Reinventing the future of car seat

FORVIA and the Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB developed the world premiere of a seat structure made from fossil-free steel. A groundbreaking achievement that marks a stride towards sustainable innovation, implementing FORVIA’s objective to reduce CO₂ emissions of its supply chain by 45% in 2030.

Up to 90% carbon footprint reduction
Innovative partnership

Green steel: towards the decarbonization of the automotive industry

Green steel seat structure

A new step towards carbon neutrality

This unique seat structure has a very low carbon footprint. Compared to a traditional seat structure, CO₂ emissions have been reduced by 90% during the production process.

Green steel seat structure

Forge from iron ore, free from fossil fuels

The steel springs from the HYBRIT pilot plant in Luleå, where iron ore is reduced with hydrogen and fossil-free electricity instead of coking coal and other fossil fuels traditionally used.

Green steel seat structure

Pioneering green steel seats

Our avant-garde prototype positions us as the trailblazer in using European green steel for our seats, with full-scale integration projected for 2026.

A partnership started in 2021

In 2021, FORVIA and SSAB decided to work together to introduce in the automotive seat, the very first carbon-free seat structure. Two years laters, they succeeded in materializing their common vision by manifesting the production of a revolutionary seat structure. By 2026, a third of SSAB’s steel production for FORVIA is planned under this decarbonized steel purchase agreement.
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A world-first use of fossil-free steel in a seat structure

Christophe Schmitt
Executive Vice President Seating at FORVIA.

“Steel is the backbone of our products and as such can make a significant contribution to reducing our carbon footprint. This world-first use of fossil-free steel in the manufacture of a front seat structure, a key vehicle component, shows that it is now possible to develop new automotive equipment compatible with today’s environmental challenges, to reduce our impact on the climate, as well as that of our customers. This new development thus paves the way for a more sustainable transport and infrastructure system.”

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