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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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Spain Grant to ArcelorMittal Decarbonization Project Cleared
20 February 2023 - The European Commission has OK’d a EUR460 million grant Spain plans to give to ArcelorMittal’s Gijon facility in support of its decarbonization efforts.
SSAB to Explore Sustainable Quicklime Use in Steel Production
16 February 2023 - SSAB, a Swedish technology company and a limestone producer will conduct preliminary research on incorporating sustainably produced quicklime into SSAB's steelmaking process.
Nucor Launches First Sustainable Steel Product for Offshore Wind Applications
19 January 2023 - Nucor Corp. is introducing an advanced, heavy-gauge steel plate designed specifically for offshore wind energy applications.
Primetals Technologies Sees Third of Seven Offgas Cleaning Plants Placed Into Service
10 January 2023 - Primetals Technologies has started up the third offgas cleaning plant at the Acciaierie D’Italia mill in Taranto, Italy, the plant builder reports.
SMS group Unveils DC Power System for Metals Plants
16 December 2022 - SMS group has launched sales of an internal DC grid that promises to help steel mills decarbonize production and run more efficiently.
Report: Renewables Could Overtake Coal as World’s Largest Power Source by 2025
14 December 2022 - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis it set in motion are greatly accelerating the growth of renewable energy capacity, so much so that renewables could surpass coal as largest global source of electricity by 2025, reports the International Energy Agency (IEA).
EU Reaches Agreement on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
13 December 2022 - The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on a plan to tax imported goods whose manufacture produces high levels of carbon dioxide.
ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of Offgas Recycling Plant
08 December 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated mill in Ghent, Belgium, has inaugurated a EUR200 million system that captures offgases and converts them to ethanol.
Cleveland-Cliffs Signs for 180 MW of Wind Power, Advances Carbon Capture Project
07 December 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will buy 180 megawatts of wind energy under a long-term agreement and is developing a large-scale carbon capture project, the company announced on Wednesday.
POSCO Lays Green Bet on Australia
05 December 2022 - South Korea’s largest steel producer plans to invest US$40 billion in hydrogen, direct reduced iron and green steel production in Australia over the next 15 years, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Saarstahl Prepares to Move Ahead on DRI, EAF Conversion
05 December 2022 - Saarstahl AG leaders are greenlighting a EUR3.5 billion plan to build two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and a direct reduction plant at sites in Germany, the company has said.
Omani Steelmaker Looks to Build Green Mill
05 December 2022 - Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Group has announced plans to build a 5-million-ton green steel plant at the country’s Port of Duqm, reports the English-language Arab News newspaper.
Gerdau Invests in Solar, Wind Energy Developer
01 December 2022 - Gerdau is taking a stake in renewable energy producer Newave Energia as a way to support its decarbonization goals, according to a company announcement.
Asian Conversion to Hydrogen DRI Still Decades Away, Says BHP Executive
01 December 2022 - Wholesale replacement of Asia’s blast furnace fleet with hydrogen-fed direct reduction plants is likely decades away, a BHP executive told the South China Morning Post.
Tata Steel Partners With SMS group, Primetals Technologies in Decarbonization Effort
30 November 2022 - Tata Steel has signed separate memorandums of understanding with plant builders Primetals Technologies and SMS group as it looks to decarbonize its steelmaking operations.
LIBERTY Steel Buys Asian EAF Mill, Plans to Relocate Equipment to Europe
29 November 2022 - LIBERTY Steel Group is acquiring KG Steel’s Dongbu plant in South Korea and intends to move the equipment to Romania, the company has announced.
Rio Tinto Steps Up Testing of New Low-Carbon Ironmaking Process
23 November 2022 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto will build a large-scale pilot plant to further test its promising low-carbon ironmaking process, the company has announced.
Salzgitter, Auto Parts Maker Team Up on Green Steel Processing, Recycling
22 November 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl has signed a memorandum of understanding with German automotive supplier Mubea, laying out a framework in which the two companies will collaborate on green steel processing and closed-loop steel recycling.
Consortium Hopes to Energize American Solar Manufacturing
10 November 2022 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has signed on to a manufacturing initiative that aims to establish the U.S. as a leader in solar power equipment.
AISI Unveils Greenhouse Accounting Guidelines
07 November 2022 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has issued its recommended steel industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculation guidelines, an initiative meant to bring about consistent and comprehensive data on GHG emissions from steel production.
