Pure Steel+:
We are excited about what we are doing.
Our high level of commitment and innovative spirit is what we’re known for. Our steel has stood for high quality for centuries, and it will continue to do so in the future, in the new, hydrogen-based production process. We are ensuring this with intensive research, the best equipment, and the expertise of our specialists. Pure quality, but carbon neutral – that’s what Pure Steel+ stands for.
We work in a network.
With each other and with our partners.
Our recipe for success: good communication between our companies, close cooperation with our customers, and good networking in our research projects. Because only by working together can we achieve the best possible steel solutions for the applications.
We are transforming.
The energy and mobility transition is succeeding with our steel products.
We’ve been traveling this path for quite a while now. Our steel has long been a key component of the energy and mobility transition, and it can be found in offshore wind turbines, solar parks, pumped storage facilities, railroad tracks, and electric cars. More than 80 wind farms in Europe, Asia, and America are built on steel foundations from Dillinger. Thermomechanically rolled spring steel from Saarstahl cuts weight in vehicle construction by up to 20 percent, resulting in lower fuel consumption and emissions. In 2020, we were the first in Germany to use hydrogen in steel production at an industrial scale. Now we want to take the next big step toward a more sustainable world.
We have the green future firmly in our sights.
Steel production in Saarland is becoming climate neutral.
Our aim: carbon neutrality by 2045. As part of the Power4Steel initiative, we’re focusing on using hydrogen, on electric steel production, and on recycling steel scrap. Construction began in 2023 on a direct reduction plant (DRI) and on one electric arc furnace (EAF) each in Dillingen and Völklingen. Production of 3.5 million tons of carbon-reduced products per year is slated to begin in 2027/28. We want to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030 – that’s 4.9 million tons per year. This means that 70 percent of our production volume will be produced with carbon-reduced methods.
We take responsibility.
For the people who work for us and for the region in which we live.
As one of the largest steel manufacturers in Germany as well as the largest employer in Saarland, we are committed to our business sites and acknowledge our responsibility to future generations. Our investments will serve to protect the climate and environment, our locations and jobs, and will boost purchasing power, value creation and investment at our sites. The goals of climate policy can only be achieved with the steel industry and its products. To ensure the success of taking this path, the Power4Steel project is being supported by state and federal governments to the tune of EUR 2.6 billion.
Pure Steel+:
Pure quality, pure innovation
Our steel has stood for high quality for centuries and will continue to do so in the future in the new, hydrogen-based production process. We are ensuring this with intensive research, the best equipment, and the expertise of our specialists. Pure quality, but carbon neutral – that’s what Pure Steel+ stands for.