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SSAB Americas to Introduce Fossil-Free Steel to North America
17 December 2019 - SSAB Americas is aiming to produce fossil fuel free steels at its U.S. mills by 2026, and its Montpelier, Iowa, USA, facility already is on track to be completely by renewable energy by 2022, the company has said.
Harsco Environmental Seeking Certification for Sustainability
10 December 2019 - Harsco Environmental has joined ArcelorMittal in obtaining the ResponsibleSteel™ certification.
ArcelorMittal Mills Seek New Sustainability Credential
27 November 2019 - All of ArcelorMittal’s European flat-rolled facilities will begin working to obtain a new sustainability certification developed by ArcelorMittal and others, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal to Re-Enter Talks on Ilva
25 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal has agreed to attempt to negotiate a solution for Ilva, one of Europe’s largest steel producers and Italy’s largest steel plant, according to reports.
SSAB to Begin Process Route Shift
14 November 2019 - SSAB plans to replace two of its Swedish blast furnaces with an electric arc furnace and intends to be the first to bring a fossil-fuel-free steel to the market, company officials announced during the annual Swedish Steel Prize event this week in Stockholm.
thyssenkrupp Testing Hydrogen Injection in Blast Furnaces
14 November 2019 - Looking to significantly reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, German steel producer thyssenkrupp has launched what it says is a series of first-of-a-kind tests into the use of hydrogen in a blast furnace.
U. S. Steel Targets Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
13 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is committing itself to reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by 20% over the next decade, the company announced Wednesday.
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Pilot Facility Launched in Austria
13 November 2019 - voestalpine has started up its pilot-scale electrolysis plant and is producing hydrogen derived from renewable sources of electricity. According to voestalpine, the new plant has a capacity of over 6 MW. It uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and will be able to test whether the technology deployed is suitable for use on an industrial scale.
ArcelorMittal to Withdraw from Ilva Acquisition
06 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal has given notice that it will hand back the keys to Italian steelmaker Ilva after Italy’s parliament rescinded its legal protections from environmental prosecutions.
Fives Supplies Eco-Friendly Reheating Furnaces
07 October 2019 - Fives has been contracted for reheating furnaces for two separate steelmakers in China, the company reported.
Tata Steel Signs On for Carbon Capture Project
07 October 2019 - Tata Steel has partnered with Dutch companies Gasunie, EBN and Port of Amsterdam in a feasibility study for a project that could reduce the steelmaker’s CO2 emissions.
NLMK Group Investing in New Waste Energy Recovery Power Plant
01 October 2019 - NLMK is planning to invest RUS 35 billion in the development of a new recovery power plant at NLMK Lipetsk. The power plant will run on byproduct gases from steelmaking operations.
Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems
23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.
thyssenkrupp Receives Approval of Climate Targets
11 September 2019 - Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) confirmed that with this approval, thyssenkrupp is also acting in line with the goals established at the 2015 Paris climate conference.
U.K. Establishes Funds to Support Steel Decarbonization
29 August 2019 - The U.K. government is allocating GBP350 million (US$426.9 million) to two funds that will support efforts to decarbonize its steel industry and scale up production of hydrogen.
ArcelorMittal Progresses on New Steel CSR Certification
24 June 2019 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that it expects to launch its new corporate social responsibility certification by the end of the year.
Danieli Receives Additional Order Tied to Sheet Mill Overhaul
04 June 2019 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to build a new emissions control system for its Gallatin sheet mill, a follow-on order arising from the steelmaker’s overhaul of the Kentucky facility.
Turkish Plant Upgrades Environmental Controls
09 April 2019 - Turkey’s Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has equipped the sinter plants at its iron and steel works with new offgas cleaning systems, reports the equipment supplier, Primetals Technologies.
Salzgitter, Tenova to Collaborate on New DRI-EAF Production Route
04 April 2019 - Salzgitter AG and Tenova have agreed to work together on a project that eventually will shift Salzgitter’s production route away from blast furnaces.
Researchers Take a Step Forward in Creating Circular Carbon Economy
14 January 2019 - thyssenkrupp’s Carbon2Chem project has reached a technical milestone, successfully converting mill off-gases into ammonia at a research center in Duisburg, Germany, project leaders have announced.
