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Tata Steel Trials H2 Injection
25 April 2023 - Tata Steel has begun trialing hydrogen injection into a blast furnace at its Jamshedpur facility in India, the company reports.
H2 Green Steel Begins Its Other Green Effort: Fundraising
25 April 2023 - Steelmaking startup H2 Green Steel has begun seeking EUR1.5 billion in equity funding for its planned facility in Boden, reports the Financial Times.
Salzgitter Secures Government Support for Low-CO2 Process Conversion
18 April 2023 - Salzgitter AG will receive EUR1 billion in federal and state support for its low-CO2 project, the German company said on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal Brazil Plans 554-MW Wind Farm
18 April 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is establishing a 55-45 joint venture that will develop an US$800 million wind farm that will provide more than one-third of the steelmaker’s electricity needs in the country.
AIST Offers Up Assistance, Expertise to Steel Producers Pursuing U.S. Federal Decarbonization Support
18 April 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has offered to collaborate with steel producers pursuing federal decarbonization funding under a new US$12 billion program.
AM/NS India Awards Wind Turbine Contract
13 April 2023 - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will supply 46 wind turbines to ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture mill in Hazira, India.
Stelco Mill to Test Decarbonization Technology
12 April 2023 - Canada’s Stelco has agreed to further test decarbonization technologies at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario.
LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant
04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects
30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.
SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets
28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy.
BHP, HBIS Agree to Trial Carbon Capture Tech
28 March 2023 - BHP has agreed to trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) technologies at a customer’s steel plants in China.
Outokumpu to Consider Nuclear as a Way to Power Steelmaking
23 March 2023 - Outokumpu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish energy producer Fortum to explore the use of nuclear power in its steel operations.
voestalpine Board OKs EUR1.5 Billion EAF Installation
22 March 2023 - voestalpine will proceed with a EUR1.5 billion investment in two electric arc furnaces (EAFs), with construction expected to start next year, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.
Here’s How One Buyer Is Putting Green Steel to Work
17 March 2023 - A Pennsylvania producer of limestone, sand asphalt and aggregates has become the first North American buyer of a construction vehicle made from fossil-fuel-free steel, according to an announcement from Volvo Construction Equipment.
thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology
14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.
JSW Steel USA to Digitally Publish Carbon Emissions Data on Products
09 March 2023 - JSW Steel USA will begin publishing environmental production declarations (EPDs) through a digital platform, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Opens Discussions on Potential Carbon Capture Project
02 March 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is considering a potential carbon capture project at its Gary, Ind., USA, facility, announcing Thursday that it has opened discussions with the developer of a carbon capture and reuse technology.
thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project
01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.
South Korea Looks for Technological Solutions to Industrial Net Zero Strategy
28 February 2023 - South Korea will build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant as part of a plan to achieve carbon neutrality in its industrial sector, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
IDOM to Consult on Direct Reduction Plant Build
23 February 2023 - A startup ironmaker that is planning to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant in southern France has selected consulting engineer IDOM to conduct the pre-feasibility studies, the firm has announced.
