As part of the steel industry – which leads recycling efforts throughout the world – we continue to advance our steelmaking technology. Our focus is on improving the efficiency of our operations and reducing both the amount of energy needed to produce an ingot of steel and the amount of waste that is generated as a result of our operations.

Recycled Content

Our steelmaking process uses electric-arc furnace technology, a more energy- efficient alternative to traditional blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace technologies. Rather than using mined iron ore and coke as raw materials, we rely on recycled content to produce new steel: scrapped vehicles, building materials and appliances. Today, nearly 100 percent of Timken’s raw material for steel comes from recycled material. To learn more, watch the video on recycling.

Reduced Energy Consumption

In our steel manufacturing operations, Timken reduced the amount of electricity needed to produce an ingot ton of steel by 27 percent since 1990. To put that in perspective, the amount of electricity saved, based on our production in 2011, could provide power to 11 million homes for a day. Additionally, improvements made in the thermal treat operations at the Gambrinus Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, has resulted in a 41 percent reduction in natural gas consumption per ton since 1990.The amount of natural gas saved, based on our 2011 production, could provide heat to 3.8 million homes for a day.