JRC publishes study proposing Digital Product Passport content elements for iron and steel products under ESPR (preparatory study)

The European Commission’s JRC published a preparatory study on potential Digital Product Passport (DPP) content for iron and steel products under the ESPR framework. Although non-binding, it provides concrete direction on likely data categories and structure that could be reflected in future product-specific delegated acts (e.g., product/producer identification, substances-of-concern information, environmental/circularity data, access rights and governance). Compliance teams in metals/steel value chains can use it to start gap assessments for data availability, traceability processes, and supplier information flows ahead of formal ESPR DPP requirements.