SSAB and Volvo Cars have signed a landmark agreement for the delivery of SSAB Zero steel starting already this year, Kallanish hears from the Swedish steelmaker.
According to SSAB, this agreement makes Volvo the first automaker to commit to using decarbonised steel in serial production.
According to SSAB, its proprietary SSAB Zero is the world’s first commercially available steel produced from recycled scrap metal using fossil-free electricity and biogas. This process results in steel with virtually zero fossil carbon emissions, available in a variety of grades and dimensions.
The steel will be used in key components of Volvo Cars’ upcoming fully electric EX60 SUV, as well as other cars based on Volvo Cars’ next-generation SPA3 car architecture. It meets the same stringent safety standards and performance requirements as the primary steel used in Volvo Cars, SSAB says.
Volvo Cars is committed to a fully electric future and has the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. “With forward-thinking partners like Volvo Cars, we continue to lead the transformation of the steel industry,” says Tony Harris, head of SSAB Europe.
Christian Koehl Germany