Extrusion and staple fiber spinning, synthetics, for woven, open end (rotor) (120 DTEX-108 denier-49/1 Ne-83 Nm)

25.7

Description

Extrusion and spinning process, including melting, for open ended (rotor) spinning 120 dtex yarn size for woven textiles. Based on studies of energy use in textile production facilities.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 7.4
Eutrophication 12.2
Water Scarcity 0.5
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 5.5
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Includes only electricity usage. Energy use increases as yarn size decreases.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Koc E, Kaplan E (2007) An investigation on energy consumption in yarn production with special reference to ring spinning. Fibres Text East Eur 15: 63.
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2007
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Good 10% to 20% 2
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 Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 2