Swedish steel company, SSAB, will showcase its latest wear plate innovations for construction, mining and quarrying applications at the Bauma trade show in April.
SSAB Zero is made using recycled steel in a process powered by fossil-free electricity and biogas which reportedly results in virtually no carbon emissions from fossil fuels during the steelmaking process.
The fossil carbon emissions in SSAB’s production of SSAB Zero are less than 0.05kg CO2e/kg steel in Scope 1 and 2 of the GHG Protocol. This steel can help reduce carbon emissions at the source, from the steel production process itself, downstream throughout a manufacturer’s value chain.
Now, with Hardox 450 made from SSAB Zero, manufacturers have a way to mitigate the impact of their Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions that are generated across the value chain) and reduce industry’s overall carbon footprint.
Sweden-based OEM, Zetterbergs, which specialises in the manufacture of tippers, hook lifts and fixed platforms, uses Hardox 450 made from SSAB Zero in its ZD5 hook lift tipper body build.
“For us, we see this as a natural and significant milestone in our progress to become one of Sweden’s first manufacturers offering fossil-free truck bodies to our customers,” said Zetterbergs CEO, Lars Erfäldt.
“We are excited to be part of this development and to actively contribute to the ongoing transition towards sustainability.”
