Emission Factor

Mixed paper and board (Primary material production)

884.2kgCO2e/tonne

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of mixed paper and cardboard (primary material production). The EF should be used to report on consumption of procured materials based on their origin (that is comprised of primary material or recycled materials). For primary materials these factors cover the extraction/primary processing/manufacturing and transportation materials to the point of sale not the materials in use. For secondary materials the factors cover sorting/processing/manufacturing and transportation to the point of sale not the materials in use. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameMixed paper and board (Primary material production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e884.2kg/tonne
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_mixed_primary_material_production
UUID
ee30c38a-819a-4c92-8830-da5c7c239011
Code Snippet
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