Making steel green: RIVA Stahl expands rail transports
The Brandenburg-based company is taking a further step towards sustainable steel transport with DB Cargo.
Steel production is becoming increasingly sustainable – and that includes logistics. This is because many companies in the industry are choosing rail to transport their products from the steelworks to processing plants or other locations. One of them is RIVA Stahl, Europe's largest electric steel group, which has relied on rail transport for years.
Framework agreement for green steel transport
RIVA Stahl mainly produces steel products for the construction industry, including classic wire rod and welded wire mesh. In Germany, the Brandenburg-based company has steelworks in Brandenburg an der Havel and Hennigsdorf, as well as two processing sites in the southwest of the country. To transport the steel from the Brandenburg plant to these sites for further processing, RIVA Stahl has once again joined forces with DB Cargo.
The framework agreement for 2024 includes faster, more efficient and more flexible shuttle transports for RIVA Stahl from Brandenburg to Mannheim, from where the steel is distributed to Trier, Lampertheim and other destinations. Both partners expect a further increase in volume in 2024. As a result, RIVA Stahl will transport a significant proportion of its steel by environmentally friendly rail. This will make a real difference, as one train can replace up to 52 lorries, saving 80 to 100% of the CO2 emissions generated by road transport.
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