Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Preparation for dye (bleaching), knit textile, natural fibers

Preparation for dye (bleaching), knit textile, natural fibers

3.8

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Description

Prepare for dye (e.g. scouring, bleaching, carbonizing, etc) process for natural fiber fabric. Assumes that multiple processes (scouring, bleaching, heat setting, etc) would be applied in a single bath.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 0.7
Eutrophication 0.9
Water Scarcity 1.3
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 0.8
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

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