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Multiple Salzgitter Group Steel Production Routes, Products Receive LESS Classifications
09/15/2025 - Salzgitter Group’s production routes under four of its subsidiaries have been verified by Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif (LESS AISBL), a non-profit association under Belgian law based in Brussels.
LESS is a six-stage classification system which classifies steel manufacturing processes into six different classes depending on the given scrap content and CO2 emissions. The end products are also assigned a CO2 footprint determined by various standards.
The LESS scale ranges from E through low emissions (D to A) to the near-zero category for steel produced with virtually zero emissions.
"We are delighted to now be able to supply our customers with SALCOS® Structural Steel products classified according to LESS and are particularly proud to even be offering products with an ‘A’ classification,” said Marcus Lippe, head of technical customer service at Peiner Träger GmbH.
Four of Salzgitter Group’s companies’ production routes have been classified: Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Peiner Träger GmbH, Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH and Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH.
The company said the SALCOS products already available today are based on scrap-based crude steel from Peiner production. Beginning in the first half of 2027, CO2-reduced crude steel for SALCOS products will also be produced at the Salzgitter site.
The LESS scale ranges from E through low emissions (D to A) to the near-zero category for steel produced with virtually zero emissions.
"We are delighted to now be able to supply our customers with SALCOS® Structural Steel products classified according to LESS and are particularly proud to even be offering products with an ‘A’ classification,” said Marcus Lippe, head of technical customer service at Peiner Träger GmbH.
Four of Salzgitter Group’s companies’ production routes have been classified: Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Peiner Träger GmbH, Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH and Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH.
The company said the SALCOS products already available today are based on scrap-based crude steel from Peiner production. Beginning in the first half of 2027, CO2-reduced crude steel for SALCOS products will also be produced at the Salzgitter site.
