The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has published an updated Life Cycle Inventory dataset for Molybdenum Products for Metallurgical Applications. Products assessed were roasted molybdenite concentrates in powder and briquette forms, and ferromolybdenum. This two-year update project was carried out as part of a rolling program of 5-yearly updates.
An LCI is an inventory of flows from and to nature – including inputs of water, energy, and raw materials and releases to air, land, and water – for a product system. LCIs are part of a larger scale Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) whereby companies operating in many different sectors seek to assess the sustainability credentials of their own and competing products. A pre-requisite for generating an accurate environmental assessment is the availability of reliable life cycle inventory (LCI) datasets.
To ensure that these three updated datasets are easily accessed and widely used they will be available via multiple routes including the IMOA website LCI enquiry form; Databases readily accessible to researchers, including The International Reference Life Cycle Data System; and Embedding the datasets in widely-used commercial LCA software used by LCA practitioners around the world.