European database for cartonboard and carton production, 2023

Recycled
cartonboard
Virgin
cartonboard
Carton
conversion
Aggregated
average board
production and
cartton
conversion
40
PRODUCT &
REFERENCE FLOW
tonne net
saleable
product
1 1 1 1
EMISSIONS TO WATER
Water output m 3 /t
Process water directly to offsite
m 3 /t 0.95 0.00 0.22 0.77
(third party) wastewater
treatment
Process water to third party m 3 /t 1.66 0.00 0.01 0.96
wastewater treatment after
internal waste water treatment
Process water to m 3 /t 3.41 8.88 0.01 7.25
freshwater/transitional waters
after internal treatment
Process water to coastal, sea or m 3 /t 0.00 12.15 0.00 7.24
ocean after internal treatment
Thermally polluted water to m 3 /t 2.44 11.44 0.00 8.22
freshwater/transitional waters
Thermally polluted water to m 3 /t 0.00 4.13 0.00 2.46
coastal, sea or ocean
Total water out m 3 /t 8.46 38.63 0.24 28.12
Water balance (water in m 3 /t 1.26 1.52 0.004 1.63
minus water out
Waterborne emissions (to
freshwater)
AOX kg/t 0.0003 0.0047 n/a 0.0030
BOD5 kg/t 0.011 0.146 7.12e-6 0.093
COD kg/t 0.347 2.306 0.134 1.708
Suspended solids kg/t 0.040 0.204 0.019 0.164
Total Nitrogen kg/t 0.016 0.040 0.057 0.090
Total Phosphorous kg/t 0.0016 0.0031 n/a 0.0028
Waterborne emissions (to
seawater)
AOX kg/t 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.007
BOD5 kg/t 0.000 1.157 0.000 0.690
COD kg/t 0.000 4.501 0.000 2.683
Suspended solids kg/t 0.000 0.894 0.000 0.533
Total Nitrogen kg/t 0.000 0.052 0.000 0.031
Total Phosphorous kg/t 0.000 1.275 0.000 0.760
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