While terms like “sustainable”, “clean” and “low-carbon” are used to describe efforts to  decarbonise the steelmaking process, and steel is broadly praised as a highly recyclable material, EuRIC is concerned that the environmental benefits associated with increased uptake of recycled steel remain underappreciated.

The use of more recycled steel as input in the steel manufacturing process can substantially lower the environmental and carbon footprint of steelmaking, when compared to virgin iron ore, while being a reliable and economically viable technology, and contributing to the EU’s strategic autonomy.

EuRIC has published its position on the future of the European steel industry, calling for measures that promote the use of recycled steel to achieve both environmental and economic resilience.