Clarios chooses Boliden’s Low-Carbon Lead
A new partnership between Boliden and battery manufacturer Clarios highlights how material choices made early in the value chain can contribute to lower emissions further downstream. By supplying Low-Carbon Lead to Clarios’ European operations, Boliden supports a more sustainable battery production, while strengthening supply chains and circular material flows.
To support its sustainability ambitions, Clarios, a global leader in low-voltage battery solutions has entered a partnership with Boliden to source Low-Carbon Lead for battery production in EMEA.
Boliden’s Low-Carbon Lead is produced in energy-efficient Nordic smelters powered primarily by fossil-free energy. The product has a cradle-to-gate carbon footprint below 1 kg CO₂ per kilogram of lead, significantly lower than the European average for primary lead production.
The agreement demonstrates how collaboration across the value chain can help reduce emissions while ensuring access to responsibly produced metals that are essential to modern society.
Shared ambitions for responsible production
For Boliden, partnerships such as this illustrate the importance of integrating sustainability considerations throughout the value chain.
“We strive to lead the way in sustainable metal production, and we actively encourage our partners to be part of that journey toward a more responsible future. Clarios’ commitment to using Low-Carbon Lead demonstrates how responsible choices throughout the value chain can lead to immediate footprint reductions."
Saga Mills, Sales Manager Lead at Boliden.
Boliden’s Low-Carbon Lead is part of Green Transition Metals, our portfolio of and Low-Carbon- and Recycled metals. The portfolio includes some of the most sustainable alternatives available on the global market.
To calculate product carbon footprints, Boliden conducts Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) using a cradle-to-gate methodology that excludes all forms of carbon credits and offsets.
