Tin, primary/virgin

73.4

Description

Most data are calculated based on assumptions and theoretical models. Activities include cradle to gate inventory of world-wide primary tin production includes mining, beneficiation, smelting and refining of tin ore and tin respectively. Also included are the transports from the major producers to Europe. Data relate to an assumed average technology for mining, beneficiation, smelting and refining.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 22.0
Eutrophication 27.7
Water Scarcity 4.4
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 19.2
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Tin {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. Includes 2.5% 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
Tin
87
Metals

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 Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.5