Imagine if every piece of metal in your phone had a digital birth certificate and a unique chemical fingerprint. This system tracks minerals from the moment they are dug out of the ground until they are recycled, using blockchain to make sure the records can't be faked. It's like a high-tech passport for materials that proves they were sourced ethically.
Companies struggle to prove the ethical and legal origin of critical raw materials due to complex, fragmented supply chains. Current document-based tracking is easy to forge and fails to meet strict new EU sustainability laws.
A blockchain-based Digital Product Passport (DPP) and a certification scheme that links a mineral's physical chemical fingerprint to its digital record.
If you are a consumer electronics brand dealing with strict EU Battery regulations — this project developed a Digital Product Passport that provides verifiable proof of mineral provenance. This allows you to guarantee the ethical origin of materials in your final products.
If you are a mining operator dealing with complex chain of custody requirements — this project developed a certification scheme that links geological fingerprints to digital data sheets. This helps you prove the quality and origin of your raw materials to downstream buyers.
If you are a metal recycler dealing with material aggregation and transformation — this project developed a traceability method that covers the circular economy loop. This enables you to certify recycled content for manufacturing clients.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or implementation costs are not provided.
The project aims to increase the TRL of experimental methods and involves 6 industrial partners to ensure the tools meet industrial needs and expectations.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though the project focuses on creating a generic certification scheme for widespread corporate acceptance.
It facilitates compliance with the EU Battery regulation, the German Supply Chain Act, and the upcoming EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence.
It integrates independent forensic tools that use the material's own geological fingerprints, linking physical properties to digital data sheets via blockchain.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward industrial application, with 6 industry partners representing a 40% industry ratio. The collaboration spans 7 European countries and balances 3 universities and 4 research centers, indicating a strong push to move laboratory-tested geological fingerprints into real-world supply chain software.
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES (BRGM)
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