Samarco and the German steelmaker Rogesa signed on August 2nd a memorandum of understanding to explore technical and commercial partnerships for the supply of high quality iron ore pellets (direct reduction) with the objective of contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions.
Rogesa is a steel producer in Europe, a joint subsidiary of the two steel companies in Saarland, Dillinger and Saarstahl with each company holding a 50% direct and indirect share. Rogesa produces with two blast furnaces and supplies the steel plants of Dillinger and Saarstahl with hot metal. The companies are currently working on a project to build a direct reduction module in the city of Dillingen, Germany. This is an important project that aims the steel production with greater efficiency in terms of CO2 emissions.
"We are pleased to intensify our long-standing and good partnership with Samarco through the memorandum," says Dr Karl-Ulrich Köhler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Dillinger and Saarstahl. "The joint initiative is another step towards CO2 reduction and sustainability in steel production."
Both Brazil and Germany have carbon emission reduction targets and strategic partnerships like this will be necessary to achieve these goals.
According to Rodrigo Vilela, CEO of Samarco, initiatives and actions to reduce CO2 are a global reality and Samarco is working to meet all established goals. Vilela also stated that Samarco has all the conditions to contribute to the global steel industry in favor of sustainability, becoming a strategic supplier also in terms of decarbonization.
“Customer since 1978, Rogesa is a long-term partner of Samarco and this initiative is important so that companies can be prepared for the future, redesigning their processes aiming the best technical solutions that reinforce sustainability, says Renato Pereira, Head of Commercial and Marketing at Samarco.
Samarco remains committed to pursue its purpose of making mining different and sustainable, capable to generate results and building value for society.
