The Green Steel Challenge

In Episode 11, Mario Arvedi Caldonazzo, CEO of Italian-based Arvedi Group, talks about how his group is unique within Europe in already being established as an EAF-based flat products producer, like the mini mills of North America.He talks about how the entrepreneurial spirit of his business and its technology capability allows it to respond dynamically to The Green Steel Challenge.

Episode 10 features Dr Anne-Marie Grossmann, Board Member of the German special producer GMH. Germany and its steel industry is perhaps at the forefront of the current revolution occurring in response to The Green Steel Challenge. In this episode Dr Anne-Marie Grossmann presents a clear and honest appraisal of what is happening in Germany which then has huge relevance to Europe and subsequently other regions of the world.

In Episode 9, we welcome Simon Farry, Head of Steel Decarbonisation at Rio Tinto. This is our first dedicated episode featuring an upstream miner and it offers a captivating view on the role of iron ore mining in the Green Steel Challenge. The discussion covers both the Atlantic and Asian markets that concern Rio Tinto whilst diving into the new technologies and business models that offer a tantalising look at a completely redesigned global iron and steel industry.

John Lichtenstein is the Managing Partner at World Steel Dynamics, a globally-known, US-based steel industry information provider and consultancy. World Steel Dynamics has recently produced one of the first comprehensive reports on the likely pathways to decarbonising for the steel industry and in this episode John describes and comments on the findings of the report and highlights that by 2030 we’ll only just at the starting line for decarbonisation.

In episode 7, James, Mike and Astrid discuss and recap the first six episodes of The Green Steel Challenge Podcast. They talk about what they have learnt and experienced and touch on some of the issues that will be debated in upcoming episodes.

André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter is the Vice Chariman of the Board of Directors and former CEO of Gerdau, the largest steel producer in South America as well as a major special steel producer in North America. Gerdau is a truly regional steel player that operates both iron ore and scrap-based steel production assets. André brings to the conversation this special perspective and provides insights into how in Brazil, with its many resources and unique obstacles, Gerdau manages its environmental commitments in fundamentally different legislations and how radically new raw materials, products and thinking can be brought to bear on the green steel challenge.