Ground granulated blast furnace slag, at cement plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes: Includes blast furnace slag (raw material provision, raw material mixing, transportation energy and plant use). Remark: The ratio of domestic to international slag is 80 to 20 mainly imported from Japan. Geography: Australia Technology: Slag is a byproduct obtained from steel industry which is then transported and grinded with small amounts of gypsum. Production volume: Not available Record: Data entry by: Bharat Sharma Telephone: +61 449 787 612; E-mail: brett@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Bharat Sharma Telephone: +61 449 787 612; E-mail: brett@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycle Strategies; Country: AU
- Sector
- Construction
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
- Reference ID
f5bea160-9116-3e99-8576-0092d837c078
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- Quantitative reference
- Ground granulated blast furnace slag, at cement plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Available literature
- Creation date
- 24 Mar 2015
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- material
- Sources
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground granulated blast furnace slag, at cement plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blast furnace slag allocation, at steel plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | Slag allocation |
| Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 50.0 | kWh | from prior report |
| Ethylene glycol {GLO}| market for ethylene glycol | Cut-off, U | 0.8325 | kg | 154 KL per year, pers. com Robert Mrzljak, 2013. Modelled as ethylene glycol. |
| Gypsum, mineral {RoW}| market for gypsum, mineral | Cut-off, U | 0.0415 | t | 8544 t per year, pers. com Robert Mrzljak, 2013. |
| Natural gas, burned in >30MW wall fired boiler {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 769.0 | MJ | Updated, pers. com Robert Mrzljak, 2013. |
| Transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil {GLO}| market for transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil | Cut-off, U | 6416.8 | t*km | From sea distance calculator for transport from Yokohama, Japan to Sydney. |
| Transport, truck, 40t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 70.0 | t*km | From domestic Steel plant to Cement plant and port to cement plant |
Elementary flow inputs
| Flow | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water, unspecified natural origin, AU | — | 0.05 | m3 | — |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Emissions to air | — | 0.05 | t | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| km_shipping | 8021.0 | — | — |
| km_roadimp | 50.0 | — | — |
| tkm_shipping | 6416.8 | fr_imports*km_shipping | — |
| km_road | 150.0 | — | — |
| fr_imports | 0.8 | — | 80% imported from Japan as per Pink, B. (2013). "Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates." |
| tkm_road | 30.0 | fr_domestic*km_road | — |
| fr_domestic | 0.2 | — | Rest 20% assumed to be domestic |
| tkm_roadimp | 40.0 | fr_imports*km_roadimp | — |