Data overview: Steel as an Economic Factor
Steel secures millions of jobs and generates billions in value creation – and is a key pillar of the energy transition. Here is a look at facts that make the economic dimension more tangible. And on a surprising connection between the world of art and German craftsmanship involving steel.
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Precise and Sustainable: A Knife Made of Water Complements the Special Steel
High-strength specialty steels necessitate a cutting process that does not alter their properties. Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH is now relying on one of Europe’s largest waterjet cutting systems for this purpose – and is thereby reducing its CO₂ footprint.
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Route Change
Higher energy consumption – and steel is becoming greener nevertheless? Our energy expert Stefan Mecke explains how the energy sector of Salzgitter AG is changing in the course of the ongoing transformation and why, although SALCOS® will ultimately require more electricity, the steel actually produced will still have a smaller carbon footprint.
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No Steel, No Energy
There is steel in every single kilowatt-hour. Whether it’s wind turbines, solar power plants, nuclear power plants, or geothermal energy – this material is the backbone of all energy sources.
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Energy Sovereignty: A Strategic Necessity and a Sophisticated Challenge for Industry
What is the cost of energy independence for the steel industry? An analysis by Alfred Hoffmann, Head of Energy Strategy at Salzgitter AG.
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Data Overview: Steel writes history
Steel sounds out, is on the move, and good for surprises – as it has been for centuries. Let’s take a look at musical milestones, automotive premieres, and a steel monument from Upper Austria. And respond to the question as to why some types of steel don't stick to a magnet.
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Close-up: A Child of the Steelworks
From the blast furnace to the DRP: Marvin Brandeis helps shape the future of steel.
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Close-up: My house made of steel
Going for a walk, seeing a model home, making a decision: How an employee of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is building his own home out of low CO₂ steel.
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Transformation of steel production: New route, proven quality
How Salzgitter AG's research is actively supporting the transformation to a hydrogen economy and the switch to low-CO₂ steel.
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"Innovations don't happen in the conference room"
How Benedikt Ritterbach, Managing Director of Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH (SZMF), is aligning Salzgitter research to support the transformation to low-CO₂ steel production.
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EU Introduces New Safeguard Measure for the Steel Industry
Quotas down, tariffs up, curbing imports? What the new safeguard measure means for the European steel industry. Our expert Helge Langheim summarizes the key facts.
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Data Overview: Decarbonization of the Steel Industry
Steel is one of the most recycled materials in the world—and continues to set records as a building material. A look at some surprising statistics. And at a medieval hardening method that still fascinates scientists today.
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