MATERIAL EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS

The challenge

Companies, especially in manufacturing face the following situation:

• High productivity and cost pressure in the compeition

• The most effective lever to increase efficiency is a reduction of material costs

• Scarcity of raw materials presents a major challenge in sustainability

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Benefits of a material efficiency analysis

Material efficiency analysis:

• creates transparency on material flows in your production processes

• lays the foundation for future material and energy savings

• identifies and prioritises potentials to increase material efficiency

• is subsidised up to 50 % by the state through demea (German Material Efficiency Agency) and "BMWI-Innovation Voucher (go-Inno)" for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Our services in creating material efficiency analyses

Our life cycle assessment and material flow experts conduct material efficiency analyses for you. You will receive:

• a quantitative presentation of incoming (purchase) as well as outgoing (sales, disposal) material flows of the company

• determination of internal material flows and losses as well as description of loss mechanisms which is supported by suitable methods

• a business-management approach based on the resulting potential for savings

• description of measures to realise the potential for savings including an estimation of necessary investments or of a consolidation consultation

• support with using all available funding opportunities for instance, by demea (German Material Efficiency Agency)