The role and implementation of LCA within life cycle management at Alcan

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 13, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 1327-1335

  Rebitzer, Gerald ^a   Buxmann, Kurt ^b  

^a Alcan Technology and Management Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b Alcan Technology and Management AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aluminum products; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle management (LCM); Product stewardship; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DECISION MAKING; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALUMINUM PRODUCTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (LCM); PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 22644438347     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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