Circular Economy
Circular Economy Model
Producing CO2-reduced rails through recycling and reuse
Saarstahl Rail, Saarstahl Ascoval, and the railway networks collaborate in a circular economy initiative to produce CO2 reduced Steel Rails. Used rails are recycled and remelted by Saarstahl Ascoval in an electric arc furnace to create high-quality steel blooms. These blooms are then used to manufacture new eco-friendly rails with reduced CO2 emissions.
A Circular Economy Model
Re-shipment of scrap from the rolling process at Hayange to Ascoval
Re-shipment on railway wagons instead of normal transportation
1,400 trucks per year eliminated between Hayange and Ascoval
CO2 emission: 1,000 tones via road versus 184 tones via rail
Diesel consumption: 377,000 liters via road
(6 times less energy per rail)
Harmful particles: 8 times less via rail
- By using rails from SAG RAIL production, CO2 savings of around 70% are achievable
- Saarstahl Group is the only large-scale European manufacturer of railway materials using the Electric Arc Furnace method.
- Saarstahl Rail is the first rail manufacturer in Europe to develop a circular economy with various clients.