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Application of the European Environmental Footprint to companies that manufacture metal sheets in the Basque Country

Objectives

The main objective of this project is the application of the methodology for calculating the European Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) to metal sheets manufactured by Basque companies through a tool specifically developed for this purpose. For this, the rules corresponding to the product category “Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Metal Sheets for Various Applications” will be applied to a representative group of companies in the Basque Country, in a coordinated and collaborative process..

Results

The main results of the project are the calculation of the European Environmental Footprint for one product from each of the 5 companies participating in the project, and the development of a specific tool for the calculation of the European Environmental Footprint of metal sheets. The implementation of the European Environmental Footprint in the participating companies, as well as the potential for replication provided by the tool developed for its calculation, will contribute significantly to improve the competitiveness of the Basque companies of the Steel Sector in the short and medium term.