Steel News

Australian Consortium Chooses Western Australia Location for Electric Smelting Furnace

17 December 2024 - A consortium made up of Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its largest steelmaker have selected a location for a proposed ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant.

Rio Tinto Agrees to Supply DR-Grade Pellets to GravitHy

11 December 2024 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto has struck an agreement to supply a French ironmaking startup with high-grade, direct reduction pellets and to manage sales and marketing of the hot-briquetted iron the startup will produce.

SSAB Receives Funding for Process Conversion

11 December 2024 - SSAB has been awarded SEK1.45 billion in public funding for decarbonization efforts at its Luleå plant.

Report: U.S. Steelmakers Will Need 174 Terawatt-Hours of Electricity by 2050

18 November 2024 - Green energy needs steel. And steel need green energy. But just how much?

SSAB Highlights Decarbonization Efforts at COP29

14 November 2024 - SSAB is joining Business Sweden’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the company reports.

Tata Steel to Study Liquid Hydrogen Imports

14 November 2024 - Tata Steel is looking to import liquid hydrogen produced in Norway and export carbon dioxide for permanent storage.

Fewer Regulatory Hurdles, More Energy Would Help European Green Steel Projects

06 November 2024 - To speed up progress in the European steel industry, policymakers ought to work to reduce red tape, lower energy costs and coordinate more with industry, several finance experts said Wednesday.

Thinking About Decarbonization, ArcelorMittal Reimagines the Blast Furnace

06 November 2024 - ArcelorMittal is exploring another way to lower its carbon emissions — by building a better blast furnace.

DR Pellet Supply Could Decarbonization ‘Choke Point’

05 November 2024 - There are dozens of steel decarbonization technologies in various stages of development, but only one today is of sufficient technological maturity to significantly reduce CO2 reductions – the direct reduction electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) route.

EMSTEEL Starts Green Hydrogen Steelmaking Demonstration

31 October 2024 - UAE steelmaker EMSTEEL and an energy partner have started up a pilot project intended to demonstrate the use of green hydrogen to produce green steel.

Steel Dynamics Recognized by U.S. EPA

30 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has received a ranking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership after recently joining the program, the company has said.

British Steel Launches Pilot Carbon Capture Project

28 October 2024 - British Steel has initiated a pilot-scale carbon capture project at its Scunthorpe plant, the company has announced.

Danieli Inks Contract for Hydrogen-Powered Rebar Mill

21 October 2024 - Danieli is partnering with an Australian entity called Greensteel Australia to build a rebar rolling mill powered by renewably produced hydrogen.

Tata Steel UK Orders Tenova EAF

21 October 2024 - Tenova has received an order from Tata Steel UK for a high-productivity electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer reports.

JSW Steel to Explore Carbon Capture at Vijayanagar Plant

16 October 2024 - JSW Steel, iron ore miner BHP and carbon capture solutions provider Carbon Clean have signed an agreement to jointly study a carbon capture solution.

SHS Group Chooses Technology Suppliers for Process Conversion

16 October 2024 - Germany’s SHS Group has awarded contracts for a direct reduction plant and two electric arc furnaces, the central components of a decarbonization project at its Dillinger/Saar and Völklingen plants.

SDI Announces Science-Based CO2 Intensity Targets

10 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will look to reduce the CO2 intensity of its hot-rolled steel by 15% over the next six years under new science-based goals it has set as part of its participation in the Global Steel Climate Council.

Hyundai Steel Hires Help for Hydrogen Injection Tests

07 October 2024 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel has contracted Primetals Technologies as part of a study looking at blast furnace hydrogen injection.

ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of EUR76 Million Ladle Furnace

03 October 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer plant in France has inaugurated a new ladle furnace, a milestone event that the company says will contribute to the European steel industry’s energy transition.

Vale Selects Partner for Electrolyzer Feasibility Studies

03 October 2024 - Iron ore miner Vale has partnered with a German company to study the feasibility of a green hydrogen production facility in Brazil.