worldsteel helps lower carbon footprint

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released its 2010 global steel life cycle inventory (LCI). The data enables a full life cycle approach to be utilised when determining the environmental impact of steel-containing products, including their carbon footprints. It is used in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies that guide the development of environmental standards and regulations, and aids manufacturers in compliance and voluntary improvement initiatives. "The steel industry recognises the importance of life cycle assessment studies because increasingly they serve as the basis for environmental legislation and voluntary initiatives. Consequently, it has never been more important to have true representations of the environmental impact of a product or material, and the release of the 2010 LCI data continues our commitment to provide a major tool for society to design and use products with a lower carbon footprint," said Ian Christmas, director general of the World Steel Association.Zoom Lebron XV 15