June 2023
As part of its ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2050, famous steel manufacturer Posco recently announced the introduction of a ground-breaking low-carbon steel product called Greenate certified steel. With LG Electronics becoming the first customer to purchase the recently introduced low-emission steel for its home appliance production, this environmentally friendly steel has already acquired its first supporter.
The mass balancing methodology is used by Posco's Greenate certified steel, which enables steel producers to attribute the reductions in carbon emissions to the steel products produced under low-carbon manufacturing initiatives. Posco anticipates producing 20 to 30 metric tonnes of this new low-emission steel each year, which will result in a notable decrease of 59 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Posco is the first South Korean corporation to use the mass balance methodology for selling steel goods with the introduction of Greenate Steel. Since 2021, several international steel producers have followed suit, including ThyssenKrupp, Voestalpine, Tata Steel Europe, and Kobe Steel.
April 2023
Through a partnership with Nucor Corporation, the biggest steel manufacturer and recycler in North America, Johnson Controls, a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, today announced the beginning of a programme for recycling steel.
45% of the steel Johnson Controls buys worldwide and over 70% in the US is made from recycled scrap. At significant Johnson Controls manufacturing facilities in the US, the programme with Nucor will recycle thousands of tonnes annually of secondary scrap steel, or about 100% of it. The scrap steel will be remelted by Nucor utilising electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, which produces around 75% fewer emissions than conventional blast furnace manufacture.
Nucor Corporation’s acquisition of Summit Utility Structures LLC, along with Sovereign Steel Manufacturing, a range of designers of metal poles and steel structures that are essential for utility infrastructure and highway signage, in July 2022.
In May 2022, ArcelorMittal was able to acquire multiple steel scrap recycling facilities with the aid of ALBA International Recycling a provider specializing in Environmental services and material recycling. Encompassing a total of 10 scrapyards situated in South Germany spanning across ALBA Electronics’ Recycling, ALBA Metall Landesverband’s Sud Rhein-Main and ALBA Metalls’ Sud.
In September 2023, POSCO rolled out its new range of high-tensile steel materials for electric vehicles. This innovation is a manifestation of POSCO’s ethos for creativity in steel application and it also coincides with the rising need for lighter materials for the automotive industry, especially for the manufacturers of electric vehicles.
In August 2023 - China Steel Corporation issued a statement regarding a partnership with a technological company to enhance steel-making processes with the aim of reducing carbon footprints. This project gives insight into the steel industry's growing concern over the sustainable measures to take especially taking into consideration the environmental issues worldwide.
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