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title: Gate-to-Gate
description: "Gate-to-gate LCA: A modular assessment optimizing industrial processes for sustainability."
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# [Gate-to-Gate](https://www.o2oh.com/glossary/gate-to-gate)

 Written by [one to ONE Holdings](https://www.o2oh.com/glossary/author/one-to-one-holdings) | Jan 23, 2026 3:05:55 AM

Gate-to-gate is a [Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)](https://www.o2oh.com/glossary/life-cycle-assessment-lca) boundary that examines a single industrial process or part of a value chain.

It assesses environmental impacts and resource use from when materials enter a facility to when finished products leave.

This approach serves as a modular component in industrial ecology, enabling engineers to optimize individual processes before integrating them into broader [**cradle-to-grave **](https://www.o2oh.com/glossary/cradle-to-grave)sustainability frameworks.

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