Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Zinc, primary/virgin

Zinc, primary/virgin

18.1

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Description

Global production of zinc. Includes mining and refinement.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 5.0
Eutrophication 8.6
Water Scarcity 0.7
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 3.9
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

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
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Zinc
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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 Fair The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 3
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 2.5