Brazilian steelmaker Aço Verde do Brasil (AVB), which is part of the Ferroeste Group, said this week it obtained a carbon-neutral steel certificate. The company claims to be the world’s first steel mill to get such a certificate.
AVB said the certification was granted by certification company Société Généra le de Surveillance (SGS). SGS assessed AVB’s greenhouse emissions between 2018 and 2019, and used a number of industry tools, including the GHG protocol and other methodologies adopted by the worldsteel association.
To get the license, AVB adopted a number of measures, including the use of charcoal at its blast furnaces, and the reuse of gases in 100 percent of its processes.
AVB has a 600,000 mt/year capacity mill in Açailandia, in the state of Maranhao. It produces wire rod, rebar, billets, and pig iron, among other products.