Following the conversion of a continuous casting line, the keen interest in such materials can now be serviced. The slabs will subsequently be rolled into hot and cold strips at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. These environmentally compatible steel products can be deployed for all customary purposes, such as in vehicle construction, the building trade and in industrial applications.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann, Chief Executive Officer of Salzgitter AG, commented as follows: “The Salzgitter Group is a pioneer in the production of low CO₂ steel. We are demonstrating this yet again by setting up our production route of green steel via the Peine mini mill and the rolling process in Salzgitter. A large number of customers consider it important to take delivery of a real, physical reduced-CO₂ product now rather than being satisfied with more or less theoretical CO₂ footprint projections.
Furthermore, together with our partners we are intensively working on switching steel production to a low CO₂, hydrogen-based process through our “SALCOS – Salzgitter Low CO₂Steelmaking” innovation project, which will enable a reduction in CO₂ of up to 95 %.”
_{(Source: Salzgitter AG)}