Valmet uses SimaPro to meet requirements of clients and the EU taxonomy
Valmet
Valmet started conducting life cycle assessments (LCA) of their products to meet the requirements of the European Union taxonomy, as well as to meet the demands of clients and the needs of different internal departments. For their LCA needs, Valmet made use of SimaPro and collaborated closely with the experts from Miljögiraff (SimaPro Partner and distributor in Finland and Sweden).
About
Valmet is the world’s leading supplier and developer of process technology, automation solutions and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. The company serves an even wider customer base in the process industry with their automation systems and flow control solutions. Valmet has over 220 years of industrial history and employs more than 19,000 professionals.
Challenge
Over the years, Valmet has observed a rise in demand for environmental information, driven by customer needs for CSRD reporting. Additionally, the EU Green Claims directive, upon entering into force, would mandate that companies’ environmental claims about products be based on verifiable facts regarding the product’s life cycle, and these claims should be verified by a third party. As a result, customers want to know the carbon emissions associated with purchasing Valmet products, and seek (partial) LCA calculations to support their reporting. The complexity of international supply chains underscores the need for comprehensive information and primary data.
Solution
To meet this demand for LCA-based information, Valmet purchased a SimaPro license in combination with a training package from Miljögiraff. Valmet has found that the support the Miljögiraff’s experts provide in the deployment of SimaPro is valuable and of a high standard. Furthermore, the company is interested in Tacton’s CPQ solution, which offers SimaPro integration.
“It makes sense to be able to tell already at the sales stage what each option costs and how much it increases or reduces carbon dioxide emissions. In the future, we should develop the scalability and repeatability of the calculations and learn how to get to the end results of the cradle-to-gate calculation faster than we currently do. However, we want to first see what low hanging fruit is available to us. Now that we already use SimaPro, Tacton’s CPQ solution could offer some.”
— Pirkko Alander
– Environmental Analysis Manager at Valmet
The solution, named Tacton CPQ Environmental Footprint Configuration, is developed in collaboration between Tacton, Miljögiraff and PRé, and enables companies to automate and scale the environmental impact calculations of the complex configurable products they manufacture. The solution allows for a comparison of different material options, product characteristics and logistics solutions in terms of both product price and carbon dioxide emissions during the sales phase.
To learn more about Valmet’s LCA journey, read the full original publication, available in English, Swedish and Finish.