recarb® – The EJOT way to achieve your sustainability goals
recarb® programme
In order to achieve the transformation towards a sustainable supply chain, we at EJOT are focusing on building supplier relationships that support us and our customers on this journey. For a large part of the EJOT product portfolio, through hardened steel
in wire form is the starting material for the manufacture of our products. Depending on the complexity of the end product, this is done in a multi-stage cold forming process.
For the recarb® programme, CO₂-reduced through hardened steel is used for the production of the EJOT products. This steel consists to a higher degree of secondary steel (high scrap content), and in addition, the steel is produced in an electric arc furnace using 100% renewable energy.
Compared to our ‘classic’ products, the wire used for recarb® products therefore enables a CO₂ saving of at least 55%.
recarb® quality
Since 2023, various test batches of the CO₂-reduced wire material have passed through all production processes at EJOT. The steel meets our delivery specifications to 100%. Furthermore, we attach great importance to credibility and transparency, which we underline with the verification documents.
The calculation of CO₂ emissions per product is carried out in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14067 and ISO 22095. This ‘Product Carbon Footprint Balance’ has been prepared at the article level for more than two years.
We are currently in the process of having an external verification process carried out for our own calculation tool.
Purchase of recarb® products
Credit method
With a so-called credit, you have the option of purchasing CO₂-reduced products from EJOT. You decide on a specific tonnage that will be used for the manufacture of CO₂-reduced products and receive proof of this in the form of a credit. In return, we undertake to process this ‘sustainable’ tonnage in our production – regardless of the physical product you actually purchase from us.
Credits can be issued for all products manufactured with compensation steel in Germany. Only the quantity that EJOT actually manufactures into fasteners is claimed via our credit system each year.
Your advantages of the EJOT credit system:
- Implementation possible for ongoing or already planned projects
- Only minor additional costs, which are not passed on to the unit price of the product
- Avoiding duplicate stockkeeping leads to savings in additional costs
- Reduction of CO₂e emissions by at least 50% for your CO₂e balance of the purchased product
1 to 1 sale
As an alternative to the credit system, we also offer a so-called ‘1 to 1 sale’. In this case, the physical limits of the purchased material and the sold product to the customer are retained. This means that you receive your desired product in a recarb® version with the corresponding CO₂ reduction. This system is only suitable for new project assignments, since in this case separate product lines are created.
We will help you further:
Join us on the path to a sustainable supply chain. To receive a recarb® offer for your project, please contact your EJOT application engineer or our technical hotline (phone: +49 2751 529-123, E-Mail: hotline@ejot.com).
Reduce your CO₂e emissions now. We will be happy to support you in your recarb® ordering process.
