A customer qualification asks for origin and custody evidence on cobalt, lithium, nickel, and graphite inputs, per supplier and per site.
Batteries & Critical Minerals
Cell, module, and pack manufacturersCathode, anode, and specialty material suppliersImporters placing batteries on the EU market
Material evidence and due-diligence records for battery supply chains
Valent keeps supplier declarations, origin documents, and chain-of-custody records organized by requirement, ready for customer qualification, third-party verification, and the documentation the EU Battery Regulation phases in through 2027.
Supplier Detail
Harbor IngredientsSUPP-0214
§01Identity & registration100%
§02Product & substance listing100%
§03Safety & SDS current100%
§04COA & test data96%
§05Origin & chain of custody78%
§06Restricted-substance declaration100%
§07Customer requirement alignment92%
Origin attestation expires soon. Supplier packet chase queued for review.
Why it matters
Customers ask for the evidence before regulators do
Under the EU Battery Regulation, EV, LMT, and industrial batteries over 2 kWh placed on the market from 18 February 2027 need a battery passport, and supply-chain due-diligence obligations apply from 18 August 2027 for cobalt, natural graphite, lithium, and nickel. The source evidence for both sits with suppliers today, and buyers already ask for it during qualification.
Battery passport fields are owed at market placement, but the source documents live in supplier emails and shared drives.
Due-diligence records have to identify upstream actors in the supply chain, and third-party verifiers will ask how each record was reviewed.
A material substitution changes the evidence trail mid-qualification, and no one flags the stale declarations.
Use cases
Where Valent fits
Valent sits between suppliers, documents, reviewers, and customer requests so evidence stays current before the audit window opens.
Material evidence intake
Organize supplier declarations, certificates of analysis, origin documents, and custody records by material, supplier, and site.
Due-diligence documentation
Keep the records behind your chain-of-custody system: material descriptions, upstream supplier identities, and origin evidence, all current and reviewable.
Passport source evidence
Collect and version the supplier evidence behind battery passport fields before batteries are placed on the market.
Qualification packet release
Assemble customer and verifier packets with source references, approvals, and version history intact.
How it works
From scattered evidence to controlled release
Valent can classify documents, surface gaps, and draft supplier follow-up, but every record keeps its source reference and external actions stay approval-gated, so the evidence trail holds up under review.
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Collect supplier and material evidence into one reviewable workspace.
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Map due-diligence, passport, customer, and internal requirements to the source files that support them.
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Monitor document freshness, supplier changes, and missing proof between qualification and audit windows.
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Route supplier chases, exceptions, and packet releases through human approval.
05
Release the packet with source references, signatures, and version history attached.
Expert human in the loop
Records a third-party verifier can trace
Valent helps find, classify, summarize, and assemble evidence. Your team keeps control of approvals, supplier outreach, and external releases.
Evidence intake
Bring supplier declarations, origin documents, and custody records into one reviewable flow.
Review workflow
Monitoring
Track expirations, requirement drift, and missing proof before they block a qualification or review.
Review workflow
Human review
Supplier chases and packet releases stop for approval before external action.
Review workflow
Implementation
What implementation looks like
Valent maps the material evidence that qualification needs, connects the supplier declarations and origin records behind it, and keeps the trail current for the passport and due-diligence requirements phasing in through 2027.
Map the material requirements
Translate the customer qualification, battery passport, and due-diligence requirements into a requirement-level evidence map by material and site.
Connect supplier and origin evidence
Supplier declarations, certificates of analysis, origin documents, and chain-of-custody records are organized around the requirements they support.
Set review and release gates
Supplier chases, evidence overrides, and packet releases stop for approval, with every record keeping its source reference.
Monitor changes and expirations
Material substitutions, expiring declarations, and missing proof surface as review items before a qualification or verification stalls.
Implementation starts with the qualification a customer is already running.
Valent turns that first packet into the rollout: the requirements to map, the evidence to connect, the reviewers to assign, and the controls that keep release safe.
Implementation workspace
Audit readiness rolloutWeek 1Packet mapCustomer, certification, regulatory, and supplier evidence requirements mapped.Complete
Week 2Supplier intakeSDS, COA, origin, certificate, and custody records organized.In progress
Week 3Review gatesSupplier chases, overrides, and bundle release routed to owners.Queued
Week 4First bundleAudit-ready packet prepared with source links and approval history.Ready next
First audit bundle
Evidence readinessRequirement mapComplete
Supplier packets47 connected
Approval ownersAssigned
Open evidence gaps12 remaining
Review controls
Supplier outreachActive
Evidence overrideActive
Bundle releaseActive
Be ready before the next customer asks
See how Valent keeps supplier evidence, review decisions, and release records ready, so proving compliance never holds up the business.
Audit Bundle
Customer audit bundle§01Supplier identity & registrationSIGNED
§02Product & substance listingSIGNED
§03SDS & safety documentationSIGNED
§0447 supplier evidence packetsSIGNED
§05Restricted-substance declarationsSIGNED
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