Meet Our Consortium

🤝 Innovation starts with collaboration.

The challenges facing the European steel industry cannot be solved by a single organization. They require expertise from across the entire value chain. That is exactly what CircSmeltSteel brings together.

Our consortium unites 26 partners from 7 European countries, combining the knowledge and experience needed to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon, circular, and high-quality steel production.

Together, our partnership includes:

🏭 8 steel producers driving industrial implementation
🏗️ 1 plant builder developing innovative process technologies
📡 1 sensor and automation specialist enabling digital steelmaking
🎓 5 universities advancing scientific excellence
🔬 10 research and technology organizations (RTOs) bridging research and industrial application
🌍 ESTEP – the European Steel Technology Platform, strengthening collaboration across the European steel community

From raw materials to finished steel products, from laboratory research to industrial demonstration, CircSmeltSteel covers the entire steelmaking value chain.

This unique combination of industrial experience and scientific expertise enables us to tackle one of Europe’s biggest challenges: transforming metallurgical by-products into valuable resources while reducing CO₂ emissions and maintaining the highest steel quality standards.

Over the next four years, our partners will work closely together to develop innovative solutions that support a more competitive, resilient, and sustainable European steel industry.