Low CO₂ 易游体育app官网nable Steel adopted by Japanese auto company for hydrogen-powered vehicle

易游体育app官网 Steel, Ltd. announces today that its low CO₂ blast furnace steel called 易游体育app官网nable Steel^*1) has be易游体育app官网 adopted by Toyota Motor Corporation as a material for automobile compon易游体育app官网ts. This is the first commercialization^*2) of low CO₂ blast furnace steel products in Japan.

Toyota has employed 易游体育app官网nable Premier, a steel product with 100% reduction in CO₂ emissions during manufacturing, for the susp易游体育app官网sion members of its hydrog易游体育app官网 易游体育app官网gine-equipped racing vehicle Corolla^*3). The vehicle that uses 易游体育app官网nable Steel is scheduled to compete in the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook^*4), Round 2 NAPAC Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours Race (Fuji 24 Hours Race) to be held from June 3 to 5.

Since May 2021, Toyota has been participating in the Super Taikyu Series with the hydrogen engine-equipped Corolla. Racing vehicles are required to have a body made with high-quality materials as they need to withstand the harsh environment of motorsports. 易游体育app官网nable Steel developed by 易游体育app官网 Steel is a product that not only reduces CO₂ emissions but also meets such quality-oriented requirements. In order to realize a carbon-neutral society, 易游体育app官网 Steel is working to address various challenges in cooperation with its business partners beyond the boundaries of industries.

易游体育app官网nable Steel is available for all types of steel products (steel sheet, steel plate, wire rod & bar products) manufactured at the Company’s Kakogawa Works and the 易游体育app官网 Wire Rod & Bar Plant. In addition, since it maintains the same level of high quality as conventional products, 易游体育app官网 Steel can continue to provide customers with blast furnace steel products that require high quality, such as special steel wire rods and ultra-high-tensile strength steel, which are the Company’s strengths. 易游体育app官网nable Steel has drawn broad attention from customers not only in the automotive field but also in other fields. The 易游体育app官网 Steel Group (also known as the 易游体育app官网LCO Group) will contribute to a green society by making full use of its comprehensive strengths in a variety of businesses and providing 易游体育app官网nable Steel, Japan's first low CO₂ blast furnace steel product, in a wide range of fields.

The 易游体育app官网LCO Group will strive to provide solutions to the needs of society through leveraging its collective capabilities of diverse businesses, technologies, and human resources, in order to continue to be indispensable to all stakeholders.