ArcelorMittal to supply XCarb to Knauf Interfer

ArcelorMittal will supply German distribution group Knauf Interfer with CO2-reduced input material, Kallanish learns from the steelmaker.

At ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, CO2 savings are achieved with the “XCarb recycled and renewably produced” label and also through the sale of “XCarb Green Steel Certificates” in line with customer requirements, the steelmaker says.

In partnership with ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, Knauf Interfer will soon be using the “XCarb recycled and renewably produced” product in series production for several customer projects.

Knauf Interfer, in turn, can pass these CO2 savings on to its customers. In this way, the two partners want to safeguard the supply chain. Knauf is thus forming a central interface between steel manufacturers and customers, both through its steel service centres and through its own forming blanks and cold rolling activities, ArcelorMittal explains.

Knauf Interfer processes the steel into slit strip, sheets, formed blanks or cold-rolled precision steel for applications in segments such as drives, engines or seats.

Christian Koehl Germany

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Tubemaker Wiederholt sources CO2-reduced steel from ArcelorMittal

Wiederholt, a German producer of precision steel tube, and ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to use CO2-reduced steel in production, Kallanish learns from the steelmaker. Both companies have been working together for several decades.

As part of the partnership, Wiederholt intends to source hot-rolled steel from ArcelorMittal with CO2 savings of up to 65% compared to traditional production methods.

The CO2 reduction will be achieved through “XCarb Green Steel certificates” and steel with the “XCarb recycled and renewably produced” label. According to ArcelorMittal, at least 75% recycled scrap is used in the production of this steel. The CO2 savings that Wiederholt can pass on to its customers are verified by environmental product declarations (EPDs), the steelmaker says.

Wiederholt’s precision steel tube is mainly used in the automotive industry, including shock absorbers, camshafts, steering parts, cardan shafts and stabilisers. It has committed to becoming carbon neutral in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

Separately, ArcelorMittal Germany has announced that its Duisburg long products mill has been certified by organisation ResponsibleSteel, following a two-year audit by inspection company GUTcert.

Christian Koehl Germany

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