The PRISMA project is an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming the European steel industry by addressing the key challenges in environmental reporting, promoting digital innovation, and aligning with global sustainability goals. PRISMA is poised to drive significant positive change in the steel industry by integrating digitalisation and sustainability, which will not only benefit manufacturers but also contribute to a more sustainable and transparent global supply chain for steel products.
No more the ‘dirty guy of Europe’ but a ‘champion for environmental change’.
Modernise and Standardise
Aligned with the European Green Deal and Twin Transition objectives, PRISMA seeks to make steel production more transparent, efficient and environmentally responsible by leveraging innovative technologies and industry-wide collaboration. The main goal is to modernise and standardise environmental reporting in the steel industry by introducing the UEDM (Unified Environmental Data Model) and an integrated digital ecosystem.
PRISMA seeks to address the main challenges in the steel industry – lack of standardised environmental reporting and a fragmented digital infrastructure – by introducing an integrated digital framework that standardises environmental reporting and streamlines data management across the steel sector. Current traditional steel production relies on complex processes with data silos, making it difficult to measure and optimise environmental performance.
Collaboration is key
PRISMA emphasises industry collaboration, regulatory alignment and phased implementation strategies.
The effectiveness will be validated through multiple industrial pilot demonstrations, involving key steel manufacturers such as Celsa, Tata Steel, Ori Martin and ABS.
These pilots will focus on:
- Scrap Processing and Recycling: Optimising resource use and minimising waste in the early stages of steel production.
- Energy Efficiency Improvements: Reducing emissions and enhancing sustainability through process optimisation.
- End-to-End Digital Integration: Demonstrating the benefits of a fully integrated digital reporting system across the steel value chain.
The involvement of industry giants means that PRISMA’s solutions are not only theoretical but also practical and scalable for large-scale adoption.
Strengthening Industrial Interoperability Through Standardisation
Standardisation plays a crucial role in enabling automation, digitalisation and sustainable industrial transformation. Standardisation impacts everyone in industry by ensuring that technologies work together in a connected, digital world. The Arrowhead fPVN project (strengthening-industrial-interoperability-through-standardization/) actively contributes to international standardisation efforts to ensure that industrial systems can seamlessly exchange data, improve efficiency and enhance interoperability.
Participation in standardisation bodies ensures that the Arrowhead fPVN project aligns with the latest international best practices, fostering seamess industrial data integration across diverse platforms and stakeholders, reduced engineering effort and costs through standardised information exchange, and increased efficiency, reliability and sustainability in industrial operations as well as future-proof solutions that enhance digital transformation and Industry 4.0.
New standard
The PRISMA project represents a significant step forward in the digitalisation and decarbonisation of the steel industry. This transformative initiative leverages digitalisation and standardisation (especially employing the results of the Arrowhead fPVN project – see box text) to enhance environmental sustainability in the steel industry, providing a robust framework for accurate environmental reporting, optimised manufacturing processes and industry-wide collaboration.
With strong support from leading steel manufacturers and research institutions, PRISMA has the potential to set a new standard for green steel production in Europe and beyond.
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