Choosing a material or changing a production process can affect environmental impacts across the supply chain. Life cycle assessment helps you compare alternatives and understand the trade-offs before you decide.
We support companies that produce, process or use metals. An assessment can focus on extraction and production, or extend to the use and end-of-life stages of a product. The scope depends on the decision you need to make.
Several metals are often extracted from the same ore. A change in demand for one metal can therefore affect the supply of others. These relationships matter when assessing the consequences of material choices.
We develop life cycle inventory (LCI) datasets that examine how production is likely to respond to changes in demand. Our work combines production data with market analysis to identify the relevant suppliers and account for metals produced together.
We also review existing datasets and develop alternatives where the available data does not adequately represent the production systems or market responses relevant to your assessment. Our experience includes base and precious metals, as well as metal-containing raw materials used in industrial catalysts.
