Salzgitter Group companies are now supplying SALCOS® green steel to Allied Steelrode and Malben Engineering in South Africa for testing purposes. This positions them the first tier-1 suppliers (automotive suppliers) in this country to be using CO2-reduced steel for their customers’ vehicle production. The SALCOS® steel has obtained the necessary approvals, been provided with environmentally compatible packaging and shipped on a biofuel-powered ocean-going vessel with a reduced CO2 footprint.
Cooperation within the context of the SALCOS® program
Within the context of the SALCOS® program, Salzgitter Flachstahl and Salzgitter Mannesmann International are joining forces with Allied Steelrode and Malben Engineering in the value chain to promote sustainable automotive production by way of low-CO2 steel products. “This collaboration supports the sustainability goals and associated innovations in the automotive industry as well as with its supply chain”, says Alexander Soboll, Managing Director Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH.
Allied Steelrode ranks as one of the leading steel service centers in South Africa. As a Tier 1 supplier, with 50 years of manufacturing experience to numerous OEMs, Malben Engineering will be stamping and processing components using the SALCOS® material.
