At this year’s Euro Car Body (ECB) conference in Germany, held from October 15 to 17, Hyundai Steel showcased its innovative carbon-reducing automotive steel technology, developed through a hybrid electric and blast furnace process.
Hyundai Steel showcases carbon-reducing automotive steel technology
with its electric and blast furnace hybrid process at the ECB conference
Hyundai Steel has been actively participating in major global automotive body conferences, including the Car Body Parts (CBP) event in Germany in June, the International Automotive Body Congress (IABC) in the U.S. in September, and now the ECB in Germany.
These conferences bring together experts from global automakers, parts suppliers, and steel companies to discuss research, technology, and development trends in materials and components for vehicle bodies. The events serve as a platform to showcase emerging technologies in the global automotive industry and allow attendees to assess each company’s technological competitiveness. Hyundai Steel presented its carbon-reducing steel plate technology, produced through its electric-blast furnace hybrid process, along with real manufactured parts, underscoring the company’s alignment with the global shift toward carbon neutrality.
Hyundai Steel captured the attention of global automakers by presenting test results for automotive outer panels crafted from carbon-reducing steel plates. Its promotional booth featured displays of low-carbon products, including 1.0 GPa-grade hot-rolled steel, 1.2 GPa-grade cold-rolled steel, and 1.5 GPa-grade hot-stamped products. The “electric-blast furnace hybrid technology” combines molten iron from blast furnaces with molten iron from electric furnaces using scrap metal, reducing carbon emissions by roughly 20% compared to conventional blast furnace methods. Since April last year, Hyundai Steel has been developing and testing various carbon-reducing automotive steels, from high-formability outer panels to ultra-high-strength steels, inner panels, and hot-stamped products, ensuring they meet the same quality standards as blast furnace-produced steels and can replicate all automotive steel grades traditionally made by blast furnaces.
“By participating in major global automotive body conferences and promoting our unique technologies, including carbon-reducing and ultra-high-strength steel, we aim to showcase Hyundai Steel’s competitive edge in automotive steel and expand our sales to global automakers,” commented a Hyundai Steel spokesperson at the ECB.