Table 5. Carbon emissions inventory for oil palm plywood manufacturing process

Process step Quantity or energy used Emission factor Emissions (kg CO2-eq)
Drying 13.8 kWh 0.5kg CO2-eq/kWh 6.9
Adhesive (UF) 0.3 kg 3.1kg CO2-eq/kg 0.93
Hot pressing 1.2 kWh 0.5kg CO2-eq/kWh 0.6
Total 8.43*
Total of 8.43 kg CO2-eq is calculated per 1 m2 plywood at 10 mm thickness, equivalent to ~843 kg CO2-eq per m3 of plywood.
UF: urea-formaldehyde.