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The Critical Raw Materials Act, proposed by the European Commission on March 16th, 2023, and reaching provisional agreement in November, 2023 is a comprehensive initiative aimed at securing the European Union's access to critical raw materials, which are essential for various strategic sectors.

The success stories of Voestalpine and Bumax underscore the transformative potential of ChainTraced in today's supply chain landscape. Whether it's gaining deeper insights into emission drivers or streamlining certificate management processes, our platform empowers businesses to unlock efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.

Finding the optimal cutting parameters in steel production is important, as it directly impacts the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of the manufacturing process. Collecting the material certificates digitally, contributes to a more efficient quality management, and gives a unique opportunity to manage variations between different material batches.

A key to driving decarbonization is to understand the environmental footprint coming from your own supply chain. However, many steel and manufacturing SME organizations lack primary CO2qemission data and are challenged in their emission tracking and reporting.

In the ever-evolving landscape of the manufacturing industry, we see a large momentum behind traceability and Digital Product Passports as not just a trend and concept with great potential, but a practical solution that can be used to address the needs of different stakeholders here and now today.

ChainTraced has, together with a consortium of partners, been chosen by EIT Manufacturing to execute an innovation project during 2024. The goal is to empower secure and efficient Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) accounting practices, supporting steel industry needs specifically.

In this article we address new ways-of-working with traceability management by comparing digital traceability to traditional and manual traceability management.

In manufacturing, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is a standardized process used by suppliers to secure that the parts and components they manufacture meet customer requirements.