The Boston Consulting Group (Munich, Germany):

Schuler F., Dr., Partner and Man. Director

The Boston Consulting Group (Düsseldorf, Germany):

Voigt N., Principal

The Boston Consulting Group (Hamburg, Germany):

Schmidt T., Associate

The Boston Consulting Group (Stuttgart, Germany):

Wörtler M., Dr. Eng., Sr. Partner and Man. Director

Steel Institute of VDEh (Düsseldorf, Germany):

Dahlmann P., Dr. Eng., Head of Membership Dept.
Ghenda J.-T., Dr. Eng., Head of Energy Management and Heat Treatment Technology
Lüngen H. B., Dr. Eng., Head of Technical Dept., e-mail: hans-bodo.luengen@vdeh.de

This study was prepared by The Boston Consulting Group and the Steel Institute VDEh for the European Steel Association Eurofer. The purpose of the study is to provide an objective evaluation of steel’s contribution to a low-carbon Europe in 2050 against the background of the EU’s request for a CO₂ reduction by more than 80% by 2050 relative to 1990. The study therefore highlights the specific and absolute CO₂ emissions of the EU-27 steel industry for the base year 1990 and for 2010 to show the reduction success achieved in that period (intensity dropped by 14%, absolute emissions — by 25%), as well as different options for a further reduction until 2050 after full implementation of CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) program. The coking plant Schwelgern in Duisburg that produces high-quality coke with the biggest coke oven chambers worldwide is described as one of the examples. Another important chapter is the contribution of steel as a material to CO₂ reduction through its application. The eight case studies for EU-27 show annual netto mitigation of about 370 million t CO₂ which can be credibly attributed to steel.