data Quality	Value	Description
Precision	Good	10% to 20%	2
Time Representativeness	Excellent	Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date	1
Geographical Representativeness	Good	The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata	2
Technological Representativeness	Good	The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset	2
Average			1.75