European Steel Technology Platform Begins new life as independent legal entity

Monday, 26 March 2018 16:16:29 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

13 leading industrial and research stakeholders from the wider steel value chain will cooperate to implement solutions for and in the EU steel industry under a newly independent entity - the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP).

“I am pleased to announce that 13 leading industrial and research stakeholders from the wider steel value chain across Europe have been able to legally establish ESTEP as an international non-profit organization under Belgian law. Its mission is to engage in collaborative actions and projects on technology and innovation. We will be tackling EU-wide steel innovation challenges. Notably, these include digitization, fostering a low-carbon future for industry, the circular economy, and resource and energy efficiency, in order to create a sustainable European steel industry,” said Dr Klaus Peters, secretary general of the new organization.

ESTEP already has a track record of success over a number of years, during which it has operated under the umbrella of the European Steel Association (EUROFER).

The new entity has 13 founding members: EUROFER, ArcelorMittal Maizières Research, a part of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, German plate producer Dillinger, Finnish mining and metal manufacturing equipment provider Outokumpu, Italian engineering group Tenova, Italy-based private innovation centre Rina Consulting - CSM, Swedish research group Swerea, Tata Steel Nederland Technology, a part of India-headquartered steel giant Tata Steel Group, Germany-based steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, Austrian steelmaker voestalpine Stahl, Düsseldorf-based Steel Institute VDEh - BFI, the Swedish steel producers' association Jernkontoret, and Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter. 

The overall objectives and activities of ESTEP will remain unchanged and additional activities of ESTEP and services to its members will now be possible. The current focus is on pursuing the ‘Big Scale Initiative’, which brings together twelve projects by European steel producers looking at carbon-neutral steelmaking process. ESTEP also aims to contribute to shaping the EU's 9th Framework Program for research & innovation (FP9).


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