Together more sustainable with our new CORE-products

When it comes to sustainability, we like to take our responsibility. With the arrival of our CORE products, we make ordering greener products more accessible to all our customers. By choosing one of the three CO₂-reduced CORE variants (-33%, -66% or -100% CO₂ emissions), you can decide how much CO₂ you want to save. For each purchased CORE product, you will receive a CORE certificate as proof of your CO₂-reduced purchase (Scope 3). The obtained green certificates can be used for your sustainability reporting (Scope 3) and made available to your customers. In this way, we can collectively contribute to making the metal chain more sustainable. Are you in?

Our CORE products are essentially about the principle that we (MCB, suppliers and customers) can collectively contribute to reducing CO₂ emissions in the metal chain. Through the MCB Carbon Bank, we can accelerate this process. By purchasing greener products, storing their CO₂ reduction in the MCB Carbon Bank and linking this to green certificates for our CORE products, we can offer a complete range of greener steel, stainless steel and aluminium products at an attractive rate and with the same delivery guarantees you expect from us. In this way, we have already saved more than 21.000 tons of CO_2.

How sustainable would you like to be?

Our CORE products are available in three variants for all our steel, stainless steel and aluminium products:

CORE (-33% CO₂ emissions)
CORE XTRA (-66% CO₂emissions)
CORE MAX (-100% CO₂emissions)

By choosing one of the three CORE variants, you determine the degree of CO₂ reduction. For each CORE product, you will receive a CORE certificate with your order as proof of the CO₂reduced purchase, which you can use for your sustainability reporting, but also make available to your own customers. Both the process and the certificates are reviewed and assured by DNV.

CORE is a contraction of CO₂Reduction and characterises our mission to reduce our own CO₂ emissions by 50% in Scope 1 and 2 by 2030 and by 50% in Scope 3 by 2035. Moreover, CORE stands for Circular, Original, Reliable and Environmental.

Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)

The foundation of the MCB Carbon Bank is the valuation of CO₂ reduction based on the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF). To this end, all steel, stainless steel and aluminium products - relating to material handled via our head office in Valkenswaard - are provided with a PCF value that is tested and assured by DNV. Our PCF methodology is prepared in accordance with the GHG protocol for product life cycle accounting standard. It encompasses all stages of the production process up to delivery to our customers: from raw material extraction and production to the processing, storage and delivery of each product (Cradle to customer gate).

CO₂emissions per product in an overview per order line, per month and per year
Certified PCF certificates by an authorised third party
PCF certificates can be used for your sustainability reporting and made available to your own customers
Incentive for internal sustainability awareness
Strengthening customer relations by providing transparent information

Wood4Wood: palletrecycling with green certificates

Our Wood4Wood programme seamlessly aligns with MCB's sustainability vision. By 2030, we aim to reuse at least 80% of our pallets. Therefore, we collect all pallets free of charge during the return trips of our deliveries. This can be done on demand or on scheduled pickup days. After inspection and any necessary repairs, the pallets are reused as much as possible.

Each quarter, you will receive a certified green certificate detailing the CO₂ savings, which you can use for your sustainability reporting (Scope 3). In this way, we contribute together to the sustainability of the metal supply chain.