Other woven fabrics of cotton

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to saleable woven textile fabrics declared as cotton fabrics and assigned to the residual product category "other woven fabrics of cotton" after more specific cotton-woven-fabric categories have been ruled out. It covers greige, prepared, bleached, dyed, printed, and otherwise finished factory-gate fabrics when the actual route and composition are declared.

The foreground boundary begins with purchased yarn and other supplied materials at the fabric-producing site and ends with saleable fabric at the factory gate. It includes weaving preparation, weaving, route-specific wet processing, printing or dyeing, finishing, inspection, packaging, directly associated utilities, and on-site emission or effluent treatment when those activities occur at the reporting site. Upstream cotton cultivation, ginning, spinning, supplied chemicals, fuels, electricity, and transport are represented by linked upstream datasets rather than recreated inside the foreground inventory.

Knitted, crocheted, tufted, nonwoven, narrow, pile, terry, gauze, special technical, and made-up textile products are outside this PCR unless their product identity still meets the declared residual cotton woven-fabric boundary. Yarn and fibre production are outside the foreground process boundary. A data package shall not use this PCR merely because a fabric contains some cotton; it shall document the applicable classification decision, fibre composition, construction, and route.

The Tiangong flow Printed cotton cloth is an identity reference for one tightly woven, light- to medium-weight, printed apparel-grade representative route. It is not a default production route, composition, basis weight, quality grade, printing technology, or market average for the full category. Non-printed, greige, dyed, differently finished, or otherwise constructed products shall declare their own route qualifiers while retaining the mass-based reference-flow contract.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.yarn-and-thread-woven-and-tufted-textile-fabrics.other-woven-fabrics-of-cotton
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 26690, Other woven fabrics of cotton
covered_products	Saleable greige, prepared, bleached, dyed, printed, or finished woven cotton fabrics that belong to the residual other-cotton-woven-fabric category after more specific subclasses are ruled out
excluded_products	Yarn and fibre; knitted, crocheted, tufted, nonwoven, narrow, pile, terry, gauze, and special fabrics classified elsewhere; made-up textile articles; products whose declared principal textile identity is not cotton
representative_product	Printed cotton cloth is one tightly woven, light- to medium-weight, printed apparel-grade representative route only; it does not represent every product in the category
production_route	Supplied yarn -> warping and optional sizing -> weaving -> inspection/repair -> optional desizing, scouring, bleaching, or mercerising -> optional dyeing or printing -> optional functional or mechanical finishing and thermal treatment -> final inspection and packaging
market_state	Saleable dry fabric at factory gate, in roll, bale, or equivalent bulk form, with packaging excluded from reference mass and reported separately

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provision of saleable woven cotton fabric at the factory gate with a declared fibre composition, weave/construction, route, area mass, usable width, finish, and quality grade
How much	1 kg of saleable fabric, excluding packaging
How well	Conforming to the producer's declared product specification and applicable contract or verified performance grade; no category-wide printing or finishing grade is implied
How long or cycle	One production lot through factory-gate release; use-stage lifetime is not part of this intermediate-product reference flow
reference_flow_link	The reference product output row saleable_cotton_woven_fabric is normalized to 1 kg

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Printed cotton cloth / 印花棉布 00665421-6d29-46d6-83cb-28766e3dec4b
Reference flow property	Mass / 质量 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass / 质量单位组 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	actual route: greige/prepared/bleached/dyed/printed/finished; fibre composition by dry mass; yarn type/count; weave and construction; area mass in g/m2; usable width; moisture condition at weighing; colour/print technology when applicable; chemical or mechanical finish; performance/quality grade and test basis; production geography; technology and reporting period; packaging treatment; co-product and scrap classification; allocation method

When constructing a foreground data package, every required qualifier shall be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data-package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference-flow definition incomplete. When the product is not printed cotton cloth, the Tiangong UUID remains a category representative identity only and the package shall explicitly state the semantic difference; it shall not relabel the actual product as printed cloth.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Saleable reference fabric	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Normalize all foreground quantities to 1 kg of accepted saleable fabric. Exclude cores, wraps, pallets, and other packaging from fabric mass and inventory them separately. Record the weighing basis and moisture condition.
dry_mass_and_moisture	Yarn, fabric intermediates, and saleable fabric	Mass	kg	Use consistent dry-mass or declared commercial-moisture accounting across the lot. If commercial mass is used, record measured or specified moisture and the conversion used for mass-balance comparison.
area_mass_check	Saleable fabric	Area, mass, length, and usable width	m2, kg, m, m, g/m2	Cross-check lot mass against usable length x usable width x measured area mass. Investigate a material mismatch; do not replace measured reference mass with the area calculation without explanation.
composition_basis	Fibre composition	Mass fraction	% by mass	Report constituent fibre fractions on one declared mass basis and require the total to equal 100% within documented rounding tolerance.
water_accounting	Wet processes and cleaning	Volume	m3	Record gross fresh-water intake, internally reused/recycled water, and net water consumption separately; do not subtract water that is merely transferred to another on-site process without documenting the transfer.
energy_accounting	Electricity, fuels, steam, and heat	Energy or carrier-specific property	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3	Record purchased electricity, each fuel carrier, imported steam/heat, on-site generation, recovered energy, and exports separately. Apply conversion factors with their source and do not mix lower and higher heating values.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased yarn, processing chemicals, packaging, utilities, and other supplied materials crossing the fabric-production site gate, with their actual supplier, state, and upstream dataset linkage declared
starting_condition_role	Foreground fabric manufacturing starts at receipt of yarn and ends at release of saleable woven fabric at the factory gate
product_classification_scope	Residual woven cotton fabric category; classification does not force a printed route and requires exclusion of more specific fabric categories before use
recursive_input_rule	If an input is another product within this PCR category, record it as a purchased intermediate with an independently modelled upstream dataset and declared route; do not recursively reproduce its manufacturing inside the receiving process
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link representative upstream datasets for yarn/fibre supply, chemicals, electricity, fuels/heat, water supply, packaging, transport, and off-site treatment; disclose geography, technology, time, and proxy gaps
disclosure	Declare included and excluded route stages, on-site versus off-site wet processing, treatment location, product composition and construction, reference-flow moisture basis, recovered/recycled flows, cut-offs, proxies, and allocation choices

rule_id	Rule	source_ids
boundary_route_specific	Include every process actually performed from supplied yarn through factory-gate release. Mark pretreatment, dyeing, printing, finishing, direct heating, and on-site treatment as conditional rather than assuming the printed representative route.	eu-txt-bat-2022
boundary_inputs_outputs	For each included process, inventory material and chemical inputs, water, energy, products, wastes, wastewater, and relevant direct emissions. Maintain a process flow sheet that relates outputs and emissions to their source process.	eu-txt-bat-2022
boundary_recursive_inputs	Represent purchased same-category fabric as a linked upstream dataset with its own reference flow and qualifiers; prohibit a self-referential foreground loop.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_shared_services	Include directly associated shared utilities, thermal treatment, air-emission control, and wastewater treatment and allocate them using the hierarchy in Section 7.	eu-txt-bat-2022; eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_omissions	Avoid unquantified cut-offs. Any excluded flow or process shall be named, screened for material, energy, and environmental significance, justified, and included in the completeness disclosure.	eu-pef-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
weaving	Weaving preparation and weaving	required	Include yarn receipt, warping, drawing-in, optional sizing, weaving, loom cleaning, and intermediate inspection actually performed at the site	Converts supplied yarn into greige woven fabric	Per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
pretreatment	Cotton fabric pretreatment	conditional	Include when singeing, desizing, washing/scouring, bleaching, mercerising, rinsing, drying, or related preparation occurs within the reporting boundary	Prepares greige fabric for sale or subsequent colouration/finishing	Per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
colouration_printing	Dyeing or printing	conditional	Include the actual dyeing and/or printing technology, fixation, washing, drying, equipment cleaning, and paste management performed within the reporting boundary	Applies colour or printed design; printed cloth is one representative route only	Per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
finishing	Mechanical, chemical, and thermal finishing	conditional	Include only treatments actually applied, such as softening, easy-care, coating within scope, calendaring, raising, sanforising, drying, curing, or heat-setting	Delivers declared handle, dimensions, appearance, or functional performance	Per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
utilities_treatment	Site utilities and emission/effluent treatment	conditional	Include on-site boilers, direct heating, compressed air, water preparation, heat recovery, air abatement, and wastewater treatment that serve included processes	Supplies shared services and records direct site emissions and treatment outputs	Per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
inspection_packaging	Final inspection, grading, and packaging	required	Include final measurement, testing, grading, trimming, roll/bale preparation, and packaging before factory-gate release	Produces accepted saleable reference fabric and identifies off-spec material	1 kg accepted saleable fabric

Process: Weaving preparation and weaving (weaving)

Inputs

Product flows

Supplied cotton yarn and declared blend yarns (yarn_input)

Record each yarn input by fibre composition, yarn count/type, supplier, lot, and mass. Link supplier datasets and keep blend components distinguishable.

• Selected flow: Cotton yarn or declared blend yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured received or issued mass attributable to the production lot, adjusted to the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_weaving_batch

Sizing and weaving preparation chemicals (weaving_chemicals)

Record each size, lubricant, antistatic agent, cleaning agent, and other preparation chemical when used; retain product identity and concentration.

• Selected flow: Site-specific sizing or weaving preparation chemical
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: opening stock plus receipts minus closing stock and documented transfers, reconciled to batch dosing records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_weaving_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Weaving electricity and directly used energy (weaving_energy)

Record meter-based electricity and each directly used energy carrier. Shared services may be recorded in utilities_treatment and allocated once, but shall not be omitted or double counted.

• Selected flow: Electricity and site-specific energy carrier
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ; carrier-specific property where required
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented allocation from a reconciled site meter
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_weaving_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

No default waste input is prescribed. Record returned or externally sourced material as a waste input only when its legal and physical status is waste and the receiving process actually treats it.

Elementary flows

Direct elementary inputs are not expected by default. Record site-specific resource withdrawals only when they cross the environment boundary at this process rather than through a water or utility supply process.

Outputs

Product flows

Greige woven fabric intermediate (greige_fabric)

Record the mass transferred to subsequent on-site processing or released as greige saleable fabric, with construction, usable width, area mass, and moisture basis.

• Selected flow: Greige woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted and transferred mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_weaving_batch

Waste flows

Yarn ends, loom waste, and rejected greige fabric (weaving_waste)

Separate internally reusable material, externally recovered co-product, and waste sent to treatment; do not net these outputs against yarn input.

• Selected flow: Site-specific cotton textile residue or waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by disposition and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_weaving_batch

Elementary flows

No default elementary output is prescribed for weaving. Record measured dust or other direct releases when relevant and not already captured in utilities_treatment.

Process: Cotton fabric pretreatment (pretreatment)

Inputs

Product flows

Greige fabric entering pretreatment (pretreatment_fabric_input)

Record the transferred greige fabric mass and link it to the weaving output or purchased upstream intermediate.

• Selected flow: Greige woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input mass on the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pretreatment_batch

Pretreatment water and chemicals (pretreatment_materials)

Record water and each desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerising, pH-control, washing, or cleaning chemical actually used. Keep water and chemical rows separable in the data package even when summarized by this role.

• Selected flow: Process water and site-specific pretreatment chemical
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 for water; Mass / kg for chemicals
• Amount rule: meter or batch-controller records for water; reconciled dosing or inventory records for each chemical
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pretreatment_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Pretreatment electricity and heat (pretreatment_energy)

Record electricity, steam, heat, and directly combusted fuels separately, including recovered energy used by the process.

• Selected flow: Electricity, steam, heat, or site-specific fuel
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ; carrier-specific property where required
• Amount rule: submetered or batch-attributed consumption reconciled to site totals
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pretreatment_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

No default waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

Record direct groundwater or surface-water withdrawal only when it crosses the environment boundary here; otherwise use the supplied-water product input.

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared cotton fabric (prepared_fabric)

Record the mass and declared state of desized, scoured, bleached, mercerised, or otherwise prepared fabric transferred or sold.

• Selected flow: Prepared woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted output mass by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pretreatment_batch

Waste flows

Pretreatment wastewater and separated residues (pretreatment_wastewater)

Record wastewater volume and relevant load sent to on-site or off-site treatment, plus separately measured residues and empty chemical containers by destination.

• Selected flow: Wastewater from cotton pretreatment and site-specific residues
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 for wastewater; Mass / kg for residues
• Amount rule: flow-meter or batch volume and measured/analysed pollutant load; weigh residues by disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pretreatment_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Record direct emissions only when released before a separately modelled treatment process; avoid duplicating the same pollutant as both wastewater-to-treatment and final emission to water.

Process: Dyeing or printing (colouration_printing)

Inputs

Product flows

Fabric entering dyeing or printing (colouration_fabric_input)

Record the actual prepared or greige fabric input and its route state. Printing is conditional and shall not be inferred from the representative flow UUID.

• Selected flow: Woven cotton fabric intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch

Dyes, pigments, printing pastes, auxiliaries, and water (colouration_materials)

Record each colourant, binder, thickener, fixation agent, auxiliary, printing paste component, cleaning chemical, and water input. Identify the actual technology and retain concentration and safety-data identifiers.

• Selected flow: Site-specific colourant, printing chemical, auxiliary, and process water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg for chemicals; Volume / m3 for water
• Amount rule: recipe/dosing records reconciled with inventory movement; metered or batch-controlled water including equipment cleaning
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Dyeing or printing energy (colouration_energy)

Record electricity, steam, heat, and directly used fuels for application, fixation, washing, drying, and equipment cleaning.

• Selected flow: Electricity, steam, heat, or site-specific fuel
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ; carrier-specific property where required
• Amount rule: submetered or batch-attributed use reconciled to site totals
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

No default waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No default elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Dyed or printed fabric (coloured_fabric)

Record accepted output mass, colour or print route, fixation and wash state, and applicable quality-test result.

• Selected flow: Dyed or printed woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted batch output mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch

Waste flows

Colouration wastewater, residual paste, and cleaning residues (colouration_waste)

Measure wastewater and segregate recovered/reused paste from residual paste and other wastes sent to treatment. Do not assume recovery or reuse without records.

• Selected flow: Dyeing/printing wastewater and site-specific colouration residue
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 for wastewater; Mass / kg for paste and solids
• Amount rule: metered discharge plus measured residues by type and disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Direct colouration and printing emissions to air (colouration_air_emissions)

Record relevant measured releases from printing, fixation, drying, and cleaning after any process-integrated controls; the pollutant set shall follow the chemical inventory and permit relevance assessment.

• Selected flow: Site-specific direct emission to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured concentration x validated exhaust volume over the production period, or another documented permit-compliant mass method
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_colouration_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Process: Mechanical, chemical, and thermal finishing (finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Fabric entering finishing (finishing_fabric_input)

Record the fabric state and mass entering each finishing sequence.

• Selected flow: Woven cotton fabric intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch

Finishing chemicals, water, and energy (finishing_inputs)

Record each applied finish, carrier or process water, and electricity/heat input for mechanical treatment, application, drying, curing, or heat-setting.

• Selected flow: Site-specific finishing chemical, process water, electricity, steam, heat, or fuel
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg, Volume / m3, or Energy / kWh or MJ as applicable
• Amount rule: recipe/dosing and metering records reconciled to batch and site totals
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

No default waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No default elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Finished woven fabric (finished_fabric)

Record accepted output mass and every claimed chemical, mechanical, dimensional, appearance, or functional finish.

• Selected flow: Finished woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted batch output mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch

Waste flows

Finishing wastewater and residues (finishing_waste)

Record wastewater, residual finish, filter media, containers, and other treatment-bound residues separately by destination.

• Selected flow: Finishing wastewater and site-specific residue
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 or Mass / kg
• Amount rule: metered or weighed amount by type and disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Direct finishing and thermal-treatment emissions (finishing_air_emissions)

Record relevant direct air releases after abatement using a pollutant list derived from applied chemicals and thermal operations.

• Selected flow: Site-specific direct emission to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured concentration x validated exhaust volume over the production period, or another documented permit-compliant mass method
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Process: Site utilities and emission/effluent treatment (utilities_treatment)

Inputs

Product flows

Utility fuels, purchased energy, treatment chemicals, and make-up water (utility_inputs)

Record each carrier and treatment material separately, including boiler fuel, imported electricity/steam, water-treatment chemicals, wastewater-treatment chemicals, and make-up water.

• Selected flow: Site-specific fuel, purchased energy, treatment chemical, or supplied water
• Flow property / unit: Carrier-specific mass/volume or Energy / kWh or MJ
• Amount rule: supplier invoice and meter/stock reconciliation, allocated only after direct submetering is exhausted
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_treatment
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

Wastewater received for on-site treatment (wastewater_to_site_treatment)

Link wastewater inputs to the generating process without duplicating their volume or pollutant load.

• Selected flow: Textile-process wastewater to treatment
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 and pollutant-specific Mass / kg
• Amount rule: reconciled inflow volume and analysed load by source stream
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_treatment
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Direct water withdrawal is recorded here when the site abstracts water from the environment.

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered water or energy transferred internally (recovered_utility)

Record internal recovery as a tracked transfer that reduces gross demand; do not create an avoided-burden credit unless the chosen downstream model explicitly supports it.

• Selected flow: Recovered process water, condensate, or heat
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 or Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: metered transfer actually reused within the included system
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_treatment
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Waste flows

Treatment sludge and abatement residues (treatment_residue)

Record dry and wet mass basis, composition where required, hazardous status, and treatment destination.

• Selected flow: Wastewater-treatment sludge or air-abatement residue
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured dispatched mass with moisture or dry-solids content
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_treatment
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Treated effluent and utility emissions (treated_direct_emissions)

Record final pollutant releases to water and air after treatment, including direct combustion emissions, without also reporting the same load as an untreated direct release.

• Selected flow: Site-specific elementary emission to water or air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured concentration x validated discharge/exhaust volume over the reporting period, with below-detection treatment documented
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_treatment
• Sources: eu-txt-bat-2022

Process: Final inspection, grading, and packaging (inspection_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Fabric entering final release checks (final_fabric_input)

Record the mass, length, width, area mass, route state, and lot identity of fabric submitted for final inspection.

• Selected flow: Woven cotton fabric for final inspection
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured submitted lot mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_final_release

Packaging materials (packaging_input)

Record each core, wrap, strap, label, pallet, and other packaging component separately and exclude it from reference fabric mass.

• Selected flow: Site-specific packaging material
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or Item / unit as applicable
• Amount rule: measured or bill-of-material quantity reconciled to released rolls or bales
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_final_release

Waste flows

No default waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No default elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable other woven fabric of cotton (saleable_cotton_woven_fabric)

This is the quantitative reference output. Record the actual product name and qualifiers; use "Printed cotton cloth" only when the product is in fact printed cloth matching that representative route.

• Selected flow: Printed cotton cloth 00665421-6d29-46d6-83cb-28766e3dec4b as representative identity; actual product description required
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: exactly 1 kg accepted saleable fabric after normalization, excluding packaging
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Collection protocol: cp_final_release

Waste flows

Off-spec fabric, trimmings, and packaging waste (final_release_waste)

Record each material by actual disposition. Reworked material remaining inside the same lot is an internal transfer, not an output; externally recovered material and waste shall remain distinct.

• Selected flow: Site-specific textile residue or packaging waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by material and disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_final_release

Elementary flows

No default elementary output is prescribed.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision	Dedicated lines, batch steps, meters, and treatment trains	Avoid allocation first by subdividing processes and using direct batch, line, meter, or treatment records attributable to the reference fabric. Do not pool route-specific wet processing with unprocessed greige production when separable records exist.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_physical	Unavoidable shared operations with multiple fabric outputs	When subdivision or defensible system expansion is not possible, use a documented causal physical relationship such as machine time, metered energy, liquor volume, treatment load, or processed mass. Select the driver that best explains consumption or emission formation, not automatically product mass.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_economic_last_resort	Multi-output operation lacking a defensible physical relationship	Use revenue-based allocation only as a last resort. Record product quantities, prices, currency, geography, price period, treatment of zero/negative values, and sensitivity to price variation.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_residues	Yarn waste, fabric scrap, recovered paste, sludge, and off-spec material	Classify each output before allocation. Internal reuse is a tracked internal transfer; an externally marketable output is a co-product handled by the hierarchy; a waste output carries treatment according to the selected waste model. Do not claim avoided burdens in the foreground inventory without an explicit downstream method.	eu-pef-2021-2279; eu-txt-bat-2022
allocation_shared_treatment	Utilities, wastewater treatment, and air-abatement systems	Prefer process-specific meters and pollutant loads. Otherwise allocate electricity/heat by causal demand and treatment burdens by measured volume and relevant pollutant load; disclose any remaining shared-site allocation.	eu-txt-bat-2022; eu-pef-2021-2279

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_weaving_batch	weaving	Yarn, chemicals, energy, greige output, and weaving residues	Batch issue/return, stock, meter, production, and waste records	lot_id; yarn_id/composition/count; opening/receipt/issue/return/closing mass; chemical_id/concentration; meter_start/end; greige_mass; width; length; area_mass; moisture; residue_mass/disposition	Reconcile warehouse and batch records with calibrated scales and electricity/energy meters	kg; kWh; MJ; m; m2; g/m2; %	Each lot and monthly reconciliation	Representative continuous 12-month period or full shorter campaign with seasonality limitation	Every included weaving line at the reporting site	Sum attributable records, resolve stock changes and rework, then normalize with calc_reference_normalization	Scale/meter calibration; signed stock reconciliation; lot traveller; production and waste tickets
cp_pretreatment_batch	pretreatment	Fabric input/output, water, chemicals, energy, wastewater, and residues	Recipe, batch-controller, meter, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records	batch_id; input/output_mass; moisture; water_intake/reuse/discharge; chemical_id/concentration/dose; electricity/steam/heat/fuel; wastewater_volume/analysis; residue_mass/destination	Read batch controls and submeters; reconcile chemical inventory and laboratory samples	kg; m3; kWh; MJ; mg/L or kg pollutant	Each batch; discharge sampling per applicable permit; monthly reconciliation	Representative continuous 12-month period or full campaign	Every included pretreatment line and linked treatment stream	Sum by route and lot; keep gross/reused/net water distinct; normalize to accepted reference output	Meter calibration; recipe authorization; laboratory QA/QC; mass and water balance; waste manifests
cp_colouration_batch	colouration_printing	Fabric, colourants/pastes/auxiliaries, water, energy, wastes, and emissions	Recipe, dosing, meter, paste-return, laboratory, exhaust, and waste records	batch/design_id; technology; fabric_mass; chemical_id/concentration/dose; paste_prepared/returned/reused/waste; water; electricity/heat; wastewater_volume/analysis; exhaust_flow/concentration/time; output_mass; test_result	Capture machine recipe and dosing data, meter readings, paste reconciliation, and validated sampling	kg; m3; kWh; MJ; mg/L; mg/Nm3; Nm3; h	Each batch/design; emission sampling per permit; monthly reconciliation	Representative continuous 12-month period or full campaign	Every included dyeing/printing/fixation/washing/drying line	Reconcile prepared paste and chemicals; calculate measured emission loads; normalize to accepted output	Calibrated dosing/meter systems; laboratory QA/QC; paste balance; sampling reports; lot quality certificate
cp_finishing_batch	finishing	Fabric, finish chemicals, water, energy, residues, and air emissions	Recipe, dosing, meter, line, laboratory, and waste records	batch_id; finish/function; input/output_mass; chemical_id/concentration/dose; water; electricity/steam/heat/fuel; exhaust_flow/concentration/time; wastewater/residue; process_temperature/time; quality_test	Capture line recipes and meters, retain chemical identity, and use validated emission/test methods	kg; m3; kWh; MJ; mg/Nm3; Nm3; h; degC	Each batch; sampling per permit; monthly reconciliation	Representative continuous 12-month period or full campaign	Every included finishing and thermal-treatment line	Aggregate only equivalent finish routes; calculate loads and normalize to accepted output	Calibration; recipe approval; safety data; sampling QA/QC; product test report
cp_utilities_treatment	utilities_treatment	Fuels, purchased/generated energy, water, treatment materials, wastewater loads, recovered utilities, sludge, and direct emissions	Invoice, meter, stock, treatment log, laboratory, and dispatch records	carrier_id; quantity; heating_value_basis; electricity/steam/heat import/generation/export; water_withdrawal/supply/reuse; chemical_id/dose; inflow/outflow_volume/concentration; exhaust_flow/concentration; sludge_mass/dry_solids/destination	Reconcile site and submeter totals; use flow-proportional or documented representative sampling and traceable laboratory methods	kg; m3; kWh; MJ; mg/L; mg/Nm3; kg pollutant; % solids	Continuous/daily meters, batch logs, monthly balance, sampling per permit	Same period as production data	All utility and treatment assets serving included processes	Subtract documented exports only once; allocate after direct attribution; calculate loads and normalize	Meter/calibration records; fuel certificates; laboratory QA/QC; permit reports; treatment and waste logs
cp_final_release	inspection_packaging	Submitted/accepted fabric, qualifiers, quality results, packaging, off-spec material, and reference mass	Lot traveller, scale, dimensional, test, bill-of-material, grading, and dispatch records	lot_id; product_name; composition; route; yarn/weave; input/accepted/rejected_mass; moisture; length; usable_width; area_mass; colour/print/finish; test_method/result/grade; packaging_id/mass; disposition	Calibrated weighing and dimensional measurement; applicable verified quality testing; dispatch reconciliation	kg; m; m2; g/m2; %; test-specific unit	Every released lot	Same period as process inventory	All released reference products at the reporting site	Sum accepted mass only; retain rejected/reworked quantities separately; set normalized output to exactly 1 kg	Scale and dimensional calibration; test report; signed release certificate; packaging BOM; dispatch record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	Every foreground inventory amount	normalized quantity = quantity attributable to the included product / accepted saleable fabric mass on the reference moisture basis	Attributable quantity; accepted saleable fabric mass; moisture conversion where used	Quantity per 1 kg reference fabric
calc_area_mass_crosscheck	Final fabric lot	calculated mass kg = usable length m x usable width m x area mass g/m2 / 1000; compare with calibrated measured mass and investigate material discrepancy	Length; usable width; area mass; measured mass	Mass consistency result and discrepancy
calc_net_water	Each wet process and site total	net water consumption = gross external water input - water exported from the boundary; report internally reused/recycled water separately and do not subtract it twice	Water intake; internal reuse/recycle; export; discharge; stock change where relevant	Gross, reused/recycled, net, and discharged water per reference flow	eu-txt-bat-2022
calc_direct_emission_load	Measured wastewater and air releases	pollutant load = representative concentration x validated discharge or exhaust volume for the same period, with unit conversion and below-detection treatment documented	Concentration; matched volume/flow and duration; detection limit; operating period	Pollutant mass per reference flow	eu-txt-bat-2022
calc_mass_balance	Yarn-to-fabric and chemical/paste stages	input + opening stock = accepted output + residues/wastes + exports/transfers + closing stock + documented moisture change; report unresolved difference rather than forcing closure	Batch and stock masses; transfers; moisture basis	Stage mass balance and unexplained difference	eu-txt-bat-2022
calc_allocation	Shared process or facility	Apply Section 7 in order: subdivision/system expansion where defensible, causal physical relationship, then economic allocation as last resort; allocation factors shall sum to 1 within documented rounding	Direct records; causal driver quantities; co-product quantities; prices only if needed	Allocated inventory and disclosed factor set	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	Reference product and intermediates	Preserve lot-level composition, yarn, weave/construction, area mass, width, route, colour/print, finish, moisture basis, grade, and actual product name. Explicitly state whether the product matches or differs from printed cotton cloth.	Product specification; lot traveller; laboratory/test report; release certificate
dq_primary_period	Foreground activity data	Use a continuous representative 12-month period where operations are year-round. A shorter campaign is allowed only when it covers the full campaign and discloses seasonality, downtime, and representativeness limits.	Dated meter, production, stock, and dispatch series; coverage statement
dq_site_coverage	Included foreground boundary	Include all lines, utilities, and treatment assets serving the declared product route, or disclose and quantify the excluded share and proxy method.	Site process map; line list; meter map; production reconciliation
dq_completeness	Inputs, outputs, wastes, and direct emissions	Screen all process inputs and outputs; name and justify omissions and show that the same wastewater or emission load is not counted both before and after treatment.	Input-output inventory; chemical register; mass/water/energy balances; omission log
dq_measurement	Mass, water, energy, and emission data	Retain calibration status, sampling method, laboratory QA/QC, detection-limit treatment, and unit conversions. Prefer direct batch/line meters before shared-site allocation.	Calibration certificates; sampling plan; laboratory reports; conversion-factor register
dq_representativeness	Upstream and proxy datasets	Assess and disclose technological, geographical, temporal, and precision representativeness, plus methodological consistency and completeness.	Dataset metadata and data-quality assessment
dq_traceability	Calculated and allocated values	Preserve raw record identifiers, formulas, allocation drivers/factors, source identifiers, reviewer, and reproducible calculation version.	Calculation workbook or script output; approval record; source register

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Check	Requirement	source_ids
validation_identity	Product identity and category	Fail if the data package lacks actual product name, fibre composition, weave/construction, route, area mass, usable width, moisture basis, finish/grade, or evidence that more specific product categories were considered.	unsd-cpc-3-0
validation_representative_route	Printed-flow representativeness	Fail if an unprinted or otherwise semantically different fabric is described as Printed cotton cloth without an explicit representative-identity limitation and actual product description.
validation_reference_flow	Quantitative reference	Fail if accepted fabric output is not exactly 1 kg after normalization, if packaging is included in fabric mass, or if the Mass flow property, unit group, or kg unit differs from Section 3.
validation_route_coverage	Process coverage	Fail if any performed weaving preparation, wet processing, dyeing/printing, finishing, utility, treatment, inspection, or packaging stage is omitted without quantified justification.	eu-txt-bat-2022
validation_inventory_balance	Material, water, and energy accounting	Require reconciled yarn/fabric mass balance; gross/reused/net water reporting for wet routes; and separately traceable electricity, fuels, steam/heat, recovery, and exports. Flag unexplained differences and double counting.	eu-txt-bat-2022
validation_chemicals_emissions	Chemicals, wastewater, and air emissions	Require route-specific chemical identity and quantity, measured wastewater volume/load, relevant direct air releases, treatment destination, and non-duplication of pre- and post-treatment emissions.	eu-txt-bat-2022
validation_allocation	Multi-output and shared services	Fail if allocation is used before available subdivision, lacks a causal or last-resort economic basis, has factors that do not sum to 1 within disclosed rounding, or treats waste/reuse/co-products inconsistently.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_quality	Fitness and release quality	Require declared applicable performance/quality tests and results for the actual product. Do not impose printed-fabric or EU Ecolabel thresholds on products for which they are not applicable.	eu-ecolabel-textiles-2014-350
validation_data_quality	Temporal, geographic, technological, and precision quality	Require coverage period, site/line scope, primary/proxy split, representativeness assessment, calibration/sampling evidence, source traceability, and an explicit limitations statement.	eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground factory-gate dataset for the declared woven cotton fabric route, suitable for later reviewed publication as a secondary or background dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset; source for process and lifecyclemodel projections when all route and quality qualifiers are preserved
allowed_use	Product-specific cradle-to-gate or life-cycle models that need a factory-gate woven cotton fabric input and can accept the declared composition, construction, route, geography, technology, period, allocation, and data-quality profile
excluded_use	A generic market-average for all cotton fabrics; automatic use for knitted/nonwoven/special fabrics; substitution for cotton cultivation, spinning, garment manufacture, use, or end-of-life; representing every CPC 26690 product as printed cloth; comparative claims without compatible functional and quality specifications
required_metadata	Canonical PCR id; actual product name; CPC context; composition; yarn and weave/construction; area mass; usable width; moisture basis; actual greige/pretreatment/dyeing/printing/finishing route; performance grade and tests; reference flow; site geography; technology; reporting period; process map; upstream dataset links; treatment; allocation; packaging; reviewer and calculation version
required_quality_disclosure	Primary versus secondary data share; line/site and temporal coverage; mass/water/energy reconciliation; meter and sampling quality; chemical and emissions coverage; proxy representativeness; omissions; allocation sensitivity; limitations of the printed representative identity
update_trigger	Material change to product composition/construction, route, site or equipment, printing/finishing chemistry, energy/water supply, treatment, allocation, classification, product-flow identity, regulation or BAT basis, or foreground data older than the organization's review interval

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 resources, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/CPC (retrieved 2026-08-11)	CPC classification context and residual category title
eu-txt-bat-2022	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2022/2508/oj (accessed through EUR-Lex; retrieved 2026-08-11)	Process decomposition; input-output inventory; cotton pretreatment; printing and finishing; water, energy, chemicals, emissions, monitoring, recovery, and treatment records
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on Environmental Footprint methods, ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj (accessed through EUR-Lex; retrieved 2026-08-11)	Reference-flow discipline; multifunctionality hierarchy; cut-off disclosure; completeness, representativeness, and data-quality requirements
eu-ecolabel-textiles-2014-350	standard	European Commission, Commission Decision 2014/350/EU establishing EU Ecolabel criteria for textile products, consolidated text: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014D0350-20201201 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Examples of route- and product-specific fitness-for-use attributes for intermediate woven fabric, including dimensional change and colour-fastness testing; not a universal threshold for this PCR