US Steel to supply General Motors with sustainable product

United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has announced that it will supply Detroit-based General Motors with its advanced and sustainable steel solution called Verdex steel. The company says the steel is manufactured with up to 75 percent fewer emissions compared with traditional blast furnace production, is made with up to 90-percent-recycled content and is endlessly recyclable without degradation.

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U.S. Steel says Verdex steel will be manufactured at Big River Steel, a LEED-certified facility that also meets the ResponsibleSteel standard site certification, along with a new advanced technology mill under construction in Osceola, Arkansas. The company adds the steel produced at the Big River Steel facility will begin shipping to GM manufacturing facilities starting this year.

“We are pleased to join GM in its mission to promote a world with zero emissions by providing such an advanced and sustainable steel product,” says U.S. Steel Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Ken Jaycox. “As part of our Best for All strategy, we are committed to helping our customers reduce their carbon footprint by providing American-made advanced steel products that are manufactured with fewer emissions and can be recycled repeatedly. Our Verdex steel offers both the advantages of advanced high-strength steel and low manufacturing emissions.”

GM Vice President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Jeff Morrison says, “This agreement is an example of how we are innovating with our suppliers to create lower-emission products for our customers. It also highlights how strong supplier relationships can help build a better future.”

U.S. Steel says that when complete, the $3 billion facility currently under construction in Osceola will use advanced technology to expand production of sustainable advanced high-strength and electrical steels, including expanding its VerdeX steel offering, which will be widely available to manufacturers and can help lower their carbon footprints.