Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: over the Life Cycle of Industrial Activities (CCaLC) EPSRC Research Project: EP/F003501/1 Glossary EP Epoxy resins EPS to provide estimates of the economic (monetary) values of those flows; to estimate the value added per tonne of output for the main processes in the lifecycle system for plastic materials.The report is divided into two sections.Following a brief overview of the UK plastics sector in this introductory section, a material flow analysis of the plastics lifecycle system is undertaken in section 2 of the report.In section 3, prices for the various flows are derived in order to provide a value chain analysis of the system.The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources; the main ones being: PRODCOM Sales and Trade data PRODCOM (PRODucts of the European COMmunity) is an EU-wide survey of production for the manufacturing industries.Sales volume and value data is collected from a representative sample of UK companies in around 250 different industries for around 4,400 product categories.This is grossed-up and collated with trade data provided by Customs and Excise.In addition, information is provided at the industry level for the sales value of waste products, non-manufacturing income, and total sales.
Author: Roger Salmons
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W180049608