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Mirka launches pre‑verified LCA tool for coated abrasive EPDs

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Mirka has launched what it says is the world’s first pre-verified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool for generating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for coated abrasives.

The company said the launch is a new step toward faster, more consistent, and more credible product environmental reporting at scale.

Until now, EPDs in the abrasives industry have been developed without a pre‑verified calculation tool. As a result, methodologies, assumptions, and data sources may vary between products, leading to inconsistencies and making comparisons more challenging.

To address this challenge and bring greater transparency to the industry, Mirka has, through dedicated development work, received approval for the world’s first pre‑verified LCA tool for generating EPDs for coated abrasive products.

This approval ensures that all Mirka’s EPDs generated using the tool are based on the same validated methodology, significantly improving consistency and comparability across products. This is particularly valuable for customers who rely on EPD data for sustainability reporting, procurement decisions, Scope 3 calculations, ESG platforms, and future Digital Product Passport requirements.

As a first result of this work, Mirka has published a third‑party‑verified EPD for the GOLD sanding disc. The EPD provides transparent insight into the product’s environmental impact across its entire life cycle, from production and use to end of life.

“By making the environmental story of our products visible, we not only support our customers’ green transition by enabling more informed decisions, but we also drive our own. This LCA tool allows us to select better raw materials and continuously improve manufacturing and product design, thereby reducing the environmental impact of our products and operations,” said Mirka CTO Mats Sundell.

Mirka will be exhibiting at the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, which takes place alongside the CV Workshop EXPO from 10th -11th October at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.