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Climate change, carbon emissions, environmental responsibility—the challenges are important, but our desire for mobility is just as big. The steel and automotive industries are working on answers and driving the green transformation.
Automotive Dialogue was an opportunity for experts from AUDI, BMW, Scholz Recycling, Daxner & Merl and voestalpine to present their path toward a carbon-neutral future. Questions from online participants about the presentations were answered directly by the speakers.
There is no single solution to the future challenges that companies face. They must have answers in many different areas in order to remain competitive with customers and to benefit the environment. voestalpine builds on proven customer-oriented characteristics such as quality, loyalty to delivery deadlines and reliability, but also provides answers in relevant future areas: greentec steel, electromobility and the circular economy.
The entire steel production of voestalpine will be carbon-neutral by the year 2050. Austria's largest industrial climate protection program is a holistic approach and features comprehensive investments in new plants, technologies and processes from raw material handling to steel production with new electric-arc furnaces.
More scrap will be used in EAF steelmaking, and this will lead to a significant increase in demand. A concrete overview contains answers on how the voestalpine logistics and supply strategy meets this increasing demand.
Presentation featuring Dominik Barth.
As long as the respective scrap quality is good enough, steel can be a completely circular material. This requires that scrap be upcycled, i.e. that the composition of existing materials be broken up. Cooperation between the involved parties makes it possible to meet future demand for high-quality scrap. Upcycling specialists have already been involved in product design.
Presentation featuring Christoph Priemetshofer.
“Reduce, reuse, recycle" along the entire value chain is the strategy at AUDI. The key is a true circular economy, so that, for example, a windshield becomes another windshield, not a down-cycled product such as a glass container. A fascinating AUDI project in cooperation with partnering suppliers demonstrates how we can change the future with true innovations.
Hydrogen is an important element in the achievement of carbon-neutral steel production. voestalpine has been working intensively on hydrogen applications. The HYFOR project features hydrogen as an agent to reduce the carbon footprint to almost zero. The SuSteel project converts iron ore in a single process step into crude steel and is carbon-neutral based on the use of hydrogen plasma. And the voestalpine H2FUTURE project is already working on how to ensure company production and storage of hydrogen.
Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) vs. Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Where are the differences in production with respect to the use of raw materials and with regard to the process route? What about hybrid technology? What changes are brought about when a high percentage of scrap is used? What is the impact of tramp materials? What is the best way to deal with them? What effects does this have on the production of high-end steels? How does voestalpine study these topics? Information and answers that are clear and concise.
BMW and voestalpine pursue a holistic ESG approach to sustainability and focus on environmental, social and governance aspects. The company is committed to electromobility. The New Class will set new standards beginning in 2025. Comprehensive measures across the entire value chain significantly reduce our carbon footprint. Steels produced in the electric-arc furnace contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) ensure that environmental impact assessments at the product level are objective and certified. The information sheet presented by the two speakers begins with defined specifications that were the foundation for the development of greentec steel. The sheet also provides information about how the allocation model became a reality, how it works and what its benefits are. Products become comparable, and customers can clearly see the validated and verified environmental benefits.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) ensure that environmental impact assessments at the product level are objective and certified. The information sheet presented by the two speakers begins with defined specifications that were the foundation for the development of greentec steel. The sheet also provides information about how the allocation model became a reality, how it works and what its benefits are. Products become comparable, and customers can clearly see the validated and verified environmental benefits.
