Sheetfed wet-offset printed, cut and folded greeting cards

1. Scope and Applicability

This methodology covers physical folded greeting cards made from purchased dry uncoated chemical-pulp paperboard without mechanical-pulp furnish by conventional sheetfed wet offset using separately metered CMYK conventional non-waterborne oil-based offset paste inks, absorption/oxidation drying, guillotine or die cutting, creasing and folding, and factory-gate quality acceptance. It starts with purchased ready-imaged aluminium offset plates; no onsite plate development, pulping or papermaking is modelled. Their actual upstream burdens remain required.

Keep two explicitly declared variants: no postprint coating, or actual UV-varnish finishing with a documented mercury-lamp curing system. Do not average these routes without product-specific output weights and separate activity records. UV varnish, its curing energy and wastes are absent from the unvarnished variant. A varnished surface is not a film-laminated card. The representative construction is one cut and centre-folded paperboard leaf; exact dimensions, crease geometry, sides printed and artwork coverage are declared by each dataset, never fixed universally.

Envelopes, PE wrapping and paper labels are conditional separately supplied and shipped exchanges, outside the card-body reference mass. No envelope, ornament, adhesive, wrap or packaging count is default. Foil, glitter, ribbons, pop-up structures, attached ornaments, separate adhesives/liners, cartons/pallets, plastic or metal cards, coated base board, digital/letterpress/web-fed/UV-ink printing, LED/electron-beam curing, onsite combustion/oxidation, liquid discharge and laundering routes are outside this bounded inventory. An actual such route requires applicability reassessment and all its own specific material, waste and emission rows; it cannot be hidden in the card, varnish or a packaging aggregate. These exclusions do not authorize omission of any actual in-boundary auxiliary, transport or pollution control. Sources epa-offset-ctg-2006, jrc-sts-2020, loxleys-litho, loxleys-finishes.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.other-transportable-goods-except-metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.pulp-paper-and-paper-products-printed-matter-and-related-articles.printed-or-illustrated-postcards-printed-cards-bearing-personal-greetings-or-messages-w-c4e8834b
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 32530; narrower; scope and accepted decisions: classifications/mappings/cpc-3.0-to-pcr.yaml and its referenced ADRs
covered_products	The declared folded physical paperboard greeting-card construction and two finishing variants.
excluded_products	Flat postcards, electronic cards, decorated/laminated/assembled cards and other printing/substrate routes described in section 1.
representative_product	A cut, creased, centre-folded uncoated card-stock greeting card.
production_route	Purchased substrate/ready-imaged plates → wet sheetfed offset → absorption/oxidation drying → conditional UV varnish/curing → cutting/creasing/folding → inspection and actual pack-out.
market_state	Accepted dry folded cards at factory gate; actual moisture and optional accessories disclosed.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a physical printed folded personal greeting/message card.
How much	1 kg accepted card-body output.
How well	Declared artwork/colour, dimensions, substrate caliper, fold accuracy, cured-finish state and acceptance specification; no universal equivalence by mass.
How long or cycle	One manufacturing campaign to factory-gate acceptance; no service life or message duration asserted.
reference_flow_link	finished_card

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Printed or illustrated postcards, printed cards bearing personal greetings or messages, with or without envelopes or trimmings a3a55c4a-a523-458b-bf18-5802f5482f6d
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	Card format/dimensions and unfolded area; fold/crease; uncoated woodfree substrate and actual moisture/furnish/grammage/caliper; each CMYK actual oil-based ink SKU/formulation and print coverage; supplier and plate condition; no-finish or UV-varnish variant, actual coat/retention and mercury lamp; actual IPA/concentrate/cleaner; delivered electricity voltage; separate envelope/film/label identity and mass; site/campaign/acceptance; waste receiver and species/size/medium reporting.

The selected broad product flow includes this qualified subset without a contrary material or manufacturing limitation. It does not establish functional equivalence with every card/postcard, supplier-background suitability or any default quantity. Qualifiers must appear in dataset metadata or equivalent reference-product records.

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	Use 1 kg of accepted card-body net mass at measured moisture, including actual retained ink, coating, anti-setoff starch and moisture and excluding envelope/film/label. Measure campaign Q by calibrated weighing; reject gross-pack weight.
batch_basis	reference denominator	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Collect full campaign totals B_i in each row's declared native numerator property/unit (including electrical MJ) and accepted net card mass Q in kg for the same route/site/time, then report B_i/Q per 1 kg reference flow. Mass/kg constrains Q, not every numerator. Never normalize by card count alone. Counts may support weighing, with measured lot-specific mass, but do not replace Q.
mixture_basis	fountain, wash, inks, varnish	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record delivered formulation mass and actual ingredient/volatile/solids basis; convert volume only with measured grade-specific density and conditions. Premix and separately purchased components must not be double counted.
electricity_basis	electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66	MJ	Native electrical identity is Net calorific value/MJ; use supplier-compatible electrical meter totals with 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ. This is an electrical conversion, not delivered thermal heat; no steam or gas is in this route.
particle_basis	air particulate rows	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use disjoint ≤2.5 μm, >2.5–10 μm and >10 μm mass fractions on the same sampling/control/dry-gas basis; report actual size method. Never add PM2.5 to cumulative PM10 or total dust; unresolved fractions have no zero default.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased dry uncoated woodfree card stock and ready-imaged aluminium plates delivered to the printer; actual consumables and optional accessories.
starting_condition_role	purchased_intermediate
product_classification_scope	Qualified narrower folded-card subset of CPC3.0 32530; classification label does not extend the route.
recursive_input_rule	Finished-card outsourcing is outside this own-printing route. Record returned work-in-progress/rework physically once; no silent recursive reference output. A bought printed card requires a different disclosed starting condition and supplier guidance.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Actual provider datasets for substrate including pulping/papermaking/finishing, imaged plates, each ink, chemicals, electricity, accessories, inbound freight and off-site waste treatment. Declare unavailable provider/cut-off; an identity UUID alone is not a provider or complete dataset.
disclosure	Declare site, campaign, actual starting inputs, drying/UV variant, electricity supply, outsourced plate processing, pollution controls, transport and any boundary exclusions. Paper BREF7.1.10 is upstream context, not a printing-factor source.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_route	card_delivery	Include make-ready, colour changes, cleaning, ventilation/extraction and conditional finishing/pack-out over the whole campaign; associate all upstream supplied materials and actual transport/treatment. No universal cut-off of small chemicals or packaging.	epa-offset-ctg-2006; uk-sg6-2011
physical_ledger	card_delivery	Keep a process/stage diagram and pre-allocation physical ledger. Internal stage links carry equal actual amounts at both ends; one integrated foreground output avoids duplicate card references. Water, substrate/ink/coat carbon and accessory balances include stored/retained/exported/emitted quantities.	jrc-sts-2020; eu-pef-2021-allocation
actual_emissions	card_delivery	Survey actual solvent/ink/coating ingredients and species-specific air/water/soil releases; every additional emitted substance gets one atomic row with its medium. No total-VOC or correction flow may replace a species. No combustion occurs in this route, but any actual biogenic CO2 in foreground or linked background must remain in LCI independently of GHG-accounting convention.	uk-sg6-2011

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
card_delivery	Integrated card printing, finishing, folding and delivery	required	Declared route; UV and accessories only when actually present.	foreground_production	1 kg accepted card-body reference flow

Stage records remain separate: receipt/stock → make-ready and wet offset → drying → conditional UV-varnish/cure → cutting/creasing/folding → acceptance and actual packing. Internal material moves retain measured wet/dry status and equal link amounts; they are not extra external product outputs. Maintain separate meters/records even though stages share one final reference.

Process: Integrated greeting-card manufacture (card_delivery)

Inputs

Product flows

Unprinted uncoated card substrate (board)

Purchased dry, uncoated chemical-pulp card stock without mechanical-pulp furnish; declare fibre furnish, grammage, caliper, moisture, size and supplier. This broad identity is limited to the actual substrate; it does not stand for coated, plastic-laminated or printed stock.

• Selected flow: Uncoated printing, writing and packaging paper 936bdcb2-06b6-4ee9-8e7c-2f7762aba298
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; epa-offset-ctg-2006

Low-voltage purchased electricity (electricity)

Only grid-average AC delivered below 1 kV. Meter pressing, natural-drying ventilation, cutting, creasing/folding, dust extraction, cleaning and conditional UV curing separately; reconcile shared auxiliaries. Preserve native Net calorific value/MJ identity; metered electrical kWh converts by 3.6 MJ/kWh, with provider voltage, geography, year and loss boundary verified. No heat or fuel is implied.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 50657322-939c-4829-a87b-47c093bfa6a7
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Cyan conventional oil-based offset paste ink (ink_cyan)

One separately purchased cyan formulated paste ink, conventionally absorbed/oxidatively dried. Require the actual per-colour SKU/SDS and supplier confirmation of conventional non-waterborne oil-based sheetfed offset paste grade, with absorption/oxidation setting rather than heatset/UV/aqueous drying. Collect the full supplied formulation, pigments, binder, actual petroleum/vegetable-oil origin, all volatile/retained species and provider quantity basis. No soybean species or fixed oil fraction is required merely because an identity exists. The broad native name and offset/lithographic synonyms identify non-water solvent/oil-based printing ink but do not prove this actual paste grade, setting mechanism or provider. Its optional glycol examples and heat-based categorisation are neither mandatory formulation nor a heatset requirement. A common UUID does not merge the four actual colours or establish equal doses, oil/volatile fractions, retention or a common provider.

• Selected flow: Solvent-based Flat Printing Ink 38e48719-f415-4f0f-a3e7-2893d2fbaffd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Magenta conventional oil-based offset paste ink (ink_magenta)

One separately purchased magenta formulated paste ink, conventionally absorbed/oxidatively dried. Require the actual per-colour SKU/SDS and supplier confirmation of conventional non-waterborne oil-based sheetfed offset paste grade, with absorption/oxidation setting rather than heatset/UV/aqueous drying. Collect the full supplied formulation, pigments, binder, actual petroleum/vegetable-oil origin, all volatile/retained species and provider quantity basis. No soybean species or fixed oil fraction is required merely because an identity exists. The broad native name and offset/lithographic synonyms identify non-water solvent/oil-based printing ink but do not prove this actual paste grade, setting mechanism or provider. Its optional glycol examples and heat-based categorisation are neither mandatory formulation nor a heatset requirement. A common UUID does not merge the four actual colours or establish equal doses, oil/volatile fractions, retention or a common provider.

• Selected flow: Solvent-based Flat Printing Ink 38e48719-f415-4f0f-a3e7-2893d2fbaffd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Yellow conventional oil-based offset paste ink (ink_yellow)

One separately purchased yellow formulated paste ink, conventionally absorbed/oxidatively dried. Require the actual per-colour SKU/SDS and supplier confirmation of conventional non-waterborne oil-based sheetfed offset paste grade, with absorption/oxidation setting rather than heatset/UV/aqueous drying. Collect the full supplied formulation, pigments, binder, actual petroleum/vegetable-oil origin, all volatile/retained species and provider quantity basis. No soybean species or fixed oil fraction is required merely because an identity exists. The broad native name and offset/lithographic synonyms identify non-water solvent/oil-based printing ink but do not prove this actual paste grade, setting mechanism or provider. Its optional glycol examples and heat-based categorisation are neither mandatory formulation nor a heatset requirement. A common UUID does not merge the four actual colours or establish equal doses, oil/volatile fractions, retention or a common provider.

• Selected flow: Solvent-based Flat Printing Ink 38e48719-f415-4f0f-a3e7-2893d2fbaffd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Black conventional oil-based offset paste ink (ink_black)

One separately purchased black formulated paste ink, conventionally absorbed/oxidatively dried. Require the actual per-colour SKU/SDS and supplier confirmation of conventional non-waterborne oil-based sheetfed offset paste grade, with absorption/oxidation setting rather than heatset/UV/aqueous drying. Collect the full supplied formulation, pigments, binder, actual petroleum/vegetable-oil origin, all volatile/retained species and provider quantity basis. No soybean species or fixed oil fraction is required merely because an identity exists. The broad native name and offset/lithographic synonyms identify non-water solvent/oil-based printing ink but do not prove this actual paste grade, setting mechanism or provider. Its optional glycol examples and heat-based categorisation are neither mandatory formulation nor a heatset requirement. A common UUID does not merge the four actual colours or establish equal doses, oil/volatile fractions, retention or a common provider.

• Selected flow: Solvent-based Flat Printing Ink 38e48719-f415-4f0f-a3e7-2893d2fbaffd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Externally imaged aluminium offset printing plate (plate)

Delivered ready to mount, matched to the image and press; weigh actual aluminium plus imaging coating. Procurement includes upstream imaging/processing. Bare plate substrate, polystyrene sheet and flexographic plate cannot substitute. Record replacement and stock changes, without a universal impression life.

• Selected flow: Imaged aluminium offset printing plate, ready to mount
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Purchased alcohol-free acidic fountain concentrate (fountain)

One actual formulated concentrate, purchased separately from water and IPA. Retain supplier product code, SDS, ingredients, concentration and dilution records. Do not count an already premixed working solution in addition to its ingredients; do not assume a standard recipe.

• Selected flow: Alcohol-free acidic offset fountain concentrate
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006; jrc-sts-2020

Separately added isopropanol (ipa)

Include only when separately dosed into the fountain system. Verify CAS 67-63-0, delivered purity, mass and any dilution water. Record IPA-free operation explicitly; no ethanol or glycol-ether substitution and no default IPA fraction.

• Selected flow: Isopropanol a4a75541-e156-4e30-947c-ba067a682afd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; epa-offset-ctg-2006

Delivered tap water (water)

Meter fresh tap water used for fountain preparation, replenishment and manual wet cleaning; exclude internally recirculated working liquid from fresh intake. Mass identity requires calibrated weighing or measured source-specific density and metered volume. Link actual water-supply provider; it is not a freshwater abstraction or effluent flow.

• Selected flow: Water, tap c6fb2442-d527-4e3d-bf01-4c94ea2b71ec
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_water
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006; jrc-sts-2020

Low-volatility hydrocarbon blanket wash (wash)

Manual contained dispensing to wipes for blankets and ink rollers. Use one actual non-halogenated aliphatic-hydrocarbon formulation with SDS and composition; record its own delivered mass. Inkjet printhead cleaner, hydraulic oil and a neat unconfirmed solvent are not substitutes. Survey every emitted constituent; low volatility does not establish zero emissions.

• Selected flow: Low-volatility non-halogenated aliphatic-hydrocarbon offset blanket wash
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; epa-offset-ctg-2006

Conditional uncoated maize-starch anti-setoff powder (powder)

Include only if the actual purchased printing powder is uncoated maize starch from the stated wet-milling identity. Verify supplier grade, particle size, moisture, chemical coating absence and purity. Talc, calcium carbonate, coated starch and composite powder require different identities; no powder dose is imposed.

• Selected flow: Cornstarch 11077512-b85c-41da-8669-1298c65be402
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006

Conditional UV varnish formulation (varnish)

Only the explicitly declared UV-varnished variant: record actual delivered formulation, spot/all-over area, coat laydown, cured retention, loss, cure dose and lamp system. Unfinished cards have no such exchange; do not replace this with aqueous varnish, oil varnish, foil, adhesive or a pure polymer.

• Selected flow: UV varnish 3a387485-681a-4f40-8bc9-755edfcbad8c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: loxleys-finishes; epa-offset-ctg-2006

Conditional mercury UV-curing lamp replacement (lamp)

For the mercury-lamp UV-varnish variant only, record actual lamp design, mercury content, mass, service hours and campaign-attributable replacement. A quartz tube or mercury chemical is not the assembled lamp. No lamp lifetime or mercury release factor is imposed. The Loxleys finish offering proves UV-varnish capability, not a mercury installation. Require the actual lamp/curing-system model, manufacturer documentation and lamp/SDS content certificate, spectrum, operating/dark-start records and cure acceptance. Retired/missing/broken lamp mercury must reconcile with stock, licensed waste transfer and actual cleanup/releases; do not force a missing balance into air emissions. UV-ink statements in survey sources do not prove this varnish formulation.

• Selected flow: Mercury-containing UV-curing lamp
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Conditional unprinted paper envelope (envelope)

One purchased unprinted, windowless paper envelope if shipped with the card; disclose fibre/grammage, gum and net mass. The broad stationery identity covers only this envelope subset. It is outside the card reference mass; no default envelope per card.

• Selected flow: Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards of paper or paperboard, boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing paper stationery e75a08f8-57bd-4900-b01b-8482a1dc7546
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Conditional polyethylene wrap (film)

Only actual PE single-card wrapping; verify CAS 9002-88-4, film grade, thickness and supplier. Preserve separate shipped film and offcut quantities. The source classification anomaly does not change physical PE identity; verify provider before dataset use. Naked-card delivery has no film.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene film e64eb06c-6dc9-45f1-b003-3dc6c44b27e2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Conditional paper packaging label (label)

One actual purchased paper label, including declared ink/adhesive already in the supplied article; weigh its delivered net mass. Do not silently omit label/adhesive or count the embedded adhesive twice. Different added glue or release liner is a separate exchange when present.

• Selected flow: Label, paper 7b25a54f-baa6-4593-9670-4240a3315eed
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Clean cotton wiping cloth (wipe_input)

Actual cotton fabric used for manual cleaning, weighed by replacement or traceable stock withdrawal. Require cotton composition and cleaning grade, not printed apparel cloth or a pre-impregnated composite. Off-site reusable-cloth laundering, if used, is a separate supplied service and must be added before applying this single-use route. Native name/synonyms identify cotton fabric/cloth/woven fabric, while CPC01921 and cotton-fibre prose require source clarification. Verify actual manufactured cloth and finishing/provider; raw cotton fibre does not replace it.

• Selected flow: Cotton fabric dd9f2248-bc28-43b9-8d57-d77756754f4d
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: epa-offset-ctg-2006; jrc-sts-2020

Actual formulated machine lubricating oil (maintenance_oil)

One actual supplied liquid lubricating oil used in the installed press/cutter/folder. Record base oil, additives, grade/viscosity, supplier/SDS, application, stock and equipment instructions. Mineral, PAO and wax/solvent products are not interchangeable. No universal dose, replacement interval or lubricant is prescribed.

• Selected flow: Actual formulated machine lubricating oil
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Actual formulated machine lubricating grease (maintenance_grease)

One actual supplied grease for the installed moving parts; record base oil, thickener/additives, consistency, supplier grade and weighed replenishment. A liquid-oil identity or a wax/solvent lubricant is not the complete grease. Allocate actual shared maintenance activity causally without imposing a brand, recipe or lifetime.

• Selected flow: Actual formulated machine lubricating grease
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Complete replaceable rubber-faced offset printing blanket (blanket)

One complete replaceable offset blanket fitted to the actual wet-offset press. Record rubber face, fabric backing, other layers, net assembled mass, grade and supplier; a textile blanket or pure rubber raw material is not this composite. Collect actual installation/removal/remaining stock and attribution; no universal blanket lifetime or copy yield.

• Selected flow: Complete replaceable rubber-faced offset printing blanket
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_materials
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted folded greeting card (finished_card)

The only quantitative reference output: accepted card body, printed and cut/creased/folded, with actual retained ink, conditional cured varnish and retained anti-setoff starch, at recorded moisture. Exclude separately shipped envelope, film and label from its mass. No pre-cut card sheets or intermediate card-body output uses this UUID.

• Selected flow: Printed or illustrated postcards, printed cards bearing personal greetings or messages, with or without envelopes or trimmings a3a55c4a-a523-458b-bf18-5802f5482f6d
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: fixed_value
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: method_formula
• Collection protocol: cp_output
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Shipped unprinted paper envelope (shipped_envelope)

Same actual component as the input, physically shipped with accepted cards, separately weighed. Reconcile input = shipped + actual damage/offcut + stock change; do not multiply physical output by a burden-allocation share.

• Selected flow: Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards of paper or paperboard, boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing paper stationery e75a08f8-57bd-4900-b01b-8482a1dc7546
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Shipped polyethylene wrap (shipped_film)

Same actual component as the input, physically shipped with accepted cards, separately weighed. Reconcile input = shipped + actual damage/offcut + stock change; do not multiply physical output by a burden-allocation share.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene film e64eb06c-6dc9-45f1-b003-3dc6c44b27e2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Shipped paper packaging label (shipped_label)

Same actual component as the input, physically shipped with accepted cards, separately weighed. Reconcile input = shipped + actual damage/offcut + stock change; do not multiply physical output by a burden-allocation share.

• Selected flow: Label, paper 7b25a54f-baa6-4593-9670-4240a3315eed
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources: loxleys-litho

Waste flows

Unvarnished card-stock rejects and trims (waste_paper)

Weigh the actually collected unvarnished paperboard stream; declare ink content, fibre, moisture and accepting recycler. Setup spoilage and trims remain real wastes, never negative substrate.

• Selected flow: waste paper (unspecified) f140a5a2-5318-4d06-956f-a87b9c6fda25
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Conditional UV-coated card rejects (waste_coated_paper)

Separate actually UV-coated rejects from unvarnished scrap, with cured coating/ink mass and receiver acceptance. A common broad paper-waste UUID neither proves equal recyclability nor authorizes mixing or an avoided-recycling credit.

• Selected flow: waste paper (unspecified) f140a5a2-5318-4d06-956f-a87b9c6fda25
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Collected paste-ink residue (waste_ink)

One physically collected conventional paste-ink waste stream, with actual colour composition, oil/water and hazard classification. Ink retained on scrap or wipes is counted there, not again here.

• Selected flow: Waste ink 468ac05a-00a0-4153-a4ba-4084ef981e4c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Ink/cleaner-contaminated cotton wipes (waste_wipes)

Weigh segregated used cotton wipes including retained ink, cleaner and water; document receiver, hazard and composition. Clean textile cutting scraps cannot replace contaminated wiping waste.

• Selected flow: Ink and hydrocarbon-cleaner-contaminated cotton wipes
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Spent aqueous fountain liquid exported for treatment (waste_fountain)

Only sealed, collected spent fountain liquid leaving for off-site treatment; weigh actual water, IPA and additive content. No onsite process discharge is assumed. It is neither freshwater nor electrolytic-manganese-residue washwater.

• Selected flow: Spent aqueous offset fountain solution
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Spent imaged aluminium offset plate (waste_plate)

Record aluminium, residual coating/ink and recycler acceptance; do not use pure aluminium or waste flexographic photopolymer plate as a complete composite plate waste. The selected broad scrap name and contaminated-scrap synonyms include actual used aluminium articles before recycling; the comment explicitly calls scrap the input to recycling. Record total composite scrap mass and separately assay aluminium/coating/ink. Its recycling-related route label is not evidence that foreground remelting/treatment already occurred or may be omitted upstream/downstream; provider/receiver quantity convention must match.

• Selected flow: Aluminium Scrap 96c5f842-ea53-419b-b1cd-c02c479efb45
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Conditional uncured UV-varnish residue (waste_varnish)

Only actual segregated uncured formulation; record oligomer/monomer, photoinitiator and receiver. Cured coating on reject cards is in waste_coated_paper, not repeated.

• Selected flow: Uncured UV-varnish waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Collected dry paperboard cutting dust (collected_dust)

Weigh captured cutting dust with actual ink/coating contamination and receiver. Internal capture is a waste transfer only when exported; reuse inside the unit is recorded as an internal loop, not an emission. Broad waste-paper identity requires an actual segregated cellulose-paper/ink/coating stream and accepting recipient; it cannot cover a starch/dust mixture, metal dust or an unspecified composite. Particle-size air fractions remain separate.

• Selected flow: waste paper (unspecified) f140a5a2-5318-4d06-956f-a87b9c6fda25
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Collected maize-starch anti-setoff powder (collected_powder)

Record the separately captured starch powder, contamination and receiver, apart from cutting dust and starch retained on cards. If the streams are physically mixed, document the measured mixture and one confirmed composite waste identity before modelling it.

• Selected flow: Collected maize-starch anti-setoff powder
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Conditional PE wrapping offcuts (waste_film)

Record actual clean PE offcuts with composition and receiver. PET and polypropylene are not PE; source-specific oil-contaminated PE waste is not a substitute.

• Selected flow: Clean polyethylene wrapping-film offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Conditional spent mercury UV lamp (waste_lamp)

Whole spent lamp with retained mercury and actual licensed receiver; broken-lamp incidents require separate measured mercury releases by medium and species. Waste lamp mass is not an assumed mercury emission.

• Selected flow: Spent mercury-containing UV-curing lamp
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011

Used lubricating oil (spent_maintenance_oil)

One separately collected used petroleum-based or synthetic lubricating oil stream at the point of generation. Record actual contamination, stream net mass and recipient; do not include grease, wiping cloth or oil retained on them again. Reused and retained equipment oil stays in the stock/transfer ledger. No default loss fraction or treatment route.

• Selected flow: Used lubricating oil 55d93375-7f04-4166-b2a2-88ce929051a5
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Separately collected spent machine lubricating grease (spent_maintenance_grease)

One actually removed and separately collected spent grease stream with composition and receiver documented. Used liquid oil is not complete grease. Grease retained on wipes or removed parts is included in those physical streams, not duplicated here; documented absence of a separate collected stream is permitted.

• Selected flow: Separately collected spent machine lubricating grease
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Spent composite rubber-faced offset printing blanket (spent_blanket)

One actually removed complete blanket, retaining its rubber/fabric layers and actual ink/cleaner contamination. Record net composite mass, receiver and fate; a generic tyre-rubber record does not by itself confirm this full contaminated assembly or treatment. Contaminants are not exported again as separate waste mass.

• Selected flow: Spent composite rubber-faced offset printing blanket
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Separately collected spent aliphatic-hydrocarbon blanket wash liquid (spent_wash)

Only if actual manual cleaning generates a separately collected liquid: record the complete aliphatic-hydrocarbon wash/ink/water stream, concentration and recipient. Do not duplicate liquid retained on wipes, paste-ink residue or spent fountain solution. No direct environmental discharge, unrelated machining coolant or universal liquid-waste quantity is implied.

• Selected flow: Separately collected spent aliphatic-hydrocarbon blanket wash liquid
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Elementary flows

Isopropanol released to outdoor air (air_ipa)

CAS 67-63-0; outdoor air, unspecified subcompartment, Mass/kg. Measure net release across the facility boundary after actual control, including fugitives. Reconcile IPA inputs, stock, liquid/wipe exports and any retention; purchase mass is not automatically emitted.

• Selected flow: isopropanol fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a843-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Conditional identified dodecane emission (air_dodecane)

Only if CAS 112-40-3 is established in actual ink/cleaner and measured off-gas; outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg. It is not total hydrocarbon or NMVOC. Survey all actual emitted constituents and add separate species rows; do not equate a C-range hydrocarbon blend with dodecane.

• Selected flow: dodecane fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a822-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Conditional ozone from UV curing (air_ozone)

CAS 10028-15-6; only if actual lamp spectrum and measurement establish release. Outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg, net after ventilation/abatement. A UV-varnish label alone does not establish ozone generation or an emission factor.

• Selected flow: ozone 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9756-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Particles up to PM2.5 to outdoor air (air_pm25)

Outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg; measured residual cutting/spray dust after capture, including fugitives. This is the lowest non-overlapping size fraction, not collected dust or all PM10.

• Selected flow: particles (PM2.5) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9293-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Particles above PM2.5 through PM10 to outdoor air (air_pm10)

Outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg; report only the size interval above PM2.5 through PM10. When compatible cumulative PM10 and PM2.5 are measured, the interval is their difference, never their sum. Unmeasured split remains unresolved.

• Selected flow: particles (PM2.5 - PM10) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9501-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Particles above PM10 to outdoor air (air_pmover10)

Outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg; separately measured above-PM10 release. If compatible total particulate and cumulative PM10 are available, use their difference. No dust factor or positive release is assumed from dry cutting alone.

• Selected flow: particles (> PM10) fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a70a-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Water vapour across the facility air boundary (air_water)

Outdoor air, unspecified, Mass/kg, from actual net process evaporation. Determine by validated water balance or net exhaust measurement including incoming humidity; not boiler steam delivery, liquid effluent, water abstraction or crop evapotranspiration.

• Selected flow: water vapour fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-ac04-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: uk-sg6-2011; jrc-sts-2020

Conditional measured mercury release to outdoor air (air_mercury)

Conditional actual mercury release to outdoor air, unspecified subcompartment, CAS7439-97-6, Mass/kg. Only documented installed mercury-lamp technology plus an actual incident/release investigation and compatible sampling or validated mercury balance can establish an amount. Lamp count/content, routine UV use or a missing lamp is not an emission factor. Keep intact retired lamps and cleanup residues as complete waste streams; indoor exposure is not automatically an outdoor release. Record mercury species; prefer differentiated native species if the chosen LCIA distinguishes them. Other receiving media require their own verified rows, never this air UUID.

• Selected flow: mercury fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a8c4-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Unit group: 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Actual campaign-attributable measured exchange, including stock change, reported on the declared reference basis; include only when actually present with documented applicability.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: product_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions
• Sources: jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011

Receipt and maintenance completeness: record paper-stock outer wrap/cores if actually present, chemical/ink/varnish containers and tare/retained residues, actual replacement oils/grease/blankets/filters/parts, and returned/refilled items by material and destination. Add separate verified atomic rows for every actual container material, worn filter/part, extra packaging input/reject or incident-cleanup waste before claiming complete site data; do not invent material types, doses, cycles or pollution releases. Container return/refill and internal reuse stay in paired stock/transfer records. Composite waste mass includes its retained contaminants once; upstream supplier-included packaging or maintenance must not be charged twice. Include actual offsite treatment/service and transport with an explicit provider boundary, without inventing road/sea/air or distance. [jrc-sts-2020; uk-sg6-2011]

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
direct_assignment	card_delivery	First separate actual jobs/variants and directly meter/assign material, spoilage, cleaning, curing and waste activity. Investigate subdivision before sharing burdens; a no-varnish job receives no UV-coating burden.	eu-pef-2021-allocation
shared_burdens	card_delivery	For genuinely shared residual burdens, demonstrate a measured physical cause such as machine time with actual load, or printed/coated area for the affected operation. Record driver, all jobs and denominator; total allocated burden must equal the measured total. Mass share is not automatically causal. If no defensible relationship exists, disclose unresolved allocation; do not silently select economic shares.	eu-pef-2021-allocation
physical_outputs	card_delivery	Maintain actual cards, scraps, accessories, liquids and dust in the physical ledger, including balances and equal internal links. Keep the allocated environmental-burden account separately: never multiply co-product physical output by an allocation share. Record recycling/treatment receiver; no negative paper input or generic avoided-material credit.	eu-pef-2021-allocation

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_output	card_delivery	accepted net card-body mass	primary measurement and traceable records	campaign/lot; variant; artwork; dimensions/fold; calibrated scale; accepted net mass Q; moisture; retained ink/varnish; rejected output; stock	Weigh accepted complete card bodies on a calibrated scale, excluding envelope, film and label; reconcile lot acceptance and moisture. Preserve actual full-campaign Q and variant-specific totals.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_materials	card_delivery	each purchased material and replacement	primary measurement and traceable records	row_id; supplier/product/SDS; colour/grade; delivered composition; wet/dry mass; density/conditions if volumetric; incoming/remaining/returned stock; stage; campaign	Weigh each actual formulation or article separately and reconcile invoices, dispensing and stock; use measured grade-specific density only for volume records. Include make-ready, cleaning and replacement across the full campaign. Record supplier evidence for every grade and condition; no recipe from database metadata.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_energy	card_delivery	purchased low-voltage AC	primary measurement and traceable records	meter id/calibration; opening/closing electrical kWh; stage/variant; actual auxiliary load; supply voltage/provider/year; shared driver; accepted net card mass Q	Read calibrated meters/submeters over the same campaign; reconcile all stage and shared auxiliary totals and supplier boundary. Convert recorded electrical kWh to MJ by 3.6, then use accepted card-body Q. Do not treat Net calorific value metadata as a heat-service measurement.	MJ	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_water	card_delivery	fresh supplied water	primary measurement and traceable records	fresh-water meter; measured mass or volume/density/temperature;actual water carried by board, inks, concentrate, wash, varnish and wipes; replenishment; evaporation; exported spent liquid; retained water; stock; incoming/outgoing exhaust humidity	Meter fresh supplied water separately from internal circulation. For Mass/kg quantity use calibrated mass records or actual density at meter conditions. Reconcile fresh input, stock, card/wipe retention, exported liquid and net evaporation without a generic density or consumption factor. Formulation/material carrier water remains inside its purchased mixture exchange, not a duplicate tap-water input. Preserve full ambient inlet/outlet humidity separately from net anthropogenic evaporation, with compatible exhaust flow/time and wet/dry/T/P basis.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_packaging	card_delivery	each actual shipped accessory	primary measurement and traceable records	row_id; supplier/specification; composition/embedded adhesive; incoming/remaining stock; actual net shipped envelope/film/label mass; offcuts/damage; accepted net card mass Q	Weigh each component independently at input and dispatch, excluding it from card-body Q. Reconcile input, shipment, stock and actual rejects; absence is documented by bill of materials and pack-out records, not an assumed zero.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_waste	card_delivery	each exported waste	primary measurement and traceable records	row_id; stream/container; tare/gross/net; ink/coating/solvent/water/mercury/metal content; receiver/route; stock; collection dates; internal reuse	Weigh segregated streams with calibrated scales and manifest/receiver records. Keep unvarnished/UV-coated paper, ink residue, used wipes, spent liquid, composite plates, uncured varnish, cutting dust, collected starch, PE offcuts and spent lamps distinct. Avoid counting contaminants both in the composite waste and as separate exported mass.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data
cp_emissions	card_delivery	each species and disjoint particle interval	primary measurement and traceable records	row_id; CAS/species/source; medium/subcompartment; sampling method/limits; concentration and dry/wet/standard gas conditions; gas flow/time; fugitives; inlet/outlet and abatement; detection limits; actual formulation; water/solvent balance	Use calibrated representative full-campaign sampling or a validated species-specific material balance with retained/exported/control terms; record uncertainty, fugitives and sample/time coverage. Gas mass = compatible concentration × gas volume, corrected once for actual conditions. Identify additional emitted ingredients and add individual atomic species/medium rows. Preserve size-method compatibility; non-detection is not an unqualified zero.	kg	Every lot/job and each material/waste transaction; representative time-resolved meters/sampling	Entire declared campaign, including setup, cleaning and rejects; same variant	Declared site and actual suppliers/receivers	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration, raw readings, invoices/SDS, acceptance, mass/water/carbon reconciliation, stock and uncertainty; no fabricated data

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
campaign_normalization	all inventory rows	a_i = B_i / Q; B_i is actual attributed full-campaign exchange in its own unit; Q is accepted net card-body mass in kg for the same route and period. For the sole reference output a_i = 1 kg. Preserve raw actual physical totals independently from allocated burdens.	B_i; Q; cp_output	exchange per 1 kg reference flow
measured_balances	card_delivery	For each actual conserved material component: opening stock + incoming = closing stock + retained product/accessories + exported waste + actual environmental release; explain measured uncertainty and oxidation/oxygen uptake when applicable. Water and fossil/biogenic carbon require separate component ledgers, not a sum of unlike masses.	Measured component/stock/output/air and liquid records	Pre-allocation physical balance	jrc-sts-2020

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
identity_and_provider	each exchange	A selected broad UUID must contain the physical subset without contrary route/species/native-reference fields; independently verify actual supplier formulation, quantity basis and provider. A blank UUID is an explicit linking gap, not evidence that a near match may be used.	Supplier specification/SDS; direct identities and native chain; receiver agreement
campaign_completeness	card_delivery	Use one coherent site/time/product variant and include setup, reject, cleaning, consumables, actual packaging, stock and controls. Identify missing rows/data/providers and detection/split uncertainty; historical or single-factory amounts are not defaults.	Complete campaign records and actual balance closure
separate_ledgers	card_delivery	Preserve physical stage diagram and equal internal links, physical mass/water/fossil-and-biogenic-carbon balance, and a separately reconciled allocated-burden ledger. No allocation-scaled physical co-product outputs.	Raw stage records and allocation driver audit

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference	finished_card	Exactly one reference output with 1 kg accepted card-body Mass/kg; EN/ZH quantities, denominator, qualifiers and row identities agree. Associated accessories remain separate physical outputs.
validate_routes	card_delivery	Verify actual uncoated substrate, each actual conventional oil-based offset ink and outsourced imaged plate, wet offset/drying, manual cleaning, finish and lamp route. Unresolved identities, providers, additional auxiliaries/species, ingredient formulations or incompatible waste receivers prevent a claim of a complete linked dataset.	epa-offset-ctg-2006
validate_environment	card_delivery	Check explicit CAS/species and air/water/soil medium, net plant-boundary release, shared controls, disjoint particles, captured versus emitted dust, water balance and fossil/biogenic carbon. No correction flow, cumulative-PM double count, universal VOC factor or omission of actual biogenic CO2.	uk-sg6-2011
validate_physical_and_burden	card_delivery	Check independently the raw physical ledger and shared-burden allocation sums. Internal links match at both ends; shipped accessories plus waste and stock reconcile with input; allocation affects attributable burdens, not physical product or co-product mass.	eu-pef-2021-allocation

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground factory-gate greeting-card production process
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Declared same-route card supply, with all actually matched upstream providers and explicit finish/accessory configuration.
excluded_use	Universal CPC32530 coverage, postcard/ornament routes, message-service comparison, or a complete dataset claim with unresolved identity/data/provider gaps.
required_metadata	Scope/reference qualifiers; site/time; exact flows/providers/native units; route and finish; component composition; actual accessory masses; pollution-control/transport/treatment boundary; allocation drivers.
required_quality_disclosure	Collection/coverage and calibration; raw physical versus allocated burden ledgers; uncertain constituent/size split; missing UUID/provider/data; limits and exclusions.
update_trigger	Changed construction, furnish, ink/concentrate/cleaner/varnish, lamp technology, supplier basis, electricity, accessories, control/waste route or new emissions evidence.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
epa-offset-ctg-2006	official_guidance	EPA-453/R-06-002, September 2006, Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing, printed pp.7–8 / PDF13–14. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P1009O71.txt	Sheetfed paste-ink absorption/oxidation, fountain ingredients, manual cleaning and optional radiation-cured coatings. Historic description only; no VOC/retention percentages or regulatory limits adopted.
jrc-sts-2020	official_guidance	JRC STS BREF 2020, section 11.2, printed pp.344–346 / PDF383–385. https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2021-06/jrc122816_sts_2020_final.pdf	Only explicit general offset/sheetfed clauses on wetting, non-heatset drying and blanket/roller cleaning within the heatset chapter; no heatset dryer or default solvent recipe transposed.
uk-sg6-2011	official_guidance	UK Sector Guidance Note IPPC SG6 (11), February 2011, Table 9 printed p.32 / PDF38, sheet-fed offset column; section 3.47 printed p.34 / PDF40, cutting/trimming dust and collected waste. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a80811ded915d74e33facf5/surface-treatment-using-solvents-sector-guidance-note-sg-6-11.pdf	Printing-side solvent, ozone, spent liquid, contaminated wipes, ink and UV-lamp waste survey; printing-side paper dust from cutting/trimming, distinct captured waste and net air release; actual species and amounts need site measurement. No current legal-compliance claim or default emission.
jrc-paper-bref-2015	official_guidance	JRC Production of Pulp, Paper and Board BREF 2015, section 7.1.10, printed p.670 / PDF708. https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2019-11/PP_revised_BREF_2015.pdf	Upstream paper-mill finishing/cutting and internal-broke context only; not a greeting-card plant inventory, fibre recipe, dust or water factor.
eu-pef-2021-allocation	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I section 4.5, pp.63–64. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-12/Annexes%201%20to%202.pdf	Subdivision then demonstrated relevant physical relationship for shared burdens; no assumed economic share, substitution credit or generic recycling result.
loxleys-litho	literature	Loxleys, Litho Printing, manufacturer webpage, retrieved 2026-10-12. https://www.loxleys.co.uk/litho-print	One producer demonstrates B1 greeting-card litho, board/envelope procurement, die cutting, folding/inserting and distinct optional pack-out/finishes. Not evidence of this plant using the chosen ink, substrate, cleaner or lamp; no output rate or inventory default adopted.
loxleys-finishes	literature	Loxleys, Print Finishes, manufacturer webpage, retrieved 2026-10-12. https://www.loxleys.co.uk/print-finishes	Separate CMYK/die-cut and UV spot/all-over varnish capabilities, alongside excluded foil/glitter routes. No formulation, coating mass, cure dose or lamp-type claim.