SDI launches lower-embodied-carbon steel products

Steel production and metals recycling company Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), Fort Wayne, Indiana, has launched two new lower-embodied-carbon steel products, Bioedge and Edge, to support customers seeking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainability initiatives.

SDI says Bioedge and Edge are produced exclusively with electric arc furnace (EAF) technology. Additionally, the company says the steel is matched with Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates or emission-free nuclear energy certificates, reducing Scope 2 emissions.

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Bioedge further reduces embodied carbon in the EAF steelmaking process, SDI claims, utilizing renewable biocarbon as a replacement for anthracite, significantly reducing Scope 1 emissions. The company says Bioedge offers a supply chain solution for companies seeking to meaningfully decarbonize their supply chains without compromising performance or quality.

“With our EAF steelmaking, circular manufacturing model and innovative teams, Steel Dynamics is already a global leader in the production of lower-embodied-carbon steel products,” SDI Chairman and CEO Mark D. Millett says. “We are excited to expand our lower-embodied-carbon steel product offerings, and we are committed to providing high-quality, innovative supply chain solutions to support our customers’ decarbonization initiatives.”

The company says the Edge family of steel products will be available across its steel operations and anticipates “immediate interest” from automotive and construction customers as well as from across the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. SDI says the renewable biocarbon used to produced Bioedge will be sourced exclusively from SDI Biocarbon Solutions, which is 75 percent owned by SDI and 25 percent owned by Minnesota-based biocarbon producer Aymium.

Aymium, which also produces biohydrogen products, aims to replace fossil fuels in the production of energy, metals, crops and in the purification of water and air with no modifications to equipment or processes. Produced using sustainably sourced biomass recovered from unusable wood, Aymium says its bioproducts are renewable, carbon-negative and can replace fossil fuels such as coal and coke. The company says it operates and is constructing multiple production facilities in North America.