Plaster, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes:process begins with the input of gypsum and energy and ends with the production of plaster. Remark: This process is scaled to the amount of 1000 kg of plaster. It does not include plasterboard prdouction. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Barbara Nebel, Sebastian Mach Telephone:64 4 802 5913 ; E_mail:barbara.nebel@scionresearch.com; Company: Scion; Country: NZ
- Sector
- Construction
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- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
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d79866fe-53f5-3540-9c6c-81758e00d6e4
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- Plaster, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 04 Jul 2013
- Is copyright protected
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- Is infrastructure process
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Life Cycle Assessment of the Australian/New Zealand /2007/B. Nebel and S. Mach
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaster, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1000.0 | kg | Australia and New Zealand. |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 52.0 | kWh | (3,4,1,1,3,5); |
| Gypsum, mineral {RoW}| market for gypsum, mineral | Cut-off, U | 1224.0 | kg | (4,5,2,1,1,3); |
| Industrial machine, heavy, unspecified {RoW}| market for industrial machine, heavy, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.139 | kg | (3,4,1,1,3,5); Taken from ecoinvent for Stucco plant. |
| Natural gas, low pressure, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 29.844497607655505 | kg | (2,1,2,1,1,3); |
| Transport, freight, rail {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 70.992 | t*km | Noted as 94 in report for recycled gypsum and 25 for gypsum and as recycled gypsum flow is not specified all content in modeled as mined gypsum. |
| Transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil {GLO}| market for transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil | Cut-off, U | 3133.44 | t*km | — |
| Transport, truck, 28t, fleet average {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 30.599999999999998 | t*km | — |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0038 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Boron | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0018 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Carbon dioxide, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 76.64640000000001 | kg | — |
| Carbon monoxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.9492 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Chromium (III) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00009 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Copper, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.00007 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Formaldehyde (methyl aldehyde) | Emissions to air | — | 0.0087 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Hydrochloric acid | Emissions to air | — | 0.0000115 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Lead (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.0001 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Manganese (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.0031 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Methane, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.04491 | kg | — |
| Nickel (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.0003 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Nitrogen dioxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.14970000000000003 | kg | — |
| Nitrogen oxides | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.1598 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000077 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Particulates, < 10 um | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0863 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Polychlorinated dioxins and furans | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000977 | g | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Sulfur dioxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0253 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| VOC, volatile organic compounds | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0155 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
| Water | Emission to air | lower stratosphere + upper troposphere | 0.22 | kg | — |
| Zinc (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00053 | kg | Adopted from Table 4 of National Pollutant Inventory Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Plasterboard and Plaste Manufacturing Version 1.3 July 2012. |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| km_Ship | 2560.0 | — | (2,1,3,1,1,na) |
| m_Gypsum | 1.224 | — | (1,1,3,1,1,na)Mass of gypsum input per t plaster. |
| ED_NaturalGas | 50.16 | — | MJ/kg; Calrific Value of Natural gas |
| km_Road | 25.0 | — | (2,1,3,1,1,na). Noted as 94 in report for recycled gypsum and 25 for gypsum and as recycled gypsum flow is not specified all content in modeled as mined gypsum. |
| E_Ngas | 1497.0 | — | MJ/t; Average thermal energy consumption 1497 MJ/t of plasterboard |
| EF_Ngas_CH4 | 0.03 | — | kg CO2-eq/GJ; From National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, 2014 |
| EF_Ngas_N2O | 0.1 | — | kg CO2-eq/GJ; From National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, 2014 |
| km_Rail | 58.0 | — | (2,1,3,1,1,na) |
| EF_Ngas_CO2 | 51.2 | — | kg CO2-eq/GJ; From National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, 2014 |