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# Catena-X is the first globally trusted and collaborative data ecosystem for the automotive industry

**We are the first to offer multi-tier collaboration.**

**We reduce costs and create synergies for business and IT.**

**We are successful via radical collaboration.**

Our Ecosystem    Our Business Areas

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## The business value we create for you

The solutions we certify for each business area are built on a shared technological foundation to reduce costs and scale your IT and business processes globally. Today, we already offer a boost for your business in the following areas.

##### Resilient Supply Chains

Your benefit: Improved transparency and reduced risks.

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##### Trusted Sustainability

Your benefit: Base your reporting on primary data and issue product passports.

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##### Effective Quality Management

Your benefit: Earlier failure detection and parts traceability.

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##### Next Level Master-Data-Management

Your benefit: The most cost effective and powerful data management.

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## Our Catena-X core values

We believe that within our global automotive industry, we only can create a true multi-tier collaboration when we empower existing players and solution providers. We believe that trust in your partners and control over your data are decisive in a digital world. Hence, we created an ecosystem from the industry for the industry.

Our core values at a glance:

##### Trusted Digital ID

Verified and unique company identities

##### Interoperability

Unified open-source-based standards and KITs

##### Self-Sovereignty

Decentral architecture with full control over your data

##### Industry Governance

One global operating model and framework

## Now is the time to get involved

Catena-X is fully operational and entering its next phase of adoption. Whether your organization seeks to exchange data and unlock measurable business value, or to actively shape the future of the auomotive industry by joining the Catena-X association, there are multiple paths to contribute.

##### Ecosystem - We Create Business Value

The Catena-X ecosystem connects companies, solution providers, and service partners across the entire automotive value chain. It creates interoperable solutions to offer companies the first multi tier data exchange to improve business processes and reduce costs – we call this radical collaboration.

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##### Association - We Build Standards

The Catena-X Automotive Network Association is the governance body of the Catena-X ecosystem. Our members define new business areas, develop standards and activate the global automotive industry.
With this, we shape a forward-looking and collaborative data ecosystem based on the values of trust, self-sovereignty, interoperability and industry governance.

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## Latest Success Stories



#### Driving quality together: how OEMs and suppliers transform quality management with Catena-X

The implementation of the Catena-X use case in quality management shows how collaboration and data transparency can reduce inefficiencies and create significant cost benefits along the supply chain.

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4 months Earlier detection of errors through data exchange (on average)

5 weeks From kick-off to data exchange with new supplier – instead of several months

- Cost savings in the low single-digit million range possible
- Suspicious cases can be narrowed down considerably, saving resources



#### How Ford (OEM), Flex (Tier1), and Micron (Tier2) lower costs and reduce emissions with PCF reporting

Ford, Flex, and Micron demonstrate how Catena-X Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reporting enables OEMs, Tier-1, and Tier-2 suppliers to share standardized emissions data across the value chain — reducing costs, increasing transparency, and supporting scalable decarbonization.

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46%\* PCF Value Reduction

Primary Data Access to verified, primary PCF data

- By relying on primary data instead of industry averages the PCF values have been reduced by 46%
- All partners gain access to verified, primary PCF data, allowing for more precise carbon footprint calculations.
- For the first time, OEMs, Tier-1, and Tier-2 suppliers seamlessly exchange PCF data along the value chain



#### Leading the way in effective supply chain decarbonization through standardized PCF data sharing

To meet the need for standardised sustainability practices, WITTE Automotive has implemented advanced solutions with SAP and can calculate its PCF according to the Catena-X framework.

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3-5x more efficient calculation\* compared to manual, excel-based method (\*with interface to ERP system)

+10T € Savings per PCF calculation compared to hiring external calculation experts

- Automated data flow from the S/4HANA ERP system
- SAP Sustainability Data Exchange enables seamless management and exchange of PCF data



#### Koller Kunststofftechnik digitises production and enables traceability according to OEM requirements

The Catena-X-certified ONCITE DPS solution from German Edge Cloud was implemented in a very short space of time, enabling Koller to achieve transparency about both its production and energy use.

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51 % Faster OEE calculation

15 % less energy loss

- Faster fault detection and targeted process optimisation
- 100% transparency of energy use in production
- Secure and standardised data exchange with OEMs

## Some voices from within the network

P. Matthew Pohlman

Chief Executive Officer at AIAG

##### „We are thrilled to take the challenge of radical collaboration forward in North America on behalf of Catena-X and AIAG’s 4,900-plus member companies, which include OEMs and tier suppliers.“

Oliver Zipse

Chairman of the Board BMW AG

##### „With Catena-X, we want to connect companies across industries. An end-to-end data networking from small and medium-sized enterprises to OEMs will help to make important progress in the sustainability of our products and the resilience of our supply chains.“

Ola Källenius

Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Mercedes Benz AG

##### „With Catena-X the automotive industry is taking another big step in its digital transformation. Together we have the chance to take a leading position in technology and innovation in Germany and Europe.“

Dr. Oscar Lazaro

Managing Director Innovalia

##### "Innovalia is delighted to drive forward an effective operation of the Spanish automotive industry on Catena-X. Facilitating the reference neutral environment of a Competence Centre, enables adoption at scale of a digital offering aligned with the sector’s priorities."

Dr. Markus Heyn

Member of the Board of Robert Bosch GmbH

##### „We are collaborating in the Catena-X network with the aim of pooling expertise to enable secure, cross-company data exchange among all members of the automotive supply chain.“

Christian Klein

CEO SAP SE

##### „To achieve sustainable and efficient processes in the automotive industry, data and information must be exchanged in a secure and reliable way along the entire value chain. We are delighted to help build Catena-X as a pioneer and technology partner.“

Dr. Roland Busch

Vorstandsvorsitzender Siemens AG

##### „With Catena-X, we are developing the necessary standards and technologies for the European automotive industry to exploit the opportunities of digitalization.“

Timotheus Höttges

CEO Deutsche Telekom AG

##### „As a technology partner we stand for a secure data ecosystem. A network that stands for data sovereignty with simultaneous supplier and technology openness.“

Dr. Oliver Blume

Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen AG and Porsche AG

##### „The auto industry is shaping the digital transformation. Data is the driving force, ensuring greater efficiency and sustainability. Catena-X provides the basis for this.“

## News

All the latest updates and news from the Catena-X ecosystem.

07.11.2025#### PCF Verification Framework V2 Q&A Session – Recording Now Available

Recording, materials, and Q&A from the TfS & Catena-X PCF Verification Session now available - plus a call for feedback on Framework V2.

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04.11.2025#### Calculations Apps Pitch Session Recording and Q&A Now Available!

Catch up on the Catena-X PCF Pitch Session and explore how certified apps are shaping the future of trusted PCF calculation according to the Rulebook.

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31.10.2025#### Fifth Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days on 4-5.12.25

Where industry leaders, developers, and open-source enthusiasts come together to drive progress.

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31.10.2025#### Digital Product Passport: Catena-X and OPC Foundation in Dialogue

Catena-X and OPC Foundation webinar highlights collaboration on Digital Product Passport - A joint Reference Architecture for Interoperability

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29.10.2025#### Election of the representative of the International IT Outfitter Board seat

Due to the resignation of the current IT Outfitter Board Member (effective December 31, 2025), a new representative will be elected by the Extraordinary General Assembly on December 5, 2025.

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21.10.2025#### Become a Member of the Expert Group “Due Diligence Governance”

Participate and actively shape the development of due diligence standards and governance within the Catena-X ecosystem.

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20.10.2025#### Catena-X introduces Engineering Domain to accelerate efficient product development

Engineering Domain aims to transform cross-company product development through shared standards

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17.10.2025#### New Expert Group “Material” – Apply now!

The application period for our new “Material” Expert Group runs until November 14

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06.10.2025#### PCF Rulebook V4 Q&A Session recording available

The Catena-X PCF team recently hosted a public Q&A session to present and discuss the new Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Rulebook Version 4. Leading experts from the Catena-X community introduced the main updates and answered participant questions.

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02.10.2025#### Sustainability Committee Call for applications extended

Apply for a place on the Sustainability Committee by 10 October.

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We warmly invite newcomers to our monthly Catena-X information webinar. Register now!

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