� DIGITALIZATION � steel circularity, and ensures optimal resource allocation. As the green transformation continues, the importance of circularity, both in goods and data, will continue to grow and drive the industry towards a sustainable future.
The importance of circularity is growing as the industry moves towards green steelmaking.
This means that it will be idea is TPQC, which connects important for steel producers production units and plants to focus not only on what across multiple locations and happens between incoming seamlessly collects quality scrap and outgoing coils, but data from multiple data also on what happens between sources. TPQC provides a outgoing coils and incoming complete product genealogy scrap. that leads to longitudinal projection of process and Digitalization supports this quality data, providing the mission by providing visibility basis for issuing digital product and traceability throughout certificates for semi-finished the lifecycle of steel products. and finished products. Consider the example of a car: when a car reaches In a truly circular economy, the end of its life, it would collaboration between be optimal for the metals stakeholders is essential. recycler to disassemble the However, data sharing is car and separate the various often a challenge because metal parts according to each stakeholder holds their chemical composition. data privately. Primetals However, this requires full Technologies advocates for traceability of all metal parts data circularity, a principle and their material properties where relevant production data as well as information such as is centrally stored and shared where the metal was produced across company, industry, and and its carbon footprint. country borders. This approach A solution from Primetals facilitates transparency and Technologies that supports this accountability, supports
Digitalization as a cornerstone for sustainable steel
Digitalization is not just about tools; it is a cornerstone of the green transformation of the steel industry. It opens new opportunities for optimizing processes within a steel plant and across organizational borders. By fostering transparency and collaboration among stakeholders, digital solutions pave the way for autonomous operation, the transition to hybrid operations, and embracing circularity. Through the strategic implementation of expert systems to enable closed-loop operations, through-process systems to seamlessly collect quality data along the entire production chain, AI methods to derive actions from production data, and operator assistance systems to manage new production routes, Primetals Technologies is helping to lead the transformation of the steel industry to ensure it remains resilient, efficient, and sustainable for generations to come.
38 Green Steel World | Issue 17 | April 2025