Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to woven fabrics whose textile-fibre composition is at least 85% cotton by mass and whose declared mass per unit area is greater than 200 g/m2. It covers greige, bleached, dyed, printed, mercerised, coated, or otherwise finished variants only when their cotton content and mass-per-area threshold remain within this product category and the applied route is disclosed.

The foreground boundary starts with received cotton-rich yarn and ends with saleable woven fabric at the manufacturing gate. Yarn preparation, warp sizing when used, weaving, inspection, and packing are included. Desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, finishing, thermal treatment, and on-site wastewater treatment are included when performed for the declared product. Cotton cultivation, ginning, spinning, manufacture of purchased chemicals and energy carriers, inbound and outbound transport, garment manufacture, use, and end of life are outside the foreground boundary and require separate upstream or downstream datasets when relevant.

Excluded products are fabrics below 85% cotton, fabrics at or below 200 g/m2, knitted or tufted fabrics, narrow fabrics, terry or pile fabrics governed by another product category, nonwoven materials, yarn, and finished garments. The dataset shall state whether the market state is greige or wet-finished; the two routes shall not be averaged without a documented production-weighted mix.

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-cotton-containing-85-or-more-by-weight-of-cotton-weighing-more-than-200-g-m2
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 26620 (exact scope reference)
covered_products	Woven cotton or cotton-rich fabrics containing at least 85% cotton by mass and weighing more than 200 g/m2, including declared greige and finished variants
excluded_products	Fabrics below 85% cotton; fabrics at or below 200 g/m2; knitted, tufted, nonwoven, narrow, terry, or pile fabrics; yarn and garments
representative_product	Saleable heavy cotton-rich woven fabric, production mix at plant, with declared cotton content, mass per unit area, weave, width, and finishing state
production_route	Received yarn preparation and optional sizing; weaving; conditional wet pre-treatment, coloration, and finishing; inspection and packing
market_state	Greige or finished fabric at the manufacturing gate; route and treatment state shall be declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Cotton-rich heavy woven fabric delivered at the manufacturing gate
How much	1 kg net saleable fabric
How well	At least 85% cotton by mass and more than 200 g/m2, with declared weave, width, colour and finishing state
How long or cycle	One manufacturing batch at factory gate; no service-life duration is assigned to this intermediate product
reference_flow_link	ref_woven_cotton_fabric

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 75725731-1147-4cf5-9d98-b66c539076dc
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	cotton mass fraction; mass per unit area in g/m2; weave construction; usable width; greige/bleached/dyed/printed/finished state; sizing chemistry and recovery status; wet-processing route; moisture or conditioning state; recycled-cotton share if any; site and production period

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	Reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report 1 kg net saleable fabric at the declared conditioning or moisture state; exclude pallets and transport packaging from the reference amount.
areal_density_threshold	Product category identity	Mass per unit area	g/m2	Determine mass per unit area from a representative conditioned specimen or an equivalent controlled mill method and retain the test record; the lot-average value shall be greater than 200 g/m2.
cotton_content_threshold	Product category identity	Cotton mass fraction	% by mass	Use supplier composition evidence supported by a representative quantitative fibre analysis; the cotton fraction of the textile fibres shall be at least 85% by mass. Record the method, sampling basis, result, and applicable tolerance.
area_conversion	Supplementary area result	Mass and mass per unit area	m2	For a declared areal density G in g/m2, calculate area represented by the reference flow as 1000/G m2 per kg. Do not use area to replace the mass reference flow.
normalization_consistency	All inventory rows	Row-specific property	Row-specific unit	Convert each collected amount to the 1 kg reference flow using the same net saleable output mass and production period; disclose moisture corrections and do not combine wet and dry mass bases silently.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Received cotton-rich warp and weft yarn, or a disclosed same-category greige fabric input for a finishing-only site, with mass, cotton content, moisture state, origin, and sizing state recorded
starting_condition_role	Foreground manufacturing input; upstream cotton cultivation, ginning, spinning, and purchased-input production are represented by linked upstream datasets
product_classification_scope	Woven fabrics with at least 85% cotton by mass and more than 200 g/m2; route-specific greige and finished variants remain separately declared
recursive_input_rule	When a same-category fabric is received for finishing, record it as a product input with its own upstream dataset and do not recursively recreate its already completed weaving stages in the current foreground package
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link representative datasets for received yarn or fabric, electricity, fuels or steam, water supply, process chemicals, packaging, transport when in scope, and off-site waste or wastewater treatment
disclosure	Declare the site boundary, included operations, greige or finished market state, wet-processing and wastewater-treatment routes, outsourced operations, allocation choices, cut-offs, and data gaps

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_process_inclusion	Foreground manufacturing	Include yarn preparation, sizing when used, weaving, inspection, and packing; include pre-treatment, coloration, finishing, thermal treatment, and on-site wastewater treatment whenever performed for the declared product.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
boundary_same_category_input	Finishing-only or toll-processing sites	Treat received same-category greige fabric as a disclosed product input with an upstream dataset; do not double count upstream weaving.	eu-pef-method-2021
boundary_cutoff	Material, energy, waste, and emission flows	Avoid cut-offs. Any exclusion shall be quantified, justified, disclosed, and shall not hide hazardous chemicals, regulated emissions, or a route-defining process; the cumulative 3% PEF ceiling is an upper limit, not an automatic exclusion rule.	eu-pef-method-2021

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
yarn_preparation_and_sizing	Yarn preparation and warp sizing	required	Sizing inputs and related water or residues are recorded only when sizing is applied	Foreground preparation	Per kg prepared yarn transferred to weaving and normalized to 1 kg saleable fabric
weaving	Weaving	required	Always included	Foreground fabric formation	Per kg greige woven fabric and normalized to 1 kg saleable fabric
wet_processing_and_finishing	Wet pre-treatment, coloration, finishing, and thermal treatment	conditional	Include each operation performed for the declared market state; omit only for a documented greige route	Foreground wet and thermal processing	Per kg textile treated and normalized to 1 kg saleable fabric
inspection_and_packaging	Inspection, trimming, and packing	required	Always included	Foreground finalisation	Per 1 kg net saleable fabric
onsite_wastewater_treatment	On-site wastewater treatment	conditional	Include when wastewater is treated within the reporting site	Foreground treatment	Per m3 wastewater treated and normalized to 1 kg saleable fabric

Process: Yarn preparation and warp sizing (yarn_preparation_and_sizing)

Inputs

Product flows

Received cotton-rich warp and weft yarn (received_cotton_rich_yarn)

Record purchased or internally transferred yarn that crosses into yarn preparation. Supplier and lot records shall identify fibre composition, yarn count, mass, moisture state, and upstream dataset.

• Selected flow: Cotton or cotton-rich yarn, at least 85% cotton
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured yarn issued to the production batch, net of returned unopened material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional yarn-input screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.95
  • Upper: 1.30
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: received yarn per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Sizing formulations (sizing_formulations)

Record each starch, polymer, lubricant, wetting agent, and other sizing formulation when warp sizing is applied. Retain product identity and safety information.

• Selected flow: Warp sizing chemicals
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Batch issue less documented returned or recovered sizing formulation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg sized warp yarn
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_inventory
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional sizing-chemical screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kg/kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis: total sizing formulation applied per kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity for preparation and sizing (preparation_sizing_electricity)

Record metered or allocation-supported electricity for winding, warping, sizing, ventilation, and directly attributable auxiliaries.

• Selected flow: Electricity, site supply mix
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered consumption or calculated share from equipment power and operating time
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg prepared yarn transferred to weaving
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional preparation-energy screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.05
  • Upper: 1.50
  • Unit: kWh/kg prepared yarn
  • Basis: electricity per kg prepared yarn transferred to weaving
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Sizing-bath make-up water (sizing_water)

Record make-up and cleaning water attributable to sizing, net of internally recycled water, when sizing is performed.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered water intake minus verified internal reuse returned to the same process
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg sized warp yarn
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional sizing-water screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis: net make-up and cleaning water per 1,000 kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared warp and weft yarn transferred to weaving (prepared_yarn_output)

Record the measured mass transferred to weaving and reconcile it with received yarn, added sizing solids, returns, residues, and losses.

• Selected flow: Prepared warp and weft yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured transfer mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Prepared-yarn mass-balance guardrail
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.90
  • Upper: 1.35
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: prepared yarn transferred per kg net saleable woven fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Sizing residues and sizing wastewater (sizing_residues_wastewater)

Record residual size, cleaning liquor, and wastewater leaving the sizing process, separated by destination where records permit.

• Selected flow: Sizing residue or sizing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3
• Amount rule: Measured discharge or calculated water-and-solids balance by treatment destination
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg sized warp yarn
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022; mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional sizing-residue and wastewater guardrail
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis: liquid-equivalent discharge per 1,000 kg sized warp yarn
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Weaving (weaving)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared warp and weft yarn (weaving_yarn_input)

Record prepared yarn entering looms and reconcile it with greige fabric, reusable returns, yarn waste, dust, and inventory change.

• Selected flow: Prepared warp and weft yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured loom issue adjusted for returned yarn and work-in-progress change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg greige woven fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional weaving-yarn screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.98
  • Upper: 1.20
  • Unit: kg/kg greige fabric
  • Basis: prepared yarn consumed per kg greige woven fabric output
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity for weaving and compressed-air generation (weaving_electricity)

Record loom electricity and the attributable share of compressed-air generation, humidification, ventilation, and material handling. Air-jet pressure and loom type shall be disclosed.

• Selected flow: Electricity, site supply mix
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or calculated equipment share, including compressed-air generation when used
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg greige woven fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional weaving-energy screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.10
  • Upper: 3.00
  • Unit: kWh/kg greige fabric
  • Basis: electricity including attributable compressed-air generation per kg greige woven fabric
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Greige woven fabric (greige_fabric_output)

Record greige fabric mass, length, width, areal density, weave, and moisture state at transfer to finishing or final inspection.

• Selected flow: Greige cotton-rich woven fabric over 200 g/m2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured good-output mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_specification
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional greige-output transfer range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.90
  • Upper: 1.20
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: greige fabric transferred per kg final saleable fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Yarn and fabric weaving rejects (weaving_rejects)

Record loom waste, selvedge, start-up material, broken-yarn waste, and rejected greige fabric by recovery or disposal destination.

• Selected flow: Cotton-rich textile production waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured waste by destination, net of documented internal reuse
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg greige woven fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional weaving-reject screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.15
  • Unit: kg/kg greige fabric
  • Basis: weaving rejects per kg greige woven fabric output
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Weaving dust released after abatement (weaving_dust_emission)

Record released textile dust when it crosses the site-to-air boundary; separately record collected dust as waste.

• Selected flow: Textile dust to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Stack or workplace-exhaust measurement, or calculated released mass after documented collection efficiency
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg greige woven fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional released-dust screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.01
  • Unit: kg/kg greige fabric
  • Basis: released textile dust per kg greige woven fabric output
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Wet pre-treatment, coloration, finishing, and thermal treatment (wet_processing_and_finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Greige fabric sent to wet processing (greige_fabric_wet_input)

Record the mass and treatment state of fabric entering each wet or finishing route. Do not include this process for a documented greige market product.

• Selected flow: Greige cotton-rich woven fabric over 200 g/m2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured treated textile mass by route and batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Water for combined desizing, scouring, and bleaching (pretreatment_water)

Record fresh and reused water separately and report net specific water consumption for the combined cellulosic pre-treatment route.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Water intake for the process, washing, rinsing, and equipment cleaning minus verified reuse or recycling to the process
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg textile treated in combined pre-treatment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: BAT indicative combined-pre-treatment water range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 9
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg textile treated
  • Basis: combined bleaching, scouring, and desizing of cellulosic material
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Water for fabric dyeing (dyeing_water)

Record water for dyeing, washing, rinsing, and cleaning by batch or continuous route, net of verified reuse or recycling. Omit when the product is not dyed at the site.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Process water intake minus verified reuse or recycling to the dyeing process
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg fabric dyed
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: BAT indicative fabric-dyeing water span across continuous and batch routes
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 2
  • Upper: 150
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg fabric dyed
  • Basis: route-specific net water consumption per 1,000 kg fabric dyed
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Wet-processing and finishing chemicals (wet_process_chemicals)

Record each desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, coating, softening, or finishing formulation used, including hazardous-substance classification and retained solids where applicable.

• Selected flow: Textile wet-processing and finishing chemicals
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Batch issue less documented returns, recovery, and reuse, separated by formulation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg textile treated by the applicable operation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_inventory
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional aggregate chemical-input screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.50
  • Unit: kg/kg textile treated
  • Basis: aggregate as-supplied process formulations per kg textile treated
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Heat and electricity for wet and thermal processing (wet_thermal_energy)

Record purchased fuels, steam, heat, and electricity separately. For thermal treatment, report recovered heat as a separate internal flow or transparent subtraction consistent with the cited BAT indicator.

• Selected flow: Site-specific heat, steam, fuel, and electricity supplies
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered or allocation-supported net energy by operation, preserving energy carrier and recovery information
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg textile undergoing thermal treatment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: BAT indicative thermal-treatment energy range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.5
  • Upper: 4.4
  • Unit: kWh/kg textile thermally treated
  • Basis: net heat and electricity for thermal treatment per kg textile treated
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Finished cotton-rich woven fabric (finished_fabric_output)

Record mass, length, width, areal density, cotton content, moisture state, colour, and finish at transfer to inspection.

• Selected flow: Finished cotton-rich woven fabric over 200 g/m2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured good-output mass after the declared wet and thermal route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_specification
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Waste flows

Wet-process wastewater and spent liquors (wet_process_wastewater)

Record wastewater and concentrated spent liquor separately by process and treatment destination. Preserve volume, COD or TOC, relevant nitrogen, phosphorus, metals, salts, and hazardous-substance records where applicable.

• Selected flow: Textile-process wastewater or spent liquor
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered discharge adjusted for inventory change, retained water, evaporation, reuse, and exported concentrated liquor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022; mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional combined wet-route wastewater guardrail
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 170
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: combined pre-treatment and dyeing discharge before treatment, adjusted for reuse and retention
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Wet-process residues and rejected fabric (wet_process_residues)

Record recovered sizing, filter residues, chemical containers with residues, sludge generated within the process, and rejected fabric separately by destination.

• Selected flow: Textile wet-process residues
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured waste shipment or internally verified mass balance by waste type and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional wet-process residue screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: wet-process solid residues and rejected fabric per kg saleable fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Direct air emissions from singeing, drying, heat-setting, and finishing (wet_process_air_emissions)

Record pollutant-specific released mass for applicable operations, including dust and organic compounds after abatement. Do not aggregate unlike pollutants into one inventory amount.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific emissions to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Pollutant-specific measured mass flow or calculated emission factor times activity, after documented abatement
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg textile treated by the emitting operation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional pollutant-specific air-emission screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.05
  • Unit: kg pollutant/kg textile treated
  • Basis: each pollutant reported separately after abatement per kg textile treated
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Inspection, trimming, and packing (inspection_and_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Fabric entering final inspection (fabric_inspection_input)

Record the mass and route state of greige or finished fabric entering final inspection.

• Selected flow: Cotton-rich woven fabric over 200 g/m2 before final inspection
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured input mass adjusted for work-in-progress change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Primary and transport packaging (packaging_input)

Record cores, wraps, labels, straps, cartons, and pallets separately by material and reuse status.

• Selected flow: Packaging materials by type
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Packaging issued to saleable production less documented reusable packaging retained in the system
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional packaging screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.10
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: non-reusable packaging issued per kg net saleable fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity for inspection and packing (inspection_packaging_electricity)

Record directly attributable electricity for inspection frames, trimming, rolling, packing, and local handling.

• Selected flow: Electricity, site supply mix
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered consumption or equipment-power calculation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional finalisation-energy screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kWh/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: inspection and packing electricity per kg net saleable fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable woven cotton-rich fabric reference product (saleable_fabric_reference_output)

This is the quantitative reference output after final quality checks. Record net fabric mass without pallets or transport packaging.

• Selected flow: Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 75725731-1147-4cf5-9d98-b66c539076dc
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg net saleable fabric at the declared conditioning state
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Not applicable (not_applicable)
• Normalization basis: one PCR reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources:

Waste flows

Trimming, offcuts, and final rejects (inspection_rejects)

Record offcuts and rejected rolls or pieces separately by internal reuse, recycling, energy recovery, treatment, or disposal destination.

• Selected flow: Cotton-rich fabric production waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reject mass by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional inspection-reject screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.10
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: final rejects per kg net saleable woven fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: On-site wastewater treatment (onsite_wastewater_treatment)

Inputs

Product flows

Wastewater-treatment chemicals and electricity (wastewater_treatment_inputs)

Record treatment chemicals and electricity separately from the wet-processing inputs and normalize them through the treated wastewater volume.

• Selected flow: Wastewater-treatment chemicals and electricity by type
• Flow property / unit: Mass or energy / kg or kWh
• Amount rule: Metered or issued amount attributable to textile wastewater treatment
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per m3 textile wastewater treated
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional treatment-input screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: kWh-equivalent/m3 wastewater treated
  • Basis: energy-equivalent screening value; actual chemicals and electricity remain separate flows
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Textile wastewater entering on-site treatment (wastewater_treatment_influent)

Record influent volume and pollutant loads by contributing process; reconcile with the wet-process wastewater output.

• Selected flow: Textile-process wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered influent volume with pollutant-specific inlet loads
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Wastewater-treatment sludge (wastewater_sludge)

Record dry and wet sludge mass, moisture content, hazardous classification, and treatment destination.

• Selected flow: Textile wastewater-treatment sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured sludge shipment converted to declared dry-solids or wet-mass basis without mixing the two
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022
• Range: Provisional wastewater-sludge screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kg dry solids/kg saleable fabric
  • Basis: wastewater-treatment sludge dry solids per kg net saleable fabric
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Treated wastewater and residual pollutant releases (treated_wastewater_release)

Record receiving compartment, effluent volume, and pollutant-specific mass releases. Do not treat the wastewater volume as a substitute for pollutant loads.

• Selected flow: Water emission and pollutant-specific releases to water
• Flow property / unit: Volume or mass / m3 or kg
• Amount rule: Measured effluent volume and pollutant concentration multiplied by matched discharge volume and time
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable woven fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022; mass-balance-identity
• Range: Water-volume mass-balance guardrail
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1.2
  • Unit: m3/m3 wastewater influent
  • Basis: treated effluent volume per m3 wastewater influent; pollutant loads are screened separately
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: mass-balance-identity

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoidance	Shared processes and facilities	First avoid allocation by subdivision using meters, batch records, machine hours, treated mass, and pollutant loads attributable to the product route; system expansion may be used only when the added function and model are explicit.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_physical	Shared inputs and outputs that cannot be subdivided	Use a relevant physical relationship, preferring treated textile mass for process utilities, metered energy for energy systems, wastewater volume and pollutant load for treatment, and occupied time only when it represents resource use.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_economic_last_resort	Marketable co-products without a defensible physical relationship	Use economic allocation only after documenting why subdivision, system expansion, and physical allocation are infeasible; use prices at the point where co-products arise and disclose period, currency, and sensitivity.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_waste_recovery	Textile scraps, recovered size, sludge, and recovered materials	Record the treatment or recovery route and any revenue; do not assign an avoided burden in this gate-to-gate dataset unless a separate, consistently modelled substitution or circularity method is declared.	eu-pef-method-2021

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_mass_balance	yarn preparation, weaving, wet processing, inspection	yarn, fabric, residues, and rejects	weighbridge, scale, warehouse issue, production, and waste records	lot id; input mass; output mass; return mass; waste mass; moisture state; destination	Calibrated weighing and reconciled production records	kg	Each batch or shift; monthly reconciliation	At least 12 representative months or the full campaign if shorter	All included production lines and outsourced foreground operations	Sum by product route, adjust inventory change, then divide by net saleable fabric mass	Calibration records; signed reconciliation; unexplained mass-balance difference
cp_energy_records	all foreground processes	electricity, fuel, steam, heat, and compressed air	utility meter, invoice, fuel delivery, and equipment records	meter id; opening and closing reading; fuel mass or volume; steam or heat quantity; operating time; allocation driver; recovered heat	Dedicated meters preferred; otherwise equipment power and operating-time calculation with shared-service allocation	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3 by carrier	Continuous or each billing period; monthly allocation	At least 12 representative months or the full campaign	All included process equipment and attributable utilities	Preserve carriers, subtract only verified exported or recovered energy, normalize by matched output	Meter calibration; invoices; equipment log; allocation worksheet
cp_water_balance	sizing and wet processing	water intake, reuse, recycling, retention, and discharge	water meter and batch records	meter readings; batch volume; reuse return; condensate; evaporation estimate; cleaning water; treated mass	Metered process balance with route-level batch records	m3	Each batch where available; at least monthly balance	At least 12 representative months or the full campaign	All included water-using operations	Fresh intake minus verified same-process reuse; normalize by textile mass treated	Meter checks; flow diagram; water-balance closure
cp_chemical_inventory	sizing and wet processing	sizing, dyes, auxiliaries, and finishing formulations	stores issue, recipe, SDS, and batch records	product id; supplier; batch; issued mass; returned mass; concentration; active content; hazard class; recovery	Stores issue records reconciled to recipe and batch sheets	kg as supplied and kg active substance where available	Each batch	At least 12 representative months or the full campaign	All included chemical-using operations	Net issue by formulation divided by matched textile mass	Purchase record; SDS; recipe; batch sign-off
cp_product_specification	weaving, wet processing, inspection	fabric identity and reference output	laboratory test, production, and release records	batch id; cotton fraction; test method; mass per area; width; length; weave; colour; finish; moisture state; net mass	Representative laboratory or controlled mill test plus calibrated final weighing	%, g/m2, m, kg	Each lot or statistically justified lot group	Entire declared production period	All reference-product variants in the dataset	Production-mass-weighted result; retain route-specific results before averaging	Test report; sampling plan; instrument calibration; release certificate
cp_packaging_records	inspection and packaging	packaging by material and reuse status	stores issue, return, and component mass records	material type; mass issued; returned reusable units; packed product mass	Stores issue and return records with representative component weighing	kg	Each batch or monthly reconciliation	At least 12 representative months or the full campaign	Packaging used for reference-product shipments	Net non-reusable packaging divided by net fabric mass	Bill of materials; scale record; reuse ledger
cp_wastewater_records	wet processing and on-site treatment	wastewater, influent, effluent, sludge, and treatment inputs	flow meter, laboratory, treatment, and shipment records	volume; sampling time; pH; temperature; COD or TOC; TSS; N; P; metals; relevant substances; sludge mass and moisture; destination	Flow-proportional composite sampling where applicable, calibrated flow metering, and shipment records	m3, mg/L, kg, % solids	Continuous flow; permit or risk-based sampling frequency	Same period as product inventory	All included drains and treatment units	Match concentration to discharge volume and time; calculate pollutant loads; normalize by product mass	Laboratory accreditation; chain of custody; meter calibration; permit report
cp_direct_emissions	weaving, wet processing, wastewater treatment	released dust, organic compounds, combustion and water pollutants	stack or effluent test, monitoring, and operating records	source id; flow or exhaust rate; concentration; sampling duration; abatement status; operating time; discharge volume	Direct measurement preferred; documented factor calculation only when measurement is unavailable	kg, mg/Nm3, mg/L, Nm3/h, m3	Permit, BAT, or risk-based frequency	Same period as product inventory	Every material emission point for included operations	Pollutant-specific mass flow multiplied by matched operation time or discharge volume	Accredited test; method; detection limit; abatement log; calculation sheet

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	All foreground amounts	Normalized amount = matched-period flow amount / matched-period net saleable fabric mass	Flow amount; net saleable fabric mass; inventory change	Amount per 1 kg reference flow	mass-balance-identity
calc_area_from_mass	Supplementary fabric area	Area in m2/kg = 1000 / areal density in g/m2	Conditioned lot-average areal density	m2 represented by 1 kg reference flow	un-cpc-3-0-26620
calc_material_balance	Yarn, fabric, chemicals, and wastes	Reconcile inputs + opening inventory = outputs + closing inventory + wastes + measured releases; disclose the unexplained difference	Batch and inventory masses	Route-level mass-balance closure	mass-balance-identity
calc_net_water	Sizing and wet processing	Net process water = intake + imported process water - water exported or verified reused/recycled to the same process	Water meters; reuse and recycling records	m3 per 1,000 kg textile treated and per kg reference flow	eu-textiles-bat-2022
calc_pollutant_load	Wastewater and waste-gas emissions	Pollutant load = matched concentration times matched flow volume, with unit conversion and sampling representativeness documented	Concentration; volume or gas flow; operating time	kg pollutant per kg reference flow	eu-textiles-bat-2022
calc_shared_utility	Shared energy and utilities	Allocate only the residual shared amount after direct metering, using a disclosed physical driver that represents causation	Shared total; directly metered amounts; driver by product route	Allocated utility per kg reference flow	eu-pef-method-2021

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	Reference product	Each included lot shall demonstrate at least 85% cotton and more than 200 g/m2 and declare route, width, weave, moisture state, and finish.	Supplier composition record; representative fibre-analysis report; areal-density test; release certificate
dq_temporal	Foreground activity data	Use at least 12 representative consecutive months when production is continuous, or the full campaign for seasonal or campaign production; explain abnormal downtime and product-mix changes.	Dated meters, production logs, invoices, and campaign records
dq_completeness	Inventory	Reconcile material, water, energy, waste, wastewater, and direct-emission records; disclose missing meters, excluded operations, outsourced stages, and every cut-off.	Balance sheets; boundary diagram; data-gap register; cut-off justification
dq_representativeness	Technology and geography	Describe loom technology, sizing route, wet-processing equipment, wastewater treatment, energy supply, site location, and production mix; do not apply the dataset to materially different routes without review.	Equipment list; route shares; site metadata; upstream dataset selection record
dq_precision	Measurements and calculations	Retain calibration, sampling, detection-limit, moisture-correction, and allocation records; quantify uncertainty or variability for material flows and important utilities.	Calibration certificates; sampling plan; laboratory report; calculation workbook
dq_source_traceability	External and secondary data	Record source identity, version or publication date, retrieval date for web sources, intended use, and proxy limitations.	Source register and linked inventory or rule ids

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_product_identity	Reference product	Fail validation if cotton content is below 85%, mass per unit area is not greater than 200 g/m2, the flow UUID differs from the declared reference product, or required route and state qualifiers are missing.	un-cpc-3-0-26620; eu-textile-fibre-regulation-1007-2011
validate_reference_unit	Reference flow	Require Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and kg; reject area-only reference amounts.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_route_boundary	Process coverage	Require yarn preparation, weaving, inspection, and packing; require every wet, thermal, and on-site treatment step that was actually performed, and reject undeclared averaging of greige and wet-finished routes.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_mass_balance	Material flows	Require route-level reconciliation of yarn, fabric, added solids, wastes, and inventory change; unexplained differences shall be reported and reviewed rather than forced to zero.	mass-balance-identity
validate_water_energy	Important utilities	Require route-matched water and energy records. Values outside cited or provisional QA ranges trigger review, not automatic replacement; BAT ranges shall only be compared with their matching process and basis.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_emissions	Wastewater and direct emissions	Require pollutant-specific loads, receiving compartment, sampling or factor method, abatement status, and matched flow or operating time for material releases.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_allocation_cutoff	Shared processes and omissions	Require the allocation hierarchy and disclosure of all cut-offs; reject unsupported economic allocation, undisclosed outsourced stages, and cut-offs that hide hazardous or regulated flows.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_reasoned_estimates	Provisional ranges	Confirm that every reasoned_estimate is used only as a screening or QA range, is not substituted for foreground data, and is explicitly flagged for replacement or review before publication-critical use.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground gate-to-gate manufacturing dataset for heavy cotton-rich woven fabric
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after methodology and data-quality review
allowed_use	Modelling declared greige or finished woven fabrics with at least 85% cotton and more than 200 g/m2 when the technology, geography, period, and treatment route are representative
excluded_use	Cotton cultivation, ginning, yarn spinning, knitted or nonwoven fabric, garments, use, laundering, and end of life; fabrics outside the composition or mass-per-area thresholds; undisclosed route substitution
required_metadata	Reference UUID; CPC ref; cotton fraction; g/m2; weave; width; moisture state; greige/finished state; sizing and wet-processing route; wastewater route; technology; site geography; period; production mix; allocation; cut-offs; upstream datasets
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground coverage and completeness; meter and sampling coverage; balance closure; route shares; variability; provisional ranges; secondary-data quality and proxies; unresolved UUIDs; exclusions and uncertainty
update_trigger	Change in product composition or g/m2 threshold, loom or wet-processing technology, energy or water system, chemistry, wastewater treatment, site or production mix, allocation basis, source rules, or evidence that materially changes a QA range

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-26620	dataset	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0, code 26620, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Product category title, cotton-content boundary, and mass-per-area boundary
eu-textiles-bat-2022	official_guidance	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, CELEX 32022D2508, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022D2508 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Textile process decomposition; sizing, weaving, pre-treatment, dyeing, finishing, water and energy accounting; source-backed water and thermal-energy ranges; emissions and chemical inventory rules
eu-pef-method-2021	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, CELEX 32021H2279, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit, foreground boundary, allocation hierarchy, cut-off disclosure, secondary-data hierarchy, and data-quality requirements
eu-textile-fibre-regulation-1007-2011	official_guidance	Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition, consolidated current version linked from https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1007/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Fibre-composition evidence, sampling and quantitative analysis requirement, and tolerance disclosure
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation-of-mass identity applied to matched-period yarn, fabric, chemical, water, waste, and inventory records	Material and water balance calculation and QA closure