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voestalpine Unveils CO2-Reduced Steel
09 December 2021 - The company announced this week it is now offering a CO2-reduced version of the flat steel products produced at its steelmaking facility in Linz, Austria.
H2 Green Steel and Iberdrola to Build €2.3 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain
02 December 2021 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel has inked a deal with Spanish energy company Iberdrola to build a 1 GW green hydrogen plant in the Iberian Peninsula.
China Baowu Announces Global Alliance to Curb Emissions
19 November 2021 - The steelmaker announced yesterday it has formed the Global Low-Carbon Metallurgical Innovation Alliance with more than 60 companies to combat climate change and cut greenhouse emissions in China, Reuters reports.
SKF, Luleå University of Technology Collaborate on Development of Fossil-Free Steel
18 November 2021 - SKF announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Luleå University of Technology and their CH2ESS initiative to help further the development of fossil-free bearing steel.
ArcelorMittal Poland Aims to Reduce Environmental Footprint Through Investment
18 November 2021 - ArcelorMittal Poland’s Kraków coke plant is investing PLN 31.5 million (US$7.6 million) in a decarbonization effort.
Report: IEEFA Finds Global Steel Production Reached Peak Carbon Emissions in 2020
17 November 2021 - Carbon emissions reached a peak in 2020, most of which was due to the production in China, according to the report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Vale and China Baowu Come Together for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions
15 November 2021 - Vale announced via press release last Thursday that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Baowu Steel Group.
MMK Signs MoU With Danieli on Decarbonizing the Blast Furnace
15 November 2021 - Danieli announced Friday the signing of a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) to reduce CO2 emissions.
CSN Backs Silicon Valley Hydrogen Startup
08 November 2021 - San Francisco-based 1S1 Energy intends to use the funding from the Brazilian steelmaker’s venture capital fund to manufacture electrolyzers for the production of green hydrogen.
ArcelorMittal Announces CA$205 Million Decarbonization Investment
04 November 2021 - The Quebec government and ArcelorMittal announced the investment during an event held at COP26 yesterday.
Cleveland-Cliffs Partners With DOE to Reduce GHG Emissions
04 November 2021 - The steelmaker announced yesterday that it has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Better Climate Challenge initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2030.
BlueScope Signs MoU With Rio Tinto to Explore Decarbonization
02 November 2021 - The two companies plan to research and design low-emissions steelmaking processes at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales, Australia, the steelmaker announced.
NLMK’s Blast Furnace No. 4 Gets Environmental Upgrade
01 November 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced today it is embarking on a project to overhaul the stoves on Blast Furnace No. 4 at its Lipetsk site, which will allow for a 98% reduction in emissions.
Metinvest, Danieli to Partner on Green Steel Technologies
28 October 2021 - Danieli announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Metinvest to develop and implement technologies aimed at lowering the carbon footprint of Metinvest facilities in Ukraine and the EU.
Acciaierie d'Italia and NextChem Announce Collaboration
25 October 2021 - Italy's Acciaierie d'Italia, jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and Invitalia, and NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., are to conduct a feasibility study of circular gas at the steelmaker’s Taranto mill.
Salzgitter AG’s Green Steel to Become Staple at The Miele Group
25 October 2021 - In an effort to become carbon neutral before the end of the year, The Miele Group will be utilizing Salzgitter AG’s green steel in its appliances.
BMW Group Partners With H2 Green Steel to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions
21 October 2021 - BMW Group has reached an agreement with H2 Green Steel, a Swedish steel startup, to push forward with reducing CO2 emissions within its supply chain.
Metalloinvest Partners With Primetals Technologies, Midrex on HBI Plant
21 October 2021 - According to Midrex Technologies Inc., the three companies have signed a contract for construction of what they are reporting will be the world’s largest hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in Gubkin, Russia.
thyssenkrupp Materials Services Commits to Going Climate-Neutral by 2030
21 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday it will hit its target of climate-neutral operations by 2030, about 20 years earlier than it had originally reported.
Tenaris to Reduce Emissions Through Energy Management Plan
21 October 2021 - The company announced it is implementing an energy investment plan that will increase efficiency across its facilities worldwide and help Tenaris lower its carbon emissions intensity.
