Brose uses fossil-free steel from SSAB for CO2 reduction.

Sustainability Brose orders fossil-free steel

2024-06-19 Updated on 2024-06-20 From Lina Demmel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

The automotive supplier receives fossil-free steel from steel producer SSAB. Brose wants to use this to reduce the CO2 footprint of its products.

SSAB has developed two types of steel that, according to the company, produce zero fossil carbon emissions.(Image: Jan Lindblad Jr/SSAB) — SSAB has developed two types of steel that, according to the company, produce zero fossil carbon emissions.
(Image: Jan Lindblad Jr/SSAB)

The automotive supplier Brose plans to source fossil-free steel from steel producer SSAB in the future. According to the company, the steel produced through a new manufacturing process will help reduce the CO₂ footprint of Brose products. The company reportedly plans to offer every new series product as CO₂-neutral throughout the entire upstream supply chain by 2039.

SSAB has developed two steels that reportedly produce zero fossil carbon emissions. SSAB Zero is made from recycled steel and produced with fossil-free generated electricity and biogas. It is already available.

SSAB fossil-free steel is made from iron ore using Hybrit technology. This was developed by SSAB in conjunction with mining company LKAB and energy supplier Vattenfall. Instead of using coal to extract oxygen from the iron ore, hydrogen is used in the Hybrit technique, according to SSAB. This releases water instead of CO₂. The Fossil-free steel is available for pilot deliveries to selected partners.

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