In this article
Step 1: select main component
Click the component dropdown to select the first part of the product.
Step 2: Select category and material
Select the right category
This is the category of the material. Select the field to search for a category or select from the list. When selected, only materials within this category will be shown in the material dropdown.
Select the right material
Select the field to search for a material or select from the list. The list you see is connected to our reference database
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Step 3: Add share
Fill in the share for every component. Share is often automatically predicted by us, but you edit it yourself too.
Step 4: Add more materials
Add more components when they apply to the product you are adding, by clicking on +add material.
Troubleshoot
Can't find the right material or having any other problems? See if your answers is in our troubleshoot page.
About the material stage
In this stage, we calculate the part of the product's footprint that involves the extraction of the used materials and the logistics of getting the materials from the extraction site to the refining facility.