Environmental benefits – today and for the future

Looking for ways to improve your equipment’s environmental footprint? Strenx® can help you succeed. SSAB’s current steelmaking process for Strenx® is already the world’s most CO₂ efficient. And when using this steel to make stronger and lighter equipment, this brings even more environmental advantages compared to using ordinary steel.

To show the savings you can achieve by upgrading to Strenx® steel, under our EcoUpgraded program we perform calculations on actual equipment. One such example goes as follows: A timber trailer chassis’ longitudinal beams were upgraded from a steel with a yield strength of 310 MPa to Strenx® 700MC with a yield strength of 700 MPa. The upgraded parts became 350 kg lighter. Other design changes contributed to a further 150 kg in weight savings, increasing the trailer´s total load capacity by 500 kg.

Strenx® high-strength structural steel can be used in thinner dimensions than ordinary steel and still make products stronger. This has positive impacts on the environment: Since less steel is needed for an application, resources are saved and the product becomes lighter, which saves fuel for each load hauled.

Members of the brand program My Inner Strenx® know how to make best possible use of Strenx® performance steel. Their design and manufacturing are thoroughly assessed by SSAB, ensuring the equipment they deliver is both strong and light for maximum sustainability.