The steel industry ranks amongst the top three CO2 (carbon dioxide) emitters from the industrial segment, and many steelmakers have set carbon neutral goals for the 2030-2050 timeframe. In general, stainless steel producers have a smaller carbon footprint than most carbon steel producers — on average about half — yet many have focused on investigating and implementing various available decarbonization approaches.
Naturally, a short-term approach for decarbonization would be focused on improvements and minor alterations in parallel to mapping out longer-term options. There are immediate actions relating to procurement, operation practice, and use of proven technologies, that can be implemented to reduce the carbon footprint.
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