Life-cycle thinking in the pulp and paper industry, part 2: LCA studies and opportunities for development

Tappi Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Caroline, Gaudreault ^a   Réjean, Samson ^a,b   Stuart, Paul R ^a  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT)   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN CONTEXT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NORTH AMERICAN; PROCESS ANALYSIS TOOL; PULP AND PAPER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE CYCLE; PULP;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

EID: 77950196516     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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