Acciaieria Arvedi and the German Craemer Group have recently signed a cooperation agreement. Craemer will produce steel components using certified carbon neutral ARVZERO™ steel. The internationally active Craemer Group, with core businesses in metal forming, plastics processing, and toolmaking, supplies well-known automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers, among others.
The Craemer Group, founded in 1912, is one of the leading suppliers of the automotive industry with the series production of steel components and modules for motor vehicles, as well as plastic pallets and containers. With Acciaieria Arvedi, Craemer has chosen a reliable partner for creating an environmentally friendly supply chain. The steel manufacturer has developed an innovative technology for producing steel from selected recycled scrap through an R&D activity began 30 years ago. The sustainability of ARVZERO™ steel is based on Arvedi-ESP-Technology and production using electric arc furnaces, which significantly reduces CO2-emissions and uses certified renewable energy.
“Our cooperation is an important step for steel products with a sustainable supply chain”, emphasised Fernando Pedicillo, Automotive Sales Director at Arvedi, and Christoph J. Brandenburg, Managing Partner of the Craemer Group. “With this step, we are achieving a high level of sustainability, especially with regard to the decarbonisation of steel production, with Craemer components providing a valuable contribution to the international automotive industry,” the two company representatives added.
The cooperation agreement for the supply of sustainable steel from Italy was initiated with the signing in June 2024. “ARVZERO™ steel can be used at all Craemer sites with metal-processing facilities”, explains Fabio Graw, Head of Automotive Purchasing at Craemer. “We can cover an important part of our demand for steel at the Herzebrock-Clarholz and Attendorn sites in Germany and at the Liptovský Mikuláš site in Slovakia”.