ArcelorMittal finds XCarb application in solar sector

Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal says it has joined forces with Krakow, Poland-based BP2, a building products manufacturer, to supply low carbon-emissions steel for BP2’s latest product, the Solroof photovoltaic roof.

ArcelorMittal's BP2 integrated photovoltaic Fit Volt (components of the Solroof system) will be manufactured solely using its XCarb recycled-content and “renewably produced” steel. XCarb is made using a minimum of 75 percent ferrous scrap and 100 percent renewable electricity, according to the steelmaker.

“We have chosen ArcelorMittal as our steel supplier for all photovoltaic panels, appreciating the high quality of the XCarb recycled and renewably produced steel and the company’s leadership in the decarbonization of the steel industry," BP2 CEO Mariusz Lach said while speaking at the German BAU trade fair.

At the same event, Tomasz Plaskura of ArcelorMittal Europe said, “It is an honor to be able to support our longstanding partner BP2 in their mission to reduce CO₂ emissions in their supply chain, through supplying XCarb  recycled and renewably produced steel. This is a powerful example of the role of low carbon-emissions steel in the creation of the renewable energy infrastructure, that is needed at scale both here in Europe and worldwide.”

Earlier in the week, ArcelorMittal announced reaching a cooperative agreement with the Madrid-based Velux Group in that company’s effort to halve its value chain emissions by 2030.

According to ArcelorMittal, the companies will now work together to lower the carbon footprint of the steels used in Velux roof windows, aiming to reduce embedded CO₂ by up to 70 percent compared with conventionally produced steel.

“This spring we are ordering the first delivery of low-carbon emissions steel from ArcelorMittal,” says Jesús Villalba, senior director with Velux Group. “We are very excited about the journey that ArcelorMittal has started to move from emissions-intensive energy for steel production, towards lower carbon steelmaking. Cooperation like this will enable decarbonization of our products and we look forward to seeing the positive impact on our product and company carbon emissions.”

ArcelorMittal says recycled-content XCarb also will play a role in the Velux agreement.