SK C&C Supports EU Carbon Regulations Through 'Digital Carbon Passport Platform'

SK C&C announced on the 1st that it has signed a contract with Lotte Aluminium and Joil Aluminium to build a digital carbon passport platform. The digital carbon passport platform refers to a platform developed by SK C&C in collaboration with the U.S. carbon emission management solution startup Glassdome to comprehensively support carbon management in product manufacturing.

Lotte Aluminium produces aluminum foil related to the capacity and voltage of secondary batteries, while Joil Aluminium supplies raw materials for aluminum foil production. These companies belong to the global secondary battery supply chain and are subject to the European Union (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and battery regulations.

According to SK C&C, through this project, these companies have secured the industry's first product-level carbon footprint management system that measures and manages carbon emissions not only from direct and indirect sources in scopes 1 and 2 during the product manufacturing process but also from scope 3 emissions from raw material suppliers. Initially, the platform will be applied to facilitate mandatory carbon emission reporting under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which imposes tariffs on carbon emissions of six major product categories including steel and aluminum.

Additionally, the platform will be utilized to respond to further EU carbon management regulations such as Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) and Digital Battery Passport (DBP).

The EU measures greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire product lifecycle?from materials, production, transportation, usage, to recycling?through the carbon footprint. In particular, the carbon footprint lifecycle information for batteries mandates the acquisition of a digital battery passport, which digitally collects, stores, and shares all relevant data.

SK C&C stated that this is the first case in Korea to apply a carbon emission management platform that simultaneously supports compliance with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of carbon emissions.

Bang Su-in, head of SK C&C’s Digital ESG Group, said, "As carbon data sharing increases, various digital manufacturing innovations can be achieved, such as manufacturing process optimization, development of carbon reduction devices, or the introduction of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for effective energy management." He added, "We will actively support Lotte Aluminium and Joil Aluminium to not only respond to various EU carbon-related regulations starting with the digital carbon passport platform but also to advance as global leaders in carbon management."

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