Sustainability

Our approach

Powering sustainable progress

As the world’s leading provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote operates at the centre of many critical industries. The components we process support modern life across industries from healthcare and automotive, to energy and aerospace.

Without processes like heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and specialist coatings, vehicles and machinery would not perform or function as needed, requiring more part replacements with higher raw material use, emissions and waste.

By leveraging our deep engineering expertise, world-class range of performance metallurgy solutions and cutting-edge specialist technologies, we are enhancing component quality and performance for our customers, while helping them to improve sustainability within their manufacturing processes.

A lower-carbon alternative

We are committed to helping our customers meet their decarbonisation goals. By replacing outdated and often inefficient processes with our advanced, lower-carbon solutions, we can help our customers reduce and avoid emissions, enhance process efficiency and deliver improved performance outcomes.

Our use of cleaner technologies, recuperative heating and closed-loop cooling systems further minimises waste and emissions. For example, by outsourcing their heat treatment to us, customers can avoid up to 60% carbon emissions per component compared to in-house processing.

A proven track record in sustainability

Bodycote has been at the forefront of driving sustainability within our sector. We were the first major heat treatment company to establish a science-based carbon reduction target, which was achieved six years ahead of schedule in 2024. And in 2025 we set even more ambitious goals.

Our commitment is further demonstrated by our consistently strong ESG performance in external ratings, which includes an A- CDP Climate rating in 2025 and high scores across other leading indices.