The ROGESA company has concluded a 5-year supply contract with the IOC Iron Ore Company of Canada. This means that the Canadian company has received the award as “TOP supplier” in the iron ore Dillingen category for the fourth time in a row.
As part of their sustainability strategy, ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH and Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH (ZKS) introduced a supplier management system in 2019. Since then, based on defined sustainability and quality criteria, suppliers are honored who are particularly impressive with their performance in the areas of product quality, adherence to quantities and deadlines, flexibility in relation to changing conditions, technical support provided and sustainability.
The IOC Iron Ore Company of Canada has continuously met the expectations of its Saarland customers in the iron ore category. ROGESA and ZKS recently recognized IOC as a TOP supplier for the fourth time in a row.
Reliable services
“With this award we not only want to recognize the IOC’s reliable services and high product quality, but also emphasize that we want to continue our collaboration with this partner. Together we would like to shape and advance the transformation towards low-CO2 steel in the coming years,” explains Stefan Rauber, CEO of Dillinger and Saarstahl AG.
Following the award ceremony, the companies signed a 5-year supply agreement between the contracting parties for the period 2024-2028.
“We are pleased to once again recognize IOC Iron Ore Company of Canada as a TOP supplier in the iron ore category. Their continuous fulfillment of our expectations and outstanding performance in terms of product quality and reliability have made them an indispensable partner, and we would like to thank them with this award,” added Frank Becker, Managing Director of ROGESA and ZKS.
Low-CO2 steel production
In the future, the iron ore supplied by the IOC can be used to partially cover the requirements for the blast furnace converter route as well as for the planned DRI plant. In the next few years, in addition to the blast furnace route, the new production route will be created in the Saarland steel industry with an electric arc furnace (EAF) at Saarstahl's Völklingen site and an EAF and a direct reduction plant (DRI) on the Dillinger factory premises.
From 2027, low-CO2 steel will be produced via the direct reduction system and the two electric arc furnaces. Here, the iron ore is converted into sponge iron using hydrogen instead of using coking coal as was previously the case.
“The IOC is very proud that its high-quality iron ore products have received this recognition from ROGESA and ZKS for the fourth time in a row. In the ongoing partnership, our DRI quality pellets make a decisive contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in steel production. We very much welcome and appreciate continued collaboration to explore new ways to produce low-carbon steel," said Mike McCann, President and Chief Executive Officer of the IOC.