Enable lower CO₂ vehicles with smarter steel solutions

Drive down vehicle CO₂ through better material choices and design

Reducing the carbon footprint of vehicles requires more than a single solution. It demands a holistic approach across materials, design, and supply chains. At Tata Steel, we partner with our customers to enable practical, high-impact pathways toward decarbonisation, combining advanced steel solutions with data-driven insights and engineering expertise.

Reduce weight. Improve performance. Lower emissions.

Optimise weight for performance and CO₂ reduction

We support lightweight vehicle design by applying advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) that enable thickness reduction without compromising safety or durability. By optimising material usage across body and structural components, you can achieve significant weight savings and reduce the overall carbon footprint of your vehicles.

Our solutions are backed by accurate simulation data and engineering support, ensuring smooth integration into your design process. From exposed panels to critical crash structures.

Short-term CO₂ reductions with certified impact

Mass balance Zeremis solutions

While the transformation of steelmaking is ongoing, our mass-balance solutions allow you to reduce your Scope 3 emissions immediately. Fully certified and independently assured, these solutions allocate lower CO₂ production across your supply chain. Our Zeremis sustainable solutions deliver measurable carbon reductions and support compliance with your sustainability targets, enabling you to bring more sustainable vehicles to market without delay.

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Make decisions based on real, measurable impact.

Evaluate solutions with full vehicle or component LCA

Choosing the right decarbonisation pathway requires full transparency. We provide robust Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis using high-quality primary data and advanced modelling tools. By comparing different design and material options at both component and full vehicle level, we help you identify the most effective route to reducing emissions. Esuring your decisions deliver genuine environmental benefits.

Full visibility from steel production to final application

Increased material traceability

We enable enhanced traceability across your supply chain through digital solutions such as smart coils, barcoding, and data integration. This allows you to track material origin, verify CO₂ content, and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements. Greater transparency builds trust, supports reporting, and strengthens your position in a rapidly evolving sustainability landscape.

Maximise every tonne of steel. Minimise waste.

Increased material utilisation

Improving material efficiency is a powerful lever for reducing both costs and emissions. Our solutions enable better blank nesting and higher yield through capabilities such as extra-wide coils. By optimising how material is used in production, you reduce scrap, improve productivity, and lower the overall environmental footprint of your operations.

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Transition to low-carbon materials with confidence

Apply embodied low CO₂ steels

We offer a growing portfolio of steels with reduced embodied CO₂, helping you significantly lower the carbon footprint of your vehicles. Combined with our technical expertise, we support you in implementing these materials seamlessly within your processes addressing forming, joining, and performance considerations. This enables you to accelerate your journey towards net zero while maintaining the quality and reliability your customers expect.

Maximising upcycling potential

Effective steel recycling

Steel is inherently circular, but achieving high-quality recycling requires the right dismantling and processing approach. We support our customers in enabling cost-effective recycling by ensuring that scrap streams are optimised for minimal downgrading and maximum material value. By combining the flexibility of the steelmaking process with advanced tools, we help transform mixed scrap into premium-quality new steel. Our approach includes practical recycling guidelines, clear chemistry limits for dismantling strategies, and smart scrap analysis using AI and digital models to make the recycling process more efficient, faster, and more sustainable.

Innovation & AI

We are continuously advancing our capabilities through innovation and collaboration with leading academic and industrial partners at both national and international level. A strong example is our development of LIBS-based scrap scanning technology, which enables real-time, high-precision analysis of entire scrap loads without unloading. By combining laser spectroscopy with AI-driven image recognition, we can make the invisible composition of scrap visible within minutes. These types of innovations are key to unlocking higher circularity, improving process efficiency, and accelerating the transition to smarter, more sustainable steelmaking.