Thyssenkrupp Steel will start supplying the BMW Group with CO₂-reduced Bluemint recycled steel in 2026. The outer skin, interior parts and battery housing of the BMW iX3 will be made from Bluemint steel in future.
The material has a high proportion of recycled material and achieves CO₂ savings verified by TÜV Süd compared to conventional steel. A mathematical allocation process ensures that CO₂ reductions from the production process can be attributed to the products. The BMW Group uses Bluemint recycled in series production without having to adapt processes.
The automotive industry almost exclusively uses primary steel for body shells. Bluemint recycled is a CO₂-reduced steel that meets the same requirements in terms of surface quality, formability and processing. The material is produced using the classic blast furnace route, in which part of the iron ore is replaced by a processed scrap product.
