Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Thermoset polyurethane (PU), fossil fuel based

Thermoset polyurethane (PU), fossil fuel based

9.5

Description

Thermoset polyurethane resin is a prepolymer liquid resin that is formed into rigid plastic parts through a curing process. This process includes the monomers and their precursor chains.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.5
Eutrophication 2.4
Water Scarcity 1.1
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 3.5
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Polyurethane, flexible foam {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
Thermoset polyurethane PU plastic
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Plastics

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 Fair The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 3
Technological Representativeness Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.75