ArcelorMittal and BENTELER Automotive test low-carbon-emissions steel in chassis and structural components

• ArcelorMittal and BENTELER Automotive sign Memorandum of Understanding to support lower carbon-emissions automotive products. 
• ArcelorMittal will supply BENTELER with XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced steel. 
• BENTELER decarbonises supply chain to support its customers in achieving their sustainability goals. 

5 December 2023

ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, and the BENTELER Group’s Automotive Division, a development partner for the world´s leading automobile manufacturers, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support BENTELER in further expanding its CO2-reduced product portfolio. The two companies already have a longstanding partnership. They will now work together on several sustainability projects to reduce CO2 emissions and use XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced steel, ArcelorMittal’s low-carbon-emissions steel.

BENTELER is committed to help its customers achieve their own climate targets by supplying them with CO2-reduced products. The company has therefore set itself ambitious sustainability targets with the aim of decarbonising the company and achieving net zero by 2050. The BENTELER Group aims to halve production-related Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared with 2019 as soon as 2030. In addition, upstream emissions (Scope 3) are also to be reduced by 30%.

The new agreement will help to achieve this goal. In recognition of the potential of using low-carbon-emissions steel in components produced by BENTELER Automotive, the two companies are testing the use of XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced steel. On a lifecycle basis this product has a CO₂ footprint which is up to 70% lower, compared with the same product made using the conventional blast furnace process.

As a hot-forming specialist, BENTELER is already familiar with the benefits of Usibor^® steel. This material has become key to achieving the highest safety standards while reducing weight thanks to decreased material thickness used in the body-in-white stage. This partnership will now enable BENTELER to use this material, as part of the decarbonisation process.

ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products began manufacturing XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced steel at its Sestao plant in Spain more than 18 months ago, marking the beginning of a new era for the production of flat steel for the automotive sector. XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced is manufactured using a high proportion of recycled scrap steel and 100% renewable electricity in an electric arc furnace (EAF).

ArcelorMittal Europe has a target to reduce CO₂ emissions by 35% by 2030, and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

BENTELER is a global company serving customers in automotive technology, the energy sector and mechanical engineering. As metal processing specialists, we develop, produce and distribute safety-related products, systems and services worldwide.

In the 2022 financial year, Group revenues were €8.954 billion. 

Under the management of the strategic holding BENTELER International AG, headquartered in Salzburg, Austria, the Group is organized into the Divisions BENTELER Automotive and BENTELER Steel/Tube. Our around 23,000 employees at 73 production plants and 19 engineering and R&D facilities across 26 countries offer first-class manufacturing and distribution competence – all dedicated to delivering a first-class service wherever our customers need us. 

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