Tata Steel and MCB save 186 tons of CO2 together with steel transport on biodiesel
MCB in Valkenswaard and Tata Steel Nederland have entered into an agreement to replace the transport of steel products to Valkenswaard by diesel-powered trucks with biodiesel. Tata Steel supplies steel to MCB from both IJmuiden and Tata Steel Tubes in Maastricht. This means that many road kilometres are now being made more sustainable. Converted to CO2
emission reduction, this represents a reduction of 186 tonnes of CO2
emissions per year. This is a reduction of 90% of the original CO2
emissions from transport.
MCB in Valkenswaard and Tata Steel Nederland have been partners in the steel value chain for decades.
Mirenka Fortuin, Director Sales and Marketing Engineering at Tata Steel Nederland states:
With our growing Zeremis® solutions , we are on our way to a CO2-neutral, circular world together with our customers . We are delighted that MCB, a long-term partner of ours, has opted for reduced-CO2 steel and low-CO2 transport .
Tata Steel supplies MCB with steel coils and tubes, which are further distributed by MCB to various customers for a multitude of applications. Erik Spikmans, Sales Director of MCB about the collaboration with Tata Steel Nederland: “We are very pleased with this next step that seamlessly fits in with our sustainability ambitions. In addition to our CO2 – reduced products and Wood4Wood, we are now also realizing CO2 reduction on our transports.”
In addition to Zeremis Delivered, also Zeremis Carbon Lite from Tata Steel
The reduction of CO 2 emissions in the transport chains between Tata Steel Nederland and participating customers has been laid down in a ‘Zeremis Delivered’[1] agreement. The steel buyers will receive independently verified CO2 reduction statements. This major step towards making mutual transport more sustainable is in addition to the Memorandum of Understanding that MCB and Tata Steel Nederland previously agreed on for the supply of CO2 – reduced steel and pipes.
Together on the way to clean, green circular steel
Tata Steel Netherlands is in transition toa clean, green and circular steel producerBy 2030, Tata Steel aims to reduce its CO 2 emissions by 40% and become climate neutral by 2045. To achieve these goals,the company will implement various innovationssuch as Direct Reduced Iron installations in combination with Electric Arc Furnace technology. In addition, Tata Steel is working every day to increase steel recycling, the aim is to start2030 to increase the use of scrap to 30%.
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Tata Steel and MCB save 186 tons of CO2 together with steel transport on biodiesel, source
