Romanian Artrom started using green energy in steel production

The Romanian pipe producer, which is part of the Serbian investment bank Hefestos, has started using certified green energy in the production of its products. The company signed a contract with a major electricity supplier in Romania, Kallanish reports.

This step is an integral part of the company’s sustainable development strategy and transformation plan aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.

Artrom produces steel for the production of seamless pipes using the electric arc furnace process. The use of 100% renewable, carbon-free energy will reduce the average level of direct and indirect carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 42% for the entire production cycle, from steel smelting to finished pipe products.

The company aims, at least for the next few years, to provide 100% clean energy with a guaranteed origin through long-term agreements, rather than investing in its own renewable energy production capacity.

«This will allow the company to direct all its financial resources to projects aimed at modernizing production processes, increasing energy efficiency and reducing emissions,» the company added.

Earlier, Artrom said that this year it plans to invest more than $6.4 million in measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption. To this end, it has entered into a partnership with the Italian company SMS Spa, which will provide reengineering of certain production processes.

The Artrom plant in Romania is capable of producing about 0.5 million tons of special purpose tubes for mechanical engineering per year, which are exported worldwide through European and American subsidiaries.

In 2023, Hefestos acquired 100% of the shares of Artrom Steel Tubes from the Russian tube manufacturer TMK.

As GMK Center reported earlier, the European Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (ESTA) welcomed the EC’s anti-dumping investigation into the import of some round seamless pipes from China. This is an important case file for European industry.