ORSING’s
Life Cycle Assessment

Clarification to below tables

Material: We are using Green PE a fossil-free biobased polyethylene produced from renewable sugarcane. Lower reduced climate impact on Hygoformic Bio, compared to Aspirator tubes Bio, due to the metal wire.

Production: we have extremely low emissions from our production, because – we only use renewable energy sources from sun, wind and water. – we have reduced water consumption from 10 800 000l/year to 800 00l/year (-92%) by installing heat exchangers on all our production lines.

Delivery: Calculated on an average customer, with >90% in Europe. Sales unit packings and outer cartons, included in delivery.

Use: No impact in the use phase

End of Life: To be burned, as medical device products in contact with blood and saliva.

Aspirator tubes Bio:

72 % lower climate impact compared to the corresponding fossil Orsing product.
– Cradle to Grave
– Carbon footprint based on GWP-total (incl. biogenic emissions and land use
change, LULUC)

Aspirator Tube Bio Aspirator Tube (fossil-based)
Phase GWP-fossil
(gCO2e)
GWP-biogenic
(gCO2)
GWP-luluc
(gCO2e)
GWP-total
(gCO2e)
GWP-fossil
(gCO2e)
GWP-biogenic
(gCO2)
GWP-luluc
(gCO2e)
GWP-total
(gCO2e)
Bio vs,
Fossil-based
Material acquisition 4,92 -8,07 -1,08 -4,23 9,40 0,00 0,00 9,40 -145%
Production 0,10 0,00 0,00 0,10 0,10 0,00 0,00 0,10 0%
Delivery 0,73 -0,42 0,00 0,31 0,79 -0,19 0,00 0,60 -48%
Use 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 N/A
End of life 0,17 8,88 0,00 9,05 8,23 0,19 0,00 8,42 7%
Total 5,92 0,39 -1,08 5,23 18,52 0,00 0,00 18,52 -72%

Table 4. Comparison of GWp-total between bio plastic and fossil plastic products

Hygoformic Bio:

41 % lower climate impact compared to the corresponding fossil Orsing product.
– Cradle to Grave
– Carbon footprint based on GWP-total (incl. biogenic emissions and land use
change, LULUC)

Hygoformic Bio Hygoformic (fossil-based)
Phase GWP-fossil
(gCO2e)
GWP-biogenic
(gCO2e)
GWP-luluc
(gCO2e)
GWP-total
(gCO2e)
GWP-fossil
(gCO2e)
GWP-biogenic
(gCO2)
GWP-luluc
(gCO2e)
GWP-total
(gCO2e)
Bio vs,
Fossil-based
Material acquisition 10,48 -5,40 -0,72 -4,37 12,47 -0,01 0,00 12,45 -65%
Production 0,07 0,01 0,00 0,08 0,07 0,01 0,00 0,08 0%
Delivery 0,78 -0,28 0,00 0,51 0,83 -0,19 0,00 0,64 -21%
Use 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 N/A
End of life 0,19 5,92 0,00 6,11 5,31 0,19 0,00 5,50 11%
Total 11,52 0,26 -0,72 11,06 18,67 0,00 0,00 18,67 -41%

Table 4. Comparison of GWp-total between bio plastic and fossil plastic products