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May 7, 2024 11:00 AM
thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and Autoliv reach agreement on purchasing steel from low-CO2 production
thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and Autoliv, the world's largest supplier of safety systems for the automotive industry, have agreed to expand their existing collaboration for the supply of steel to include low-CO2 steel. From the end of 2026, thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe will supply Autoliv with bluemint® Steel. Autoliv's production network includes branches in 25 countries and 14 technical centers worldwide.
The plan underlines the long-term partnership between thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and Autoliv: both companies are consistently pursuing their sustainability activities and have set themselves the goal of operating climate neutrally by 2030. Autoliv plans to achieve net-zero emissions across the entire supply chain by 2040. CO2-reduced and CO2-neutral materials are an essential lever for this. The first joint projects with CO2-reduced steel – bluemint® recycled from thyssenkrupp Steel – are already starting this year, with the quantities being gradually increased over the next few years.
thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and Autoliv signed contracts for the supply of CO2-reduced steel in April. The picture shows (f. l. t. r.): Burkhard Sich, Head of Sales thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe; Cosmin Bakai, Global Director Raw Material, Steel from Autoliv; Wilhelm Budéus, member of the management board Materials Processing Europe; Christian Swahn, Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain from Autoliv
“We are delighted to be able to provide our customer Autoliv with even greater support on the road to CO2-neutral production in the future,” says Marcus Wöhl, CEO of thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe. “We process the emission-reduced and emission-neutral materials steel, stainless steel and aluminum for our customers. Our holistic sustainability strategy also includes consulting services, customer solutions, digital support and a fully transparent presentation of CO2 emissions via our PCF emissions certificate.” thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe aims to contribute to the extensive reduction of its own CO2 emissions with various projects, such as the use of LEDs, roof refurbishments and the installation of photovoltaic systems.
“We are constantly striving to integrate sustainability in all our operations. The collaboration with thyssenkrupp Materials Processing will be a significant step in our aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our products by utilizing low-emission steel and to achieve our goal of net-zero emissions across our supply chain by 2040,” says Cosmin Bakai, Global Raw-Material Area Director Supply Chain Autoliv.
The climate-friendly steel used is bluemint® Steel produced by thyssenkrupp Steel Europe from the direct reduction plant planned for 2027 at the Duisburg site. The service center experts from thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe will be responsible for processing the master coil into slit strip and for just-in-time delivery to the Autoliv Group.
As a leading steel and aluminum service center, thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe serves processors from the automotive, electrical, construction and solar industries at ten locations in six countries. With its many years of expertise in procurement, consulting and prefabrication, the
processing specialist provides customized services and digital solutions for flat steel and non-ferrous metals to its diverse customer base throughout Europe.
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