Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
Latest News
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.
SKF Pledges Net-Zero Supply Chain by 2050
20 October 2021 - Bearings provider SKF announced today its commitment to a supply chain with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by reducing CO2 emissions and sourcing steel from carbon-neutral steel plants.
Vale, Jiangsu Shagang to Develop Decarbonization Solutions
19 October 2021 - Brazilian mining corporation Vale has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd. in which both parties have agreed to develop solutions for reducing CO2 emissions in steelmaking.
BHP, POSCO Sign MoU to Explore Decarbonization
18 October 2021 - BHP and POSCO have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking, according to a press release from BHP.
Severstal to Supply Steel for Hyperloop Transport System Prototype
15 October 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced yesterday it has secured a contract with transport and technology company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. (HyperloopTT) to supply steel for the development of the first commercial prototype of a hyperloop transportation system.
Rio Tinto Trialing Biomass in Low-Carbon Steel Technology
14 October 2021 - The company announced today it is performing trials in Germany on a technology that would use biomass in steelmaking instead of coking coal in the steelmaking process.
Bighorn Solar Project Dedicated at EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel
13 October 2021 - Together with global solar leader Lightsource bp and Xcel Energy, EVRAZ North America today unveiled its new 300-MW Bighorn Solar project, making it the world’s first steel mill to be powered predominantly by solar energy.
Danieli and TOLO Partner on New Reusable CO2 System
13 October 2021 - Danieli Engineering & Systems has partnered with TOLO Green S.r.L. to develop a solution to high CO2 production, the company announced yesterday.
Here’s What the World’s First Vehicle Made With Fossil-Free Steel Looks Like
13 October 2021 - Volvo Group have unveiled the design for the world’s first vehicle built from fossil fuel–free steel.
British Steel Pledges to Go Net-Zero
08 October 2021 - British Steel announced yesterday its commitment to delivering net-zero steel by 2050 and significantly reducing its CO2 emissions intensity by 2030 and 2035.
thyssenkrupp Launches Steel With 70% Lower CO2 Emissions
07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday that the first batches of its new bluemint® pure steel products were delivered to a customer.
SKF Joins Research Effort for Fossil-Free Bearing Steel
06 October 2021 - Swedish bearing manufacturer SKF has signed on to support the development of fossil-free bearing steel in collaboration with the Center for Hydrogen Energy Systems Sweden (CH2ESS) initiative at Luleå University of Technology, SKF announced in a press release.
Nucor Unveils Net-Zero Steel
05 October 2021 - The steelmaker announced today the launch of a line of net-zero carbon steel products called Econiq™, produced using 100% renewable energy and carbon offsets, according to Nucor.
thyssenkrupp, Primetals Technologies Partner on Blast Furnace Decarbonization Technology
04 October 2021 - The two companies have signed an exclusive agreement to bring to market the Sequence Impulse Process (SIP) for blast furnaces, Primetals Technologies has announced.
Harsco Environmental Partners With Magsort on Metal Recovery Technology
30 September 2021 - The environmental solutions provider announced Wednesday it has formed a strategic relationship with Magsort Ltd. to enable steelmakers to recover higher-value metallics from steelmaking slags.
Ovako Pledges to Go Carbon-Neutral in 2022
28 September 2021 - To meet its goal of zero-carbon-emission steel, the Swedish steel producer announced it will utilize carbon offsets beginning 1 January 2022.
ArcelorMittal Granted €280 Million EIB Loan for Decarbonization R&D
28 September 2021 - The European Investment Bank (EIB) funding, backed by the Investment Plan for Europe, will support ArcelorMittal’s European research and development activities through 2023.
