BuildSteel is tracking the sustainability initiatives of Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) members and their partners. Here are some recent sustainability news releases related to the cold-formed steel (CFS) framing industry.
Nucor Launches Campaign Highlighting Commitment to Sustainable Steelmaking
Nucor Corporation, a Charlotte, N.C., steel products manufacturer and SFIA member, launched “Made for Good,” a campaign highlighting the company’s more than five decades of producing steel using the cleanest methods commercially available. The campaign showcases its work with customers in a broad range of industries to help achieve their sustainability goals and, at the same time, the nation’s sustainability goals.
“Sustainability is being driven by our customers’ values and focus on reducing emissions in their supply chains,” said Dan Needham, executive vice president of commercial at Nucor. “As a steel industry leader, Nucor recognizes the importance of environmental stewardship and continuously challenges ourselves to reduce our emissions even more.”
“Made for Good” features the company’s recent achievements in sustainable innovations and invites customers, investors and policymakers to partner with Nucor in tackling the challenge of decarbonization. The campaign’s case studies include Nucor’s:
- Investments in next generation technologies, such as small modular reactor nuclear systems
- Involvement in reducing embodied carbon emissions in mass-market consumer vehicles
- Innovations such as Elcyon, the first domestically produced sustainable steel product for offshore wind energy applications
Nucor is among the world’s most sustainable steel producers, annually making more than one-quarter of the steel produced in the United States. The company is dedicated to further reducing its carbon footprint through innovation and was the first industrial company to join the UN 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of the world’s electricity systems and ensuring access to clean and affordable electricity.
Read the complete news release.
U. S. Steel Featured on Tomorrow’s World Today®
United States Steel Corporation, a leading steel producer and an SFIA member, was featured on the sixth season of the Emmy-nominated series Tomorrow’s World Today®.
Filmed at the company’s Research & Technology Center in Pennsylvania and Big River Steel Works in Arkansas, the episode provides a comprehensive exploration of sustainable steel production methods.
“Through cutting-edge research and the latest achievements in sustainable steelmaking, we are creating solutions that are good for people and the planet,” said Daniel R. Brown, U. S. Steel’s senior vice president – advanced technology steelmaking and chief operating officer for Big River Steel Works. “We are excited to showcase our state-of-the-art facilities and commitment to developing steel for the future in this episode.”
Tomorrow’s World Today has long been celebrated for its dedication to showcasing groundbreaking innovations and technologies that shape the future. In collaboration with U. S. Steel, the episode offers an exclusive glimpse into the sustainable initiatives shaping the future of steel.
Watch the full episode: Sustainable Steel, Tomorrow’s World Today, S6E2
Read the complete news release.
Steel Dynamics Announces Renewable Product Purchase Agreement
Steel Dynamics Inc., one of the largest steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States and an SFIA member, announced that it has signed a Renewable Product Purchase Agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The agreement is for 308 megawatts of energy to be produced by a new wind farm project in Scurry County, Texas.
The RPPA is the largest of its kind for the steel industry in North America, and the project marks significant progress toward the SDI’s decarbonization goals.
Once operational, this wind farm is expected to produce approximately 1.1 million MWh of electricity annually, equivalent to 16% of the SDI’s steel mills’ electricity usage in 2022, surpassing the company’s 2025 goal of 10% renewable electricity and moving toward its 2030 goal of 30%. Additionally, the project is expected to meaningfully contribute to the company’s long-term reduction of Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
“We are excited to be collaborating with NextEra Energy Resources to place new renewable energy onto the ERCOT power grid,” stated Mark D. Millett, chairman and chief executive officer of Steel Dynamics. “This investment represents a significant step forward on our path to carbon neutrality.”
Read the complete news release.
Additional Resources
- Update #11 | Sustainability News from Steel Dynamics, Cleveland-Cliffs and Carnegie Mellon
- Update #10 | Sustainability News from ArcelorMittal, U.S. Steel and Nucor
- Update #9 | Sustainability News from Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel
- Update #8 | Sustainability News from FrameCAD, Cleveland-Cliffs and ArcelorMittal Dofasco
- Update #7 | Sustainability news from ArcelorMittal, SDI and U.S. Steel
- Update #6 | Sustainability news from Cleveland-Cliffs, Worldsteel and U.S. Steel
- Update #5 | News from Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs and a New Low-Emissions Steel Coalition
- Update #4 | Steel Framing Industry Sustainability Initiatives
- Update #3 | Steel Framing Industry Sustainability Initiatives
- Update #2 | Steel Framing Industry Sustainability Initiatives
- Update #1 | Steel Framing Industry Sustainability Initiatives