Sustainable automotive steel

Right now, Docol® steels can improve your car’s life cycle assessments – and, in 2026, many of our AHSS products will be available fossil-free.

Fossil-free steel for cars

Your game-changing, carbon-neutral vehicle – made from fossil-free steel – might be closer than you think. In 2026, SSAB will offer fossil-free versions of automotive AHSS steels – with the same premium performance properties as today’s grades.

The big difference is that all processes – including the production of hydrogen for our direct reduced iron or DRI – will be done using 100% fossil-free energy. For both OEMs and Tier 1s, fossil-free steel means you will be able to use a familiar and trusted high-strength material that very favorably improves your vehicle’s Life Cycle Assessment.

SSAB is taking the lead in decarbonizing the steel industry

Our upcoming breakthrough fossil-free technology is the first true steelmaking transformation for centuries. SSAB customers around the world will still get premium high-strength steel, just adapted to the future.

We’ve already entered into multiple fossil-free partnerships with car OEMs and Tier One suppliers. These partnerships will result in the first truly sustainable steel applications for the cars of tomorrow.

HYBRIT. A new revolutionary steelmaking technology.

With HYBRIT technology, SSAB aims to be the first steel company in the world to bring fossil-free steel to the market already in 2026. SSAB will be practically fossil free by 2045. Together with our partners and customers, SSAB aims to create a fossil-free value chain, from the mine to the end-product.

A part of the life cycle assessment (LCA)

Steel has an advantage compared to some other lightweight materials, as it emits less CO₂ when being produced. For car manufacturers using Docol^®, this translates to a strong argument for sustainability. By comparing the production of steel to the production of aluminum, carbon fiber reinforced plastics and magnesium, it is seen that steel production causes less greenhouse gas emissions. Docol^® AHSS is produced in one of the world’s cleanest steel production processes, which means emissions are even lower.

Future-proof your life cycle assessment

Comparison of kg CO₂ per kg of material produced