[SMM Stainless Steel Flash] Deutsche Bahn Lags in Green Steel Adoption Amid Bureaucracy

Published: Mar 25, 2026 23:15

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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is lagging far behind its European neighbors in adopting reduced-emission green steel, despite its potential to be a massive lead market. At the Zukunft Stahl conference, Saarstahl Rail highlighted that while they secured large green rail contracts with the UK (78,000 tonnes) and France (170,000 tonnes/year), DB only contracted a 1,000-tonne trial. DB representatives cited complex internal bureaucracy and unresolved political funding questions regarding who pays the green premium. Industry leaders criticized the paradox of the German government subsidizing green steel tech with billions while failing to create a domestic market for DB's estimated 250,000-tonne annual rail demand.

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