The current global consumption of materials is not sustainable; hence, the longevity of applications is crucial. Similarly, carefully designing the applications by utilizing higher strength material, resulting in less material used, is contributing to a lower consumption of resources and a reduced carbon footprint.
The Green Transition
Stainless steel is furthering the transition towards sustainability in three different ways:
1) Applications with a long lifetime and a low carbon footprint over time
2) Production of fully recyclable applications with recycled materials
3) Stainless steel-produced solutions for a green transition and decarbonization
Accordingly, stainless steel is positioned to play an important role in the green transition; however, there is still a need to leverage its advantages in current applications by pursuing improvements throughout its production chain and to develop new uses aligned with the green transition.