HiQLCD is the LCA database that reflects real, up-to-date Chinese industrial practices and regional variations. It contains comprehensive cradle-to-grave inventory data and enables a seamless integration with ecoinvent, allowing the modeling of mixed global-China supply chains in a single study. As the majority of products involve Chinese supply chains, HiQLCD delivers LCI data for credible and complete studies. 

Database update

A little more than a year after its first release, HiQLCD is now available in version 1.4.0 on Nexus. The main updates include:

  • Reached 80,000+ datasets with 3 allocation methods, 26+ sectors, 1,000+ products and 1,500+ technologies
  • Addition of the allocation cut-off EN 15804 system model
  • Optimization of water footprint-related indicators
  • New datasets for electricity, steel, chemicals, PV, coal and waste treatment

We also hosted a webinar dedicated to this update, which you can find on our YouTube page.

To acquire the database, please visit openLCA Nexus.