Aluminium conductor material; Primary/market aluminium input to cable/line parts route; Production mix, at plant, GLO

Dataset description

Upstream provision of aluminium used as the dominant conductor material in many electricity distribution cables/lines. Included as an enabling material input to distribution cable/line component inventories, consistent with component LCAs for power lines/cables where metals dominate bill-of-materials (Jorge et al. 2011; Jones & McManus 2010).

Technology description

Manufacture of parts used in electricity distribution infrastructure, approximated by component-level inventories for power lines and cables (overhead/underground/subsea/HVDC) where the dominant bill-of-materials is metal conductors (Al/Cu) plus polymer insulation/jacketing and (where relevant) steel/armour and ancillary metal hardware. This route represents finished, manufactured parts at plant (no installation, use-phase losses, or full grid service).; Upstream provision of aluminium used as the dominant conductor material in many electricity distribution cables/lines. Included as an enabling material input to distribution cable/line component inventories, consistent with component LCAs for power lines/cables where metals dominate bill-of-materials (Jorge et al. 2011; Jones & McManus 2010).; Flow context and comment ('463 Insulated wire and cable, optical fibre cables') indicates the part is best approximated as cable/line-related hardware rather than, e.g., electronic control components.; Route is limited to at-plant production mix (per flow 'Production mix, at plant'); excludes installation/construction, operation losses, and end-of-life of deployed grid assets.; Manufacturing/assembly impacts may be secondary compared with raw material production for line/cable components (consistent with component LCA framing where raw materials dominate embodied impacts and manufacturing is often not dominant).

Geographic context

No specific country/region identified for the aluminium supply in the provided context; modeled as global average/market background.

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Classification

ILCD · C · Manufacturing; ILCD · 24 · Manufacture of basic metals; ILCD · 242 · Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals; ILCD · 2420 · Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals