Liberty Steel wants to switch to carbon-neutral production by 2030

British company Liberty Steel, which is owned by steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta, plans to switch to carbon-neutral production by 2030. It was announced by Sanjeev Gupta, Group Chief Executive Officer (Liberty Steel Group) at the European Steel Conference in Milano, Italy.

According to him, company intends to reduce CO2 emissions by 21% producing 30% of steel in electric arc furnaces and meeting 10% production electricity needs through renewable energy sources.

Liberty Steel’s future plans are to reduce CO2 emissions by 51% increasing the share of steel production in electric arc furnaces to 70% and meeting up to 90% electricity needs through renewable energy sources.

Innovative technologies needed to be introduced for the next phase of emission reduction, Gupta added. According to him, the use of “green steel” means less production costs, as there is no need to pay CO2 tax.

“The issue of production efficiency continues to be critical for us,” Gupta assured.

Liberty Steel is not the only one steel manufacturer which wants to switch to carbon-free production. ThyssenKrupp and ArcelorMittal plan to become carbon-neutral steel producers to 2050.

  • Infrastructure

200 million tonnes of cargo have been transported via the Ukrainian maritime corridor

Since its launch in September 2023, the Ukrainian maritime corridor has already handled 200 million…

Thursday June 4, 2026
  • Global Market

The UK has announced the details of the transition period for steel safeguard measures

The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published details of a transitional phase…

Thursday June 4, 2026
  • Global Market

Canada will extend its tariffs on steel and aluminium imports for a further year

Canada will extend tariff rate quotas (TRQs) and preferential tariffs on imports of certain types…

Thursday June 4, 2026
  • Global Market

Global scrap consumption rose by 4.5% y/y in 2025 — BIR

Global scrap consumption rose by 4.5% compared with the previous year, reaching 480 million tonnes,…

Thursday June 4, 2026
  • Companies

Worthington Steel has completed the acquisition of Klöeckner

The US-based Worthington Steel has completed its voluntary public takeover bid for Klöeckner & Co…

Thursday June 4, 2026
  • Companies

Voestalpine forecasts a rise in profits amid new EU protective measures

Austrian steel producer voestalpine expects profits to rise in the 2026/2027 financial year against the…

Wednesday June 3, 2026