Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to woven fabrics whose distinguishing fibre is coarse animal hair or horsehair and whose foreground manufacturing route starts with purchased yarn, proceeds through yarn preparation and weaving, includes wet processing when performed at the reporting site, and ends with inspected fabric packaged for dispatch at the factory gate. The declared fabric may be greige, dyed, printed, coated, or otherwise finished only when its actual route and finishing state are reported.

The PCR excludes yarn, unspun or merely prepared fibre, woven fabrics of wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt, tufted or pile fabrics, carpets, narrow fabrics classified elsewhere, made-up textile articles, apparel, and use or end-of-life stages. Upstream production of purchased yarn and other purchased inputs is represented by traceable upstream datasets rather than re-created inside the foreground boundary.

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.woven-fabrics-of-coarse-animal-hair-or-of-horsehair
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 26550, exact mapping context
covered_products	Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair; woven fabrics of horsehair; mixtures only when the declared product remains within this semantic category and its full fibre composition is disclosed
excluded_products	Yarn; wool or fine-animal-hair fabrics; nonwoven, knitted, tufted, pile, felt, carpet, narrow-fabric, made-up article, apparel, use-stage, and end-of-life products
representative_product	One factory-gate lot of woven fabric made from coarse-animal-hair yarn or horsehair yarn, in the declared greige or finished state
production_route	Purchased yarn preparation and weaving; conditional wet preparation, dyeing, printing, coating, and finishing; inspection, trimming, rolling, and packaging
market_state	Saleable woven fabric at the manufacturing gate, with fibre composition, weave construction, dimensions, mass per area, moisture-conditioning basis, and finishing state declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide saleable woven textile fabric made from coarse animal hair or horsehair in the declared construction and finishing state
How much	1 kg net mass of saleable fabric at the factory gate
How well	Conforms to the producer's declared fibre composition, weave construction, width, mass per area, moisture-conditioning basis, finishing state, and quality acceptance criteria
How long or cycle	One production lot at factory gate; no use-stage service duration is assigned
reference_flow_link	The reference amount is the net mass of accepted fabric output, excluding cores, wrapping, pallets, and other dispatch packaging

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	fibre route: coarse animal hair or horsehair; animal species or commercial fibre designation; complete fibre composition by mass; weave construction; fabric width; mass per area; moisture-conditioning basis; greige/dyed/printed/coated/finished state; production site and reporting period; packaging excluded from reference mass

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	accepted reference fabric	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net accepted fabric mass using calibrated weighing records at the declared moisture-conditioning basis; exclude paperboard cores, wrapping, pallets, and other dispatch packaging.
mass_per_area_consistency	fabric geometry and mass records	Mass and area	kg and m2	Report width, length or area, and mass per area for the same conditioned lot; the calculated mass must reconcile with weighed net fabric mass within the site's documented measurement uncertainty.
energy_unit_preservation	electricity, purchased steam heat, and natural gas	Energy or the confirmed calorific-value property	kWh or MJ	Preserve the metered or invoiced energy unit, state whether a calorific value is gross or net, and document every conversion factor; do not infer energy from equipment rating alone.
water_mass_conversion	process water and textile wastewater	Mass	kg	Prefer measured mass; when a volume record is converted to mass, retain the measured volume, temperature or density basis, and conversion calculation.

5. System Boundary

The foreground boundary begins when purchased coarse-animal-hair yarn or horsehair yarn and other purchased inputs enter the reporting site. It includes yarn preparation, warping and sizing when performed, weaving, extraction and collection of fibre dust, on-site wet preparation and dyeing or finishing when performed, direct on-site energy use and emissions, inspection, trimming, rolling, packaging, and management of foreground wastes and wastewater up to their transfer across the site boundary. It ends with accepted woven fabric and separately recorded packaging ready for dispatch.

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased coarse-animal-hair yarn or purchased horsehair yarn received at the reporting site, with supplier, composition, mass, and lot identity recorded
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input to foreground fabric manufacture
product_classification_scope	Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair; CPC 3.0 26550 is classification context, not the canonical PCR identity
recursive_input_rule	If an input is already a fabric within this same product category, record it once as a purchased intermediate product input with its upstream dataset and declared state; do not recursively re-create its upstream manufacturing inside this foreground package.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use traceable upstream datasets for yarn, water, energy, chemicals, packaging, and external waste treatment; disclose geography, technology, temporal coverage, and any proxy choice.
disclosure	Declare the fibre route, actual starting material state, included process route, wet-processing and finishing operations, on-site combustion, wastewater route, waste destinations, packaging boundary, and every omitted operation.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_foreground_route	all foreground processes	Include every on-site operation from receipt of purchased yarn through accepted and packaged woven fabric; mark wet operations conditional only when site records demonstrate that they were not performed.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022
boundary_upstream_inputs	purchased yarn and other purchased products	Represent production before the declared purchased-input gate with traceable upstream datasets and do not duplicate those burdens in foreground exchanges.	iso-14044-2006
boundary_waste_and_emissions	waste, wastewater, and direct emissions	Record each waste transfer and each directly monitored or calculated emission as a separate atomic exchange, and disclose the destination or receiving compartment.	eu-textiles-bat-2022

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
yarn_preparation_and_weaving	Yarn preparation and weaving	required	Always included for fabric manufactured from purchased yarn	Foreground fabric formation	1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving the process
wet_processing	Wet preparation, dyeing, and finishing	conditional	Include every operation actually performed on-site, including washing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing, printing, coating, rinsing, drying, heat-setting, or chemical finishing	Foreground wet and thermal treatment	1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric leaving the process
inspection_cutting_packaging	Inspection, trimming, rolling, and packaging	required	Always included through the factory gate	Foreground quality release and dispatch preparation	1 kg net accepted reference fabric

Process: Yarn preparation and weaving (yarn_preparation_and_weaving)

Inputs

Product flows

Coarse-animal-hair yarn input (coarse_animal_hair_yarn_input)

Record this row only for a coarse-animal-hair route. It is separate from horsehair yarn and from wool or fine-animal-hair yarn.

• Selected flow: Yarn of coarse animal hair
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed or supplier-delivery mass issued to the production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issue_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025

Horsehair yarn input (horsehair_yarn_input)

Record this row only for a horsehair route. Do not merge it with coarse-animal-hair yarn in the foreground inventory.

• Selected flow: Horsehair yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed or supplier-delivery mass issued to the production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issue_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025

Medium-voltage electricity for yarn preparation and weaving (weaving_electricity)

Record metered or allocated electricity consumed by winding, warping, sizing, loom operation, extraction, and other equipment in this process.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or an allocation from a reconciled site meter for the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Cassava starch sizing input (cassava_starch_sizing_input)

Record this row only when cassava starch is the actual sizing chemical issued to the lot. Other sizing chemicals must be represented by their own specific atomic product-flow rows.

• Selected flow: Cassava Starch 00f8688a-9af4-40bf-95fd-8529f7bc70ce
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed cassava starch issued according to the lot recipe, net of returned unused material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Loom lubricating oil input (loom_lubricating_oil)

Record lubricating oil actually added to loom and yarn-preparation equipment during the reporting period; exclude oil retained in capital equipment before the period.

• Selected flow: Lubricating oil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Opening stock plus receipts minus closing stock and separately recovered oil
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_lubricant_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed for this process.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed for this process; water and fuels crossing the technosphere boundary must be recorded as product inputs in the process where they are consumed.

Outputs

Product flows

Woven fabric output from weaving (woven_fabric_after_weaving)

Record the woven fabric mass accepted by the next on-site process or, for a greige route, by final inspection.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Conditioned and weighed accepted fabric output from the lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabric_output_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025

Waste flows

Coarse-animal-hair yarn waste (coarse_animal_hair_yarn_waste)

Record separately collected coarse-animal-hair yarn waste from breaks, ends, and rejected yarn only on the coarse-animal-hair route.

• Selected flow: Coarse animal hair yarn waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste transferred from the process during the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Horsehair yarn waste (horsehair_yarn_waste)

Record separately collected horsehair yarn waste from breaks, ends, and rejected yarn only on the horsehair route.

• Selected flow: Horsehair yarn waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste transferred from the process during the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Coarse-animal-hair fabric offcuts from weaving (coarse_animal_hair_fabric_offcuts_weaving)

Record coarse-animal-hair fabric selvedges and rejected pieces separately from yarn waste.

• Selected flow: Coarse animal hair fabric offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed offcuts and rejected woven pieces transferred from the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Horsehair fabric offcuts from weaving (horsehair_fabric_offcuts_weaving)

Record horsehair fabric selvedges and rejected pieces separately from yarn waste.

• Selected flow: Horsehair fabric offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed offcuts and rejected woven pieces transferred from the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Elementary flows

Coarse-animal-hair fibre dust to air (coarse_animal_hair_dust_to_air)

Record this route-specific elementary emission only when coarse-animal-hair fibre dust crosses the site boundary to air after extraction and abatement; collected dust is a separate waste flow.

• Selected flow: Coarse animal hair fibre dust to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Site monitoring record or a documented mass-balance result based on collected dust and abatement performance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air_emission_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Horsehair fibre dust to air (horsehair_dust_to_air)

Record this route-specific elementary emission only when horsehair fibre dust crosses the site boundary to air after extraction and abatement; collected dust is a separate waste flow.

• Selected flow: Horsehair fibre dust to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Site monitoring record or a documented mass-balance result based on collected dust and abatement performance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted woven fabric leaving yarn preparation and weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air_emission_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Process: Wet preparation, dyeing, and finishing (wet_processing)

Inputs

Product flows

Woven fabric input to wet processing (woven_fabric_input_wet_processing)

Record the actual mass transferred from weaving into wet or thermal processing.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Conditioned and weighed fabric input to the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabric_transfer_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Process water input (process_water_input)

Record process water supplied to washing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing, rinsing, or aqueous finishing for this product route.

• Selected flow: Process water 68ac99df-f4b9-43b9-8da3-661c7d51f356
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Metered water supplied to the wet-processing lot, excluding separately metered domestic use
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Medium-voltage electricity for wet processing (wet_process_electricity)

Record electricity used by wet-treatment equipment, pumps, dosing, extraction, drying, heat-setting, and abatement assigned to this route.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or an allocation from a reconciled site meter for the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Purchased steam heat input (purchased_steam_heat)

Record purchased steam heat only when it crosses the foreground boundary; do not merge it with electricity or on-site natural gas.

• Selected flow: Heat, steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: Supplier meter or invoice assigned to the wet-processing lot, with condensate treatment documented separately when material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Sodium carbonate input (sodium_carbonate_input)

Record sodium carbonate only when it is issued to the declared preparation, dyeing, or finishing recipe.

• Selected flow: Sodium carbonate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed product mass issued to the wet-processing lot, net of returned unused material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Hydrogen peroxide input (hydrogen_peroxide_input)

Record hydrogen peroxide only when it is issued to the declared bleaching or treatment recipe.

• Selected flow: Hydrogen peroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed formulated-product mass and concentration issued to the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Acetic acid input (acetic_acid_input)

Record acetic acid only when it is issued to the declared pH-control, dyeing, or finishing recipe.

• Selected flow: Acetic acid
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed formulated-product mass and concentration issued to the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Natural gas input for direct or indirect heating (natural_gas_input)

Record natural gas only when it is consumed on-site for direct heating, drying, heat-setting, or an associated boiler within this process boundary.

• Selected flow: Natural gas 4bfd1abb-9106-495a-a291-ce410f205691
• Flow property / unit: Gross calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-14da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Metered gas energy on the supplier-declared gross-calorific-value basis assigned to the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_meter_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed for this process.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed for this process.

Outputs

Product flows

Wet-processed woven fabric output (wet_processed_fabric_output)

Record the accepted fabric leaving the declared wet and thermal treatment route.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Conditioned and weighed accepted fabric output from the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabric_output_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

Textile process wastewater sent to treatment (textile_process_wastewater)

Record the wastewater stream transferred to on-site or off-site treatment. Do not also record its contained substances as direct elementary emissions unless they cross the environment boundary after treatment.

• Selected flow: Wastewater, textile process (to water) 48438fa9-4988-405c-ba44-646f134e2ecc
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Metered wastewater mass or documented conversion from measured volume assigned to the wet-processing lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide to air (carbon_dioxide_fossil_to_air)

Record fossil carbon dioxide crossing the site boundary from on-site natural-gas combustion assigned to this process. Do not include upstream fuel-production emissions in this foreground row.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, fossil, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Stack monitoring record or a documented site combustion calculation retained with the foreground evidence
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted wet-processed fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air_emission_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Process: Inspection, trimming, rolling, and packaging (inspection_cutting_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Woven fabric input to inspection and packaging (woven_fabric_input_packaging)

Record the accepted fabric transferred from weaving or wet processing into final quality release.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Conditioned and weighed fabric entering final inspection
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabric_transfer_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Medium-voltage electricity for inspection and packaging (packaging_electricity)

Record electricity used by inspection, trimming, rolling, local extraction, and packaging equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or an allocation from a reconciled site meter for the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Paperboard core input (paperboard_core_input)

Record the mass of paperboard cores incorporated into dispatched rolls separately from the fabric reference mass.

• Selected flow: Paperboard core
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed cores issued to dispatched rolls in the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_issue_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Polyethylene film packaging input (polyethylene_film_input)

Record polyethylene film applied to dispatched fabric rolls; do not merge it with paperboard cores or pallets.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed film issued to dispatched rolls in the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_issue_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed for this process.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed for this process.

Outputs

Product flows

Net accepted reference fabric output (reference_fabric_output)

Record the net mass of saleable fabric after inspection and trimming, excluding all dispatch packaging.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 1c5ad852-86e2-4185-a68b-cdb7e3e5eb9c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Conditioned and calibrated net weighing record for accepted fabric
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabric_output_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025

Waste flows

Coarse-animal-hair fabric offcuts from final trimming (coarse_animal_hair_fabric_offcuts_packaging)

Record coarse-animal-hair fabric removed during final trimming separately from weaving waste.

• Selected flow: Coarse animal hair fabric offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed final-trimming offcuts transferred from the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Horsehair fabric offcuts from final trimming (horsehair_fabric_offcuts_packaging)

Record horsehair fabric removed during final trimming separately from weaving waste.

• Selected flow: Horsehair fabric offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed final-trimming offcuts transferred from the reporting lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted reference fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Elementary flows

No elementary output is prescribed for this process; any directly monitored emission must be added as its own specific elementary-flow row.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoidance	shared foreground equipment and utilities	Prefer process subdivision, dedicated metering, lot records, or documented operating-time allocation so burdens are assigned without co-product allocation whenever practicable.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_physical_relation	unavoidable joint production	When subdivision is not practicable, allocate by a documented physical causal relation, such as measured mass, machine time, or energy demand, that reflects how inputs and emissions change with the outputs.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_other_relation	joint production without a defensible physical relation	Use another documented relationship only after explaining why a physical relation is not practicable; disclose the method and test a materially plausible alternative.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_recovery	recoverable yarn waste, offcuts, oils, packaging waste, and wastewater residues	Keep each recovered output separate; do not assign avoided-burden credits inside the foreground process unless the downstream system and allocation method are explicitly included and disclosed.	iso-14044-2006

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_material_issue_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving	route-specific yarn inputs	purchase receipt, stock ledger, and lot issue record	supplier; material name; fibre route; lot id; gross mass; tare; net mass; issue and return mass	reconcile receipts, stock movement, and lot issues	kg	each receipt and production lot	complete reporting period	all yarn stores and weaving lines in scope	sum net issues minus documented returns by route and lot	calibrated scale record, supplier document, and stock reconciliation
cp_electricity_meter_records	all processes	process electricity	submeter or reconciled main-meter record	meter id; start and end reading; timestamp; process; downtime; allocation key	read submeters or allocate a reconciled site meter using documented operating records	kWh	at least monthly and by lot when available	complete reporting period	all included equipment and shared services	sum readings and allocate only the reconciled shared remainder	meter calibration or utility invoice and reconciliation
cp_chemical_recipe_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	each individual chemical product	batch recipe, issue ticket, return, and concentration record	product name; formulation or concentration; supplier; batch id; issued mass; returned mass	record every recipe chemical as its own product flow	kg	each batch	complete wet-processing and sizing campaigns	all in-scope dosing points	sum net product mass by exact chemical product and batch	approved recipe, issue ticket, and concentration certificate
cp_lubricant_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving	loom lubricating oil	stock and maintenance issue record	product name; opening stock; receipts; closing stock; recovered mass; process	stock balance supported by maintenance issues	kg	monthly	complete reporting period	all included weaving and preparation equipment	opening plus receipts minus closing and separately recovered oil	stock reconciliation and maintenance log
cp_fabric_transfer_records	wet_processing; inspection_cutting_packaging	intermediate fabric	lot transfer and weighing record	lot id; route; source process; destination process; conditioned mass; timestamp	weigh and reconcile transfers between process steps	kg	each lot transfer	complete reporting period	all included production lines	sum conditioned transfers by route and lot	calibrated scale and signed transfer record
cp_fabric_output_records	all processes	accepted fabric output	production and quality-release record	lot id; fibre route; composition; weave; width; length; area; mass per area; moisture basis; net mass; rejects	condition, weigh, and release accepted output	kg	each lot	complete reporting period	all included lines	sum accepted net mass; keep rejected mass separate	calibration, conditioning record, and quality release
cp_solid_waste_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; inspection_cutting_packaging	each route-specific solid waste	container weighing and waste transfer record	waste name; fibre route; process; container id; gross mass; tare; net mass; destination	weigh each segregated waste stream at transfer	kg	each transfer	complete reporting period	all in-scope waste collection points	sum net mass by exact waste identity, process, and destination	scale record and transfer receipt
cp_air_emission_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	each direct air emission	stack or workplace-extraction monitoring and supporting calculation	pollutant identity; source; method; concentration; gas flow; duration; abatement state; result	use compliant monitoring or retain the complete site calculation evidence	kg	permit or BAT-consistent frequency and each material process change	representative operation within the reporting period	all included emission points	aggregate only the same pollutant and compartment after source-level records are retained	laboratory report, method, calibration, and operating-state evidence
cp_water_meter_records	wet_processing	process water	water submeter or reconciled supply record	meter id; readings; timestamp; process; batch; excluded domestic use	meter wet-process supply and reconcile with site supply	kg or m3	each batch or at least monthly	complete wet-processing period	all in-scope wet lines	sum readings by process; document volume-to-mass conversion	meter calibration, supply invoice, and reconciliation
cp_steam_meter_records	wet_processing	purchased steam heat	supplier or submeter record	meter id; steam quantity; pressure; enthalpy or invoiced energy; condensate return; batch	use supplier meter or calibrated submeter and preserve energy basis	MJ	each batch or at least monthly	complete wet-processing period	all in-scope steam users	sum supplied energy and allocate only reconciled shared use	meter calibration, invoice, and energy-basis calculation
cp_fuel_meter_records	wet_processing	on-site natural gas	gas meter and supplier calorific-value statement	meter readings; volume or energy; pressure; temperature; gross calorific value; timestamp; equipment	reconcile process meters to supplier totals and retain the gross-calorific-value basis	MJ	at least monthly	complete reporting period	all in-scope direct heaters and boilers	sum metered gross-calorific-value energy by process	meter calibration and supplier statement
cp_wastewater_records	wet_processing	textile process wastewater	effluent meter, sampling, and transfer or discharge record	discharge route; meter readings; volume or mass; density basis; sampling time; treatment destination	meter each route and reconcile with water input and retained water	kg or m3	continuous or batch-total measurement with BAT-consistent sampling	complete wet-processing period	all in-scope discharge and transfer points	aggregate by route only after source-level records are retained	meter calibration, sampling report, and treatment receipt
cp_packaging_issue_records	inspection_cutting_packaging	each packaging component	packaging stock and issue record	component name; material; unit mass; count; issued mass; returned mass; lot	weigh or calculate from verified unit mass and count for each component separately	kg	each dispatch lot	complete reporting period	all in-scope packing stations	sum net issued mass by exact packaging component	unit-mass verification, stock reconciliation, and dispatch record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_mass_normalization	every mass-based inventory row	normalized amount = recorded net row mass / net accepted process-output mass	row net mass; accepted process-output mass	kg per kg process output or reference flow
calc_area_mass_check	reference fabric	calculated fabric mass = reported area × reported mass per area; compare with conditioned weighed mass and retain the difference	width and length or area; mass per area; conditioned weighed mass	reconciliation result
calc_energy_conversion	electricity and steam records	convert only with documented unit identities and conversion factors; retain original readings and converted values	meter or invoice value; original unit; conversion factor	kWh or MJ per kg process output
calc_gas_energy	natural gas	gas energy = measured gas quantity × supplier-declared gross calorific value on a consistent pressure and temperature basis	metered gas quantity; supplier gross calorific value; basis conditions	MJ gross calorific value per kg process output	eu-textiles-bat-2022
calc_water_mass	process water and wastewater	when mass is not directly measured, converted mass = measured volume × documented density at the stated condition	volume; density; condition	kg per kg process output

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference fabric and intermediate fabric	Retain lot-level evidence for fibre route, animal species or commercial fibre designation, full composition, weave, width, mass per area, moisture basis, and finishing state.	product specification, bill of materials, lot traveller, and quality release
dq_route_completeness	all foreground processes	Reconcile the declared process map with production records; disclose every omitted or externally performed preparation, wet, thermal, and finishing operation.	process flow diagram, production log, supplier service record, and boundary disclosure
dq_atomic_recipe	sizing and wet-processing chemicals	Represent every chemical product in the actual batch recipe as a separate atomic product-flow exchange with product name, concentration, and net issued mass; do not use a combined chemical or dye selector.	approved recipe, safety or specification sheet, issue ticket, and return record
dq_mass_balance	each process and reporting lot	Reconcile material inputs to accepted output, route-specific waste, retained moisture change, wastewater-carried material where measured, and documented stock change; investigate material discrepancies.	signed lot mass balance and discrepancy investigation
dq_energy_reconciliation	electricity, steam, and natural gas	Reconcile process meters and allocations to supplier totals and state the allocation key for shared services.	meter register, utility invoice, allocation calculation, and calibration evidence
dq_wet_environmental_records	wet processing and associated combustion	Retain water-use, wastewater-route, chemical-inventory, energy-use, and direct-emission records at a frequency representative of actual operating conditions and material route changes.	monitoring plan, meter records, laboratory reports, and operating logs
dq_no_double_counting	wastewater and direct emissions	Do not count a substance both inside a wastewater waste flow and as a direct elementary emission unless records demonstrate separate boundary crossings.	discharge map, treatment boundary, sampling point identity, and inventory reconciliation
dq_temporal_site_coverage	all foreground data	Cover a representative reporting period and all included lines at the declared site; document shutdowns, abnormal operation, missing data, and substitutions.	production calendar, line list, meter coverage, and gap log
dq_packaging_separation	dispatch packaging	Exclude packaging from the 1 kg fabric reference mass and record each component separately.	net/gross weighing record, packaging issue record, and dispatch specification

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	reference flow	Require the confirmed product UUID, Mass property UUID, 1 kg reference amount, and all required product qualifiers; fail when the product is a yarn, wool/fine-hair fabric, nonwoven, knitted, tufted, pile, felt, carpet, made-up article, or apparel.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
validate_reference_mass	reference fabric	Verify that reference mass is net conditioned fabric mass and excludes every packaging component; reconcile mass, area, and mass-per-area records.
validate_process_route	process map	Require yarn preparation and weaving plus inspection and packaging; require each wet, thermal, dyeing, printing, coating, or finishing operation when production records show it occurred.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_atomic_flows	process inventory	Require one concrete product, chemical, energy carrier, packaging component, waste, or elementary emission per row; reject plural collections, alternatives, selectors, and placeholder flows.
validate_direction_and_type	every inventory row	Verify that process, direction, flow type, row id, selected UUID when present, property, unit, and route condition are mutually consistent.
validate_foreground_evidence	every amount	Require a real foreground record and the linked collection protocol; reject AI-derived amounts and undocumented default ranges.
validate_wet_processing	wet processing	Reconcile process water, wastewater, each recipe chemical, electricity, steam, natural gas, direct emissions, and accepted output for the actual route, without double counting transferred wastewater and direct releases.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_allocation	shared operations and joint outputs	Require allocation avoidance where practicable; otherwise require the selected relationship, rationale, inputs, outputs, and alternative-method sensitivity disclosure.	iso-14044-2006
validate_source_traceability	external rules and non-default evidence	Require every cited source id to resolve to the Data Sources table and every foreground record to retain its auditable site evidence.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	secondary_dataset after methodology review; eligible for background_dataset use only after independent quality review and declared representativeness
downstream_use	Foreground process datasets and downstream process or lifecyclemodel projections for woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair
allowed_use	Product-footprint, supply-chain, process-improvement, and comparative modelling when product identity, route, geography, time period, allocation, and data quality match the study goal and scope
excluded_use	Yarn, wool/fine-animal-hair fabrics, other textile structures, made-up articles, apparel, undisclosed proxies, or claims outside the declared geography, technology, period, and finishing state
required_metadata	PCR id and version; product and flow UUIDs; fibre route and composition; weave, width, mass per area, moisture basis, finishing state; site and period; process route; geography and technology; allocation; upstream dataset choices; wastewater and waste destinations; packaging boundary
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data coverage; meter and scale coverage; temporal, geographic, and technological representativeness; missing-data treatment; mass and energy reconciliation; recipe completeness; emission-monitoring basis; allocation sensitivity; review status
update_trigger	Change in fibre route or composition, weave technology, wet or thermal route, chemical formulation, energy source, wastewater treatment, allocation method, packaging configuration, site representativeness, reference-flow identity, or authoritative source requirements

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, CPC 26550, 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-12)	Product-category boundary, included woven-fabric identity, and exclusions from neighbouring textile categories
jrc-textiles-bref-2023	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry, 2023, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-01/TXT_BREF_2023_for_publishing%20ISSN%201831-9424_final_1_revised.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-12)	Process decomposition, textile preparation, fabric production, wet processing, finishing, utilities, emissions, and monitoring context
eu-textiles-bat-2022	official_guidance	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2022/2508/oj (retrieved 2026-08-12)	Wet-processing scope, associated fabric production and combustion, environmental records, wastewater, direct emissions, and route validation
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines, including Amendments 1 and 2, https://www.iso.org/standard/38498.html (retrieved 2026-08-12)	Goal-and-scope consistency, inventory documentation, upstream dataset boundary, and allocation framework