LIFE CYCLE ASSESMENT DATA

COPPER WIRE

Primary Energy Consumption

0,000472 GJ/m

Global WarmingPotential

0,0378 kg CO equiv/mAcidificationPotential

0,00027 kg SO equiv/mEutrophicationPotential

0,000016 kg PO equiv/m

Ozone DepletionPotential

1,46 E-09 kg R11 equiv/mPhotochemical OzoneCreation Potential

0,000016 kg Ethene equiv/m

Material : Copper

Product: Wire (high grade)

Unit: Metre

Context: Cradle-to-gate

Product Description

Modelling Parameters

Mining: Global

Refining/smelting: European

Fabricating: European

Recycling: European

Process Allocation of Byproducts

Gold (by value)

Molybdenum (by value)

Nickel sulphate (by value)

Silver (by value)

Sulphuric acid (by value)Steam (not allocated)

1 mm section

Without use phase

With use phase

2 2 4

2

Results

Cu

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