Knowing what's inside – the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)

Industry plays a crucial role in our globalized world. It produces the goods and services that make our modern lifestyle possible. But this progress also has a downside - it contributes significantly to global warming. This is where the "product carbon footprint" comes into play - measuring the greenhouse gas emissions generated during the manufacture of a product. 

After all, in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and curb climate change, it is crucial to reduce emissions in industry. To this end, the PCF offers companies the opportunity to quantify their emissions, identify where there is potential for improvement, and develop strategies to reduce their environmental impact. 

At Kloeckner, we see the decarbonization of the value chain as a special opportunity. More and more of our customers and partners share this view and are making sustainable purchasing decisions in order to save CO2 emissions and in turn develop "greener" products. If you want to build sustainable and transparent value chains, you need to know how many emissions are in the individual products. This is where Kloeckner Metals offers its customers an innovative solution:

By selecting their product, our customers can directly opt for the Product Carbon Footprint. They then receive the value, including all important details, in the form of a clear Product Carbon Footprint Declaration after delivery of our goods. If you have any questions about the PCF Declaration, more than 700 trained sales staff from our Green Steel Sales Force are available to advise our customers as part of Klöckner & Co's Sustainable Advisory Services (SAS).

We support our customers in this by helping to build sustainable value chains. Thanks to the certified Nexigen® PCF Algorithm calculation method, our customers receive valuable information on the CO₂ footprint* of their product purchased from us. Based on this, we help our customers to calculate and provide the total emissions of their product to their customers in a transparent manner. At the same time, with each PCF declaration and a concrete footprint, we always create an incentive for our customers to choose an even more sustainable product variant within our portfolio.

_{* The calculation of the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is based on manufacturer data and Klöckner emissions data. Where this (in particular manufacturer data) is not available, qualified database information on CO₂e emission factors, production factors and plant/location information as well as derived estimates, e.g. on production or transport, are used as a supplement. For further information on the calculation method, please contact your local representative.}

Are you curious and would like to learn more about our PCF Declaration or our CO₂-reduced products and services? Then write to us. We look forward to hearing from you!