Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Knitting, 200 DTEX-180 denier-30/1 Ne-50 Nm

Knitting, 200 DTEX-180 denier-30/1 Ne-50 Nm

0.9

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Description

Knitting process for 200 dtex yarn size. This is an estimate of the average impacts of knitting for this yarn size. Based on a survey of producers and industry assocations, including data gathered by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation. Includes weft, circular, warp, and other types of knitting to approximate an industry average.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 0.3
Eutrophication 0.4
Water Scarcity 1.8e-2
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 0.2
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: van der Velden, Natascha M., Martin K. Patel, and Joost G. VogtlÃĪnder (2014). "LCA benchmarking study on textiles made of cotton, polyester, nylon, acryl, or elastane." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 19.2: 331-356.
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2007
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

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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