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raw material (crude oil) consumed and a significant emission cut, mainly in carbon dioxide. The evidence of such environmental advantages are shown in a recent LCA study which was commissioned to the German institute IFEU by the European Association of Regeneration Companies (GEIR).
In order to facilitate the comprehension and awareness of such important results in the marketplace, Viscolube decided to obtain the product’s environmental certification by a third party certification entity (ReMade in Italy). “An important aspect of our business, as a regenerated base oil producer,” explains Marco Codognola, General Manager of Viscolube, “is that the high standard achieved in the regeneration process represents a qualifying and distinctive factor through the whole lubricant value chain and therefore an asset for the lubricant industry. We decided to obtain the environmental certification, according to the Public Procurement Code in Italy, as a further added value for our customers.”
Remade in Italy is an independent product environmental certification that assesses the recycled material content of a final or semi-manufactured product. It certifies the traceability of the production process in the various phases of the supply chain, starting from the analysis of the incoming raw material, up to the certified finished product.
This certification is consistent with the requirement of the Italian law (221/2015) that regulates Green Public Procurement (GPP) and it can be released only by an independent entity which needs to be accredited and approved. The Viscolube production process has been analysed and certified by competent and qualified independent auditors which have checked the whole production cycle: the origin of the used lubricants, the selection and approval of the feedstock, the regeneration process, and the final product quality control.
As a result of the certification process, a label has been released for each regenerated base oil cut, highlighting the percentage of regenerated material together with the assignment of a specific category, according to the amount of such component. Viscolube base oils contain 100% of regenerated material content and therefore they have been given class A+.
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The label also shows the savings achievable with the use of the specific labelled product in terms of climate change emissions and electricity consumption, compared to virgin product use.
The label is a way to vehicle these environmental advantages along the value chain up to final consumer, with a view to increasing the sustainability of lubricants.
Certain public procurement schemes include minimum environmental criteria to be fulfilled in order to supply product to the public sector, as well as valuation criteria which attributes higher scores to recycled certified products.
As an example the 2008 decree (DM 8/5/12) of the Ministry of Environment, states that each tender issued by the public administrations to procure products or services related to public transport requires the use of engine lubricants with low viscosity, certified regenerated lubricants or products that comply with the ecological criteria of Ecolabel following the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) requested by the Community policies. The burden of proof is requested by each minimum environmental criteria so ReMade in Italy certification complies with the requirements of the Italian Public Procurement Code as the Italian law and it is stated as probative requirements in public administration orders.
Marco Codognola concludes: “We are committed to provide high quality solutions to our customers and we decided to take a fundamental step towards promoting environmental awareness along the whole supply chain, carrying out a certification process of our bases.”
Viscolube regenerated base oil is an example of the “certified” circular economy and the ReMade in Italy certification qualifies the product for green public procurement requirements.
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