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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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Rising Green Steel Demand Propels SSAB Decarbonization Efforts
18 October 2023 - European steelmakers are moving decarbonization plans from the drawing board to construction, with pilot facilities to trial new processes up and running and new production plants in various stages of progress.
H2 Green Steel Sees Opportunity for Canadian Facility
10 October 2023 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel and the Canadian government are discussing the potential for an iron facility or a steel mill in Quebec, reports the Bloomberg news service.
EU Chromium Mine to Become Carbon Neutral By 2025
09 October 2023 - Stainless producer Outokumpu is planning to make the European Union’s only chrome mine carbon neutral by 2025, the company has announced.
EU Regulators OK Liberty Steel Acquisition of Hungarian Mill
05 October 2023 - The European Commission has signed off on Liberty Steel’s plan to acquire the entirety of Hungary-based steelmakers ISD Dunaferr and ISD Kokszoló.
Nucor Looks to Fusion Technology as an Electricity Source
27 September 2023 - Nucor Corp. on Wednesday announced that it intends to bring fusion power to its steel mills through a collaboration with a company developing the technology.
Alton Steel Opens 6.5-MW Solar Facility
25 September 2023 - Special bar quality maker Alton Steel on Monday cut the ribbon on an on-site solar array that will meet 10% of the steel producer’s electricity needs.
U. S. Steel, Energy Department Team Up for Carbon Sequestration Tech Test
20 September 2023 - United States Steel Corporation and the U.S. Energy Department will jointly test a way to pull carbon dioxide from flue emissions at the steelmaker’s Edgar Thomson plant in Pennsylvania.
ANDRITZ Receives Order for 100-MW Electrolyzer
20 September 2023 - Salzgitter has placed an order with ANDRITZ for a 100-MW hydrogen electrolyzer, a facility that will be one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen plants, the steelmaker has announced.
U.K. Agrees to Help Fund Tata Steel Decarbonization Effort
15 September 2023 - The U.K. government has agreed to provide GBP500 million in support of Tata Steel’s EAF conversion at its Port Talbot works, the company has announced.
Volvo Agrees to Purchase Green Steel
14 September 2023 - Volvo Group has committed to purchasing low-CO2 steel from H2 Green Steel’s planned plant in northern Sweden, the company has announced.
Tata Steel, ABB Ink MoU Focused on Low-CO2 Solutions
07 September 2023 - Tata Steel and ABB have agreed to work together on developing models and technologies intended to reduce steel’s carbon footprint.
JFE Plans to Raise Capital for Decarbonization, Expansion Projects
05 September 2023 - Japan’s JFE Holdings is moving to raise approximately JPY200 billion (US$1.37 billion) for decarbonization projects and to expand electrical steel production, according to NikkeiAsia.
Report: U.K. Government Discussing Aid Package for Tata Steel
05 September 2023 - Tata Steel is in advanced talks with the U.K. government on an aid package that would provide the steelmaker with GBP500 million, reports Sky News.
Blastr Green Steel Makes Headway on Proposed Nordic DRI-EAF Facility
28 August 2023 - A European start-up steel producer hopes to name an engineering partner and equipment suppliers sometime in the next few months and is laying the procedural groundwork for its environmental impact assessment, the company reports.
BlueScope to Proceed With Australian BF Reline
22 August 2023 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. will invest AU$1.15 billion to reline a blast furnace at its Port Kembla Steelworks, a move that it says will “secure our immediate future while enabling a transition to lower-emissions steelmaking as soon as it is commercially feasible.”
ANDRITZ Carbon Capture Plant Now in Operation at voestalpine
21 August 2023 - International technology group ANDRITZ announced its first carbon capture plant is in operation at voestalpine’s steel mill in Linz, Austria.
Australia Considers Implementing CBAM on Steel, Cement
16 August 2023 - The Australian government is weighing whether the country should take a cue from the European Union and impose carbon tariffs on steel and cement coming from countries with lower climate goals.
Rio Tinto Awards Metso Engineering Contract for Low-Carbon Ironmaking Plant
09 August 2023 - Global mining group Rio Tinto has awarded Finland’s Metso a detailed design and engineering contract for its continuous pilot plant for the BioIronTM process, according to a Metso Corp. press release.
Jindal Steel and Power Partners With SeaVar on Carbon Capture Technology
09 August 2023 - Jindal Steel and Power is set to pilot the Southern California-based tech firm’s cost-effective, non-toxic carbon capture technology and prove its viability, Business Wire India reports.
SAIL, SMS group to Explore Decarbonization Solutions
09 August 2023 - India’s state-controlled steel producer Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has signed an initial deal with Germany’s SMS group as a step toward reducing carbon emissions across its five integrated plants.
