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Erschienen in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 1/2009

01.05.2009 | LIFE CYCLE PERFORMANCE OF ALUMINIUM APPLICATIONS • EDITORIAL

Life cycle thinking in the aluminium industry

verfasst von: Patrick de Schrynmakers

Erschienen in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | Sonderheft 1/2009

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Major characteristics of our early twenty-first century include phenomena such as globalisation and intense demographic growth coupled with increasing scarcity of resources. As one of the consequences, end-user demands have changed. Such trends challenge the world community. Traditional market drivers such as price and technical performance are nowadays complemented by environmental and other sustainability aspects. There is a need for resource-efficient products with a high environmental performance not only related to the production processes but also taking into consideration the entire life cycle. This requires sound environmental information. …

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Metadaten
Titel
Life cycle thinking in the aluminium industry
verfasst von
Patrick de Schrynmakers
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0948-3349
Elektronische ISSN: 1614-7502
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-009-0072-x

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