Salzgitter Group has gained certification for some of its steel products and production routes from an industry scheme, Kallanish learns.
The company says production routes for beams and profiles, flat steel and heavy plate have been validated by TÜV Nord and verified by The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS) Association.
The system is a six-stage classification system, placing steel manufacturing processes transparently into six classes depending on the scrap content and CO2 emissions. The LESS scale ranges from “E” through “Low Emissions” – “D” to “A” – to the challenging “Near Zero” category for steel produced with virtually zero emissions.
The production routes of four Salzgitter Group companies have been classified: Salzgitter Flachstahl, Peiner Träger, Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech and Ilsenburger Grobblech.
CO2-reduced products from the Salzgitter Group are marketed under the SALCOS brand. The Salzgitter products that are already available are based on scrap-based crude steel from Peiner production.
An essential part of the product promise is that SALCOS products comply at least with classification C according to LESS. This has been confirmed externally with the classifications now available, with some gaining classifications A and B.
Marcus Lippe, head of technical customer service at Peiner Träger, says: “We are delighted to now be able to supply our customers with SALCOS Structural Steel products classified according to LESS and are particularly proud to even be offering products with an ‘A’ classification.”
“With the very good classifications our SALCOS products have received, the Salzgitter Group is underlining its pioneering role in industrial transformation. We have done our homework,” says Salzgitter chief executive Gunnar Groebler.
“With the certifications now available, the steel industry has put down the foundations for the introduction of green lead markets. These are intended to help bring CO2-reduced raw materials quickly and comprehensively to the various value chains. The political course for these lead markets must now be put in place with the same determination, in order to lead the transformation of the industry to success,” he adds.
From the first half of 2027, CO2-reduced crude steel for SALCOS products will also be produced at the Salzgitter site, using an electric arc furnace, with the direct reduction process to process ores using hydrogen-containing gases.
Carrie Bone UK
