Today, Tata Steel is one of the leading and most CO2 efficient steel companies in the world.
Our ambition is to make our processes more sustainable and to produce steel which is CO2 neutral by 2050. High-quality steel that is more stronger, lasts longer and is produced with fewer raw materials.
The climate crisis is urgent. It is therefore necessary we reduce our CO2 emissions as quickly as possible and contribute to the climate objectives. In addition, we continue to invest in solutions which enable us to be sustainable, innovative and competitive in the long term.
By 2030, we want to reduce our CO2 emissions by 30% in the UK and by 40% in The Netherlands. At the same time, we are focused on making the production process more sustainable and making CO2 neutral steel with hydrogen.
Coordination is necessary to achieve this ambition. We work together with our environment, the government, partners and customers.
Working together towards hydrogen based steel making
As part of Tata Steel's broader sustainability strategy to be CO2 neutral from 2050, Tata Steel has submitted plans to make hydrogen from the residual gases. This is the first step towards a later more extensive hydrogen steelmaking route.
The question is not whether hydrogen will play a role, but when and under what conditions. In the UK we are part of an industry network, the South Wales Industrial Cluster, which is developing plans for shared infrastructure and a similar hydrogen economy.
In the Netherlands we are taking steps in the development of a
hydrogen plant at the IJmuiden site, which will produce 100,000 tonnes of blue hydrogen a year.
The hydrogen produced will be used for our steelmaking process, and will also help kick start a regional hydrogen grid.
Together with Nobian and the Port of Amsterdam, Tata Steel is also investigating to set up a 100 MW hydrogen plant on the IJmuiden site. This plant will produce up to 15,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year with sustainable electricity. The expertise for the plant comes from Nobian, which has over 100 years of experience in electrolysis. Tata Steel will as one of the launching customer use the green hydrogen to produce steel in a more sustainable way.
The capture, storage and reuse of CO2 is an option which could support our broader sustainability strategy.
Being CO2 neutral by 2050 at the latest.
As soon as sufficient and affordable hydrogen becomes available in the Netherlands, we want to switch to hydrogen steel production. The question is not whether hydrogen will play a role, but when and under what conditions.
Until then, we will use various technologies, such as HIsarna, to make steel production more sustainable. As long as hydrogen is not yet available on an industrial scale, we would continue to capture and store CO2.
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