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R&D
News on the research and development of new technologies used in all areas of the iron and steel industry.
Latest News
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.
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
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.
GIVA Group Trials Hydrogen-Methane Blend in Furnaces
20 May 2021 - Italian ingots and forgings specialist GIVA Group has successfully tested a blend of hydrogen and natural gas in the furnaces at its Forgiatura A. Vienna plant, the company has announced.
Allied Mineral Signs On With Energy Storage Research Effort
20 May 2021 - Allied Mineral Products is lending its refractory expertise to a research project at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Ohio-based company has said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SSAB Seeks Answer to Key Hydrogen Question: How to Store It?
07 April 2021 - SSAB and the partners in its HYBRIT decarbonization initiative have started work on a pilot-scale hydrogen storage facility, a key piece of infrastructure for the fossil-free future they envision.
NLMK Hopes for 2022 Launch of New Metallic Coated Steel
07 April 2021 - NLMK Group and the Russian Academy of Sciences have begun testing a new zinc-aluminum-magnesium coating for cold-rolled products, the steelmaker has said.
U. S. Steel Snaps Up IP Rights to High-Strength Grades
04 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has acquired the patents and trademarks related to proprietary sheet steels developed by Rhode Island-based The NanoSteel Co.
Consortium to Research Metals Decarbonization Tech
17 February 2021 - A Finnish consortium that includes metals producers has launched a research effort intended to develop decarbonization technologies for the industry.
New Ironmaking Technology Draws Investments From Ore Producers
09 February 2021 - Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has acquired a minority stake in a U.S-based company that is developing an electrolysis-based reduction process.
thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace
04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.
WorldAutoSteel Program Hopes to Promote New Steels in Electric, Self-Driving Vehicles
12 November 2020 - The World Steel Association’s automotive unit is launching a new vehicle engineering program to demonstrate the benefits of steel to the global mobility-as-a-service sector.
British Steel, University of Sheffield Embark on Rail R&D Partnership
12 November 2020 - To enhance its range of rail products, long products maker British Steel is entering into a multi-million-pound research and development program with engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Steelmakers Team Up on Hyperloop Research & Development
10 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe and POSCO have agreed to work together on developing steels and steel tubes for hyperloop transportation systems, the companies have announced.
The Race is On For Greener Steelmaking
29 October 2020 - The global steel industry’s primary challenge over the next few decades is climate change, and it must rapidly develop new technological solutions, several industry leaders said during Fastmarkets AMM’s annual Steel Success Strategies conference.
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