TENCEL® {Lenzing}

9.5

Description

This submission represents TENCEL® fiber produced by Lenzing group in Europe and the US. This is a cradle to gate process, from wood harvest until fiber production. Lyocell 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 TENCEL® fabric scenario. All the methodological aspects are presented in Shen and Patel (2010). This LCA study was peer-reviewed by thirdparty experts. We applied SAC-MSI methodology to obtain the results.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.8
Eutrophication 1.8
Water Scarcity 1.5
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 3.3
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Based on submitted data. Includes 1000km inbound shipping distance to account for shipment of raw materials. https://www.lenzing.com/

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Lenzing
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2014
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Lenzing

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Excellent ≤ 10% 1
Time Representativeness Excellent Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 1
Geographical Representativeness Excellent The processes included in the dataset are fully representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 1
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 1.25