HOFFMANN MINERAL Has Life Cycle Assessment Prepared for Aktifit AM

An LCA helps to balance the environmental impact of a product and shows companies where energy and emissions can be saved. In a further step towards more sustainability, HOFFMANN MINERAL has therefore had an LCA prepared for the Aktifit AM product by TÜV Rheinland in accordance with ISO standards 14040:2021 and 14044:2021.

“Aktifit AM represents the entire value chain in our company and is thus an ideal starting point for deriving possible courses of action for this product and later for other products as well,” said Dr. Mikhail Meilikhov, member of the Management Board for R&D and risk management at HOFFMANN MINERAL.

The LCA for Aktifit AM provides a detailed and granular overview of each phase of its life cycle in terms of energy use and emissions, and shows how much energy is consumed in total for individual production steps and packaging. For this purpose, the following life course phases were considered in the study:
• The extraction/production of the various input materials by HOFFMANN MINERAL as well as by the corresponding suppliers including packaging and transport expenses.
• The manufacture of the product by HOFFMANN MINERAL.
• The packaging of Aktifit AM by HOFFMANN MINERAL at the production site in the German town Neuburg an der Donau in different packaging materials.

In addition to all processes, the study also includes the packaging materials used; and their share of total emissions is shown separately. This is a decisive factor for many customers, because the packaging material used in each case can have a significant impact on the corresponding LCA of their products.

The primary energy sources for the production of Aktifit AM have a significant influence on the LCA results and thus on the actual emissions. Due to the changes in the conventional and renewable shares of the overall energy mix in Germany, it is necessary to regularly update and re-evaluate the results obtained from the LCA, Meilikhov said.