In order to meet its customers’ need to promote carbon neutrality, Nippon Steel Corporation (“Nippon Steel”) newly obtained five “SuMPO EPD” *1 (former name: EcoLeaf) certifications*2 based on the SuMPO Environmental Labeling Program by the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, a General Incorporated Association (“SuMPO”), for its steel pipes and tubes used in the chemical industry and for boilers.
In recent years, there has been a growing demand from customers for decarbonization and new energy, such as nuclear power generation and high-pressure hydrogen applications. Nippon offers multiple lineups through NSCarbolexTM Solution*3, its highly functional products/solution technology that contributes to CO2 emission reductions in society.
SuMPO EPD is an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification system that uses the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to show quantitative environmental information covering the entire lifecycle of a product, from resource extraction to manufacturing, distribution, use, discarding, and recycling. This certification system makes it possible for Nippon Steel’s customers to objectively assess the environmental impact in the lifecycle of steel pipes and tubes used in the chemical industry and for boilers as well as easier to accommodate the likes of the move to display CO2 emissions on procured goods, which will be a subject of attention going forward.
Courtesy of Nippon Steel.