BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions has long been a leader in advancing circularity and sustainability through our metals expertise. Now, we’re raising the bar again, with Verdium — a new recycled metal approach that sets the standard in the PGM space for independent, third-party certification based on mass balance.
Designed with their unique needs in mind, Verdium is accelerating our customers’ specific sustainability strategies, while moving the world closer to net zero.
What is Verdium?
Verdium is a new approach to recycled metal that sets the standard for third-party audit in the PGM space based on mass balance.
How is Verdium different?
Verdium is raising the bar for recycled PGM certifications and opening up new avenues for customers to advance their sustainability strategies. Recognizing the pressing demand for tangible sustainability progress, BASF ECMS worked in close consultation with customers to design Verdium as a traceable, audited solution that can help customers take measurable strides towards their goals.
Why Verdium is Impactful
Just one kilogram of Verdium means over thirty metric tons of carbon reduction. That’s the difference recycled PGMs make. Verdium can lower emissions by up to 97%, in comparison to refining primary materials. And by providing verified, detailed documentation, we’re giving businesses the carbon reduction metrics they need. Verdium helps customers make a significant, measurable leap forward in their sustainability journey, while supporting a circular economy that protects our planet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is mass balance?
Mass Balance is one of several chain-of-custody models, essentially a way to keep track of materials. With Verdium, it is a way of accounting based on ISO 22095 for how much metal goes in and out of the recycling and production processes.
Who provides third-party certification of Verdium?
Verdium has been independently validated by UL Solutions, a leading global safety science company acting as an independent third party, to its mass balance chain of custody (CoC) standard UL 2809-1, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure for Defined Source Content, which is in accordance with CoC design and models specified in ISO 22095. The validation process includes annual CoC audits and site visits by UL Solutions.
Who can purchase Verdium?
PGM customers in Europe and the United States can purchase Verdium. Customers will receive the same quality recycled metal from ECMS, but with Verdium, they can verify their carbon reduction. Documented verification will confirm the amount of recycled metals purchased and applied to select end products, which can be traced to a concrete carbon metric.
Americas
Kate Silvestri
Mobile: +1‐732‐956‐4730
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Will Thomas
Phone: +44 207 398 2525 Mobile: +44 782 558 3887