Responsibility and Fairness
The long-term success of the company is at the forefront of all our activities - at the same time we are aware of our responsibility for the protection of the environment, towards our employees, customers and shareholders, and as part of society. We have therefore initiated various projects throughout the Group that are designed to make our actions along the entire value chain sustainable and climate-neutral.
SALCOS® - We turn steel green
With SALCOS® (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking), we have joined forces with partners from industry and research to lay the foundations for virtually CO2-free steel production. Central elements of the concept are electricity from renewable sources and its use in the production of hydrogen by means of electrolysis. This green hydrogen will replace the coal we currently use in the conventional blast furnace process. This will be possible with the help of so-called direct reduction plants, in which iron ore is reduced to iron directly in the solid state by hydrogen. This technology emits water vapor instead of CO2.
Our SALCOS® program thus pursues the Carbon Direct Avoidance approach, which stands for avoiding the generation of CO2 in steel production from the outset. Overall, our approach enables us to reduce CO2 emissions in steel production by over 95%.
Corporate Social Responsibility in its whole
We want to act and produce sustainably. To achieve this, we set ourselves efficient goals and have developed a strategy that aligns all our corporate actions with our three cornerstones: people, the environment and society. In this way, we create a holistic approach to our corporate social responsibility and can successfully implement the demands placed on us together.
Our achieved goals in numbers
In order to achieve the nationally and internationally agreed climate targets, we need to produce innovative steels and use them in state-of-the-art applications. We are also committed to organising our material flows responsibly and economically. Responsible action and sustainable management are thus a natural part of our corporate strategy.
