Rosenberger GmbH supports decarbonization in steel trading
28.02.2024 | Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH
The transformation of the steel industry is in progress, and the Salzgitter Group is working at full speed to reduce the CO2 emissions by over 95 % until 2033. A path fully supported by our customers. The steel trading and flame-cutting company Rosenberger GmbH, based in Neuss, Germany, intends to include CO2-reduced steel in its product range. With the recently signed cooperation agreement, our long-time trading partner is sending an important signal for the decarbonization of the economy.
Rosenberger GmbH has been a reliable partner for its customers for more than 40 years. In addition to storing around 35,000 tons of stock material, the company offers a wide range of services in the field of flame cutting and component production. Sustainable work and effective use of materials through optimized nesting and digitization have always been important to Rosenberger GmbH. In addition, the company's "Steeldate" initiative, a joint web platform of the steel processing industry to reduce scrap and save CO2, stands for sustainable and resource-saving recycling of scrap steel.
This commitment will be supplemented in the future by the use of quality-heavy plates made of CO2-reduced steel from Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH. "We are delighted with the positive response from our trade partners, because the decarbonization of the steel industry can only succeed in a strong partnership," explaines Thorsten Gintaut, Managing Director Sales of Ilsenburger Grobblech, expressing his satisfaction with the cooperation agreement.
With the SALCOS® program, the Salzgitter Group is driving forward climate-neutral steel production. With a complete switch to direct reduction plants, hydrogen can completely replace the carbon previously required for steel production and thus reduce the CO2 emissions by over 95 %. Ilsenburger Grobblech can already be supplied with CO2-reduced steel from the Peine route. The slabs are produced in the electric arc furnace using scrap metal. The heavy plates produced in this way have a significant CO2 saving of 75%.