ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
ArcelorMittal Europe does not believe that there is one single solution which will help us to achieve carbon-neutral operations. ArcelorMittal Europe is actively developing two breakthrough, carbon-neutral, steelmaking routes: Smart Carbon and an innovative direct-reduced iron (DRI) based route.
Smart Carbon is a way of making steel in a carbon-neutral way. The technology has been tested in our R&D facilities for several years. Smart Carbon does not just give us carbon-neutral steel, it also has the potential to give us carbon-neutral cement and bio-materials.
DRI is an integral ingredient in existing steelmaking processes. It is produced by heating iron ore to create iron. Today, natural gas is used as the heat source. A project is underway at ArcelorMittal Hamburg, to test whether hydrogen can be used to reduce iron ore and form DRI on an industrial scale.
ArcelorMittal in Europe is actively developing two carbon-neutral steelmaking routes: Smart Steel and Innovative DRI
The Smart Carbon route produces valuable by-products which reduce the carbon footprint of other industries
Recognising that we need to act now on climate change, ArcelorMittal Europe has launched ‘green steel’. From 2020 we will offer customers green steel which is certifiably linked to CO2 savings achieved through our investments in decarbonisation technologies.
During 2021 we expect to deliver over 120,000 tonnes of green steel, rising to
600,000 tonnes in 2022. As well as helping us to achieve our target 2030 target of cutting emissions by 30 percent, green steel is a milestone in ArcelorMittal’s commitment to carbon-neutral steelmaking.