Our recipe for
green steel?
Unser Rezept für
grünen Stahl?
Unsere Definition von grünem Stahl: Stahl mit rund 80 % reduziertem Scope 1-CO2-Fußabdruck gegenüber der Herstellung im Hochofen.
Als Bayerns größtes Recyclingunternehmen und Stahlhersteller produzieren wir grünen Stahl bereits seit über 50 Jahren
Als Bayerns größtes Recyclingunternehmen und Stahlhersteller produzieren wir grünen Stahl bereits seit über 50 Jahren.
High
recycling rate
Lech steelworks steel uses almost exclusively recycled steel scrap as a source of iron.
CLIMATE-FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION
The scrap steel from which the new steel is created originates from the region and more than 60% of it is delivered by rail. As a result, from January to December of 2021 we saved 18,968 tons of emissions.
REGIONALITY
86 %
of our quality steel is sold by us in Germany.
250 km
is the radius within which we sell our reinforcing steel regionally.
RESIDUE
MANAGEMENT
Nature knows no waste products – nor do we. Our residues and by-products are treated to turn them into materials which are put to further use.
LESS CO2 Emissions
Today’s electric steelmaking process saves more than 80% of CO2 emissions compared to steel produced in a furnace.
CO2 emission comparison
Blast furnace
Electric steel (LSW)
*Source of baseline data:
EU Delegated Regulation 2019/331 of 19/12/2018 as published in the Official Journal of the EU of 27/02/2019.
This saving is approximately equivalent to the amount of CO2equivalents emitted per passenger on a flight (one-way) from Frankfurt to Beijing on a pro-rata basis.**
**Source: UBA-CO2 calculator (as of: February 2022), TREMOD 6.21; cf.: Link
Frankfurt
Peking
We produce our steel with low CO2 emissions, now and in the future.
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Goal Net Zero – What Does It Mean?
“Goal Net Zero” refers to the company’s objective of eliminating all avoidable CO₂ emissions across the entire value chain (i.e., in Scope 1 to 3) and reducing CO₂ emissions by more than 90 percent. However, this only represents the first stage of the Net Zero goal.
Net Zero is only considered achieved once any unavoidable residual emissions are compensated through appropriate measures.
To implement this process, we follow the Corporate Net-Zero Standard set by SBTi (see: Sciencebasedtargets.org). Based on scientifically grounded solutions, a transformation plan (roadmap) is currently being developed to achieve “Goal Net Zero” by 2027, outlining both short- and long-term targets.
Our planet’s resources are merely on loan to us from future generations. We are prepared to make our contribution to preserve resources and hence the unique nature and beauty of this world. Via a series of appropriate measures, our aim is to implement projects in the coming years that will further lower our carbon footprint until we have achieved climate neutrality by no later than 2040.