Salzgitter AG is supplying Mannesmann pipe steel for Germany's planned hydrogen core network and for green steel production facilities. The company's seamless and welded pipe products are designed to meet the specific material requirements for hydrogen transport, including resistance to hydrogen embrittlement and compliance with relevant pressure equipment directives. This dual supply strategy positions the traditional steel producer as both an enabler of hydrogen infrastructure and a future consumer of the fuel for its own decarbonisation, as the company transitions towards direct reduction processes using hydrogen instead of coal-based blast furnaces.
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