Vallourec Secures GSCC Certification for Steel Decarbonisation Strategy
Vallourec has received certification from the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) for its science-based decarbonisation pathway, confirming that the company’s emissions reduction strategy aligns with internationally recognised climate standards supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The certification follows an independent assessment by CARES, an approved GSCC certification body, which verified Vallourec’s Corporate Average Steel Emissions Intensity (CASEI) at 1.70 metric tonnes of CO2e per metric tonne of hot-rolled steel for its 2021 baseline.
Since then, the company has reduced its emissions intensity to 1.16 metric tonnes of CO2e per metric tonne of hot-rolled steel in 2025 through a series of decarbonisation initiatives across its manufacturing operations. This already meets the GSCC Steel Climate Standard requirement for producers to remain below 1.20 metric tonnes of CO2e per metric tonne of hot-rolled steel by 2030.
Vallourec said the certification provides an independent framework for its climate transition plan, which combines operational improvements, low-carbon steel production, circular economy initiatives and collaboration with suppliers and customers to reduce emissions throughout its value chain.
Alongside its progress in steel production, the company has committed to reducing the carbon footprint of its finished steel tubes by 30% by 2030 compared with 2021 levels. Vallourec is also targeting a 25% reduction in its combined Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions over the same period.
The GSCC said Vallourec is its first certified member operating both integrated steelmaking and electric arc furnace (EAF) production, demonstrating that meaningful emissions reductions can be achieved across multiple steel manufacturing technologies. The organisation added that Vallourec joins eight other certified members whose independently verified decarbonisation efforts have collectively avoided nearly three million metric tonnes of CO2e.
The certification comes as steelmakers face increasing pressure to decarbonise one of the world’s most emissions-intensive industrial sectors, with independent climate verification becoming an increasingly important requirement for customers, investors and policymakers seeking lower-carbon steel products.
