Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Polyester resin, fossil fuel based

Polyester resin, fossil fuel based

21.8

Description

Polyester resin, fossil fuel based. Polyester is a polymer manufactured from petroleum products, specifically ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid (PTA).

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 6.9
Eutrophication 5.5
Water Scarcity 1.8
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 7.7
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Includes 10% loss of raw material to account for yield losses during manufacturing. Also includes 1000km inbound shipping distance to account for shipment of raw materials.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2013
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
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Polyester plastic
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Plastics

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
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 Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.25