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Driving value for our clients

Our portfolio of solutions is mainly dedicated to the sustainable transformation of the metal and mining industries. We create value for our clients by providing innovative technologies that boost efficiency, resulting in better performance, less waste, and lower carbon emissions.
 

1. Energy Transition

Tenova aims to shift the energy paradigm in the metals industry by encouraging clients to adopt hydrogen-ready technologies as substitutes for carbon-based processes, driving business transformation. We are also contributing by promoting the use of electric and hybrid vehicles, for a significant emissions reduction. And the consequent improvement of a healthier environment for our communities and employees.

Our solutions:

• Electrical Steel
• DRI and ENERGIRON
• iBLUE
• SAF and Open Slag Bath Furnace
• Combustion Systems for Furnaces
• TenovaLAB

2. Energy Efficiency

Tenova devised a range of technologies to assist our clients in maximizing the efficiency of their current fuels or adjusting their processes, in cases where transitioning to cleaner fuels is not currently viable. The goal is the maximization of the resources available while minimizing the emissions.

Our solutions:

• Consteel^® & EMS
• iRecovery^®

3. Circular Economy

Industrial processes create numerous waste byproducts. Our solutions contribute to the circular economy by enhancing the recovery and reuse of these byproducts through our technologies.

Our solutions:

• Auto catalyst and battery recycling
• Extracting value from black slag
• EAF-LF (Electric Arc Furnaces - Ladle Furnace)
• Dry Slag Granulation (in 2023, awarded with the first contract for a LF dry slag granulation solution system)
• Lithium Recovery
• Twin-chamber furnaces for aluminum

4. Impact monitoring

As a responsible metallurgy company, we acknowledge the significance of assessing our products and services’ environmental and health impacts. We pledge to enhance our processes and products by considering their impact throughout their entire life cycle.

Our solutions:

• Pomini Digital Texturing (PDT^TM)
   

5. R&D and Sustainable Innovation

We enhance existing technologies and develop new ones to reduce the environmental impact of clients’ facilities while boosting production efficiency. Our solutions minimize CO₂ and other harmful emissions, integrate alternative and renewable energy, and promote circularity.

Our solutions:

• OnlyPlastic
• Cyberman 4.0
• Burner 4.0
• HyTecHeat
• Insoluble Anode Tin Coating and Chromium-Free Passivation

2022-2024 R&D&I Focus Areas and SDGs

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Digital Transformation

Tenova’s digital transformation strategy leverages technologies like machine learning, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impacts for clients.

Adopting a digital mindset

Tenova keeps promoting a digital mindset by embracing cutting-edge technologies: we encourage employees to familiarize and deploy tools and technologies for education, awareness, and remote collaboration, such as the Project Collaboration Portal and the Supplier Portal. We have also successfully realized the first pilot project using GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) to optimize employees’ activities.

Support Client Engagement

Tenova aims to provide excellent service to clients by offering a Customer Portal for support requests and spare parts ordering, which is constantly updated with new features. We have also developed digital tools client-oriented, including:

• Tenova IloT Platform
• Tenova EDGE
• Tenova adVisor
• Tenova Catalog Creator

Environmental Impact from our operations

2024 Goal:
 

(*) equivalent to a 26% reduction (baseline 2022)

Tenova is deeply committed to mitigating the harmful impacts of climate change on the environment. That is why the core of our business is helping clients reduce their environmental impact through our products, technologies, and services.

In addition to helping our clients, we are also taking steps to reduce our own environmental footprint.

Our 2023 primary energy consumption and direct CO₂ emissions disclosed below are related to our main Italian offices, located in Castellanza and Genoa, as well as the production location in Castellanza: