Under the agreement, Salzgitter continues to supply high-quality sheet steel to the Volvo Cars body parts plant in Olofstrom, southern Sweden. During the stamping process, steel scrap is collected, separated by material type and compressed into dense cubes to increase transportation efficiency.
The closed-loop system preserves the material in the steel value chain
Instead of returning empty, trains returning to Germany are loaded with processed scrap and transported to Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. There, the material is melted down and processed into new high-quality steel grades, keeping the steel in a closed material loop and reducing the need for primary raw materials.
The first batch consisted of a 545-meter-long train carrying 25 wagons of scrap metal to Beddingen station.Rail transport reduces logistics-related emissions
Rail transport is a central component of the ScanLoop concept. Despite the approximately 700-kilometer distance between the Swedish and German facilities, the trip takes about a day and a half and is fully powered by carbon-neutral electricity.
The companies noted that this approach
