Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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Hyundai Steel Reports Successful Trial of Low-CO2, High-Strength Steel
16 September 2022 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. said it has successfully produced 1-gigapascal steel sheet using an electric arc furnace (EAF).
Tata Steel Partners With Hatch on IJmuiden Process Route Conversion
15 September 2022 - Engineering and management consultancy Hatch Ltd. is joining Tata Steel’s effort to produce hydrogen-reduced iron and green steel at its lJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.
JSW Steel, SMS group to Partner on Decarbonization Projects
13 September 2022 - JSW Steel will collaborate with plant builder and mechanical engineer SMS group on decarbonization projects throughout its fleet of Indian mills.
thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant
08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday.
JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel
01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.
POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant
01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.
Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF
25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.
H2 Green Steel, BMW Group Sign Final Agreement on CO2-Reduced Steel Delivery
19 August 2022 - BMW Group and startup steel producer H2 Green Steel have signed a final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel, solidifying plans for the automaker to take some of the plant’s output.
U. S. Steel Looks to Help Advance Clean Energy Hub
16 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation will cooperate with two energy companies on advancing a clean energy hub in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the steelmaker said on Tuesday.
Stelco Starts Co-Gen Plant, Posts Q2 Profits, Despite Business Headwinds
11 August 2022 - Stelco started up a 65-megawatt co-generation plant at its Lake Erie Works in the second quarter, which proved profitable in spite of economic headwinds, company executives said on Thursday.
U. S. Steel Releases Inaugural DE&I Report
10 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation has published its first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion report, highlighting the successes the company has had in building a more equitable and representative workforce.
Tosyali Finds There’s Room Enough for This Array Up on the Roof
10 August 2022 - Turkish steelmaker Tosyali has installed a 140-megawatt solar farm – on the roofs of its mill buildings.
SMA Claims Major Decarbonization Advantage for EAF Steelmakers
26 July 2022 - U.S. electric arc furnace (EAF) steels have a carbon emissions intensity that is approximately 75% lower than steel made via the traditional blast furnace route used by many overseas producers, a new study concludes.
U. S. Steel Sees Emissions Intensity Drop
26 July 2022 - United States Steel Corporation reduced its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 16% in 2021 and recycled 73% more scrap steel than in the previous year, the company states in its 2021 Sustainability Report.
H2 and Hitachi Energy Announce Partnership
21 July 2022 - Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on projects that support the industrial startup in producing green steel.
JSW Steel, Boston Consulting to Work Together on Climate Goals
19 July 2022 - JSW Steel has enlisted the help of management consultant Boston Consulting Group as it works toward reducing its carbon emissions intensity.
Nippon Steel Signs Collaboration Agreement
18 July 2022 - Coal and iron ore miner Anglo American has agreed to work with Nippon Steel Corp. on making less CO2-intensive steel, the companies have said.
EVRAZ North America Completes Testing on Hydrogen Transporting Steel
14 July 2022 - SMA Member Company EVRAZ North America announced this week it has successfully completed fracture toughness testing in a 100% gaseous hydrogen environment on its API 5L X65 Sour Service line pipe.
Salzgitter Board Approves Funding for Green Steel Project
14 July 2022 - The company announced yesterday its board approved EUR723 million in funding to implement the first stage of its Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking (SALCOS®) facility.
AM/NS India to Invest in Zero Liquid Discharge System
13 July 2022 - The ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel joint venture has announced a Rs 273 crore investment in a zero liquid discharge system and other environmental initiatives at its Hazira facility in India.
