Working to promote Saarland’s steel industry

Guideline for the transformation:

Dillinger and Saarstahl, subsidiaries of SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar, welcome the introduction of the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS). The labeling system for low-carbon steel initiated by the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (German Steel Federation) and its member companies is based on results from a stakeholder process organized by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. The aim of LESS is to accelerate the transformation to climate neutrality by making visible both the current status of the transformation and the efforts made on the way to producing climate-friendly steel, and thereby to also make these aspects marketable.

Press Release

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) and SHS – Stahl Holding Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA (SHS) have concluded a long-term, 50 megawatt (MW) power purchase agreement (PPA) that will run for 15 years. The supply of green electricity enables SHS to sustainably transform the business activities of its companies Saarstahl and Dillinger and to reduce its own carbon emissions in future steel production.

Pioneering role in climate protection:

The SHS Group (SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar, Saarstahl and Dillinger) has been recognized for its commitment to climate protection by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) – and rewarded with a place on the globally coveted and recognized A list. The annually published list includes the companies that achieve top ratings for transparency and climate protection measures, based on the data provided in CDP questionnaires. More than 21,000 companies competed in this year’s ranking by the non-profit environmental protection organization.

Path cleared for the steel transformation

In its press release today , the European Commission officially announced its approval of the EUR 2.6 billion German aid measure to support SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar in decarbonizing its steel production through the use of hydrogen.