Introduction: The historic importance and continued relevance of steel-making in Europe

Weinel, Martin, Antonazzo, Luca, Stroud, Dean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-8967, Behrend, Clara, Colla, Valentina, Goti, Aitor and Schroeder, Antonius 2024. Introduction: The historic importance and continued relevance of steel-making in Europe. Stroud, Dean, Schroeder, Antonius, Antonazzo, Luca, Behrend, Clara, Colla, Valentina, Goti, Aitor and Weinel, Martin, eds. Industry 4.0 and the Road to Sustainable Steelmaking in Europe: Recasting the Future, Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Springer Nature, pp. 1-14. (10.1007/978-3-031-35479-3_1)

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Abstract

The relative economic and political importance of the steel industry for the European project has decreased since the founding of the Economic Coal and Steel Community in 1952, but its absolute importance remains high and critical for the European project’s future success. However, for the continued survival of the European steel industry and among a wider set of challenges, the sector has to face and overcome what is often referred to as the 'twin challenges': digitalisation, in the form of Industry 4.0, and decarbonisation. This chapter discusses the twin challenges and introduces the contributions made to this edited collection, which begin to answer and address how best to respond to these challenges to safeguard the future of the European steel industry.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISBN:	9783031354786
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 May 2024
Last Modified:	08 May 2024 12:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159794

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