Salzgitter : delivers green strip steel to Mercedes-Benz AG

Many of our customers consider it important to take delivery of a real, physical reduced-CO₂ product now rather than being satisfied with more or less theoretical CO2 footprint projections. Gunnar Groebler, Chief Executive Officer of Salzgitter AG: 'Expanding our product portfolio to include green strip steel from the new low CO2 production route is a key component of our decarbonization strategy that we are already in the process of implementing today. Furthermore, we will be rigorously pursuing the path toward low CO₂ steel production through SALCOS - SAlzgitter Low CO₂-Steelmaking. This fundamental transformation will enable us to completely replace conventional steel production in a series of defined steps through hydrogen-based processes. This will enable us to achieve our mission of reducing CO₂ by around 95%, thus avoiding 1% of Germany's current emissions.'

As the first steel producer in Europe, Salzgitter AG has obtained conformity statements for its new green steel products in accordance with the VERIsteel standard of TÜV SÜD (German technical inspectorate). The process provides proof of product-specific CO₂ emissions in steel production and flanks the process of decarbonization. The conformity statements confirm that switching the steel production process from the conventional blast furnace route to the electro-steel route achieves CO₂ savings of between 66% and 75% depending on the final product delivered.