ecoinvent 3.13 introduces an entirely new sector (Pharmaceuticals) and expands coverage across lithium, batteries, fuels, and textiles. Below is a structured summary of key changes in ecoinvent 3.13.
For more information, check ecoinvent's version 3.13 Change Report here.
Pharmaceuticals (new sector)
Covers sector-critical substances such as amino-acids, excipients, growth media components, and solvent treatment and recovery/recycling
61 newly modeled products × 3 regions (Europe, North America, Asia) = 183 production datasets, plus 198 market datasets
Energy
Updated electricity market datasets reflecting 2023 baseline, with some 2024 datasets; European residual mix represents 2025
Improved documentation and metadata for markets, transformation, and import datasets
Fuels
Calcined petroleum coke (CPC) production expanded to 6 key geographies
6 new regionalized CPC market datasets for improved downstream supply accuracy
Metals
Lithium supply chain coverage substantially expanded
Explicit distinction introduced between battery-grade and technical-grade lithium carbonate
downstream chemical/battery datasets updated to consume the more specific products
Chemicals & Plastics
Formaldehyde: technological and geographical expansion
Geographical expansion for acetaldehyde and polystyrene grades
12 new chemical products added (monofluorobenzene, 4,4- and 2,4-difluorobenzophenone, 1,6-dichlorohexane, propionyl chloride, 1,6-hexanediol, glutaraldehyde, phenethyl alcohol, 1,4-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzene, valeric acid, sodium acetate, potassium fluoride)
Corrections to ammonia and urea production
Batteries & Electronics
24 new battery pack/module datasets: 75 kWh and 100 kWh packs across six chemistries
Waste Management & Recycling
68 new treatment/market datasets for pharmaceutical-sector waste streams (waste solvent → incineration; pharmaceutical wastewater → treatment), across 4 regions
Agriculture, Fishery & Animal Husbandry
Various corrections to datasets
Pulp & Paper
Corrugated board production data updated to 2024 (FEFCO/RISE collaboration)
New/updated kraft paper and cartonboard datasets for Europe; cartonboard production split out from folding-carton conversion
Textiles
Cotton supply chain fully re-modeled: country-specific data for conventional and organic production, replacing prior global-average datasets
New European flax rescutching dataset from primary data
Building & Construction
Mostly corrections to cement, perlite, and infrastructure copper inputs.