Market information in life cycle assessment
Table 4.1. Default assumptions on market conditions (applicable when specific
data are not available)
Item:
Default assumption:
Scale of change
Small
Time horizon
Long-term
Market ties
None
Market segment
Narrow, i.e. not assuming substitution between very different products
Geographical market
Products with a low value to weight ratio: Local market
Products with medium value to weight ratio: Continental market*
Products with a high value to weight ratio: Global market*
Market trend
Overall increasing production volume
Production constraints
Only for co-products with a low value relative to the remaining co-products from
the same process
Affected (most competitive)
supplier/ technology
Technology: Modern
Geographical location (within the above defined geographical market): Depending
on relative importance of labour costs and skills.
*Taking into account also possible toll barriers, trade patterns, and
geographical differences in overall production volume.
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