Total provides designers with PLA LCA data to quantify product environmental impact

It is reported that to support product designers, France's Total Energy has made Sphera's product sustainability (formerly GaBi) database users able to access Luminy PLA ecological products
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ECO profiles allow designers to quantify the environmental impact of PLA in product design and production, choosing Luminy PLA
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Sphera's Product Sustainability Software is the world's leading Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modeling and reporting software with intuitive data collection and results analysis capabilities
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Life cycle assessment is a science-based technique that optimizes a product's environmental impact through a comprehensive assessment of the product's life cycle
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From the extraction of raw materials to their post-use and preparation for recycling, all relevant environmental factors are considered quantifiable
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Luminy PLA's eco products are now available to product designers
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According to reports,  Sphera's Product Sustainability Database has by far the world's largest industry coverage of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data, including regional water and land use data
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François de Bie, Senior Director of Marketing and Supply Chain at Total, said: “Having our LCA data available in a leading database will make our Sphera LCA software accessible to every user of the Sphera LCA software worldwide.
Data
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All users can add our data to their own models to refine their view of the environmental impact of their supply chain
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Informed decisions in production, setup and design will help achieve sustainability goals across industries, and Sphera's Product Sustainability Database provides a clear picture of a product's environmental performance through scenario analysis
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