• Title: Ensuring Accurate Life Cycle Analysis for Automotive Lightweighting: Addressing Bias in Steel Industry Claims
• Author: Jinlong “Marshall” Wang, Jessica Sanderson, Chris Moore, Duncan Pitchford, Jerome Fourmann, Karah Davenport, Kenneth Martchek
• Author Company: Aluminum Association, Novelis North America, Arconic, Hydro North America, Rio Tinto North America, Stratacom, Martchek Consulting
• Volume: Vol. 78, No. 3
• Year: 2020
• No. Pages: 7.5
• Description: This article addresses life cycle assessment (LCA) claims made by the steel industry about its products in automotive lightweighting applications over comparable aluminum solutions. The authors provide thorough evidence to back up their assertion that the steel industry has been manipulating data in its LCA model in order to provide a false advantage of steel over aluminum. This paper also raises concerns about the violations by the steel industry of basic ISO principles and rules related to making comparative assertions intended for public use.
• Companies Mentioned: Ensuring Accurate Life Cycle Analysis for Automotive Lightweighting: Addressing Bias in Steel Industry Claims
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