Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Cotton fiber, conventional production

Cotton fiber, conventional production

60.6

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Description

This dataset represents the production of 1 kg of cotton fibre and 1.54 kg of cottonseed (both fresh matter). The data set covers all relevant process steps / technologies over the supply chain, including cultivation, irrigation, fertilizer application, fuel use, and ginning. The data set also covers of the represented gate to gate inventory with a good overall data quality.The cradle-to-gate LCI for global average cotton fiber covers raw material production from field through ginning. The inventory is mainly based on industry data and is completed, where necessary, by secondary data. Economic allocation is applied in the split between fibres and seed.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.2
Eutrophication 9.1
Water Scarcity 47.6
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 1.7
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Submitted by Cotton Incorporated. Economic allocation applied - 16% to seed. Includes 1000km inbound shipping distances and a 5% loss rate.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Cotton Incorporated. (2017). LCA Update of Cotton Fiber and Fabric Life Cycle Inventory. Retrieved from https://cottontoday.cottoninc.com/lca-2016/
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2015
  • Geography: China, India, Australia, U.S.
  • Data Generator: Cotton Incorporated

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
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Cotton fabric
98
Textiles

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Good 10% to 20% 2
Time Representativeness Excellent Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 1
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 1.75