We buy hot rolled coil from a Dolvi steel works. What figure should we use for Scope 3?
Ask the mill for a product-specific figure per tonne of coil, with its method and boundary, and use it times tonnes bought. Without one, use a published average for the route, labelled. Integrated plants can run more than one ironmaking route, so a figure for the exact product beats a company average.
What to ask the mill
- CO2e per tonne for the grade and product you buy.
- Whether it is cradle to gate and includes electricity.
- The year and any verification.
CBAM versus footprint
A CBAM figure for coil counts direct emissions and precursors only. A Scope 3 or product footprint figure includes electricity, so it is usually higher. Do not mix them.
If no figure comes
Use a sector average such as worldsteel's for the likely route and say so. Replace it when the mill responds.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads your fuel, electricity and purchase documents into dated, fingerprinted records, so the figure you send a buyer can be traced to its source.
Sources: worldsteel, GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard, CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated
Last reviewed 2026-10-22.