Market information in life cycle assessment
Table 6.1. Sectors that can be described as either fast or slow concerning
technological changes. Years for adjustment of technologies, based on
expenditure for research, development and licensing (from Barbiroli 1997).
Note that several technologies can be used within one sector. This means
that the speed of change can only be considered as an average.
Traditional sectors
> 10 years
Mixed sectors
5-10 years
Advanced sectors
1-5 years
Building materials
Foodstuff
Inorganic chemicals
Iron metallurgy
Non-ferrous metals
Paper
Petroleum
Railways
Textiles, clothing, footwear
Wood
Basic and intermediate chemicals
Electrochemicals
Machinery
Motor vehicles
Rubber
Aeronautics
Artificial and synthetic fibres
Electronics
Frozen and freeze-dried foods
Pharmaceutical
Plastics
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