Environmental Stewardship in Steel Critical: Schmitt

Encouraging the market to use better steel, and use steel better, along with being a leader in fossil-free steel production, is SSAB’s broader goal, said SSAB Americas President Charles Schmitt, during Wednesday’s SMU Community Chat webinar. SSAB Americas is the largest supplier of heavy steel plate in North America.

Steel consumption has doubled since 2000, and although 2020 will be an outlier due to COVID-19, growth in steel demand is not letting up. As the marketplace rebounds, driving urbanization and infrastructure, the increased demand will command more resources and commodities, Schmitt remarked. “The required added production will inevitably place strain on the environment and material choices.”

David Schollaert

David Schollaert is deputy editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. He can be contacted at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.