A regulatory term referring to a product that requires further manufacturing or transformation such as mixing.
Intermediate product captures the in-between stage: something that is already a product, but still requires further manufacturing or transformation before it is suitable for end-users. It is therefore a supply-chain and product-architecture term at the same time.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a product that requires further manufacturing or transformation such as mixing, coating or assembling to make it suitable for end-users;
Reference: Article 2, point 3
This term matters when teams map where in the value chain passport information, technical documentation, or sustainability data should begin attaching to the object. It also affects when a product should be treated as an input to another manufacturer rather than as a finished market-facing good.
For Minespider, intermediate product is a chain-position term. It helps preserve the handoff between upstream manufacturing records and downstream finished-product claims.