Today, German engineering firm DMT announced the launch of
CERA, a blockchain-based certification system for the mining industry. Apart from meeting sustainability targets, the solution also offers traceability of raw materials from the mine to the finished product. A key part of the program will be a new universal certification standard from the CERA Association.
DMT has been developing CERA since 2015 and now plans to launch the solution in 2020. EIT Raw Materials provided financial support, and the advisory board includes Volkswagen, Fairphone, Euromines, University of Southern Denmark, United Nations ECE and the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC).
CERA is targeting the fragmented market for mineral certifications. Currently, there are various certification standards followed for different minerals, regions and mining processes. That leaves room for things to slip through the gaps.
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