Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News items focusing on evolving technologies and steps taken to create a sustainable industry and minimize environmental impact.
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Canada Backs Algoma Process Conversion
06 July 2021 - The Canadian government is committing up to CA$420 million to support a planned process conversion at Algoma Steel Inc.
U. S. Steel Eyes Potential Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Projects
29 June 2021 - United States Steel Corporation will work with Norwegian energy producer Equinor to explore the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects in the greater Pittsburgh region.
Report: Climate Change Could Strand New BF Investments
29 June 2021 - The global steel industry is at risk of having to write off US$47 billion to US$70 billion in new steelmaking assets as the world moves to a carbon-neutral future, according to a new report.
Consultant: Decarbonization Strategy Isn’t a Binary Decision
29 June 2021 - The global steel industry’s transition to carbon neutrality is being hindered by an either-or fallacy that is wrongly pitting two technologies against each other, a top steel decarbonization expert said Tuesday.
Dastur Selected for North American BF Carbon Capture Project
28 June 2021 - The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a funded carbon capture steel mill project to consulting engineer Dastur International Inc. and affiliated companies
Commercial Metals Sets New Environmental Goals
28 June 2021 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) will look to reduce its Scope I and Scope II greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 20% and increase its use of renewable energy by 12% as part of a newly revised set of environmental goals.
Ovako Looks to Build H2 Electrolysis Plant
24 June 2021 - European engineered bar producer Ovako and several other Swedish and Norwegian industrial companies are teaming up to build a green hydrogen plant in Hofors, the companies have announced.
SSAB Reaches New Milestone in Green Steel Evolution
22 June 2021 - SSAB’s pilot-scale direct reduction plant has successfully produced about 100 metric tons of hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, a new milestone in its effort to produce fossil-fuel-free steels.
New Effort Aims to Develop Syngas, Electrolysis Technologies
08 June 2021 - Two plant engineering groups have agreed to work together on promoting the combined use of syngas and electrolysis in the iron and steel industry.
worldsteel: Industry, Government Cooperation Necessary for Low-Carbon Future
26 May 2021 - The global steel industry is committed to reducing its carbon footprint, but to succeed, the industry must have the right public policy framework in place, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) says in a new climate change policy paper.
SDI Wins Permit for Texas Mill
21 May 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has received the wastewater discharge permit for its Sinton, Texas, flat-rolled mill, reports the (Corpus Christi, Texas) Caller Times newspaper.
HKM Enlists Paul Wurth for Syngas Project
20 May 2021 - Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH has chosen SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit to provide the engineering for a syngas generation and injection plant that would serve its two blast furnaces.
thyssenkrupp Explores Greater Scrap Use in Blast Furnaces
19 May 2021 - thyssenkrupp Steel and a German scrap recycler will together test a new process that could allow greater quantities of scrap to be used in blast furnace production, reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Construction Underway on Salzgitter DRI Plant
18 May 2021 - Salzgitter has broken ground on a demonstration-scale direct reduction plant that can operate with either natural gas or hydrogen, or both.
Paul Wurth to Test New CO2 Reduction Tech
18 May 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit and Italian cokemaker Italiana Coke have agreed to build a test-scale plant meant to try out a new carbon dioxide reduction technology.
Kobe Steel Looks to Cut Carbon Emissions
13 May 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has become the latest steelmaker to publicly announce an emissions reduction goal, saying it will look to reduce CO2 output by 30% to 40% by 2030 from 2013 levels, reports the Reuters news service.
Paul Wurth, Partners Prepare to Start Tests on CO2 Reduction Technology
29 April 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit, in cooperation with Saarstahl and Dillinger, is preparing to start a pilot-scale plant that will covert coke oven gas into a reducing agent injected into a blast furnace.
U. S. Steel Unveils New Emissions Target: Net Zero by 2050
21 April 2021 - United States Steel Corporation is raising its climate goals, aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the company announced Wednesday.
Recycled Zinc Alloy Clears Product Trials
21 April 2021 - Mill byproducts recycler American Zinc Recycling (AZR) has successfully trialed a zinc alloy suitable for use in continuous galvanizing lines, the company reports.
SSAB, Volvo Partner on Developing Vehicles Made From Green Steel
08 April 2021 - SSAB will work with Volvo Group under a newly signed collaboration agreement to develop and build vehicles made from fossil-free steel, the steelmaker said on Thursday.
