Window systems manufacturer Velux will use ArcelorMittal’s XCarb low-carbon steel for several of its components. The companies are working together to lower the carbon footprint of the materials used in Velux roof windows by up to 70% compared with conventionally produced steel, Kallanish learns from ArcelorMittal.
The supply contract is for ten years. ArcelorMittal notes that its XCarb recycled and renewably produced flat steel is made in the Spain-based Sestao plant using a minimum of 75% scrap steel and 100% renewable electricity.
“Velux will use XCarb to manufacture the hinges and installation brackets for its roof windows,” explains ArcelorMittal Europe flat steel commercial director Laurent Plasman. “This long-term agreement sends a powerful message about the importance of steel in the decarbonisation of the everyday materials we all use.”
The supply is part of the company’s efforts on sustainability and reducing CO2 emissions.
“We are pleased to be reducing CO2’s impact through this agreement, which proves that through co-engineering and collaboration with our suppliers, we can reduce our value chain emissions,” adds Jesús Villalba, Velux’s senior director for direct procurement.
Metals, of which steel is the main part and excluding aluminium, account for 5.7% of Velux’s total Scope 3 emissions. The company aims to reduce them by 50% across its entire value chain by 2030.
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