Sustainability

Advancing the circular economy and achieving climate neutrality are among the EU’s primary sustainability objectives.

The EU aims for net zero emissions by 2050 and to move from a linear economic model to a fully circular economy where waste is prevented, and resources are fully used and reused. Coal chemistry Europe fully supports these objectives and a climate neutral Europe by promoting resource efficiency, waste minimisation by avoiding the incineration of steel production by-products, CO2 savings and lower carbon solutions.

A circular approach:

Closing the loop to minimise environmental impacts.

Coal chemicals contribute to the EU’s ambition to transition from a linear to a circular economy, by converting the by-products of steel production into valuable new products and enhancing the performance and durability of many other applications. As such we are not part of closed material cycles but enabler of circular solutions.

Coal tar and light oil are by-products of steel production, requiring no additional natural resources to be manufactured, thanks to raw materials coming from coke oven operations. These chemicals are an example of resource efficiency.

Supporting strategic sectors for the EU Green Deal.

Through their properties and a systematic energy efficiency approach, coal chemicals enable a wide range of applications that support the EU’s climate neutral by 2050 objectives. Coal chemicals are essential in many technologies of strategic importance. These include batteries and fuel cells for climate neutrality, carbon filters for clean water and medical devices for a healthy population.

Key sectors:

Construction

Civil engineering

Healthcare

Renewable energy

Automotive

Transport

Digital technologies