Blockchain plastic traceability startup Circularise launched a project with Porsche and some of its material suppliers, including Borealis, Covestro and Domo Chemicals to trace plastics and ensure sustainable materials are used in Porsche car production. The project is part of the Startup Autobahn innovation program.
“We need to know more details on the parts and materials being used in our products, that means information on production processes deep down the supply chain, statements of recycled content and more,” said Antoon Versteeg, Project Lead Innovation Research at Porsche.
Batches of materials are digitized onto the blockchain creating a digital copy or digital twin containing the information about the environmental footprint and origin. Parties can update the twin along the supply chain, reflecting the entire manufacturing process.
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