Higg Product Tools Higg MSI Thermoset polyurethane (PU), fossil fuel based

Thermoset polyurethane (PU), fossil fuel based

9.5

Description

Elastomeric polyurethane (PU ) rubber is a type of Thermorplastic Elastomer (TPE) that is a polymer/copolymer having both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) or elastomeric PU, is a type of TPE that is easy to work with, and can be injection molded.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.5
Eutrophication 2.4
Water Scarcity 1.1
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 3.5
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Polyurethane, flexible foam {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. Includes 10% 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
Thermoset polyurethane (PU) rubber
27
Rubbers/Elastomers

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 Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.75