Page 36 - Material Flows of the Home Appliance Industry

Average material
composition of small
home appliances: processing
Food
Hot water
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
0,46% 2,9%
Aluminium
11,5% 4,3%
Concrete
--
Copper
6,2% 4,6%
Copper + Aluminium
2,1% 0,13%
Electronics
1,4% 3,3%
Glass
1,3% 7,6%
Polystyrene
--
Polyamide
1,5% 1,1%
Polycarbonate
- 0,04%
Polyethylene
- 0,02%
Polypropylene
6,0% 7,4%
Polyurethane Foam
--
Polyvinyl Chloride
0,18% 0,26%
Stainless steel
6,7% 1,8%
Steel 25,6% 49,6%
Other plastics 24,2% 6,9%
Other 12,9% 10,0%
36 Source: UNU-VIE SCYCLE calculations based on CECED members input, EuP studies and other sources.