Case Study: Tata Steel achieves product sustainability and life‑cycle impact reductions with Sphera's GaBi LCA solution

The Business Case for Product Sustainability

Tata Steel, Europe’s second-largest steel producer, needed to counter the perception that steel is inherently polluting and to meet growing customer and regulatory demand for credible environmental data across product life cycles. To quantify benefits, support product development, and improve supply‑chain communications, Tata Steel adopted Sphera’s GaBi life cycle assessment software (GaBi Professional, GaBi Reader and GaBi databases).

Using Sphera’s GaBi tools, Tata Steel built detailed LCA models, the CLEAR construction model and a GaBi i‑report template to produce Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The Sphera solution identified hot spots for emissions and resource savings, supported development of Colorcoat® pre‑finished steel (maintenance‑free up to 40 years), generated over 200 EPDs for customers, strengthened marketing and Target Zero communications, and earned industry recognition (Innovista finalist).

Tata Steel

Allan Griffin

Knowledge Group Leader, Sustainability