Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel introduces tool for carbon footprint
Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel GmbH, the distribution subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, is introducing a new calculation tool for the product carbon footprint (PCF).
The group describes the tool as a calculation methodology in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14067, determining the CO2 footprint along the entire value chain. It enables Salzgitter Mannesmann and its units to provide complete transparency concerning the carbon footprint of the steel products they are offering. Following successful validation by TÜV SÜD, the calculation tool will be made available to the market with immediate effect, Kallanish hears.
“The new PCF software solution calculates the PCF of the steel product, from raw material extraction through to the customer’s factory gate – cradle-to-customer entry gate,” says Tanja Jacobs, business development head at Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel. “The entire range of greenhouse gases are included and converted into CO2 equivalents,” adds Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel managing director Alexander Soboll.
Christian Koehl Germany
