Raw materials and product data are the foundation of future-proof manufacturing. The Raw Materials and Product Passport (RMPP) brings that data together in one transparent and traceable overview: what materials are in your product, where it is in its lifecycle, and how it is maintained.
The baseline, the gaps, the strategic opportunities
The English-language guidelines published by our partner Circonnect give companies in the machinery and HVAC sectors a structured starting point. With the guidelines in hand, you can map which data points are relevant, how to collect them systematically, and how to link them directly to relevant design questions and areas of improvement. The first time you complete an RMPP, you establish a baseline — a clear picture of what you already know and where the gaps are.
That baseline opens up concrete strategic opportunities. With reliable product data, manufacturers can reduce material costs, design for circularity, and develop new business models such as product-as-a-service. For procurement professionals and commissioning parties, the RMPP creates insight into value chain vulnerabilities and supports better-informed purchasing decisions based on total cost of ownership and supply security.
Working with the value chain
A significant share of the data you need lives upstream, with your suppliers. That makes value chain collaboration a integral part of working with the RMPP, and an opportunity in itself. Companies that build data-sharing agreements with their suppliers and customers gain access to more reliable information, stronger relationships, and a clearer view of where value can be retained across the chain.
Compliance in the EU
The RMPP guidelines are based on current and upcoming EU legislation — including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), the Machine Regulation, and the Cyber Resilience Act. This legislation which will require manufacturers, suppliers, and installers to collect and share detailed product data from 2027 onwards. The RMPP data points are mapped directly to these requirements, so companies working on their passport today are simultaneously preparing for compliance tomorrow.
Interested in working with the Raw Materials and Product Passport?
Our partners Circonnect has developed the guidelines in close collaboration with companies in both sectors. For companies who have already participated in a CIRCO Track or Value Chain-Track the RMPP is a natural next step: it translates circular ambitions into measurable, actionable product data.
Circonnect organises live workshops around the RMPP (GPP in Dutch) for companies, designers, and procurement professionals in machinery and HVAC. The English guidelines for both sectors are available for download at circonnect.org
Contact Lilian van Hove to join a workshop or organise one within your own sector or value chain: lilian@circonnect.org