US Steel emphasizes progress in latest sustainability report

United States Steel Corp., headquartered in Pittsburgh, has released its 2023 sustainability report “The Future of Steel,” highlighting its focus on developing solutions that benefit all stakeholders.

The report outlines U.S. Steel’s strategic plans, investments and progress in reducing its carbon footprint and highlights the company’s effort toward achieving its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

U.S. Steel established multiple partnerships with energy and technology companies, government agencies, nonprofits and universities to work on emissions reduction and developing carbon capture and utilization projects.

“U.S. Steel’s sustainability strategy is focused on our customers, our communities, our people and the planet,” U.S. Steel Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Chief Technology Officer Christian Gianni says. “To meet the needs of the market today and pave the way for the industry tomorrow, our team is constantly developing and improving innovative steel products. ‘The Future of Steel’ report not only highlights our efforts but underscores how well positioned we are to continue this important work.”

In 2023, U.S. Steel launched projects to capture and mineralize carbon emissions generated from its Gary Works blast furnaces and a partnership with Molten Industries and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to move towards carbon-neutral steel production.

U.S. Steel also has launched products such as Coastalume with DuPont, a highly sustainable roofing and siding solution, while working on a variety of advanced process improvement projects, including a $150 million investment in its direct reduced-grade pellet facility at its Minnesota Ore Operations taconite plant in Keewatin, Minnesota.

Production of Indux, a wide, ultrathin and lightweight steel, kicked off on the new nongrain oriented (NGO) electrical steel line at Big River Steel in Osceola, Arkansas. The report also notes several future projects, including the completion of Big River Steel 2 later this year, additional solar power for Big River Steel Works and new partnerships with the DOE.

The company says it has strengthened its Culture of Caring in 2023, having been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the third consecutive year, while earning a top score on the Disability Equality Index and a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.

In 2023, U.S. Steel focused on safety and health as the company operated all its facilities with zero heat-related OSHA recordable injuries for the second consecutive year and a record low OSHA Days Away from Work (DAFW) rate of 0.04.

“U. S. Steel has a culture of caring that carries through how we treat our people all the way to the products we build,” U.S. Steel Head of Sustainability Erika Chan says. “From our greenhouse gas emissions reductions and recycling progress to the strength of our workplace for everyone including the LGBTQ+ community, veterans and more, U. S. Steel is committed to its values. Excitingly, this report also lays out a path to do even more in the years ahead.”

The full U.S. Steel sustainability report can be found here.