The Salzgitter AG Magazine

Innovation

Ideas that are shaping the future: For us, innovation means more than just technical novelties – it is an attitude with which we are shaping the world of tomorrow: through new materials and digital production processes, and by advancing bold pilot projects and sustainable business models. Find out how we are driving progress where it really counts – and how initial impulses are becoming concrete, hands-on solutions.

Highlights from the Innovation section

Two AI geniuses monitoring steel quality

Whether surface defects or metallurgical properties: The Salzgitter Group puts artificial intelligence (AI) to work in order to inspect steel even more accurately – resulting in less waste and even higher quality levels in steel production.

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Highlights from the Innovation section

Sourcing raw materials from rusty car bodies

A climate-friendly cycle: Engaging in the Car2Car funding project, industry and science worked together on new solutions geared to achieving a genuine circular economy in automotive engineering – under the auspices of the BMW Group. Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung was also involved and researched how to return steel to the cycle even more efficiently – thereby reducing CO₂ emissions in the process.

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03/18/2026 | Article

Two AI geniuses monitoring steel quality

Whether surface defects or metallurgical properties: The Salzgitter Group puts artificial intelligence (AI) to work in order to inspect steel even more accurately – resulting in less waste and even higher quality levels in steel production.

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03/03/2026 | Article

Sourcing raw materials from rusty car bodies

A climate-friendly cycle: Engaging in the Car2Car funding project, industry and science worked together on new solutions geared to achieving a genuine circular economy in automotive engineering – under the auspices of the BMW Group. Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung was also involved and researched how to return steel to the cycle even more efficiently – thereby reducing CO₂ emissions in the process.

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03/03/2026 | Article

Complex steel for a stable crumple zone

Salzgitter AG has launched a new grade of complex phase steel, paving the way for safe and sustainable automotive design.

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03/03/2026 | Article

High-tech research exploring steel’s innermost core

Uncovering the secrets of steel on a daily basis: in Salzgitter and Duisburg, the experts at Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH (SZMF) analyze the microstructure of the material.

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03/03/2026 | Article

Steel at home in residential construction

Fast, sustainable, and cost-effective: from modular developments combatting the housing shortage to affordable single-family homes for every stage of life – groundbreaking projects showcase the future of building with steel.

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