U.S. Steel will provide GM with its advanced, sustainable steel solution, verdeX, complementing GM’s goal of reduced emissions.
U.S. Steel states that verdeX is manufactured with upwards of 75 percent fewer emissions compared to traditional blast furnace production processes, and also incorporates up to 90 percent recycled content. What’s more, verdeX steel is “endlessly recyclable without degradation.” The new verdeX steel will be manufactured at Big River Steel, located in Mississippi County Arkansas, a LEED Certified facility that meets the ResponsibleSteel Standard site certification, and will begin shipping to GM manufacturing sites this year. The new verdeX steel will also be produced at a new advanced technology mill currently under construction in Osceola, Arkansas. The new $3 billion facility will use advanced technology to expand production of sustainable, high-strength, and electrical steels, including U.S. Steel’s verdeX offering.
“This agreement is an example of how we are innovating with our suppliers to create lower-emission products for our customers,” commented GM vice president of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, Jeff Morrison. “It also highlights how strong supplier relationships can help build a better future.”
“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,” said 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.”
U.S. Steel was the first U.S. steelmaker to announce the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It is also the first North American steel company to join the ResponsibleSteel global non-profit organization.
GM has stated that it aims to reach zero tailpipe emissions for its light-duty vehicle line by the 2035 calendar year, as well as achieve company-wide carbon neutrality by 2040.
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Thanks for using U.S.A. steel.
Thanks for taking it from Brasil, 😫 50 bulkers daily from Ponta da Madeira to China, USA, Europe etc..
Give my best to Sergio Mendes…
Sounds good on paper. Hopefully it won’t rust as much.
American steel has be 90% recycled for the past 3 decades. Why do you think scrap yards exist? I worked at a steel mill in high school and they boasted about being “green” and recycling in HR, but you get to purchasing and engineering departments, and they shoot strait with you. Smelting Ore is exspensive. It’s cheaper to buy scrap from China than smelt.
Hopefully they are creating a better steel that rusts less.
We better use the steel to make thousands of tanks to give us something to fight with when the chines use there 2 million man army against us or try to kill us with another disease -wake up America and stop doing any business’ with these commies no cars from CCP !!!
Judging by the amount of dislikes Roger received, it appears that GM Authority is home to a fair amount of Communist sympathizers.
A show of hands please: How many of you keep a picture of Mao Zedong on your nightstand?
I have Mao toilet paper. Does that count?
OK. now tell me what exactly advantages this will provide GM with building automobiles. If it do not lower the price or make a better grade of steel, then it is just B/S that need to be label as such!!!!
Virtue Signaling 101….
All smoke screens and mirrors. Follow the money,ESG brownie points.
I worked for U.S Steel in Canada absolutely the worst employer.just a bunch of crooks.
Why not use thermoplastic resins for nonstructural body panels as Saturn and Snart car did. Bypasses the rust issue and they don’t dent.
US Steel just bought out Big River Steel a couple of years ago. Here in Arkansas, they are doing a 5000 acre expansion. Nucor Steel are also big contender. I hope this benefits a lot of American jobs.
Ok I took this article to mean that gm doesn’t use much steel at all in the USA since so few cars are made here.