英语翻译worldsteelreleasesdatasetstohelplowercarbonfootprint03Feb2010Brussels–TheWorldSteelAssociation(worldsteel)hasreleasedits2010globalsteellifecycleinventory(LCI).Thedatasetsprovidethemostaccurateandcomprehe
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worldsteelreleasesdatasetstohelplowercarbonfootprint
03Feb2010
Brussels–TheWorldSteelAssociation(worldsteel)hasreleasedits2010globalsteellifecycleinventory(LCI).Thedatasetsprovidethemostaccurateandcomprehensivedataontheenvironmentalprofileof16keyproducts,representativeofthespectrumofsteelproduction.
TheLCIdatasetsareusedformaterialselectionandproductdesign.Theyareavailablefreeofchargetoeveryone,fromworldsteelmembersandcustomerstoresearchers,lifecycleassessment(LCA)practitionersandpolicymakers.
Thedataenablesafulllifecycleapproachtobeutilisedwhendeterminingtheenvironmentalimpactofsteel-containingproducts,includingtheircarbonfootprints.ItisusedinLCAstudiesthatguidethedevelopmentofenvironmentalstandardsandregulations,andaidsmanufacturersincomplianceandvoluntaryimprovementinitiatives.
The16keysteelproductsareusedinabroadspectrumofindustriesfromconstruction,automotiveandshipbuildingtohomeappliances,machineryandpackaging.Thedatarepresentsthedifferentsteelmakingtechnologiesfromaroundtheworld.
"Thesteelindustryrecognisestheimportanceoflifecycleassessmentstudiesbecauseincreasinglytheyserveasthebasisforenvironmentallegislationandvoluntaryinitiatives.Consequently,ithasneverbeenmoreimportanttohavetruerepresentationsoftheenvironmentalimpactofaproductormaterial,andthereleaseofthe2010LCIdatacontinuesourcommitmenttoprovideamajortoolforsocietytodesignanduseproductswithalowercarbonfootprint,"saidIanChristmas,DirectorGeneraloftheWorldSteelAssociation.
Theworldsteeldatabaseisthebenchmarkstandardforlifecycleinformationonsteelbecauseitisobtaineddirectlyfromthesteelproducersworldwideandisbasedonacriticallyreviewedmethodology.TheproceduresofLCAarepartoftheInternationalStandardsOrganisation(ISO)14040series.Thenewdatasetshavebeendevelopedwithadvancedmodellingsoftwareandshowtheeffectsoftheglobalrecyclabilityofsteel.
Thedatacanbeobtainedthroughworldsteel'sLCA/LCIcontactformonworldsteel.org.Foranyquestion