BS ISO 20915:2018

This standard BS ISO 20915:2018 Life cycle inventory calculation methodology for steel products is classified in these ICS categories:

• 77.080.20 Steels

This document specifies guidelines and requirements for conducting life cycle inventory (LCI) studies of steel products reflecting steel’s capacity for closed-loop recycling, including:

1. specification of the functional unit used for LCI calculation of steel products;

2. definition of the system boundaries used for LCI calculation of steel products;

3. evaluation of scrap in LCI calculation of steel products;

4. evaluation of co-products in LCI calculation of steel products;

5. reporting of LCI calculation results of steel products.

The application of LCI results, including life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), is outside the scope of this document.