The steel industry is a pioneer in closing material cycles. Why? Because the material can be reused again and again with virtually no loss of quality. This is another reason why steel is one of the most recycled materials in the world.
A brand-new car is hardly associated with scrap. However, scrap material is an important part of the process in the manufacture of cars and specifically in steel production. Scrap steel is then used to produce components for the automotive industry, such as tailgates for new cars and as spare parts.
Steel is a multi-talent. Steel enables weight-saving and durable products that are easy to repair and ultimately 100% recyclable. Once produced, steel – whether via the traditional blast furnace route or, in future, via a CO2 -reduced green process – reduces the CO2 footprint with every extension of service life and every recycling process. High-strength components in particular make a valuable contribution to the CO2 -relevant steel cycle. Reduce – Reuse – Repair – Recycle (4R) closes the steel cycle.
Bereits in der Produktion überzeugt Stahl mit einer vergleichsweise positiven CO2-Emmissionsbilanz. Gegenüber anderen Werkstoffen setzt Stahl hier nämlich deutlich weniger treibhausrelevante Emissionen frei.
As a leading technology group and steel producer, we are working hard and comprehensively to further improve our CO2 footprint. Our commitment to conserving resources and protecting the environment is being driven by the ambitious greentec steel program: from 2027, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 30% with the commissioning of the first electric arc furnace (EAF) and the use of green electricity – by 2050, we are aiming for steel production with net zero CO2 emissions with additional EAFs in Linz and Donawitz and new steel production technologies.
greentec steel is currently the most important climate protection program in Austria. However, we are already working continuously to reduce the CO2 footprint in the production of high-tech steel materials that our international customers can use for their products in an environmentally conscious manner. Scrap plays an important role in this. But first things first – let’s look at production first.
A new batch of molten metal is produced every 50 minutes in the electric arc furnace (EAF). What is it made of?
Die voestalpine ist ein weltweit führender Stahl- und Technologiekonzern mit kombinierter Werkstoff- und Verarbeitungskompetenz. Die global tätige Unternehmensgruppe verfügt über rund 500 Konzerngesellschaften und -standorte in mehr als 50 Ländern auf allen fünf Kontinenten. Sie notiert seit 1995 an der Wiener Börse. Mit ihren Premium-Produkt- und Systemlösungen zählt sie zu den führenden Partnern der Automobil- und Hausgeräteindustrie sowie der Luftfahrt- und Öl- & Gasindustrie und ist darüber hinaus Weltmarktführer bei Bahninfrastruktursystemen, bei Werkzeugstahl und Spezialprofilen. Die voestalpine bekennt sich zu den globalen Klimazielen und verfolgt mit greentec steel einen klaren Plan zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion.
