From a single part to the body-in-white structure
Ever since cars have existed, we have been developing, producing, and supplying metal parts—and, for the vehicles of today, hybrid structures—for the automotive industry. From a manufacturer of individual parts, we have grown into an internationally recognized development supplier of components and body-in-white structures.
KIRCHHOFF Automotive provides vehicles worldwide with extra stability and safety.
But we also offer our customers much more than that: we make a considerable contribution to the growth of their competitiveness.
The crucial cost and logistical advantages of our streamlined, medium-sized company structure with international presence serves a single purpose: to drive the market success of our customers and safeguard our innovative strength and earning power. This is our pledge worldwide.
27-03-26
Strengthening Our Partnership with Arvedi
CEO J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with our long standing partner Arvedi in Cremona, Italy. The agreement sets the strategic direction for integrating Arvzero steel grades into the KIRCHHOFF Automotive product portfolio in the coming years, making an important contribution to reducing our Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 3 emissions include indirect greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, such as those from purchased goods and services or transport and logistics provided by external partners.
During their visit to Arvedi’s electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill, J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff and Michael Rank (Global EVP Procurement) gained insights into the performance of highly efficient modern industrial processes. The plant tour demonstrated how liquid steel is transformed into rolled coil in less than 200 meters – an impressive example of disciplined and efficient production.
By signing the MoU, J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff and Fabio Baldrighi, Commercial Director of the Arvedi Group, defined a clear roadmap for the use of CO₂‑reduced and ZeroCO₂ steel in our products. This partnership highlights the importance of long‑term, trust‑based collaborations as a key element of our sustainability and innovation strategy.
Info: Arvzero Steel
Arvzero is a certified carbon‑neutral flat steel produced exclusively in electric arc furnaces (EAF) rather than blast furnaces, resulting in very low CO₂ intensity. It also contains a high proportion of recycled scrap.
Info: Arvedi
Arvedi (Acciaieria Arvedi), headquartered in Cremona, is one of Italy’s largest producers of flat steel. The company has spent more than 30 years researching and developing EAF and ESP technologies, and is considered a technological leader in decarbonizing the steel industry.
