Production

Production

Steel producers are investing heavily in producing green steel using electricity from fossil-free sources and green hydrogen instead of carbon intensive coal. To bring emissions down state-of-the-art technologies are developed throughout the global steel industries. In this section you can read news articles on the production of green steel.

Vale and GravitHy sign MoU to pursue solutions focused on carbon-neutral steelmaking

GravitHy’s first Direct Reduction Iron plant is expected to start-up production in 2027 in Fos-sur-Mer. The plant is designed to produce DRI using hydrogen as reductant fuel.

SSAB and Cargotec partner to bring zero-emission steel to cargo and load handling industry

SSAB and Cargotec continue their work together to reduce climate impact in cargo and load handling solutions.

Siemens Gamesa to supply green steel wind turbine towers to RWE

RWE and Siemens Gamesa have agreed to introduce 36 GreenerTowers at the 1,000-MW Thor offshore wind power project in Denmark.

New zero-emission steel – SSAB Zero™ launched, Volvo Group signs delivery agreement

SSAB Zero™ is a fossil carbon emission-free steel based on recycled steel and produced using fossil-free energy, without carbon emission offsetting and mass balancing allocation of emission reductions.

GMH Group and Volkswagen making decisive contribution to reducing CO2 emissions

Leftover metal produced at Volkswagen Osnabrück is recycled into new high-tech steel at the mill of Georgsmarienhütte GmbH before flowing back into the value chain at Volkswagen.

BENTELER Group secures CO2-reduced bluemint® Steel from thyssenkrupp

The international automotive supplier has secured a long-term supply of climate-friendly bluemint® Steel from thyssenkrupp for the production of vehicle components.

US Steel to supply sustainable product verdeX® steel to General Motors

U. S. Steel was the first American steelmaker to announce a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal by 2050 and the first North American steel company to join ResponsibleSteel™.

Salzgitter Group and Baffinland to cooperate in producing green steel

Starting in 2025, the Salzgitter Group will begin incrementally switching its steel production to hydrogen-based processes under its SALCOS® - Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking transformation program.

JSW Steel commits to achieve certification against ResponsibleSteel International Standard

JSW Steel has set ambitious sustainability targets including reducing its specific CO2 emissions by 42% by FY2030 from 2005.

BSH Hausgeräte to use Salzgitter’s low-carbon steel in home appliances

BSH has already been sourcing initial quantities of green steel from Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH since 2021 with a reduction in the carbon footprint of more than 66 per cent.