Cooperation agreement between the GEDIA Automotive Group and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
The automotive supplier GEDIA Automotive Group and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). In order to make the production of pressed body parts and welded assemblies more sustainable in the future, GEDIA will use CO2-reduced steel from the SALCOS® route in the manufacture of its products.
With the transformation program SALCOS® - Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking, the Salzgitter Group is gradually converting its steel production to hydrogen-based processes. The goal is to achieve virtually CO2-free production from 2033. To achieve this, the classic blast furnace route is being replaced by production processes using direct reduction and electric arc furnaces. Salzgitter Flachstahl is already able to supply its customers with CO2-reduced steel via the so-called Peiner Route. The crude steel is produced from scrap in an electric arc furnace and cast into slabs.
GEDIA is a long-standing partner of Salzgitter Flachstahl (SZFG). The company, which has nine locations worldwide, is supplied by SZFG primarily with cold-rolled and galvanized steels for lightweight automotive body construction and chassis components.
Klaus Bierwirth, Chief Commercial Officer / Member of the Executive Board GEDIA: “We are pleased to have a competent partner like Salzgitter AG at our side, a partner for whom sustainability and responsibility are just as important as they are for the GEDIA Automotive Group. By working together and signing the MoU, we are able to take further steps towards CO2 neutrality and continuously reduce our ecological footprint.”
Phillip Meiser, Sales Director, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH: "This MoU further strengthens our long-standing cooperation with GEDIA. In the near future, GEDIA will use ‘green’ steel from our SALCOS® range to manufacture the car body parts of the future – sustainably and, above all, in an environmentally friendly way.”
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Salzgitter AG is one of Germany's leading steel and technology companies.
As a pioneer in the circular economy, we focus on the sustainable innovation and transformation of our products and processes in the business areas of steel production, steel processing, trade and technology.
With our “Salzgitter AG 2030” strategy and our “Pioneering for Circular Solutions” principle, we are setting new standards in industry. Our aspirations are realized through strong initiatives and programs such as SALCOS® - Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking. Through partnerships and networks, we are actively promoting further development towards a circular economy.
With around 25,000 employees worldwide in 150 national and international subsidiaries and affiliates, we are meeting our global growth and profitability targets and maintaining our pioneering position. In the financial year 2022, we generated around €12 billion in external sales with a crude steel capacity of 7 million tons.
More information: Mensch, Stahl und Technologie | Salzgitter AG (salzgitter-ag.com)
(v.l.) Marco Scheele (Commodity Buyer Raw Material GEDIA), Sebastian Krüger (Team Leader, Sales, Automotive Industry Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH), Phillip Meiser (Sales director Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH), Klaus Bierwirth (Chief Commercial Officer / Member of the Executive Board GEDIA), Dennis Heße (Head of Global Raw Material Purchasing GEDIA) and Tobias Fleige (Case worker Sales Automotive (Team B) Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH)
