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Optimizing Steel Use: Environmental Impact and Economic Trends

Discover the significant impact of the steel industry on the environment, focusing on the use phase and global economic trends. Learn how regulations aim to reduce environmental impacts and how the industry is moving towards lighter, stronger steels. Explore key trends shaping the industry, such as urbanization and steel demand, and the future outlook for the Chinese automotive sector. Embrace the importance of sustainable practices and supply chain collaboration for the lifecycle of steel.

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Optimizing Steel Use: Environmental Impact and Economic Trends

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  1. Steel - the road forward Nicholas Walters

  2. Environmental impact: use phase often dominates % contribution of each life cycle phase • The use phase of products often has the greatest environmental impact • Aim of regulations: to reduce use phase impacts • Steel industry involvement to improve use phase • Material production and end-of-life become more important • Move to lighter weight, higher strength steels

  3. Environmental impact: use phase often dominates % contribution of each life cycle phase • The use phase of products often has the greatest environmental impact • Aim of regulations: to reduce use phase impacts • Steel industry involvement to improve use phase • Material production and end-of-life become more important • Move to lighter weight, higher strength steels

  4. Global economic trends

  5. Global growth expected flat in 2013 but developing economies outlook improving Source: Global Insight (January 15, 2013), worldsteel

  6. Emerging markets drive steel demand at the margin Source: Global Insight & worldsteel Global apparent steel use (Billions of tonnes, finished) • 2012 another record year for apparent steel use • China’s share of global demand at peak levels 28% 45% 27% 16% 56% 26% Source: worldsteel

  7. Other key trends shaping the industry

  8. Demographics and its impact on demand Source: United Nations, worldsteel

  9. Urbanisation trends indicate concentration to larger cities Distribution of urban population by type of city: 1970 2010 Source: United Nations

  10. Developing regions more steel intensive in important use sectors Source: worldsteel • Urbanisation trends in developing countries contribute to significantly higher steel intensity vis-a-vis developed countries. • While developing countries are less steel intensive in both industrial and consumer goods.

  11. What future for the Chinese automotive sector? 15

  12. Volatility of raw materials 16

  13. Steelmaking capacity Source: OECD 17

  14. Changes in technology 18

  15. The future

  16. Design requirements

  17. Efficient and optimised production processes 21

  18. Sustainability must apply over the life cycle of steel- Not possible without supply chain collaboration

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