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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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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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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Hydrogen Supply Agreement: Negotiations in terra incognita
10,000 tons of green hydrogen per year: What sounds like the conclusion of a standard supply agreement actually marked a pioneering achievement involving Salzgitter AG and its partner EWE. How to negotiate a contract without any existing templates – and what this entails for the steel industry.
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Between climate protection and competitive fears: EU emissions trading under the microscope
New timeline, laxer rules, dissatisfied pioneers: What companies need to know.
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On the 1.5 °C pathway
Salzgitter AG is in the midst of the largest transformation in its history: This is how SALCOS® is driving the decarbonization of the steel industry.
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