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Alleima releases carbon footprint data to Epiroc Drilling Tools
Alleima decided to implement future . By using greener steel , Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA ) and we can make a joint statement , will be one of the first companies contributing to a greener future to provide product-specific together ”, says Michael Jansson , carbon footprint for rock drill General Manager at Epiroc steel products for the mining Drilling Tools . industry . Each product will have a third-party verified carbon “ We are pleased to tell that footprint . we can now support Epiroc Drilling Tools with a productspecific carbon footprint . By
“ This is an important step for us as it allows us to show that the collaborating with our customers carbon footprint is important . and implementing sustainable We believe that the LCA data solutions , we can all contribute from Alleima will give Epiroc to making greener choices for Drilling Tools an advantage the industry . Sustainability is in the industry and having a of crucial importance for the lower carbon footprint will be a society around us as well as for competitive advantage for the our customers and LCA will be
important for businesses in the future . The next step for Alleima is to expand this approach across the entire production chain , verifying downstream products in the production flow ”, says Mattias Eriksson , Global Product Manager for Rock Drill Steel products at Alleima .
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Vestas and ArcelorMittal collaborate on low-emission steel
Vestas has established a partnership with ArcelorMittal to launch a low-emission steel offering that significantly reduces lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from the production of wind turbine towers .
The low-emission steel is produced using 100 % steel scrap which is melted in an electric arc furnace powered by 100 % wind energy at the ArcelorMittal steel mill , Industeel Charleroi , in Belgium . The steel slabs are then transformed into heavy plates used for the manufacture of wind turbine towers , at ArcelorMittal ’ s heavy plate mill in Gijon , Spain . These heavy plates made with low-emission steel are initially suitable for the entire onshore wind turbine towers and the top section of offshore wind turbine towers . The low-emission heavy plate steel has an Environmental Product Declaration ( EPD ),
certified by an independent party , detailing the complete environmental footprint of the product , and allowing easier comparison between products .
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