bluemint^® Steel –
High quality. Less CO₂.

bluemint^® Steel – our high-quality flat steel with reduced CO₂ intensity

bluemint^® Steel

With bluemint^® Steel we are launching our first certified steels with reduced CO₂ intensity. The CO₂-reduced products are produced at the Duisburg site and give our customers the certainty to use high-quality steel with an improved ecobalance.

A portfolio that lasts

It is another important step towards a climate-neutral steel industry: Under the brands bluemint^® pure and bluemint^® recycled, we have added two new climate-friendly products to our portfolio since autumn 2021. The special feature: The material properties do not differ from the existing steel grades - except in their reduced specific CO₂ emissions.

This is the first transformation success within the scope of our climate strategy and reflects our ambitious goal of a sustainable and customer-oriented steel production. In the coming years, we will intensively invest in innovations and technologies which will take our customers gradually further towards our common goal of climate-neutrality.

bluemint^® Steel – two products, many advantages

bluemint^® pure

Measure: Use of HBI in the blast furnace, also hydrogen in the long run
CO₂ reductions at Duisburg production site and in a global context
Allocated CO₂ reductions lead to reduced product-related carbon intensity
CO₂ reduction of 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of hot strip
Residual carbon intensity of 0.6 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of hot strip
Standard: WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol for Product Accounting
Certified by DNV (Link to certificate)

bluemint^® recycled

Measure: Use of scrap in the blast furnace
CO₂ reductions at Duisburg production site
Balance-sheet CO₂-neutral recycling product
CO₂ reduction of 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of hot strip
Specific CO₂ emissions of 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of hot strip
Standard: DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 and TÜV SÜD VERIsteel Standard
Certified by TÜV SÜD (Link to certificate)

Advantages of bluemint^® Steel – at a glance

CO₂ emissions reduced by about 1.5 tonnes (70 percent) (bluemint^® pure)
CO₂ emissions reduced by about 1.35 tonnes (64 percent) (bluemint^® recycled)
CO₂ is directly reduced at Duisburg production site
Certificates for the respective product
Primary steel, all qualities possible
Directly creditable against the Scope 3 emissions of our customers

bluemint^® is our promise

In view of the challenges associated with climate change and the opportunities in future markets, the concept of low carbon dioxide steels is attracting the attention of many processing and end user industries. bluemint^® pure is particularly attractive to customers who supply to end-user markets. bluemint^® recycled is primarily targeted at customers for whom a high proportion of recycled material is important.

bluemint^®– a made-up name with a meaning
blue symbolizes the power of nature, purity and our climate.
mint stands for freshness and innovation.

Certified quality

bluemint®pure and bluemint^® recycled stand for the variety of our portfolio of grades. This means that you can rely on the continued availability of the familiar materials. In terms of material and processing properties, our two bluemint^® Steel products fall by no means short of our existing grades. On the contrary: The high premium quality is complemented by a significant CO₂ reduction.

This is substantiated by our certificates: bluemint^® pure is certified by the DNV and bluemint^® recycled by TÜV SÜD.