ProcessDataset version: v01.01.000

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

Data source: Tiangong LCA Data Working Group

Scope & method

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).

Functional unit

1 kg