Give Steel has won the order for 5,000 tonnes of production steel for a major Danish construction project. For the first time, the delivery is based on steel with a particularly low CO2 footprint. Indeed, each tonne of steel has resulted in a CO2 emission of 333 kg per tonne. The average for general structural steel is 1,050 kg CO2 per ton of steel, so it is a serious round shave on the climate burden.
Give Steel keeps its cards close to its body in relation to the concrete construction project, but in a press release they state that the steel comes from the Luxembourg-based manufacturer ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal aims to be the world’s largest steel producer.
Recycled scrap and renewable energy
It is a collaboration between Give Steel, Lemvigh-Müller and ArcelorMittal that has made it possible to deliver the new and more climate-friendly type of steel. ArcelorMittal calls the product XCarb, and when it has such a significantly lower CO2 emission, it is partly because the steel is produced from a large proportion of recycled steel scrap. In addition, renewable energy is largely used for production.
Steel accounts for five percent of Europe’s CO2
Steel production is one of the biggest culprits in relation to CO2 emissions. Around five percent of Europe’s total CO2 emissions come from here. This is primarily because steel production is very energy-intensive, because very high temperatures are needed to melt iron ore – and this usually takes place in coke-fired blast furnaces.
Between 80 and 90 percent of the raw material for the 5,000 tonnes of production steel is based on XCarb steel.
Early involvement and close collaboration
Give Steel emphasizes that contractors and builders must work closely with the supplier already
– We have been involved early in the process, and have thus been given the opportunity to incorporate CO2 savings into the steel construction from the start, by laying out a plan for selecting steel mills with the lowest CO2 figures. In Give Steel, we work together with all our suppliers to identify raw materials, services and obtain CO2 documentation. XCarb achieves its low CO2 value by the fact that it consists almost entirely of recycled steel scrap and is produced primarily by renewable energy, says Lars Dalgas, purchasing manager at Give Steel, in a press release.
Increasing demand
Give Steel generally experiences increased demand for steel with a low CO2 footprint from climate-conscious builders. This is also the reason why the company recently committed itself to the Scienced-Based Target (SBTi). This ensures that Give Steel’s climate objectives are knowledge-based and in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
