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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
PyroGenesis Completes Coke Oven Gas Valorization, Hydrogen Production Project
15 July 2025 - PyroGenesis announced its subsidiary, Pyro Green-Gas Inc., has completed the US$9.3 million coke oven gas valorization and hydrogen project for Tata Steel.
Sandvik Acquires Osa Demolition Equipment
01 July 2025 - Sandvik announced it has completed the acquisition of Italy-based manufacturer of demolition tools and hydraulic hammers, Osa Demolition Equipment S.r.I (OSA).
SDI Foundation Pledges US$2 Million to Pellegrino Student Design Center
25 June 2025 - Trine University announced it has received a US$2 million pledge from the Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc. for its new John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design Center.
Clariant and Midrex Renew Green DRI Technology Collaboration
22 April 2025 - Sustainability-focused specialty chemical company Clariant announced it has renewed its collaboration with Midrex to increase focus on natural gas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) technology for green steel production.
Tenova and Coolbrook Partner to Produce Green Technology
16 April 2025 - Tenova announced it has partnered with engineering and technology company Coolbrook to further develop and deploy the use of clean electricity in high-temperature heating processes in the iron, steel and metals industries using RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) technology.
Boston Metal Takes a Step Toward Commercializing Green Ironmaking Process
13 March 2025 - Boston Metal, a start-up that is developing an electrolysis-based process to produce green iron, has commissioned a critical piece of process equipment that validates the scalability of its process, the company has announced.
Blastr Green Steel Partners for Sustainable Power Network
27 February 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aurora Infrastructure for a build, own and operate (BOO) agreement to develop the electricity distribution facilities for its planned steel plant in Inkoo, Finland.
Calderys Ignites Innovation With New R&D Hub
27 February 2025 - The Calderys Group is investing in a new 3,000-square-meter Innovation Center for refractories research and development (R&D) near its production facility in Neuwied, Germany.
Consortium Awarded EUR1.8 Million for H2-Focused R&D Project
16 January 2025 - A research consortium that includes Primetals Technologies, voestalpine and thyssenkrupp has been awarded a EUR1.8 million grant to develop a new method for injecting hydrogen directly into the blast furnace shaft by adapting an existing technology.
Research Team Makes Breakthrough in Ironmaking Technology
09 December 2024 - A Chinese research team reportedly has developed a flash ironmaking technology that can reduce ore iron within seconds rather than hours and works exceptionally well with lower-grade feedstocks.
British Steel Launches Pilot Carbon Capture Project
28 October 2024 - British Steel has initiated a pilot-scale carbon capture project at its Scunthorpe plant, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Invests in Electrochemical Decarbonization Tech
25 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund is investing US$5 million in a company developing a way to convert industrial process gas into high-purity hydrogen and concentrated CO2.
BlueScope Steel Partners with Green Iron Company
19 September 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a company developing an ironmaking process that uses sodium as a reducing agent.
Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces
05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.
Danieli, Nalco Water Partner on Water Treatment R&D
22 August 2024 - Danieli has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with U.S.-based Nalco Water to utilize shared research and development capabilities to improve industrial water treatment for the metals industry.
thyssenkrupp Teams With Australian Producer to Study Smelting Technology
21 August 2024 - thyssenkrupp is partnering with Australia’s BlueScope Steel on research that will focus on direct reduction and electric smelting plants, the company has announced.
Arkansas State Establishes Steel Research Center
03 April 2024 - A US$10 million Congressional appropriation is kick-starting development of a steel manufacturing center at Arkansas State University.
Japanese DRI Demonstration Project Selects ENERGIRON Technology
20 March 2024 - Tenova and Danieli will lend their ENERGIRON direct reduction technology to a demonstration project intended to test full hydrogen reduction with low-grade iron ore.
Tenova Joins Green Hydrogen Trial
29 February 2024 - Tenova is partnering with two other Italian companies on a project intended to validate hybrid heating technologies for steel reheating, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
BlueScope Steel Partners With Iron Ore Producers on Potential Electric Smelting Furnace
15 February 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. and the country’s two biggest iron ore miners are collaborating on an effort to develop a pilot-scale electric smelting furnace.
