The European Commission has also decided to abolish the quota on Gp II in the second half of 2022. However, Belgium has asked the lubricant sector if there is currently sufficient supply of Gp II in the EU and if this is not the case whether a quota on Gp II should be reinstalled in 2024. The EU Member States will discuss the need for a quota on Gp II at technical working group level in Q2 2023. UEIL is in favour to reinstall a quota on Gp II as the demand is still higher than the supply in the EU.
Sustainability Committee Product Carbon Footprint Working Group for the Lubricants Industry
UEIL is pleased to announce a collaboration with ATIEL to develop a methodology to calculate and report Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) for Lubricants and Greases. Beginning in January 2023, a working group has come together under the guidance of a consultant to develop a harmonized cradle-to-gate (blenders / marketers exit gate) PCF methodology.
The aim of the PCF WG is to develop a common standard that can be used by the whole lubricants industry, ensuring consistency and transparency throughout the entire supply chain.
It is anticipated that the PCF methodology for the Lubricants and Grease industry will be published in the second half of 2023.
In the meantime, UEIL is aware that lubricant and grease blenders / marketers are being asked to provide PCFs for their products but in the absence of industry standard methodology this is challenging and makes comparisons between products and suppliers difficult, unless suppliers provide full discloser of the methodology applied when calculating PCFs for their raw materials.
In support of members and non-members alike, UEIL Sustainability Committee has prepared a PCF template letter so that stakeholders who are currently unable to provide PCF data or wish to take a holding position can inform their downstream stakeholders of the initiative being undertaken and their future commitment to provide PCFs for their lubricants and greases.
STLE Hosts UEIL Corporate Carbon Footprint Webinar
Following on from the very successful webinar hosted by UEIL in October 2022, the Product and Logistics working group were delighted to be invited to present the CCF Toolbox via the STLE platform on 25th January. Many companies are still at the early stages of calculating their corporate carbon footprint and the availability of the UEIL developed CCF Toolbox will become an increasingly valuable tool for recording and reporting corporate carbon footprint. The CCF toolbox is available to all stakeholders in the lubricants supply chain.
Understanding the Product Carbon Handprint of Lubricants
The latest UEIL Sustainability whitepaper focusses on the carbon handprint of lubricants and greases (PCH). While the product carbon footprint describes the sum of all GHG emissions and removals across the life of a lubricant or grease, the use of such a product may bring about changes that are not accounted for in the product carbon footprint. These changes (positive or negative) may only be determined by considering the before and after, for example the replacing of a product A with a product B. The sum of the of the changes in GHG emissions and removals occurring because of this change is what is considered the handprint. For a detailed and holistic analysis of the lubricant’s or grease’s handprint, a comparative Life Cycle Assessment according to ISO 14040 is recommended
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