Life cycle thinking
Its important to evaluate the performance of a product and its packaging over the entire life cycle.
The environmental performance of tinplate production shows continuous improvement since 2006.
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Global Warming potential of tinplate production (mainly CO2 emissions) has reduced by 12%.
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Acidification and Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP) have also decreased, -35% and -20% respectively.
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Recycling delivers 30% energy savings and 46% less CO2 emissions.
TINPLATE LCI DATASET
Our latest study was conducted in 2014, according to the international standards for life cycle assessment ISO 14040/44 and the Worldsteel LCA methodology, using data from 2012-2013.
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