The embodied energy is the total energy required in the making of a part. Typically 70-90% of this energy is associated with manufacturing the raw material.
Publically available data for each plastic material family is the basis for the embodied energy contribution to the Plastic material impact indicator.
Data source: PlasticsEurope http://www.plasticseurope.org
To view the embodied energy information, click .
A dialog appears displaying the Embodied energy rating of the family of plastics to which the selected material belongs. The Alert panel 
on the same dialog will define any embodied energy alerts.