Plastics Europe Public LCI Database
Plastics Europe Public LCI Database
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Data set: Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ( (p)MDI) (00.00.001)

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Full name
Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ( (p)MDI); phosgenation of methylenedianiline (MDA); production mix, at plant; polymeric MDI ( (p)MDI)
Location
EU-28
Reference year
2018
Valid until
2025
Reference flow(s)
Type
LCI result
Parameterized?
no
LCIA results included?
no
Category
Synonyms
Use advice for data set
The LCI data set should be used for LCI/ LCA studies where MDI is used along the production chain. The major application of 4.4-MDI is as a primary feedstock for the production of rigid polyurethane foams. Such foams have good thermal insulation properties and are used worldwide in the manufac-ture of freezers and refrigerators, and in building and automotive applications.
Data set use approval
General comment
The main data source was a data collection from European producers of MDI. Primary data on gate-to-gate MDI production is derived from site-specific information for processes under operational control supplied by the participating companies of this study. Five different MDI producers with plants in five European countries participated in the primary data collection. 100% of the European MDI production (EU-27) in 2018 is covered. The data for the upstream supply chain until the precursors are taken from the GaBi 2020 Databases of the software system GaBi 10. Combined elemental + mass allocation was applied for the production process of MDI as hydrogen chloride (HCl 100%) results as co-product.
LCI Method Principle
Attributional
LCI Method Approaches
  • Allocation - mass
  • Allocation - element content
Completeness of product model
No statement
Reviews
  • Accredited third party review by
    Data quality indicators
    • Overall quality: Very good - 1.0
    • Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Very good - 1.0
    • Precision: Very good - 1.0
    • Completeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Geographical representativeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Time representativeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Technological representativeness: Very good - 1.0
  • Dependent internal review by
    Data quality indicators
    • Overall quality: Very good - 1.0
    • Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Very good - 1.0
    • Precision: Very good - 1.0
    • Completeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Geographical representativeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Time representativeness: Very good - 1.0
    • Technological representativeness: Very good - 1.0
License and access conditions
Copyright
yes
License type
Other
Access information
GaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of thinkstep AG. thinkstep AG delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.
Owner of data set
ISOPA
Technical purpose
The major application of 4.4-MDI is as a primary feedstock for the production of rigid polyurethane foams. Such foams have good thermal insulation properties and are used worldwide in the manufacture of freezers and refrigerators, and in building and automotive applications.
Input Products
No records found.
Co-Products
No records found.
Data set version
00.00.001
Time stamp (last saved)
2021-04-27T08:58:48.000
Data set format
Other versions
Compliance systems
  • Eco-profiles and Environmental Declarations, Version 3.0 (October, 2019) (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)
  • GaBi conformity system (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)
  • ILCD Data Network - Entry-level (Overall compliance: Not defined)
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