Cobra IS, a VINCI subsidiary, has been selected by SMS Group GmbH to carry out the piping and mechanical works on part of the steel production plant of the steelmaker thyssenkrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg in Germany. The works are worth €74 MM.

With an annual production capacity of 2.5 MMt of direct reduced iron (DRI), it is the first site in Germany designed to run exclusively with green H₂. This project is a decisive step in the transition from an industry with a very high carbon footprint to environmentally friendly technologies. It will save up to 3.5 MMtpy of CO₂.