CO2 emissions of the Swedish steel industry

The energy consumption and CO2 emission of Swedish production of flat and l ong products of structural steel have been assessed by means of LCl data fr om the IISI study. Two general factors reduce the expenditure of energy and CO2 emission in Swedish production of both flat and long products: energy efficient steel processes; and extremely low CO2 emissions for generation o f electricity. For flat steel products two specific features also contribut e to their low energy consumption and CO2 emission: the use of magnetite ir on ore instead of hematite; and a product programme with a uniquely large s hare of high strength steels. The latter allows significant weight savings in end products, thus resulting in global net reductions of energy consumpt ion and CO2 emission. Even when transport of Swedish products to export mar kets are included, the Swedish figures are more favourable than those of st eels manufactured domestically in their respective markets.