Steel is one of the most attractive, most robust and most sustainable materials in the world. More than 2000 different types of steel facilitate and improve our daily Iife in innumerable applications. Steel sets trends in lifestyle: it is the material of design and innovation in many aspects of our life, as for example in vehicles, building constructions, medical devices or household equipment. But steel does much more than that. Steel is 100% recyclable and therefore contributes extensively to the protection of our environment and the availability of the fundamental resources for following generations.
The European steel industry is the world leader in its sector with a turnover of EUR 140 billion and direct employment of 370 thousand people, producing more than 200 million tons of steel per year.