Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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JSW Steel Targets a Reduction in CO2 Emissions
24 August 2021 - Indian steel producer JSW Steel is set on reducing its emissions to 1.95 metric tons CO2 per metric ton by 2030, which correlates to a 23% decrease compared to 2020 levels, reports the Business Standard.
Ternium, Vale to Partner on Decarbonization Solutions
23 August 2021 - The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of solutions to reduce CO2 emissions, Ternium announced in a press release.
SSAB Celebrates First Shipment of 100% Fossil-Free Steel
19 August 2021 - Swedish Steelmaker SSAB has delivered its first shipment of fossil-free steel to a customer, the company announced Wednesday.
BlueScope Steel Sets Carbon Net-Zero Goal
18 August 2021 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel will allocate AU$150 million to near-term environmental goals and will work toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the company has said.
Cleveland-Cliffs Prepares to Launch US$100 Million Investment at Indiana Harbor
17 August 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs is investing US$100 million in the No. 7 Blast Furnace at Indiana Harbor East in East Chicago, Ind., USA, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Chinese Steel Producers to Curb Output in Preparation for 2022 Winter Olympics
12 August 2021 - China’s top steelmaking center, Tangshan, will limit production to ensure blue skies for Beijing’s Winter Olympics in 2022.
Report: Industry Carbon Emissions Have to Drop 75% by 2050
11 August 2021 - Global steel emissions must fall to 780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2) by 2050 in order to limit global warming to within 2°C, reports global research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. In 2020, it was at 3,000 Mt CO2.
Renewable Power Company Re-Energizes Former Mill Site
05 August 2021 - Steel-related manufacturing could return to the site of what was once the world’s largest steel mill.
Salzgitter Takes on Partner in Decarbonization Efforts
05 August 2021 - Mining company Anglo American PLC on Wednesday announced its partnership with Salzgitter Flachstahl to decarbonize the steel industry.
Gerdau Boasts Best Quarterly Earnings Ever, Announces Brazilian Solar JV
04 August 2021 - Gerdau posted its highest-ever earnings in the second quarter of 2021, the company has announced.
Tenova Starts Up Two Walking Beam Furnaces at Ternium Pesquería
04 August 2021 - Two new walking beam furnaces (WBFs) were successfully started up at the new Ternium hot strip mill facility in Pesquería, Mexico.
AM Dofasco Plans Process Route Shift
30 July 2021 - ArcelorMittal and the Canadian government have announced a CA$1.765 billion process route transition at the steelmaker’s Dofasco plant.
ArcelorMittal Reveals New Carbon Reduction Targets
29 July 2021 - ArcelorMittal plans to invest US$10 billion to accelerate plans for driving down carbon dioxide emissions.
Salzgitter to Begin Shipping EAF-Made Steel to Auto Customer
23 July 2021 - Salzgitter will begin delivering EAF-produced strip steels to four Mercedes-Benz AG plants in Germany at the end of this year, the steelmaker has announced.
ArcelorMittal Mills First to Receive ResponsibleSteel Certification
20 July 2021 - ArcelorMittal’s mills in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg have received a corporate environmental, social, and governance certification through the new ResponsibleSteel™ initiative, the steelmaker said Tuesday.
Nucor Commits to Lowering CO2 Emissions Intensity
15 July 2021 - Nucor Corp. will move to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of its steel mills, taking its CO2 emissions per ton of steel to 77% less than today’s global average, the company announced Thursday.
Primetals Technologies, Metinvest Partner on Decarbonization Tech Development
14 July 2021 - Primetals Technologies and Ukranian steel producer Metinvest have agreed to work together on developing decarbonization technologies.
ArcelorMittal Announces Plans for Spanish Hydrogen DRI Plant
13 July 2021 - With support from the Spanish government, ArcelorMittal is investing EUR1 billion in a hydrogen-fueled direct reduction plant and will set up what it called the world’s first full-scale steel mill that emits no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Rio Tinto, POSCO Partner on Decarbonization Solutions
08 July 2021 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto and South Korea’s largest steel producer have agreed to work together on developing technologies enabling the transition to a low-CO2 steel value chain.
SDI Sets 2050 Carbon Neutrality Goal
07 July 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has joined the list of steel producers pledging carbon neutrality, announcing Wednesday that it hopes to achieve the goal by 2050.
