Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling and narrow fabrics) of cotton

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to the foreground manufacture of woven cotton pile fabric or cotton chenille fabric supplied as a finished fabric product. It covers yarn preparation, fabric formation, route-applicable wet processing, mechanical finishing, inspection, and packing at the manufacturing site. The data package begins with purchased cotton yarns and other purchased inputs at the site gate and ends with net finished fabric ready for dispatch.

Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, narrow fabrics, tufted fabrics, fabrics whose defining fibre is man-made, and made-up textile articles are excluded. Cotton cultivation, ginning, spinning, purchased utility generation, purchased chemical manufacture, transport outside the site, garment or article manufacture, use, and end-of-life are represented by separate upstream or downstream datasets and are not recreated inside this foreground inventory.

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-pile-fabrics-and-chenille-fabrics-other-than-terry-towelling-and-narrow-fabrics-of-cotton
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 26810, exact
covered_products	Woven pile fabrics of cotton and chenille fabrics of cotton, excluding terry towelling and narrow fabrics
excluded_products	Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics; narrow fabrics; tufted fabrics; man-made-fibre pile or chenille fabrics; made-up textile articles
representative_product	Finished woven cotton pile fabric or finished cotton chenille fabric, production mix at plant
production_route	Purchased cotton ground yarn plus route-specific pile yarn or chenille yarn; yarn preparation and weaving; optional wet pretreatment/dyeing; mechanical finishing, inspection, and packing
market_state	Finished manufactured fabric at the plant gate, reported on a net dry-fabric mass basis with packaging reported separately

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Finished woven cotton pile fabric or finished cotton chenille fabric that meets the declared sale specification
How much	1 kg net finished fabric, excluding packaging
How well	Cotton fibre identity, pile-versus-chenille route, construction, width, areal mass, colour/finish state, moisture basis, and quality grade are declared
How long or cycle	One manufacturing batch or campaign represented over the declared reporting period
reference_flow_link	reference_fabric_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg net finished fabric
Reference product flow	Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling and narrow fabrics) of cotton 4dba0da8-c16f-4b12-8563-bc1ff5fee1c2
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	pile or chenille construction; cotton fibre composition and blend tolerance; greige, bleached, dyed, printed, or otherwise finished state; fabric width; areal mass; moisture basis; quality grade; production geography; reporting period; packaging exclusion

When constructing a foreground data package, every required qualifier must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent field. A missing qualifier makes the reference flow 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	Normalize all exchanges to 1 kg of accepted net finished fabric at the declared moisture basis; exclude paperboard cores, wrapping film, and other packaging from the reference mass.
mass_basis_disclosure	Yarn, fabric intermediates, chemicals, and wastes	Mass	kg	Record measured mass and disclose whether values are as-received, dry, solution, or active-substance mass; do not convert concentration-bearing chemical products without the recorded concentration.
water_conversion	Process water and wastewater	Volume and, when measured, Mass	m3 and kg	Preserve measured volume; if mass is used, document density and temperature assumptions used for conversion.
energy_conversion	Electricity and purchased steam	Energy	kWh or MJ	Preserve native meter or invoice units and document the conversion factor used to express a common energy unit; do not combine electricity and steam into one exchange.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased cotton ground yarn and the route-specific cotton pile yarn or cotton chenille yarn received at the manufacturing site, with supplier identity, fibre composition, yarn specification, moisture basis, and incoming mass declared
starting_condition_role	purchased_material_at_site_gate
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 subclass 26810 only; classification is a scope reference and does not replace semantic product identity
recursive_input_rule	If an input is already a finished fabric within this same PCR scope, record it once as a purchased product input with its upstream dataset and do not recreate its manufacturing inventory inside the receiving process
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link separate upstream datasets for cotton yarns, chemicals, electricity, steam, water supply, packaging materials, and off-site waste or wastewater treatment
disclosure	Declare included process steps, pile-versus-chenille route, wet-processing state, outsourced steps, cut-off decisions, recycled/reused internal streams, and the boundary of on-site versus off-site treatment

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_site_gate	Foreground data package	Include all on-site yarn preparation, weaving, route-applicable wet processing, finishing, inspection, packing, internal handling, and directly associated wastewater or waste operations that occur before dispatch; represent purchased inputs and off-site services with linked datasets.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; iso-14044-2006
boundary_route_disclosure	Process coverage	Mark wet processing conditional only when it is absent or outsourced; disclose the supplier dataset for an outsourced step and prevent double counting between supplier and foreground inventories.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022
boundary_input_output_inventory	Site inventory	Maintain a process-level inventory of textile materials, process chemicals, water, energy, wastewater, waste, and relevant emissions; measure directly where practicable and otherwise retain invoice or calculation evidence.	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 required for foreground manufacture from purchased yarn	Foreground formation of greige pile or chenille fabric	kg greige route-specific fabric output
wet_processing	Wet pretreatment and dyeing	conditional	Include when desizing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing, washing, or related wet treatment occurs on site for the delivered product	Foreground wet processing	kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
finishing_inspection_and_packing	Mechanical finishing, inspection, and packing	required	Always required; use the applicable greige or wet-processed intermediate input and record only processes performed on site	Foreground finished-product preparation	kg accepted net finished fabric output

Process: Yarn preparation and weaving (yarn_preparation_and_weaving)

Inputs

Product flows

Cotton ground yarn supplied to the loom (ground_cotton_yarn_input)

Cotton ground yarn forms the structural warp and/or weft of the fabric and crosses the site boundary as a purchased material.

• Selected flow: Cotton ground yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass net of returned unused yarn
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issue_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Cotton pile yarn supplied for the woven-pile route (pile_cotton_yarn_input)

Cotton pile yarn creates the raised pile and is recorded only for batches using the woven-pile construction route.

• Selected flow: Cotton pile yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass net of returned unused yarn; zero is not permitted when the woven-pile route is declared
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige woven cotton pile fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issue_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Cotton chenille yarn supplied for the chenille route (chenille_cotton_yarn_input)

Cotton chenille yarn creates the chenille surface and is recorded only for batches using the chenille-fabric route.

• Selected flow: Cotton chenille yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass net of returned unused yarn; zero is not permitted when the chenille route is declared
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige cotton chenille fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issue_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Corn starch supplied to yarn preparation (corn_starch_size_input)

Corn starch is recorded as one chemical input when it is used to prepare sizing liquor on site; any other sizing chemical is recorded as its own exchange rather than combined here.

• Selected flow: Corn starch
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured formulation mass issued to the batch, with dry-solids concentration disclosed
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_dosing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Process water supplied to sizing (weaving_process_water_input)

Process water is recorded when it is introduced to prepare or dilute the on-site sizing bath.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered or batch-tank volume entering sizing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_meter_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Electricity supplied to preparation and weaving (weaving_electricity_input)

Electricity drives warping, sizing auxiliaries, looms, extraction, and internal material handling within this process boundary.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage, at manufacturing site
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption; where a shared meter is used, allocate by documented machine operating time and rated load
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_meter_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Greige woven cotton pile fabric intermediate (greige_pile_fabric_output)

Greige woven cotton pile fabric is the measured process output for the woven-pile route before any on-site wet treatment or final finishing.

• Selected flow: Greige woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted plus recoverable intermediate mass leaving weaving
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_output_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Greige cotton chenille fabric intermediate (greige_chenille_fabric_output)

Greige cotton chenille fabric is the measured process output for the chenille route before any on-site wet treatment or final finishing.

• Selected flow: Greige cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted plus recoverable intermediate mass leaving weaving
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_output_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

Cotton yarn waste from preparation and weaving (cotton_yarn_waste_output)

Cotton yarn waste includes measured broken-end, start-up, and unusable yarn removed from this process and sent to a declared recovery or treatment route.

• Selected flow: Cotton yarn waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed waste leaving the process, net of material returned to the same batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Sizing wastewater from yarn preparation (sizing_wastewater_output)

Sizing wastewater is recorded as a separate aqueous waste stream when bath preparation, line cleaning, or sizing-equipment washing produces a discharge.

• Selected flow: Sizing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: measured discharged volume assigned to sizing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg greige route-specific 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

Process: Wet pretreatment and dyeing (wet_processing)

Inputs

Product flows

Greige woven cotton pile fabric entering wet processing (wet_greige_pile_input)

Greige woven cotton pile fabric crosses into wet processing only for a pile-route batch treated on site.

• Selected flow: Greige woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Greige cotton chenille fabric entering wet processing (wet_greige_chenille_input)

Greige cotton chenille fabric crosses into wet processing only for a chenille-route batch treated on site.

• Selected flow: Greige cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed cotton chenille fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Process water supplied to wet treatment (wet_process_water_input)

Process water is recorded for desizing, scouring, bleaching, dye-bath preparation, washing, and rinsing performed within the batch route.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered make-up water entering wet-processing equipment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific 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

Sodium hydroxide supplied to wet treatment (sodium_hydroxide_input)

Sodium hydroxide is recorded when it is dosed for scouring, mercerising, pH control, or another declared cotton-treatment recipe step.

• Selected flow: Sodium hydroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured purchased-solution mass dosed, with concentration and active mass retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_dosing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Hydrogen peroxide supplied to bleaching (hydrogen_peroxide_input)

Hydrogen peroxide is recorded when peroxide bleaching is included in the declared wet-processing recipe.

• Selected flow: Hydrogen peroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured purchased-solution mass dosed, with concentration and active mass retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_dosing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Reactive Blue 19 dyestuff supplied to dyeing (reactive_blue_19_input)

Reactive Blue 19 is recorded as one dyestuff exchange only when that chemical is issued to the batch; every other dyestuff in the actual recipe is represented by its own atomic exchange.

• Selected flow: Reactive Blue 19 dyestuff
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured formulation mass dosed for the declared colour recipe
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg dyed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_dosing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Sodium chloride supplied to dyeing (sodium_chloride_input)

Sodium chloride is recorded when the declared cotton dyeing recipe uses it as a separate purchased chemical input.

• Selected flow: Sodium chloride
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured dry or solution mass dosed, with basis disclosed
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg dyed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_dosing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Purchased steam supplied to wet treatment (wet_steam_input)

Purchased steam is recorded as one utility exchange when it crosses the site boundary for bath heating, washing, or drying within wet processing.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: metered or invoiced steam energy assigned to wet processing, with pressure and condensate treatment disclosed
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_meter_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Electricity supplied to wet treatment (wet_electricity_input)

Electricity drives pumps, dosing, controls, washing, extraction, and other wet-processing equipment within the declared route.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage, at manufacturing site
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented allocation from a shared meter
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_meter_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric intermediate (wet_pile_fabric_output)

Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric is the measured pile-route output after the declared pretreatment, dyeing, washing, and extraction steps.

• Selected flow: Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured output mass with moisture basis recorded
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_output_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric intermediate (wet_chenille_fabric_output)

Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric is the measured chenille-route output after the declared pretreatment, dyeing, washing, and extraction steps.

• Selected flow: Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured output mass with moisture basis recorded
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_output_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

Textile process wastewater from wet treatment (textile_wastewater_output)

Textile process wastewater is the combined aqueous discharge from the declared wet-processing steps after deducting internally reused water and separately collected baths.

• Selected flow: Textile process wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: measured discharge volume assigned to the batch or reporting period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg wet-processed route-specific fabric output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Spent reactive dye bath collected separately (spent_dye_bath_output)

Spent reactive dye bath is recorded only when a concentrated bath is segregated from the combined wastewater stream for reuse, pretreatment, or off-site management.

• Selected flow: Spent reactive dye bath
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: measured segregated bath volume; do not also include this volume in combined textile process wastewater
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg dyed route-specific 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

Process: Mechanical finishing, inspection, and packing (finishing_inspection_and_packing)

Inputs

Product flows

Greige woven cotton pile fabric entering direct finishing (finish_greige_pile_input)

Greige woven cotton pile fabric enters this process only when the sale specification does not require on-site wet processing.

• Selected flow: Greige woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Greige cotton chenille fabric entering direct finishing (finish_greige_chenille_input)

Greige cotton chenille fabric enters this process only when the sale specification does not require on-site wet processing.

• Selected flow: Greige cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric entering finishing (finish_wet_pile_input)

Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric enters this process only when the pile-route batch was wet processed on site.

• Selected flow: Wet-processed woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric entering finishing (finish_wet_chenille_input)

Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric enters this process only when the chenille-route batch was wet processed on site.

• Selected flow: Wet-processed cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate input mass at the declared moisture basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_intermediate_input_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023

Electricity supplied to finishing and packing (finishing_electricity_input)

Electricity drives raising, shearing, brushing, inspection, winding, extraction, and packing equipment used for the declared product route.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage, at manufacturing site
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented allocation from a shared meter
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Purchased steam supplied to finishing (finishing_steam_input)

Purchased steam is recorded when it crosses the site boundary for drying, conditioning, or another declared finishing operation.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: metered or invoiced steam energy assigned to finishing, with pressure and condensate treatment disclosed
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_meter_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Paperboard core supplied to packing (paperboard_core_input)

The paperboard winding core is recorded as one packaging component and is excluded from the net fabric reference mass.

• Selected flow: Paperboard winding core
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or purchase-and-stock-reconciled mass incorporated in dispatched rolls
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_issue_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Polyethylene wrapping film supplied to packing (polyethylene_film_input)

Polyethylene wrapping film is recorded separately from the paperboard core and is excluded from the net fabric reference mass.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene wrapping film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or purchase-and-stock-reconciled mass incorporated in dispatched rolls
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_issue_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted finished fabric reference product (reference_fabric_output)

Accepted net finished fabric is the reference output after the declared mechanical finish, inspection, and packing steps; packaging mass is excluded from its amount.

• Selected flow: Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling and narrow fabrics) of cotton 4dba0da8-c16f-4b12-8563-bc1ff5fee1c2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net fabric mass normalized to exactly 1 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg accepted net finished fabric
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_reference_output_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-v3-2025

Waste flows

Rejected finished woven cotton pile fabric (rejected_pile_fabric_output)

Rejected finished woven cotton pile fabric is recorded for pile-route material that cannot be sold as the reference product and leaves for a declared recovery or treatment route.

• Selected flow: Rejected woven cotton pile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed rejected fabric leaving the process, net of rework returned to production
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Rejected finished cotton chenille fabric (rejected_chenille_fabric_output)

Rejected finished cotton chenille fabric is recorded for chenille-route material that cannot be sold as the reference product and leaves for a declared recovery or treatment route.

• Selected flow: Rejected cotton chenille fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed rejected fabric leaving the process, net of rework returned to production
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022

Cotton lint waste from mechanical finishing (cotton_lint_waste_output)

Cotton lint captured during raising, shearing, brushing, or extraction is recorded as a separate solid waste sent to its declared destination.

• Selected flow: Cotton lint waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed captured lint leaving the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted net finished fabric output
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_subdivision	Multi-product site operations	First use process subdivision, route-specific batch records, and dedicated meters or issue records to avoid allocation between pile fabric, chenille fabric, and other textile products.	iso-14044-2006; eu-textiles-bat-2022
allocation_shared_utilities	Shared electricity, steam, water, and treatment systems	When subdivision is not practicable, allocate each shared exchange using a documented physical driver that reflects causality, such as metered machine time, steam demand, bath volume, or treated wastewater volume; do not use revenue unless physical relationships cannot reasonably be established.	iso-14044-2006; eu-textiles-bat-2022
allocation_reuse_and_recovery	Internally reused yarn, water, bath liquor, or recovered material	Record the internal loop once and report only make-up input and material that leaves the foreground boundary; disclose any burden transfer or credit for exported recovered material and apply it consistently.	iso-14044-2006; eu-textiles-bat-2022

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	Each cotton yarn input separately	batch issue and return record	material_id; supplier; fibre_composition; yarn_specification; issued_mass; returned_mass; moisture_basis; batch_id	calibrated scale plus inventory issue/return record	kg	each batch	full reporting period	all foreground looms and preparation lines	sum issued minus returned mass by row_id and batch	scale calibration; signed issue record; stock reconciliation
cp_chemical_dosing_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	Each formulated product or chemical separately	recipe and dosing log	chemical_id; supplier; formulation_or_grade; concentration; batch_id; gross_dose; active_mass_if_available; returned_mass	calibrated dosing system or weighed issue record	kg	each recipe batch	full reporting period	all on-site sizing and wet-processing lines	sum net dose by row_id; retain gross and active mass bases	dosing calibration; recipe approval; purchase reconciliation
cp_water_meter_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	Process water exchange	meter and batch log	meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; batch_id; reused_volume; source	calibrated meter or verified tank-volume measurement	m3	each batch or daily meter interval	full reporting period	all included process water points	assign metered make-up volume to batches; disclose shared-meter allocation	meter calibration; water balance; exception log
cp_energy_meter_records	all	Each electricity or purchased-steam exchange separately	submeter, invoice, and operating log	utility_type; meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; native_unit; pressure_or_voltage; batch_id; machine_hours	calibrated submeter preferred; invoice reconciled to documented physical allocation otherwise	kWh or MJ	each batch or monthly with batch allocation	full reporting period	all included equipment and purchased utilities	convert native units under measurement rules and aggregate by row_id	meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; allocation worksheet
cp_intermediate_input_records	wet_processing; finishing_inspection_and_packing	Each route-specific intermediate input	batch transfer record	row_id; batch_id; route; finish_state; gross_mass; moisture_basis	calibrated scale at process transfer	kg	each batch transfer	full reporting period	all included route transfers	sum by row_id and receiving process	scale calibration; linked upstream batch id
cp_intermediate_output_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	Each route-specific intermediate output	batch completion record	row_id; batch_id; route; finish_state; accepted_mass; recoverable_mass; moisture_basis	calibrated scale at process completion	kg	each batch	full reporting period	all included route outputs	sum accepted plus recoverable mass by row_id	scale calibration; batch release record; mass-balance review
cp_wastewater_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; wet_processing	Each wastewater or segregated spent-bath exchange separately	flow meter and treatment transfer record	row_id; batch_id; volume; pH; temperature; conductivity; destination; reused_volume	calibrated flow meter or verified tank-volume measurement	m3	continuous/daily and by segregated transfer	full reporting period	all included discharge and segregated-bath points	sum net discharged volume by row_id; prevent overlap between segregated bath and combined wastewater	meter calibration; wastewater balance; laboratory record where applicable
cp_waste_mass_records	yarn_preparation_and_weaving; finishing_inspection_and_packing	Each solid waste exchange separately	weigh ticket and destination record	row_id; batch_or_period; gross_mass; tare; net_mass; destination; rework_return	calibrated scale or contractor weigh ticket	kg	each removal	full reporting period	all included waste collection points	sum net mass by row_id and destination; exclude rework returned to production	scale calibration; transfer note; contractor receipt
cp_packaging_issue_records	finishing_inspection_and_packing	Each packaging component separately	purchase, stock, and roll-packing record	row_id; packaging_specification; opening_stock; receipts; closing_stock; roll_count; issued_mass	direct weighing or stock reconciliation	kg	each packing batch and period reconciliation	full reporting period	all finished rolls in scope	sum net issued mass by row_id and reconcile to dispatched rolls	purchase record; stock count; representative component weighing
cp_reference_output_records	finishing_inspection_and_packing	Accepted finished fabric reference output	quality release and dispatch mass record	batch_id; route; product_specification; gross_roll_mass; core_mass; wrapping_mass; net_fabric_mass; moisture_basis; accepted_status	calibrated roll scale with packaging deductions and quality release	kg	each finished roll or batch	full reporting period	all conforming product dispatched from the site	sum accepted net fabric mass and normalize exchanges by calc_reference_normalization	scale calibration; packing record; quality certificate; dispatch reconciliation

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	All inventory exchanges	normalized_exchange = recorded_exchange / accepted_net_finished_fabric_mass; the denominator excludes packaging and rejected fabric	row-level foreground record; accepted net finished fabric mass	exchange amount per 1 kg reference product	iso-14044-2006
calc_net_fabric_mass	Reference output	net_fabric_mass = gross_roll_mass - paperboard_core_mass - wrapping_film_mass - other separately recorded packaging mass	gross roll mass; packaging component masses	accepted net finished fabric mass	iso-14044-2006
calc_active_chemical_disclosure	Concentration-bearing chemical inputs	active_mass = gross_solution_mass × recorded mass fraction; retain gross solution mass as the inventory exchange unless the linked flow identity explicitly represents active substance	gross dose; concentration	active mass disclosure and gross purchased-product exchange	eu-textiles-bat-2022
calc_shared_utility_allocation	Shared utility meters	assigned_exchange = metered_period_total × documented_physical_driver_for_batch / sum_of_driver_for_all_products_in_period	meter total; batch machine time, steam demand, or bath volume	utility amount assigned to each row_id and batch	iso-14044-2006; eu-textiles-bat-2022
calc_process_mass_balance	Each process and route	reconcile measured product inputs against product outputs, separately recorded wastes, inventory change, retained moisture change, and documented losses; investigate rather than force-close unexplained differences	input, output, waste, stock, and moisture records	mass-balance discrepancy and review flag	eu-textiles-bat-2022

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	Reference product and intermediates	Retain pile-versus-chenille route, cotton composition, construction, width, areal mass, finish state, moisture basis, grade, and batch linkage.	product specification; quality release; batch traveller
dq_temporal_coverage	All foreground records	Cover a representative continuous reporting period and disclose shutdowns, changeovers, abnormal operation, missing intervals, and outsourced steps.	reporting calendar; operating log; exception register
dq_measurement	Mass, water, electricity, steam, and dosing records	Use calibrated instruments where practicable; record native units, calibration status, estimation method, and shared-meter allocation.	calibration certificate; meter log; invoice reconciliation; allocation worksheet
dq_completeness	Process inventory	Reconcile yarns, chemicals, water, energy, intermediate products, reference product, wastewater, and each solid waste exchange at process level; explain omissions and mass-balance discrepancies.	input-output inventory; mass balance; omission register
dq_wastewater_characterization	Wet-processing wastewater	Retain discharge route and the parameters relevant to the actual recipe and permit, including flow and applicable pH, temperature, conductivity, pollutant, and treatment information.	flow record; laboratory report; treatment transfer record; permit applicability review
dq_source_lineage	Calculated and allocated values	Preserve raw records, formula version, source row_ids, allocation driver, operator, and calculation timestamp so every normalized value can be reproduced.	calculation workbook or machine-readable transformation log

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	Confirm the reference output uses the exact public CPC 26810 product-flow UUID, Mass property UUID, kg unit, and all required product qualifiers; reject packaging-inclusive reference mass.	unsd-cpc-v3-2025
validate_route_exclusivity	Route-specific rows	For each batch, require exactly one construction route (woven pile or chenille) and one finishing input state (greige direct-finishing or wet-processed); reject simultaneous alternative intermediate inputs unless separate batch outputs are modelled.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023
validate_atomic_exchanges	Process inventory	Require every card to represent one product, waste, or elementary exchange; reject combined utilities, combined chemicals, combined packaging, combined wastes, or selector instructions.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_wet_processing	Conditional wet-processing process	If wet processing occurs on site, require process water, each actual chemical formulation, electricity, heat source, output fabric, wastewater, and separately collected bath records as applicable; if outsourced or absent, require disclosure and linked supplier data.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_mass_balance	Each process and reporting period	Require a documented mass-balance review and investigate unexplained discrepancies; do not invent a balancing flow or overwrite measured foreground records.	eu-textiles-bat-2022
validate_allocation_and_completeness	Shared operations	Confirm subdivision was attempted first, every remaining allocation uses a disclosed physical driver, and collected exchange totals reconcile to site meters, purchases, production, discharge, and waste records.	iso-14044-2006; eu-textiles-bat-2022

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground manufacturing dataset for finished woven cotton pile fabric or cotton chenille fabric at the plant gate
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset when reviewed for representativeness and linked upstream datasets
allowed_use	Product-specific or route-specific LCI studies whose geography, technology, finish state, moisture basis, and reporting period are compatible with the dataset metadata
excluded_use	Terry towelling, narrow fabrics, tufted fabrics, man-made-fibre pile or chenille fabrics, made-up articles, or cradle-to-grave claims without added upstream and downstream stages
required_metadata	PCR id; dataset version; site geography; reporting period; pile-versus-chenille route; cotton composition; construction; width; areal mass; finish state; moisture basis; quality grade; included and outsourced processes; allocation drivers; upstream dataset references
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground share; primary-data period; meter and scale coverage; chemical recipe coverage; mass-balance discrepancy; missing data; estimation and allocation methods; wastewater route; waste destinations; UUID gaps; source versions
update_trigger	Material change in yarn composition, construction route, loom or finishing technology, wet-processing recipe, site utility supply, wastewater treatment, allocation method, product specification, or data older than the declared representativeness period

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-v3-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, code 26810, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (accessed 2026-08-12)	Exact product-category scope and exclusions
jrc-textiles-bref-2023	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Textiles Industry, January 2023, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/textiles-industry (accessed 2026-08-12)	Textile process decomposition, wet pretreatment, dyeing, finishing, and directly associated activities
eu-textiles-bat-2022	official_guidance	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, OJ L 325, 20 December 2022, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32022D2508 (accessed 2026-08-12)	Process-level input/output inventory, monitoring, water, energy, chemicals, wastewater, waste, and treatment disclosure
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines, confirmed 2022, https://www.iso.org/standard/38498.html (accessed 2026-08-12)	LCI boundary, normalization, allocation hierarchy, data quality, and reporting principles