BMW switches to green steel production

The company also plans to increase the use of recycled steel in the standard production of cars at its European plants by 2026.

BMW will expand its sourcing of low-carbon steel from two suppliers, Salzgitter AG and H2 Green Steel, and has stated that it will use low-carbon steel to meet more than 40% of the steel needed at its European plants by 2030, which will help reduce carbon emissions by up to 400,000 tons per year.

“This is an important step in substantially reducing CO2 emissions at source in the supplier network.” Joachim Post, member of BMW AG board management

According to BMW, up to a quarter of the steel used in its vehicles comes from recycled materials and circular manufacturing, and the company now wishes to increase that figure to 50% by 2030. Using the secondary steel also requires significantly less energy, BMW says, and emissions on average are 50% to 80% lower than primary steel production.

H2 Green Steel, part of the Green Hydrogen Catapult (an organization committed to producing clean fuel), will begin supplying BMW with the cleaner materials in 2025.

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