In a statement, BHP said the agreement with HBIS Group Co. Ltd. will allow the two to develop and test technologies that can be integrated into steel production. In addition, BHP will support HBIS in developing and deploying absorptive desulfurization at HBIS ZXHT Hydrogen Metallurgy Demonstration Project in Xuanhua, Hebei Province, the company said. 

“This collaboration between BHP and HBIS, a leader in the global steel industry and an important customer for our iron ore, will provide a strong example for the industry to follow towards the wider deployment of CCUS and toward achieving major reductions in the CO2 emission intensity of steel production,” said BHP chief executive officer Mike Henry.