MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2021

Salzgitter Flachstahl wins Gold Award in the Category MATERIAL CO₂-EFFICIENCY for low CO₂ steel in serial automotive production.
 
On the event of eMove360° Europe 2021, International Trade Fair for Mobility 4.0, the winner of the 19th MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award was announced in November, 2021. The award was selected by an experts jury in the Category Material, Product and CO₂-Efficiency. Salzgitter Flachstahl receives the Gold Award in the Category Material CO₂-Efficiency for low CO₂-steel in serial automotive production.
 
https://www.emove360.com/materialica-design-technology-award-2021-the-winners-are/
 
Salzgitter Flachstahl is already delivering cold-rolled strip and galvanized sheet steel with a CO₂ footprint reduced by more than 66 % to various
re-rollers, household appliance manufacturers and an automotive manufacturer. The low CO₂ steel grades are produced in Peine’s mini mill in combination with the steelworks galvanizing plant in Salzgitter. These steel grades have met strong customer interest across a wide range of different sectors.
 
Gunnar Groebler, Chief Executive Officer of Salzgitter AG: “Many of our customers consider it important to take delivery of a real, physical reduced-CO₂ product right now. Adding green strip steel from the new low CO₂ electric steel production route to our product portfolio is therefore a key component of our decarbonization strategy that we are already in the process of implementing today.
 
Furthermore, we will be rigorously pursuing the path toward low CO₂ steel production through SALCOS – SAlzgitter Low CO₂-Steelmaking. This fundamental transformation will enable us to completely replace conventional steel production in a series of defined steps through hydrogen-based processes. This will allow us to achieve our mission of reducing CO₂ by more than 95% by 2045 at the latest, thereby eliminating 1% of Germany’s current emissions.”