The Green Steel Challenge

The construction sector consumes about 50% of all steel in various forms around the world. It is a critical market for steel industry decarbonisation. Here, we talk to Alan Dunsmore, CEO of Severfield Ltd, one of the largest steel fabricators in Europe, on what the Green Steel Challenge means to him and his market. The implications are already profound, with construction clients and their contractors already making specification requirements that are having a deep impact on the European steel industry. We discuss this and the many other influences of Green Steel in this vital segment.

In this episode, we speak to Tadeu Carneiro, CEO at Boston Metal, based in Woburn, Massachusetts in the US and Minas Gerais in Brazil. Boston Metal is unlocking a future of sustainable metals and green steel production with the commercialisation of its Molton Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) technology platform.

In this episode, we welcome Andrea Fuder, Executive Vice President of Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing & Chief Purchasing Officer for Volvo Group, which is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines.

The second season of The Green Steel Challenges launches with our guest Greg Murphy, General Counsel & Executive Vice President of Business Services & Sustainability at Nucor, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nucor is the largest steel and steel products producer in the US and the largest recycler of scrap in North America.

In the not to be missed final episode join Astrid, Mike and James’s they dive into a dynamic recap of the Green Steel Challenge. Relive the highlights, discover key insights and hear firsthand what we have learned and experienced. Plus get a sneak peak into the hot issues that will ignite debate in the upcoming season.

Episode 14 features Thomas Hansmann, CTO of SMS Group, one of the major equipment suppliers to the global steel and metals industry. We discuss how technology develops, especially in the world of decarbonisation, and how mature technologies such as blast furnaces can still adapt alongside very new technologies now under development.