Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Polyethylene (PE) resin, fossil fuel based

Polyethylene (PE) resin, fossil fuel based

9.9

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Description

Polyethylene (PE) is a common thermoplastic derived from ethylene. It is impact resistant, waterproof, and resistant to many chemicals. Data are from the Eco-profiles of the European plastics industry (PlasticsEurope). It is produced by polymerization in a high pressure process. This process is based on a 50/50 blend of HDPE and LDPE

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.4
Eutrophication 0.7
Water Scarcity 0.6
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 6.3
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

50/50 blend of Polyethylene, high density, granulate {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S and Polyethylene, low density, granulate {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. Includes 10% loss of raw material to account for yield losses. 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: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
Polyethylene (PE) foam
29
Foam

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
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 2.25