Aluminum Coils with a Product Passport
European Aluminum rolling and recycling company Speira is convinced that the provider of aluminum products sets a new standard in transparency.
The firm, comprising a total of eleven recycling and production sites in Germany and Norway as well as research and development, uses “speira.ID”, a digital product passport, which provides all essential details about each unique coil in one place – from carbon footprint and recycled content to chemical composition and input mix. “In detail, speira.ID shows for each specific coil its origin (casthouse, casting date, batch number, rolling mill), its overall recycled content, its carbon footprint in kg CO2 per kg Al, its input mix (shares of e.g. used beverage cans, post-consumer scrap, pre-consumer scrap, internal ORBIS scrap, alloys and alloys recycled, runaround scrap, and prime metal), and its chemical composition,” the company informed.
speira.ID provides all essential details about each unique coil – from carbon footprint and recycled content to chemical composition and input mix
The digital product passport would provide a milestone in traceability and unlock unparalleled insights. “After logging in to Speira’s customer portal, the customer selects a specific coil and downloads its speira.ID,” the producer gave account. “For maximum convenience, mass downloads are quick and easy. Thanks to an integrated data flow, all information is always up to date and instantly available. This service can be integrated into the customer’s supply agreement – delivering maximum transparency and efficiency.” With the customer’s consent, a light version of the digital product passport is available online and can be accessed easily via a QR code, which can be, e.g., printed on the finished product. According to Speira, no credentials are needed. “We truly believe that this is a level of transparency that our customers want, that we are willing to provide, and that will soon be standard in traceability, accountability, and stewardship. Acknowledging that, our data creates trust,” explains Henrik Heck, Speira’s Head of Strategic Projects and Digital Transformation.
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 1/2026, Page 18, Photos: Speira)
