Substanability
Sustainability is aimed at improving the quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. At Virina we care about the steel production’s impact on the environment and have made significant strides in sustainable steel technology. We are committed to cultural practices that will enhance the viability of our world for the next generation.
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Virina steel is STRONGER than conventional steel. This allows the use of less steel to make product:
- Save on energy used for steel making (lower energy per ton of steel made)
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Use less iron ore and coking coal plus other minerals and additives
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Our steel does not require as much or none of the more exotic and more expensive minerals used to make traditional high grade steel. This has direct contribution to the environment:
- Less mining, transport and refining of those minerals
- Virina steel can be made from scrap steel (recycling)
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Our steel does not require as much or none of the more exotic and more expensive minerals used to make traditional high grade steel. This has direct contribution to the environment:
- No Quenching & tempering: reduce energy required in steel making and secondary manufacturing process
- Reduce material used to make parts because Virina steel is stronger
- More rust resistant: products lasts 2-5 times longer
- More abrasion resistant: products lasts 3-10 times longer
- At the end of the part life cycle, the steel can be recycled to make new parts.
Examples:
- A passenger car made with our steel can reduce its weight by 10% which leads to better fuel efficiency and less pollution.
- A cargo container’s weight can be reduced by more than two tons plus more interior cargo carrying space. This will allow for more cargo to be transported with the e same amount of fuel. This reduces emission per ton of cargo transported.
- Our rebar is 3 times stronger than conventional rebar. This allows for infrastructure and building design using 30% less steel and also less cement because of the added strength of our steel. Additionally, structures made with our rebar will last longer because our steel is 2-5 times more corrosion resistant.
- By using less steel for products:
- less raw material needs to be extracted from the environment
- less raw material to transport and also
- less energy used to process these raw materials.