Production and processes
European Steel Technology Platform - ESTEP
An economy without steel products is hardly imaginable. Machinery in manufacturing and processing industry, petroleum refineries, and chemical plants for producing basic materials or pharmaceuticals are constructed of steel. Planes, trains, ships, automobiles and many other things needed on a daily basis could not be manufactured unless there were structural parts and components made of steel. Today, the steel sector is under increasing pressure to address a number of challenges like the growing impact of globalisation and worldwide competition, population growth, increased urbanisation, depletion of some natural resources and climate change. To maintain its competitiveness, the European steel industry will have to meet the combined challenging targets of environmental friendliness and economic growth.
Key documents
Vision – 2004
"Vision 2030 - Report of the Group of Personalities"Strategic Research Agenda – 2005
Implementation Action Plan – 2006
"From a Strategic Research Agenda to Implementation"
Steel - a key partner in the European low-carbon economy of tomorrow
Last updated on: 2011-07-15