STEEL, THE PERFECT MATERIAL FOR A SUSTAINABLE, CIRCULAR AND RE-USABLE ECONOMY

Decarbonization of the steel industry is key to reach the climate goals set in Paris. ArcelorMittal has a clear roadmap to reach carbon neutral steel production from iron ore by 2050, subdivided in two pathways: Smart Carbon and Innovative Direct Reduced Iron (DRI). Some of the most widely used foundation materials already have a low environmental footprint due to the production from scrap in an Electric Arc Furnace. There are several other optimizations possible to reduce the carbon footprint even further. Steel re-used several times in temporary applications, thus reducing the environmental impact each time the sheet piles are reused. At the end of life, when they cannot be reused anymore, all the remaining steel can be recycled. This creates the perfect circle for infinite use of steel, without any degradation of the material properties.Paper presentatio