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Polymers and rubber emission factors

Plastics, polymers and rubber materials, virgin or recycled. From 8 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

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Factors
1,799
Libraries
8
With their own page
14
Units with a page
JPY · EUR · kg
Largest library
Open CEDA

1,482 factors, 82%

What the 14 factor pages say

One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.

Cradle to gateEPD totalCradle to distribution gateCradle to store gate

Per JPY · 5 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.002
From 0.00256 (Polystyrene foam product manufacturing, Open CEDA) to 0.01 (Synthetic rubber and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing, Open CEDA) kgCO₂e per JPY.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.7
From 0.721 (Rubber and plastic products (25), EXIOBASE) to 0.824 (Plastics, basic, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Per kg · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.5
From 0.731 (Construction - Tyres - Re-used, DESNZ) to 2 (PP - polypropylene, ADEME) kgCO₂e per kg.

Per L · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 8.6
From 8.73 (Transparent board PMMA, extruded, ÖKOBAUDAT) to 9.2 (Transparent board PMMA, cast, ÖKOBAUDAT) kgCO₂e per L.

Per CAD

OpenIO-Canada puts Plastic film and non-rigid sheets at 0.454 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.

Per m²

ICM puts Plastic mulch, 25micron at 0.0789 kgCO₂e/m² (Cradle to distribution gate, 2015), the only factor page in this unit.

Per USD

USEEIO puts Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing at 1.08 kgCO₂e/USD (Cradle to store gate, 2023), the only factor page in this unit.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

8 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

Open CEDA (1,482) and OpenIO-Canada (122) hold 89% of them; the other 6 publish the rest (195).

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Every factor page

Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
PP - polypropyleneADEMEFranceCradle to gate2 kgCO₂e/kg2014
Construction - Tyres - Re-usedDESNZEuropeCradle to gate0.731 kgCO₂e/kg2026
Plastics, basicEXIOBASELuxembourgCradle to gate0.824 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Rubber and plastic products (25)EXIOBASEGreeceCradle to gate0.721 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Plastic mulch, 25micronICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate0.0789 kgCO₂e/m²2015
Transparent board PMMA, castÖKOBAUDATGermanyEPD total9.2 kgCO₂e/L2023
Transparent board PMMA, extrudedÖKOBAUDATGermanyEPD total8.73 kgCO₂e/L2023
Other plastics product manufacturingOpen CEDASenegalCradle to gate0.00481 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Plastics material and resin manufacturingOpen CEDATanzaniaCradle to gate0.00734 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Polystyrene foam product manufacturingOpen CEDACosta RicaCradle to gate0.00256 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Synthetic rubber and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturingOpen CEDATimor-LesteCradle to gate0.01 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturingOpen CEDAPolandCradle to gate0.00453 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Plastic film and non-rigid sheetsOpenIO-CanadaNew BrunswickCradle to gate0.454 kgCO₂e/CAD2022
Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingUSEEIOUnited StatesCradle to store gate1.08 kgCO₂e/USD2023

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