Carbon calculator

Carbon emission calculator

With our climate calculator you can compare C02 emission for plastic parts made in Sweden with a no-name manufacturer in China, and also compare virgin raw material with recycled materials.

Estimation of CO2 footprint is made with the following assumptions:
Electricity production, Swedish electricity mix 13g C02 / kWh. If we assume that Mälarplast's machinery and a Chinese equivalent consume approximately the same electricity consumption per tonne of processed plastic, this means approximately 4 kWh / kg plastic (Mälarplast consumes 1200 MWh and processes 300 tonnes). This would then mean that Mälarplast gives rise to 4 kWh x 13 g = 52 g C02 per kg plastic. For Chinese production, it will be an average of 2.8 kg.

In general, measurements give that the production of the plastic raw material gives rise to 2 kg C02 per kg plastic. Then 1 kg plastic (PP / PE) gives 2 kg C02 during combustion.

Want to know more about your carbon footprint?

Contact us if you have questions regarding a specific product or detail and we can help you produce a C02 calculation for your particular product.

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Total CO2 emissions from materials and processing
Material
Weight plastic detail
gram
Number of details
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Total amount of material
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Production plant, China
 
Plastic detail of virgin raw material
 
 
kg CO2
Plastic detail of recycled material
 
 
kg CO2

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