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With Support From the EU, Italian Engineering Firm to Build Pilot Hydrogen Steel Plant

26 October 2023 - The European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Enterprises are throwing support behind a research project that aims to establish a fully hydrogen-fueled steelmaking plant.

Chinese Plate Mill Signs Off on Process Automation Upgrade

25 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate on an extensive automation upgrade made to Xiangtan Iron and Steel’s plate mill in Xiangtan, Hunan province.

JSW Steel Eyes Green Steel Plant

24 October 2023 - As the European Union begins to roll out its tariff plan on CO2 intensive steels, India’s JSW Steel is looking to build a green steel facility by 2030, reports the business publication Mint.

Nucor Celebrates Start of Work in West Virginia Mill

23 October 2023 - Nucor has broken ground on its West Virginia flat-rolled mill, marking the start of work on what is the steelmaker’s single largest investment.

Sarralle Bags Order for Fume Extraction System

23 October 2023 - JSW Steel subsidiary Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. has placed an order with Sarralle for a new fume extraction system at its Tehsil, Odisha, India, facility.

POSCO, HBIS Open JV Galvanizing Plant

23 October 2023 - A joint venture between South Korea’s POSCO and China’s HBIS Group is starting up a new galvanized sheet facility in China, reports The Korea Times.

Nucor Mulls Rebar Micro-Mill in Pacific Northwest

20 October 2023 - Nucor Corp. today announced that it is looking possible sites for a new 650,000-ton rebar micro-mill in the Pacific Northwest.

Biden-Harris Administration Allocates US$7 Billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Across the U.S.

19 October 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris administration has allocated US$7 billion to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) across the U.S.

Blastr Green Steel Partners With SFE on Pellet Plant in Norway

19 October 2023 - Blastr Green Steel announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with power company Sogn og Fjordane Energi (SFE) for the long-term supply of clean electricity to the company’s planned pellet plant in Lutelandet, Norway.

China Steel Corp. Selects Primetals Technologies To Undertake Decarbonization Study

19 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies announced it has received an order for a decarbonization study from China Steel Corp. (CSC), with the aim to reduce carbon emissions at its Kaohsiung site in Taiwan.

KOBE Steel Achieves 25% Reduction of CO2 Emissions From Blast Furnace

19 October 2023 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. announced this week that a demonstration test at its Kakogawa works has successfully reduced CO2 emissions by 25% from a large blast furnace.

Hasçelik Taps Tenova, ABB for New EAF

19 October 2023 - The Turkish steelmaker Hasçelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has selected Tenova and ABB to provide a new steelmaking line at its steel plant in Osmaneli, according to a press release from ABB.

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.

Importing DRI Could Be an Answer to Europe’s Green Hydrogen Needs

18 October 2023 - In the years ahead, six Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — will likely be able to meet a significant portion of the European steel industry’s coming demand for green hydrogen.